Can Color Efex Pro save Nik plugin settings for each individual photo?
Asked 6/12/2012
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I use Lightroom with Nik Color Efex Pro and would like to avoid keeping large TIFF files just to preserve plugin edits. Is there a way to save Color Efex Pro settings on a per-image basis—ideally tied to the original RAW/DNG filename—so I can recreate the TIFF later? I know recipes can be saved, but those seem intended more for reusable presets than for edits linked to one specific image.
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You can save that. I mean not in a way like it stays tightly related with the photo - but what you can do is after adjusting the settings, you can save all of them in one "Recipe" and later pull that "Recipe" from their "All Recipe" tab.
I am using Color Efex Pro version 4 in Mac and I have this feature available in it.
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Color Efex Pro can save your adjustments as a Recipe, and you can reload that later from the All Recipes tab. However, based on the available answer, it does not appear to save edits as metadata automatically linked to a specific RAW/DNG file in the way Lightroom stores develop settings.
So if your goal is true per-photo Nik edit storage without keeping a rendered TIFF, Color Efex Pro doesn’t seem to offer that directly. The built-in option is to manually save each image’s settings as a Recipe and give it a name that helps you identify the source image, such as the RAW filename.
In short: yes, you can save the settings, but not as tightly photo-bound sidecar-style data; Recipes are the practical workaround.
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