All Media Lab Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Hi, Just purchased a new iMac and a AP and AD license and try to find the plugins I have (all Topaz Labs) to connect in Affinity Photo. I'm used to use them in Windows 10 so I wonder where do I find the plugin folder of the Topaz plugins on my iMac? I manage to find the Topaz folder, but when I look inside there is no plugins folder. Regards & Thanks, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Bohn Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Did you check the Preferences? There's an option to choose where your plugins are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Yes I know how it works, but the problem is that I don't see the plugin folders in the Topaz application folders. In Windows they are on that location in Mac I can't find them there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epo Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 I was actually looking for the same answer. It sounds like it needs to be directed to Topaz Labs. In your /Users/username/Library/Application Support folder there is a Topaz Labs folder. This contains an empty Plug-ins folder, I am guessing that is where the plug ins might be found (if they existed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Can't even find the Library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epo Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) Its a hidden folder, open your home folder in finder and press the 3 keys SHIFT CMMD . Edited September 28, 2019 by epo clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted September 28, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 28, 2019 @All Media Lab Check out the link below to the Topaz site that has the steps for both macOS and Windows. https://help.topazlabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001129351-Serif-Affinity-Photo-Using-Topaz-Labs-Plug-ins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epo Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) That worked for me but a couple of comments. In step 2, the authorize button adds / to the Support folder panel not the search folders. I do not have Topaz Studio, only Topaz Sharpen. In step 3 I needed to use Topaz Sharpen AI.app rather than Topaz Studio.app when adding to the search folders I now have an oddity with an iPhone photo but that is for another topic. Edited September 28, 2019 by epo typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Doesn't work for me! It's not clear if I have to use the Plugin or the Search folders panel. When I follow the steps Studio 2 in either panel doesn't get added to the plugins list. What do I have to type in as link for Topaz Adjust AI for example? Thanks, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epo Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Here is a screenshot of my prefs panel. The instructions have to read carefully, but they do work. Step 2 applies to the support panel and step 3 applies to the search panel All Media Lab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Thanks! That solved my problem. Step 2 in the tutorial was not detailed enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Is Sharpen AI from Topaz Labs actually working as a plug-in within Affinity Photo 1.7.3 for any of you? I recently purchased Sharpen AI, thought it was working properly, but recently noticed that it is not. I even updated to the most recent version of Sharpen AI 1.4.4, but it's still a no-go here. NOTE: The plug-in is installed properly and does start inside Affinity Photo. However, it does not actually make any corrections or adjustments at all. Sharpen AI works as expected when in stand-alone mode. Thanks for any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Yes it works flawlessly here in Affinity Photo 1.7.3.481 on Windows 10 and Mac Mojave. If you want to see the effect in Affinity create a extra layer Windows: Ctrl + J Mac: CMD + J Apply the Sharpen AI effect and then use Windows Ctrl + + Mac CMD++ to zoom in extremely. Then click the layer with Sharpen AI on and off to see the effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I did ALL of that. I'm fairly experienced with Affinity Photo, which is why this one has puzzled me. I completely uninstalled Sharpen AI again, and removed its plug-in from the Photoshop/Plug-ins folder. I then reinstalled it again. I'm on a Mac with Mojave 10.14.6. Honestly, Affinity Photo rarely suffers any problems whatsoever. But I know that quite a number of Photoshop plug-ins have historically been problematic with Affinity Photo, so perhaps I was simply due to experience these issues for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Yes I have 10.14.6 too and here it works perfect. You will only notice the effect when you do a extreem zoom in in Affinity Photo and click the effect-layer on and off. When you only use the Topaz Sharpen AI zoom that only gives you 400% zoom you hardly notice it. Beware that it are very subtle differences you see, but it should work and you should see it. Ulysses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, All Media Lab said: You will only notice the effect when you do a extreem zoom in in Affinity Photo and click the effect-layer on and off... Beware that it are very subtle differences you see, but it should work and you should see it. That hasn't quite been my experience with it. When it's working stand-alone (and when it was working previously), the effect can be very obvious for Sharpen / Stabilize / and Focus algorithms, whether zoomed in or not. Having said that, however, even when I zoom in via Photo, the plug-in hasn't actually provided the sharpen routine. But Sharpen AI works just fine in stand-alone mode for me. Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Created a screen recording on my Mac with Affinity Photo and Sharpen AI Unfortunately it doesn't play wile it's a regular MP4 video Ulysses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, All Media Lab said: Created a screen recording on my Mac with Affinity Photo and Sharpen AI Unfortunately it doesn't play wile it's a regular MP4 video Thank you for preparing and uploading it, but unfortunately the video won't play for me. I completely believe Sharpen AI is working for you. It's a minor annoyance that I can't figure out why this plug-in isn't working for me, as I know others have issues with some of the Topaz Labs plug-ins, as well. It's unfortunate because whereas I've been doing well at becoming less dependent upon plug-ins, Sharpen AI is one that's actually useful on a semi-regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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