Fliter problem in PSE5 - ptlens

[mhtaylor]

I have several filters installed in PSE5 that work properly (virtual photography, Neat Image, Smart Curves, etc). I recently got excited when I discovered ptlens and installed the trial - the stand alone program works fine but the plugin never shows up in my list of available filters. I have talked with the developer about this and he worked through it with me and couldn;t help - his attitude seems to be "oh well, too bad".

Has anyone else had trouble installing filters? Are there tricks to getting suborn ones working or at least a clue to why they're not working?

Has anyone else had problems specifically with ptlens?

Thanks - Martin

[Michel B]

No problem for me with the Ptlens Plugin in PSE4 or PSE5...

Michel B

[Rusty]

Martin, I had no problem at all.
Unlike some actions or add-ons that we have to install ourselves (put into specific folders), I have no idea what PTLens is doing because it comes with an EXE installer. All I can say is, it worked fine.

Rusty

[TonyW]

No problem here either in all versions. Check that the file is there:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\Plug-Ins\Filters\PTLens.8BF

If it is then you should see it at the bottom of Filter list (you'll see it as ePaperPress)

Tony

[mhtaylor]

I finally got it going as a plugin - I've included how I did it and what may have caused the problem for your interest.

First I tried installing the plugin on a different XP machine and that worked fine.

The only thing I can think that I did differently on the machine that didn't work is the first time I tried to install it I did not "extract all files" - instead I used the native windows file explorer and launched the install from inside the zip. I don't know if that could have screwed up the install but it is the only thing I can think of. After that no matter how many times I uninstalled, repaired or installed, the plugin just wouldn't work. I tried removing all traces from the registry and rebooting after each step (uninstall, regedit, install) but it made no difference.

PSE is installed at: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\
The plugin is at: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\Plug-Ins\Filters\PTLens.8BF
The plugin file name is PTLens.8BF

Finally I went looking through Elements preferences available in the editor (not the organizer) - File > Preferences > Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks. There I set the Additional Plug'Ins Folder to C:\Program Files\ePaperPress\PTLens and the plugin started working. Don't ask me why but at least it's now working.

[TonyW]

Glad you've got it working. I've had problems running things from inside the zip although I can usually copy things OK. I now always extract first. I didn't have to tell it about an additional plug-in folder but it apparently does know about where it is because that's where the lens data file and the lens shift action are stored. Normally I think installation does all that automatically.

Tony