ON1 Effects as Elements 12 Plugin ???

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ON1 Effects as Elements 12 Plugin ??? May 14, 2021 0:44:38 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on May 14, 2021 0:44:38 GMT

I have two folders within my Elements 12 Plugins folder; Perfect Effects 9.plugin and ON1 Effects 10.plugin.

Within each of these folders is a Perfect Effects 8LI file and a VCBProxyInfo.plist file.

There are no 8BF files associated with the two folders.

I have both standalone programs; Perfect Effects 9 and ON1 Effects 10.

I can find nothing regarding these two plugin folders anywhere in the Elements 12 menus; there is no mention of them in the Filters menu like there is for everything else that is in the plugins folder.

I may very well have put these folders in the Elements 12 plugins folder, but I sure do not remember doing it.

What are these folders, what purpose should they serve, and of what benefit are they to me ?

How do I activate whatever it is that they are supposed to do ?

Last Edit: May 14, 2021 3:53:27 GMT by BuckSkin

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On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
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ON1 Effects as Elements 12 Plugin ??? May 14, 2021 2:42:05 GMT BuckSkin likes this

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Post by Sepiana on May 14, 2021 2:42:05 GMT

BuckSkin,

- I have PSE 12 with ON1 Effects 10 installed.
- The installer (.exe) will install it as both a standalone and a plug-in. -- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\Plug-Ins> . .
- I have the same files. No .8bf file but the two files you mention -- .8li and .plist.
- The plug-in is designed to be available via both the Filter menu and File>Automation Tools.
- This is not happening.
- On the other hand, ON1 Effects 10 works just fine in PSE 13 (via both the Filter menu and File>Automation Tools).
- The only thing I can think of is that, in Windows, PSE 12 is a 32-bit app and PSE 13 is a 64-bit app.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\Plug-Ins\ . . .
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 13\Plug-Ins\ . . .

As to Perfect Effects, this is what ON1 has to say . . .

As of April 1, 2017, older versions of Perfect Effects will no longer be supported or be able to be installed since we are no longer using the third party activation service that handled our legacy program's activation.

Source: Important Notice for Owners of Perfect Effects

If you scroll down to the bottom of that page, there is a link to contact their Customer Service. They will be able to address this issue with Photo Effects 10.

Last Edit: May 14, 2021 2:48:36 GMT by Sepiana

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ON1 Effects as Elements 12 Plugin ??? May 14, 2021 3:39:50 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on May 14, 2021 3:39:50 GMT

Thanks; I bet you are right about the plugins not working on account of the host being 32-bit.

Alas, I was hoping I had stumbled on something useful.

Last Edit: May 14, 2021 5:10:59 GMT by BuckSkin

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

Chris Established Forum Member Posts: 435 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	ON1 Effects as Elements 12 Plugin ??? May 24, 2021 19:16:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chris on May 24, 2021 19:16:08 GMT Buckskin, its a long shot, but try looking under File/Automation tools. Its possible that On1 effects might be there. Kind regards Chris
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