I can't install the PortraitPro & PortraitPro body

[durgenz]

Hello, I'm french & I translated this text

I can't install the PortraitPro & PortraitPro body PlugIn on affinity. Anyone got a solution? I tried on V1 & V2, it doesn't work

[firstdefence]

Mac I can get it installed because I have photoshop and Affinity is linked to the PS Plugin folder but Anthropic PortraitPro crashed Affinity Photo on Monterey. I had to run the PortraitPro app first.

Adopey Photoshop CC complained about not finding the path to the app but after I directly ran the PortraitPro app the plugin stopped complaining and worked. Affinity Photo also started to work after I ran the PortraitPro app first.

[durgenz]

It doens't work for me. I can't find the app, PortraitPro & PortraitPro body open on not. 😢 

[firstdefence]

Are you on mac?

 

[durgenz]

No, Windows.

[firstdefence]

Found this on the anthropic website, I assume it will apply to v23 as well, so just replace 19 with 23. 

"Follow the instructions in Affinity to browse to a folder that contains plugin files.

PortraitPro 19 will usually install them to these locations:
C:\Program Files\PortraitPro Studio Max 19
Or
C:\Program Files\PortraitPro Studio 19

Restart Affinity and PP19 should be available in the Filter menu."

 

[durgenz]

I found it too & still not working 

[firstdefence]

Ok, so you have installed PortraitPro, was the installer an exe, msi or msix file?

[durgenz]

.exe

[firstdefence]

Ok, so it's not a sandboxed app which helps. Do you have the program installed at the location in C:\Program Files?

[durgenz]

He's on my SSD E:/PortraitPro

[firstdefence]

Ok you probably need to point Affinity Photo to that folder, it should have a plugins folder inside or have the plugin within that folder, so, from Affinity Photo, under Preferences > Photoshop Plugins, under Plugin Search Folders you need to add a link to that folder.

[durgenz]

I don"t have Preferences &/or Plugins folder in any of the folders

Edited March 25, 2023 by durgenz

[firstdefence]

No this is from Affinity Photo...

 

[durgenz]

Yes, I did it but it does not recognize Plugins

[firstdefence]

Ok Go to E:/PortraitPro in Explorer and look for a file called PSFilterPPLauncher64.8bf if you can see it right click and select Copy.  Now go back to Affinity Photo, under Preferences > Photoshop Plugins and click on open the the default folder or whatever it says on windows and Paste the copied file to that folder. 

[durgenz]

I don"t have PSFilterPPLauncher64.8bf 

[firstdefence]

That would appear to be the problem, if you don't have a 8bf file, which is a plugin file, you don't have a plugin and that's why it's not showing up in affinity photo.

You could try to do a search for a .8bf file on E:\ and you might also want to search on C:\ 

[durgenz]

I think I can swap on PS ! ^^

[firstdefence]

You can always explore the folder, subfolder and files in E:/PortraitPro but if the 8bf file isn't in there maybe a reinstall is required and read each step of the install carefully to see if it mentions plugin files and locations.