ColinG Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Today I edited a Fuji X raw file from start to finish in AP. It was a straight forward edit but the way AP translated and edited the file was amazing. Easily as good and probably better in my view than the equivalent edit in Lr or C1. The base product is indeed first class. Just wish I could get plugins to work but I get a 100% failure rate for Nik and Topaz (even on the beta). I am on Mac. The other thing I miss is the TK7 (and similar) masking panels available in Ps, although I suspect I could work around that ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duoro Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Hi Colin, I just purchased Affinity Photo and Publisher in the last few days and I'm very impressed with them. I've switched from pre-subscription versions of Adobe software. The Affinity applications are faster, smoother and have extra features. One of the first things I looked at in Photo was the NIC plugins. I tried copying the files into the plugins folder but Photo wouldn't detect them. So I re-installed the NIC Collection and added a path to the AF Photo plugins folder in the NIC Collection Setup: As you can see below they are now detected by Photo: This is the old free Google version of the collection. I have tried Silver Efex Pro2, which is my mostly used plugin, and everything seems to work fine. I notice you are on a MAC but maybe you could try something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Thanks for this Duoro. Does that not mean the plugins won't run in Ps though? If so no good for me as I am far from ready to ditch Adobe, the latest CC versions are excellent and I need Lr. I thought the idea was that AP should pick up the plugins from the Ps plugins folder. It is not doing that here so presumably it is an Affinity bug? They have not done well on the plugin front, it appears a very complex and unreliable solution. Of course I am running Big Sur so that might be the problem. Hopefully Affinity staff will let us know 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duoro Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Hi Colin, I can confirm that the plugins still work in Ps. You can see from the NIK Collection Setup screenshot that the list of hosts includes Ps and Bridge. The entry 'Photoshop Custom 1' is what appears in the list when you add the path to the Affinity plugins folder - the NIC setup allows you to browse to this location after you click the '+' button. On Windows the folder is here: C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection You will notice setup creates exe files as well. From these you can create shortcuts on the desktop to run the plugins as stand alone programs as well as within Ps and Affinity: Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Thanks Duoro. I am on Mac and the OS has just upgraded to Big Sur so I am a little reluctant to play around just yet. Are there any Mac users on here with the issue - the plugin window in AP preferences is not seeing the Nik plugins in Ps? Can anyone form the AP staff offer any comment before I follow the route taken by Duoro? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted November 16, 2020 Staff Share Posted November 16, 2020 25 minutes ago, ColinG said: Thanks Duoro. I am on Mac and the OS has just upgraded to Big Sur so I am a little reluctant to play around just yet. Are there any Mac users on here with the issue - the plugin window in AP preferences is not seeing the Nik plugins in Ps? Can anyone form the AP staff offer any comment before I follow the route taken by Duoro? Thanks! The following video should help you with this https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/tutorials/photo/desktop/video/393655120/ Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Well I went for it. Uninstalled and tried to reinstall - the installer just freezes on Big Sur. So now no access to Nik at all! Have filed a support request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 The new installer is out so can now install on Big Sur. Cannot get the plugins to install to AP though. The installer lets me set up the folder Adobe Photoshop Custom1 but does not physically create it in the directory. Installation continues through to the end ok and the Nik Suite works in Ps and Lr but there is no folder to access when trying to install the plugins into AP. Have raised a support request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duoro Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hi Colin, Sorry to hear you're still having problems. When you do the NIK setup and add the extra host, make sure you point to the correct location for the Affinity plugins: When setup completes the NIK Collection is installed to 3 locations: C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins\Google C:\ProgramData\Affinity\Photo\1.0\Plugins\Google I know you're on a Mac but hope this can help in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 19, 2020 Staff Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hi @ColinG, Set the Plugin Search Folders input to (that is, click the Add button and browse to): Macinstosh HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/CC/DxO Do not point it to Photoshop Plugins folder directly. Latest Adobe CC versions do not install the plugins there. Let me know if you still have issues. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 The installer does not create the folder in the chosen directory. It just creates reference to it in the installer and then carries on to the end of the installation. I asked for the folder to be set-up on the desktop and after the install there is absolutely nothing there, even though the installer says it exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 19, 2020 Staff Share Posted November 19, 2020 Let me try the new installer. They were having issues with the previous one, not being recognised on Big Sur. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 That's right. This is the new installer 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Your way sort of worked MEB but gives me lots of working, unknown and redundant stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 When I run AP the pugins are there as expected with no garbage. They seem to work or at least Color Efex does. I managed to crash AP when I played with Veveza. Using the 1.9 beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 19, 2020 Staff Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hi ColinG, The above config/screenshot you posted (along with the yellow Unknown status for some of them) is the current/correct state for Nik Collection on macOS. I haven't tested them all yet with v1.9 - it's possible there's some issues we will have to look at during the Beta. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Thanks MEB. I can confirm Viveza has crashed AP beta every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 20, 2020 Staff Share Posted November 20, 2020 Hi ColinG, I've checked the new Nik Collection installer and indeed Viveza is crashing in Affinity Photo Retail and Beta on macOS Big Sur. It works fine on Mojave and Catalina. I advise you to contact/report this issue to DxO directly. This is most likely an issue related with Big Sur changes and not Affinity directly. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinG Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi ColinG, I've checked the new Nik Collection installer and indeed Viveza is crashing in Affinity Photo Retail and Beta on macOS Big Sur. It works fine on Mojave and Catalina. I advise you to contact/report this issue to DxO directly. This is most likely an issue related with Big Sur changes and not Affinity directly. Thanks for checking, MEB. Have raised a ticket with DxO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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