Help! Photoshop CS5 Whaaa!? Desperation!

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/10/2010 11:07:14 PM · #1

So, I recently switched to Photoshop CS5 from Photoshop CS4 on my mac. Up until that point, I and been using three photoshop plugins Color eFex Pro, Silver eFex pro and Noiseware Pro by Imagenomic without problem. So I installed Photoshop CS5, re-downloaded the three plugins, checked to make sure that they all have CS5 compatibility, (that they do) and installed them with my license keys. (that still work) All three plugins said they were installed correctly, all three plugins are inside my plugins folder, and yet, when I start photoshop, they do not appear under the Filters> category ANYWHERE!

I must be missing something! I've basically installed 3 plugins for Photoshop CS5, and they don't appear. I check in Photoshop>Preferences>Plugins to make sure the plugins directory was correct, the double checked my install directories and the photoshop CS5 plugins directory, and all the .plugin files are still there, in the correct place. I shut down photoshop, logged out of my computer and back on, started photoshop up, and IT STILL DIDN'T WORK!

Help, I'm leaving for Vancouver tomorrow and I assumed that installing plugins was going to be the easiest part of packing, but it's turning out to be the hardest. please help!!!

Thanks in advance!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

07/10/2010 11:11:48 PM · #2

They may be CS5 compatible but not 64-bit compatible? Try running CS5 not as 64 bit and see if they show up? Just a guess... Not all software has caught up to 64-bit yet.

R.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/10/2010 11:15:16 PM · #3

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

They may be CS5 compatible but not 64-bit compatible? Try running CS5 not as 64 bit and see if they show up? Just a guess... Not all software has caught up to 64-bit yet.

R.

How do I run as not 64-bit compatible?

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

07/10/2010 11:20:24 PM · #4

Go to your applications folder, select CS5 app. and click Command-i. This brings up the Info window. Once it's open check "run in 32-bit mode".

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

07/10/2010 11:26:45 PM · #5

When I run in 32-bit mode, now photoshop opens, hangs for a few minutes, then crashes saying it quit while unresponsive. I tried removing plugins and did it again same thing. Then I uncheck 32-bit mode and it runs fine. whats going on!????

ETA:

Also, if I just run the .plugin file by themselves whiel photoshop is open, a message comes up saying:

Could not complete your request because Photoshop does not recognize this type of file.

But this happens to all .plugin files when opened in photoshop.

Message edited by author 2010-07-10 23:28:25.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

07/10/2010 11:42:43 PM · #6

AJ,

Look in your program files directory - Under Adobe --

Do you see two Photoshop directories? If so, then you'll want to try the one without the (64 bit) indicated in the directory name... In there, locate Photoshop.exe and double click it...

Do your plugins now appear?