photoshop_uk

Help! Have just got Eye Candy and Alien Skin but can not work out how to install and use them with photoshop, you may think this is easy and it probely is but i just cant seem to do it, can someone help?????? [stuned]

wbiss

Welcome photoshop_uk!

Firstly, close down Photoshop while you install the plug-ins. This way, PS will "read and recognize" the files the next time that you launch the program.

IF you are running with Windows, the directory to install the plug-ins is
CWindows\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7\Plug-Ins

Enjoy!

Welles

Hi wbiss,

I'm presuming you have downloaded the AlienSkin Eye Candy 4000 installer or that the CD installer is the same. Basically you start clicking on the series of installer windows, a Splash... click continue, a Readme...click continue, a license agreement...click agree. Then you have to fill in a box with your name, organization (if any that can be left blank) and Registration code which you've purchased and either came in the box or was e-mailed to you. The next window is a navigation window in which you have to specify where the filters are to be installed. Pick the Plug-ins folder which resides in the Photoshop 7 folder and click install. The final window of the installation process is an option to register your software. I always do so because I anticipate upgrading later and you most often need to have registered the software to be eligible for upgrades and for tech support should you need it.

After the software is installed you launch Photoshop. The series of filters will show up when you are working on RGB images or a blank, new, RGB image in the Filters Menu. They will be listed as EyeCandy 4000 with the little arrow which indicates that there is a further sub menu which lists all the filters. Once you get this series installed and working any further third party plug-ins you get will install in almost exactly the same manner.

Have Fun!

It's always wise if you manually move plugins to Photoshop's plugins folder, to place them in their own directory. Photoshop doesn't mind, but it will make it easier for you to remove plugins.

Lee

How do you do that, guas. Meaning a seperate folder within the plug-in folder?

Bacardi

I don't even put them in Photoshop at all. I have a separate plugins folder inside which every plugin has its own subfolder, and there is an extra subfolder containing shortcuts to all the plugin subfolders.

When I want to use a plugin, I simply place the shortcut in PS' plugins folder.
On the other hand: the more I get into PS, the less I'm interested in plugins...

Yet: there are some that really add something.

What I particularly miss for example, is a better clouds filter. With a dozen different noise generators to choose from. Style Bhodinut Noise in Cinema4D. I'll try and post some of the options if I find the time. (search, search...)

During the installation or by moving the files that are stored in the plugin to a folder inside the plugin folder that you've created manually.

Lee

Thanks, guys. [righton]

photoshop_uk

Thanks everyone for your help I succesfully installed eye candy last night

Can anyone tell me the names of some other good plug ins for photoshop? and what they do?????????



Thanks
Sam

Bacardi

Huh?? Did you already try out all the settings of EyeCandy? [stuned]
Now that's fast...

You can find everything about plugins in our filter forum.
Have fun!