Nik Software Viveza 2 - 64 bit upgrade

[ricktas]

Nik Software have announced the first of the upgrades to their plug-ins to allow them to work in a full 64 bit environment.

Viveza 2 has an update available now so it will run in a 64 bit environment. Their other plugins will be getting the upgrade soon. Great news to all of us that use Nik Software.

To download the free update for those with a registered copy of Viveza 2, go here: https://www.niksoftware.com/viveza/usa/entry.php

[Longshots]

I was quite surprised to read of this announcement from Nik. The reason why, and this has me confused, but I've been running Viveza 2 for 64 bit since Viveza 2 was released. I wonder if anyone could explain how or why Nik would announce this, and yet I've been using it since Viveza 2 was first released. Genuinely, I'm confused ?

[ricktas]

Are you sure? It will run in a 64 bit environment, but only at 32 bit, till now. Nik made several media releases when win 7 came out that they only offered 32 bit versions and would be working on 64 bit for all their plugins. So maybe even though you had it working in a 64 bit environment (as I did), it was only really running the plug-ins at 32 bit.

[Longshots]

Absolutely - I was using 64 bit version with 64 bit CS4 - ever since Viveza 2 was originally released - and again been using it since I bought and installed CS5 about 6 weeks ago. Seems quite odd that its been available for some time, and yet as a registered user with Nik, I too got an email from them saying the same thing as you announced.

[ricktas]

Maybe you got lucky William

[Longshots]

I just phoned my pc guru who helps me with my it stuff, and he said that he could confirm the same as he also has been using it on 64 bit since Viveza 2 was originally released

[kiwi]

I'm not sure specifically re Nik, but I work for a software developer, we released a 64 bit version too, but it wad not engineered to utilize 64 bit, just to support that environment, we later released a version that was engineered to use the 64 bit environment if you get what I mean

[maccaroneski]

I follow the Image Doctors on facebook - maybe you guys are talking apples and oranges?