Mike Hardisty Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 These are the plugins that I have found to work so far with Affinity Photo. The image must be in 8 bit modeFrom the Google NIK CollectionAnalog EfexColor EfexDfine 2Sharpener ProSilver EfexHDR EfexViveza crashes Affinity Photo as soon as you add a Control Point.From the Topaz CollectionDeNoise GlowImpressionTexture EffectsReMask gives a message about unlocking transparency first so I need to investigate that more.Other Topaz products I haven't added a plugins yet but I'll report back once I have done soPlease feel free to add any plugins you get working to this list. AbapocaEcosy, Mark Ingram, JosephSlura and 4 others 7
Mike Hardisty Posted November 10, 2016 Author Posted November 10, 2016 AutoFx Mystical Effects works as well
Staff MEB Posted November 10, 2016 Staff Posted November 10, 2016 Hi Mike, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) I've put a list here for the Mac version. I believe most plug-ins will behave the same in Photo Beta for Windows but i'm still checking this out with the latest Photo Beta for Mac and Windows. Affinidesigner and Mike Hardisty 1 1 A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
Staff Chris B Posted November 10, 2016 Staff Posted November 10, 2016 Thanks Mike, that's very useful! I think we are going to compile a list of all the compatible plugins eventually so if we can make sure these make it on the list. @MEB Ah I haven't seen that list before. I think it would be an idea if we had a sticky with a list of all the known working plugins. How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials
Mark Ingram Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 Hi Mike, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) I've put a list here for the Mac version. I believe most plug-ins will behave the same in Photo Beta for Windows but i'm still checking this out with the latest Photo Beta for Mac and Windows. Currently the implementations are quite different, but they will be largely similar. Overtime we will bring the two platforms closer together in their support for plugins.
Mike Hardisty Posted November 10, 2016 Author Posted November 10, 2016 The last of the Topaz Labs plugins tested and all working okAdjust B+W EffectsClarityCleanDetailLens EffectsReStyleSimplifyStar EffectsThat still leaves ReMask, so I need to look at unlocking transparency, whatever that is.
photopoeth Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 PTLens from ePaperPress doesn't work. Affinity crashes when I start the plugin.
curio Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Is there anything specific I need to do to actually get the plugins reported to work to do so? All of my PS plugins are showing, but with the welcome-screen images, selecting them has no apparent effect (this also goes for ones explicitly reported as working, such as Nik Color Efex Pro), and with an image of my own (16 bit TIFF), all of the plugins are greyed-out in the menu. My system is x64 Windows 10 Pro, in case that's relevant.
Petar Petrenko Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Hi, do you have in plan to implement as much as possible of this plug-ins as native Photo features, so that there would be no need of them? All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100)
Howard Worf Posted November 12, 2016 Posted November 12, 2016 Hi Mike, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) I've put a list here for the Mac version. I believe most plug-ins will behave the same in Photo Beta for Windows but i'm still checking this out with the latest Photo Beta for Mac and Windows. Link doesn't work - "backend not available"
Howard Worf Posted November 12, 2016 Posted November 12, 2016 These are the plugins that I have found to work so far with Affinity Photo. The image must be in 8 bit mode From the Google NIK Collection Analog Efex Color Efex Dfine 2 Sharpener Pro Silver Efex HDR Efex Viveza crashes Affinity Photo as soon as you add a Control Point. From the Topaz Collection DeNoise Glow Impression Texture Effects ReMask gives a message about unlocking transparency first so I need to investigate that more. Other Topaz products I haven't added a plugins yet but I'll report back once I have done so Please feel free to add any plugins you get working to this list. Sharpener Pro looks like it works ie the window opens, but for me that is as far as it goes.
Howard Worf Posted November 12, 2016 Posted November 12, 2016 These are the plugins that I have found to work so far with Affinity Photo. The image must be in 8 bit mode From the Google NIK Collection Analog Efex Color Efex Dfine 2 Sharpener Pro Silver Efex HDR Efex Viveza crashes Affinity Photo as soon as you add a Control Point. From the Topaz Collection DeNoise Glow Impression Texture Effects ReMask gives a message about unlocking transparency first so I need to investigate that more. Other Topaz products I haven't added a plugins yet but I'll report back once I have done so Please feel free to add any plugins you get working to this list. I get the same message from Remask 5.
Mike Hardisty Posted November 13, 2016 Author Posted November 13, 2016 Is there anything specific I need to do to actually get the plugins reported to work to do so? All of my PS plugins are showing, but with the welcome-screen images, selecting them has no apparent effect (this also goes for ones explicitly reported as working, such as Nik Color Efex Pro), and with an image of my own (16 bit TIFF), all of the plugins are greyed-out in the menu. My system is x64 Windows 10 Pro, in case that's relevant. You need to switch to 8 bit working using Document, Colour Format, RGB (8 bit). Also check that in Preferences you have ticked the box "Allow unknown plugins to be used"
Petar Petrenko Posted November 13, 2016 Posted November 13, 2016 When instaling a new beta or final version, are all paths to plug-ins and installed brushes... preserved or we need to reinstall them after any new version? pioneer 1 All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100)
pdophoto Posted November 14, 2016 Posted November 14, 2016 Hi, For those interested if you still have Topaz Adjust 4, it works in Affinity Photo Windows I also tried Topaz Remask 3 but it reports the same problem as version 5 I hope this is useful to someone May the light be with you! Pierre
Neally Designs Posted November 22, 2016 Posted November 22, 2016 Can someone please tell me how to use Topaz Labs with Affinity Photo?
emmrecs01 Posted November 22, 2016 Posted November 22, 2016 Can someone please tell me how to use Topaz Labs with Affinity Photo? You should be able to access them by: Edit>Preferences>Photoshop Plugins and pointing to the folder where your plugins are currently installed, assuming they're not in the default location. As previously stated, you also need to ensure the box "Allow "Unknown" plugins to be used" is also ticked. (For me, all my Topaz plugs show as "Unknown" but can be used.) Win 11 Pro, intel i7 14700, NVidia GTX 4060, 32G RAM, intel UHD 770. Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 18.2) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps.
Neally Designs Posted November 23, 2016 Posted November 23, 2016 You should be able to access them by: Edit>Preferences>Photoshop Plugins and pointing to the folder where your plugins are currently installed, assuming they're not in the default location. As previously stated, you also need to ensure the box "Allow "Unknown" plugins to be used" is also ticked. (For me, all my Topaz plugs show as "Unknown" but can be used.) I did all of this and they show up in my filters panels, but do not open the plugin when i click on them. I have the allow unknown tab checked also.
AiDon Posted November 23, 2016 Posted November 23, 2016 I did all of this and they show up in my filters panels, but do not open the plugin when i click on them. I have the allow unknown tab checked also. You will need to copy the actual plugin files from the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Topaz Labs\ <filter name> \Plugins_x64" and ""C:\Program Files\Topaz Labs\ <filter name> \Plugins_x64" directories to the "%appdata%\Affinity\Photo\1.0 (Beta)\Plugins" directory as Topaz Labs uses links in the PS directories. Both PC’s Win 11 x64 System PC1 ASUS ROG Strix - AMD Ryzen 9 6900X CPU @ 3.3GHz. 32GB RAM - GPU 1: AMD Radeon integrated. GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX 3060, 6GB PC2 ASUS ProArt PZ13 - Snapdragon X Plus X1P42100 (8 CPUs), 16GB RAM - Neural Processor - Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU up to 45TOPS - GPU 1: Qualcomm Adreno Graphics,
Ablichter Posted November 23, 2016 Posted November 23, 2016 I did all of this and they show up in my filters panels, but do not open the plugin when i click on them. I have the allow unknown tab checked also. Add the Topaz root folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Topaz Labs\) to the plugin list in AFPhoto. regards, Ablichter
TEcHNOpls Posted April 12, 2017 Posted April 12, 2017 Looking a this old post, I guess it's best to close it. It's outdated and proper list is kept on company website. AbapocaEcosy and AErrorbify 2 "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I sleep all night, and I work all day..."
Wbenoit8 Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 Anyone get noise ninja plugin to work? If so how did you manage it?
Staff MEB Posted April 23, 2017 Staff Posted April 23, 2017 Hi pefunk, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) There's no way to save or export files from Develop Persona. It's just a first step taken before moving the file to Photo Persona where you can effectively save or export the file. Affinity Photo doesn't work like other DMA's (it's not a DAM itself) where all changes made to the RAW file are kept as XMP sidecar files (or DNG). The edits you perform in Develop Persona are "baked" to the file when switching to Photo Persona and cannot be reversed/edited. It's a similar workflow to open a file in Camera RAW (in Photoshop) and them move to Photoshop for further editing, saving the file as a PSD in the end. afphoto files weren't intended to be used for storage. They were developed with performance in mind and so include additional data to help speed up app's responsiveness when managing large files. We have plans to develop our own DAM application later. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
pefunk Posted April 23, 2017 Posted April 23, 2017 Hi MEB, thank you for your fast reaction. I am not worried about a DAM, I use ACDSee as DAM. I am more concerned about a non-destructive workflow. As the edits I perform in the develop persona are "baked" into the file, I cannot go back and change them at a later time, I would have to start from scratch. That sets Affinity Photo apart from the likes of ACDSee Ultimate or On1 Photo 2017 that save all the edits of the develop mode into an XMP file before you step to the edit mode. I don't like it, but I could get used to it. Back to the topic of the thread, plug-ins. I understand that the DxO Viewpoint plug-in is too intimately connected to PS to ever work in Affinity. But there could be an easy solution to this "problem" if the standalone version of Viewpoint could be "called" directly from Affinity's export dialogue with a function like "export as ... and open with ..." Raw Therapee and DxO Optics Pro have that functionality.
Luma_Nick Posted April 23, 2017 Posted April 23, 2017 Kind of related… https://support.google.com/nikcollection/answer/3000889?ref_topic=3000839"The Nik Collection is free and compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 through 10.10; Windows Vista, 7, 8; and Adobe Photoshop through CC 2015. We have no plans to update the Collection or add new features over time." It seems that Google are preparing to let the much loved Nik Collection wither and die. Even if Serif get's AP to work effectively as plugins with the Nik Collection, the latter will eventually just sink. Sad. What chance Serif, Adobe, Silkypix, Macphun, Phase One, ON1 or whoever buying up the rights to Nik Collection / patented technology? Engineering control point technology into one of the aforementioned RAW converters would be almost a certified sure fire winner. Quick return on investment.
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