
Brian_G
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Yes - the NIK plug-ins do appear on the list as "working" and the last time I used them they worked fine. However, I have recently been trying to get an unsupported plug-in working ("Flaming Pear" which appears on the list as "Unknown") and it looks like I may have messed things up. I just checked my "preferences" and they now look like this: I'm pretty confused by all of this and I don't know what to do to get my NIK plug-ins back, after all they were working.
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I was occasionally using plug-ins from the NIK collection, these were the earlier (free) pre DxO edition. They installed without problems using the "Preferences" in AP, under Windows 10. I went to use them yesterday (for the first time in a while) and I found they had disappeared. Possibly the last time they were used was pre the v1.9 upgrade to Affinity Photo. I still have the original downloaded NIK files, but I don't seem to be able to get them to install. Anyone else having trouble using the NIK collection as a plug-in? Here is a screenshot of my install instruction page.
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Well I tried copying the "Flaming Pear" file into another folder and it now works - sort of. "Flaming Pear" and "Flood" now appear on the Filter menu But when I call the plug-in I get a screen full of garbage and I cannot make any sense of the adjustments. https://www.flickr.com/photos/184508212@N07/51251327003/in/dateposted-public/
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We recently had a talk at our club from someone who used "Flood" by Flaming Pear Software. This advertised as a PS plug in but knowing that Affinity Photo can use PS plugins I tried downloading a trial. I created a new folder called "Flaming Pear" and downloaded and unzipped the program to there. When I look at the "Flaming Pear" folder I can see the files: Flood 208 32-Bit.jbf & Flood 208 64-Bit.jbf I assume these .jbf files are the ones I need to install, but when I browse "Plugins" with Affinity, although I see the "Flaming Pear" folder and "Allow Unknown Plug ins" is ticked, I don't see the "Flood" plug in. On the Flaming Pear website they allude to calling the plug in from within Photoshop, but I don't have any Adobe software on my system. Can anybody please suggest what I'm doing wrong? Regards, Brian
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Plug-Ins not showing up under "Filters"
Brian_G replied to Brian_G's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Yes, but in your previous post you said when Topaz updated their software I'd have to re copy the plug-in files. Just recently there seems to be a Topaz update every time I launch the program, so I'd rather not have the hassle. As I said It's not a big deal and I can live with it the way it is. Thank you very much for your input. -
Plug-Ins not showing up under "Filters"
Brian_G replied to Brian_G's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Thank you very much for the suggestions. Since Topaz seem to frequently update their software, I'm not sure I want to keep recopying the files. I've now taken some screen grabs of the plug-ins setup page to illustrate what I'm saying about the folders. None of my plug-ins are in my Program Files(x86) folder since they are all 64-bit files. I'm no expert, but I thought 64-bit files always went into the "Program Files" folder and 32-bit files were in the "Program Files(x86)" folder. I don't understand how you can install 64-bit files into the x86 program folder. This is what I see on my system: The only option I really need for Topaz is Topaz Studio, since whichever Topaz plug-in I select it launches Studio. I simply wanted to tidy things up so that Studio was the only Topaz option. It's not a big deal and I can live with it the way it is, so it's a case of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" -
Plug-Ins not showing up under "Filters"
Brian_G replied to Brian_G's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Strange. All my plug-ins are in the 64-bit programs folder. There are no Topaz plug-ins in the Programs(x86) folder. Sudden thought: I'm using Win7, are there differences with Win10? As I said, the view I have is the same as your screenshot. The only difference is I do not have a "Programs (x86)" folder, since all of my plug-ins are in the "Programs" folder. I'm not at my desktop machine at the moment so I cannot post a screenshot. All this discussion is irrelevant and does not answer my question of how I can remove the un-needed Topaz plug-ins from the plug-ins list? -
Plug-Ins not showing up under "Filters"
Brian_G replied to Brian_G's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Thanks. That's exactly the same as I see. AFX Pro2 and CFX Pro4 are the only NIK programs that are highlighted as "Working", although all the others appear to work as well. TBH the only NIK program I ever use is Silver Efex Pro2 and that works OK, although I'm finding some of the other recent B&W conversion programs are producing results just as good as the ones I can get with Silver Efex, so I'm probably going to be using that less in future. The slightly annoying thing is, whatever Topaz program I select (like "Adjust" or "Detail") it actually opens "Topaz Studio", which also appears on the list as a separate program. I can then select the plug-in from within "Studio" and use it that way. I only use the 64-bit versions so my plug-in programs are in the "Program Files" directory and I don't need any "Program Files (X86) I thought Affinity was a 64-bit program, so why are you using 32-bit (x86) plug-ins? I wanted to edit the list so that ONLY "Topaz Studio" appears, but apparently this doesn't seem possible. As I said, it's not a problem, just an irritation, so I'll learn to live with it. -
Plug-Ins not showing up under "Filters"
Brian_G replied to Brian_G's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
I have now got both my NIK and Topaz plug-ins working by using the Edit>Preferences>Photoshop Plugins menu. However, I'd like to streamline the interface if I can. I originally had several Topaz programs as plug-ins, but recently Topaz have unified all their software packages under the banner of Topaz Studio. When I select the Plug-ins under the "Filters" drop down in Affinity I see all my Topaz programs, including Studio. However, whichever plug-in I select it always launches Studio. What I'd like to do is delete everything that isn't "Topaz Studio" so that I can just select that one item. When I'm in the "Photoshop Plugins" setup menu, I can see all the Topaz programs listed but I don't seem to be able to edit or delete them. I have "Allow unknown plug ins to be used" checked. It's not a major problem and everything works fine as it is, but I'd just like to tidy things up. -
Yes, the "Allow unknown plugins" checkbox is ticked. I can see all my Topaz filters, but I don't seem to be able to install NIK. I have the original Google versions of NIK, and none of them will show up in Affinity. Thanks for the link to the other thread. I will study it to see if it is helpful when I have some more time.
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I went to the photoshop>plugins page and there was nothing listed. I've managed to add Topaz to the drop down list, but although I've been to my NIK folder, I cannot open the sub-folders in Affinity, although I can open them with Windows file viewer. So I cannot add NIK to the "Filters" drop down. I'm not sure what's going on.