Everett Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I loaded the NIK plug-ins, but Affinity lists all of them as 'unknown' even after checking the 'allow unknown plug in's'. Does anyone know a good work around? I know that other people are using NIK with Affinity so it is puzzling. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Being listed as "Unknown" should not prevent them from being used if 'Allow "Unknown" plugins to be used' is checked -- that is what that option is for. Have you tried using them? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littletank Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 When I installed NIK not all of them were marked "Unknown" Analog FX and Colour FX are marked as working, are you sure that you installed NIK correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 RC-R & Littletank, When you go to open the various apps like Viveza, etc., they are all greyed out and can't be opened except for Color Effects. I followed the instructions for installation carefully so I'm at a loss as to how to fix the problem if it is even possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littletank Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Could you post a screen shot of Preferences -> Photoshop Plugins and I'll compare it with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Littletank, Here is the screen shot of the plug-in panel. Thanks. Everett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 The Plugin Support Folder list should say just "/" not "/Applications/Adobe Photoshop ..." That is what the red "Requires Global Support" warning means. Set it to "/" & click the "Authorize Global" button to confirm. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 R C-R, Thanks for the info. The software has been loaded, however, Viveza 2 opens the image and the colors are completely off, desaturated and with a magenta cast. Have you heard of other people having the same sort of problem with Viveza in Affinity? Regards, Everett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, Everett said: Have you heard of other people having the same sort of problem with Viveza in Affinity? A search of the forums on "Viveza" turns up several topics, among them this one. It is in the Windows bugs section but it may apply to both Macs & Windows. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 R-C-R, Many people report the same problem with Viveza. There are promises that the issue will be fixed with a update. Viveza is really the most important app in the collection, so I hope they can fix the issue. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littletank Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 R C-R got in before me and his answer makes me wonder whether, in fact, you have installed NIK correctly. I followed this procedure:- https://www.dam-photo.com/install-nik-collection-plugins-affinity-photo/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 There is also an Affinity official video that explains in some detail how to install the NIK Collection for Mac Affinity Photo here (Vimeo) or here (YouTube). As James Riston mentions in the video, while it is not required it is possible to install the plugins to a custom location in addition to & independent of one in a Photoshop or other app's Applications Plug-ins folder. Because I had an old version of PSE installed when I installed the collection & I knew I would eventually delete PSE from my system, I elected to add a custom location in the /Applications/ folder, which I named "Nik Collection." Thus, my Plugins Search Folders list was set to "/Applications/Nik Collection." If I had not done this, deleting PSE from my system would have deleted the NIK installer's default PSE application plugins folder along with the rest of the app, but more important to me was that the contents of the custom install location remained independent of anything PSE might do to the configuration or any other of its support files. I don't know if this would make any difference for @Everett but it is IMO worth considering -- all I know for sure is I have had no problems with any of the plugins. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I have the same problem! Did you ever fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 2, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 2, 2017 Hi Kriss, Welcome to Affinity Forums To which issue/problem are you referring specifically? What OS are you running macOS or Windows? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Hello, I am using a MacOS Sierra 10.12.6. I was referring to the main post about Nik now working. I did exactly what Everett did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 Kriss, No, the problem persists. Viveza does not work at all. I'm hoping now that DXO has purchased the rights to NIK Software they will make all of the NIK plug-ins work on all the latest software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Thank you, Everett! I agree. I just bought a new computer and went to purchase Photoshop to find out they went to a monthly payment and I'm not willing to pay it so I just bought Affinity. I thought it was something I did wrong (and now I wish it was, lol). I hope they can resolve the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 2, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 2, 2017 Hi Kriss, Despite appear unknown in yellow in the list (in Preferences, Photoshop Plugins section) you can still run them from the Filters menu. Currently not all plugins work correctly but a few of them are running. Please check the list on this page for compatibility info (it's being updated for version 1.6). Click on the name of each plugin for more details. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Thank you, Meb. I will look into that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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