Topaz Photo AI plugin does not show

[Kluthwalledesign]

Hello, I did the manual installation as described, with restarting Affinity Photo V2, but the Topaz plugin does not show in menu Filter.

(See attached files). Thank you for a hint for a solution.

Kind regards, Christiane

[Dan C]

Hi @Kluthwalledesign,

Thanks for your screenshots provided!

I can see that the Plugin is showing in this menu, though is currently 'greyed out' - which usually indicates the layer/document you are using is not compatible with the plugin.

In your first screenshot, I can see your Affinity document is using the CMYK colour space, I believe this needs to be RGB/8 to use with the Topaz Plugins.
Please navigate to Document > Convert Format / ICC Profile... and change this document to RGB/8 and try using the Plugin once again.

If the menu option remains 'greyed out', this may be due to your active Layer selection. In the Layers Studio, please ensure you have the correct pixel layer selected.
If this is showing as an (Image) layer and not a (Pixel) layer in the Layers Studio, this can also cause the Plugin not to be compatible.
To convert an (Image) layer to a (Pixel) layer, please right-click on the Layer in the Layers Studio and select Rasterise.

Once you have converted the file to RGB/8, have Rasterised the layer to a (Pixel) layer, and have this correct layer selected, you should find the Plugin works as expected.

I hope this helps

[Kluthwalledesign]

This was exactly the solution, thank you!!