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Hello mods, MEB, As a new AP user, I'm interested in Serif's plans for plugins, and any roadmap you may have. I'm particularly interested in how you prioritise building support for new plugins, and how an end-user like me could contribute. I ask, because my workflow currently uses a couple of plugins - CF systems' Color Perfect, and Topaz B&W. Color Perfect is great at converting raw linear scans of negatives or chromes to working images, but you probably seldom come across anyone using such a plugin. Any more information on your approach to plugins would be helpful. I'm stuck with PS-CS5 for now for some of my work, since Color Perfect and Topaz B&W need PS to run.

Hello mods, Just a suggestion - We're seeing plenty of comments and requests around plugins scattered around the forums. Would it be better if we had a dedicated thread or a blog entry that stays current, with a list of plugins you have validated, and perhaps a place for people to vote on our most used plugins that we would like supported on Affinity Photo?

With Affinity Photo 1.4 we get some plugins for Apple Photos: Develop, Haze Removal, Liquify, Miniature, Monochrome and Retouch. What about extending the ability of read Apple Photos plugins and not only Photoshop plugins? I sometime use DxO OpticsPro for Photos for quick noise removal and lens correction and I’d like to use it in Affinity Photo too.

I have been using the Macphun plugins for a little while now an they can be quite useful. I therefore asked them if they were planning any plugins for AP. The answer basically is no, or at least not at this time which is much they same. Appears to be a wasted opportunity to me but equally it does not really help AP either. This is how Adobe sort of wins the day, they all rush to support LR/PS but that is it really (well apart from that waste of screen real estate Apple Photos). --Colin

New Mac and Affinity user here. I've read and understand that only some PS plugins now function with AP. I've experienced this as well: some plugins open and function while others either crash the plugin or AP. I have noticed though that the plugins that do function (Nik Color Efex Pro for example), show a completely different look in their preview windows than that shown in AP. The plugin preview windows are far less saturated and may even shifted to green than the AP rendition. This makes ALL plugins useless as far as I can tell. This, of course, does not occur when the plugin is launched from PS. Nor does it occur if I load the .tif (created from .nef solely in AP) with those plugins that are usable in stand-alone mode. Is this a known issue, or have I a problem with installation, etc? Thanks, Lloyd

I'm trying my best to migrate from LR6 + CS6 but hitting a few snags that I could use some help with. My usual workflow is to open in LR6 to set the basics then open in a plugin such as the Macphun Intensify CK or Noiseless CK and occassionally Topaz Remask 5. I've tried adding them to Affinity by following the help instructions but when opening it crashes Photo. Is there a list of valid Plugins? Or a revised instruction note? Great product BTW, I can't wait to get proficient with it. Thanks

I've loaded my various NIK plugins which I use with PS CS6 on my 64 bit MAC. I don't know how to access them. I tried loading the Color FX tool from NIK and my screen looks like the attached. Could I have help setting up my plugins, please? (Yes, these Plugins work on PS CS6 .... via the selective tool. I did try loading the program with the control key held. Many thanks, Barb I've re-installed. I load a photo, select the plugin and receive this error message from NIK (2nd screen shot) Thanks.

Hello. I was wondering if Affinity Photo can use Topaz Plugins? In particular Remask 5. This is of interest to me so if any answer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :D Cheers, Jose A De Leon Order #679219

I am trying to replace PhotoShop with Affinity and would love to be able to utilize the same programs as plug-ins in Affinity. Is there any list of what does work, and what will be working within Affinity? I have up-graded to Yosemite from Lion on my MAC Mini, so ther are a lot of things I need to upgrade and up-date and I am hoping Affinity is one of them. Michael McGuire, Atlanta GA

Hello, Plug-ins TopazLabs do not work. I have an error message : "Can not Proceed - IPC Memory in use or Image size is too big for the system." Is there a solution? Thanks

Hello Just bought two licenses of your product after reading the great reviews. We use Alien Skin and NIK. I have added the plugins in following the instructions on the forum and I can see them both listed. However, when I select the plugin, there seems to be some effect being applied but without the plugin adjustments dialog being displayed. This is obviously not right ... So how does Affinity work with Alien Skin 7 and Nik Tools? Why can I not see the plug in being displayed for my adjustments being made? Thanks for your help in advance br Jay

I hope there is only a setting or something missing I tried to add the folder in settings of my adobe photoshop filters If my Photoshop Topaz plugins do not work in this program is totally useless for me and please refund my purchase from Appstore Stefan

Has anone gotten NIK Photoshop plugins to work with Affinity? I've been trying to get SilverEffects to work but it won't even come up in the filter/plugins window. Help Please!

hi, i pointed affinity photo to the plugin-folder of my adobe photoshop. that works fine for the nik plugins color efex and silver efex, but not for the macphun equivalents tonality pro and intensify pro. both macphun plugins work fine with photoshop. in affinity they do appear in the filters/plugins menu, but starting the plugins results in a message 'tonality pro plugin started...' or 'intensify pro plugin started...' after which i have to quit affinity by forcing the program to stop via the finder menu. regards, jan van de ven | beeldenstormer.nl

I noticed you could link to photoshop plugins while testing the app today. yes the app crashes a bit, it's beta but I was surprised that it actually opened the plugins and with the exception of HDR pro was able to use them. Opening them, I got a message saying I needed to buy the plugins... obviously I already had but was able to use them in demo mode. I tried t reinstall them to see if Affinity photo came up on the compatible software list, which it didn't. If Nik plugins were supported right out of the gate, I would pretty much be able to dump photoshop almost immediately after the release. It seems so far you have most of wha ti need already in the software or planned to go in. I do extensive retouching for TV documentaries (American Experience and others) and it looks just about up to the task of that level of work. So I would like to know if NIK plugins will be supported but also if you plan more drawing tools, like pens and pressure sensitive brushes. I tend to draw on the computer and use a tablet these days more and more. thank you and I am surprised how excited i am about this and the up-coming page layout app you are planning. With your apps and a few others I would be happily away from the Adobe products I have had to use except After Effects which no one has yet yo come close to producing a reasonable alternative.

Could you please evaluate to add the following plugins to Affinity Photo: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, OnOneSoftware Perfect Photo Suite, Macphun Tonality Pro and Focus Pro HDRsoft Photomatix Pro DXO Optics Pro and Viewpoint Pro NIK Software suite Kolor Autopano Giga

Hell Affinity Team, awesome new app. All thumbs up! Just two requests: 1. Whats about a media browser like "Media Pro" from Phase One? This one is really fast, not lame like the Adobe Bridge :-) 2. I would like to use my ColorEfex Pro Plug In Collection (Google) in Affinity Photo Thanks for your great products...! Mischugo