

But, PTLens gives me a message box saying that it doesn't accept TIFF. exe on Windows side-I'm more familiar in general with Windows platform.) When I click on it to run it, I get a dialog box asking if I want to "Edit Active Layer", "Edit Original", etc, so I take the default "Active Layer" and PL appears to send a temporary TIFF file to PTLens. app extension which I'm not sure is the same as. Following your instructions, I went to Filter>External Programs>Manage External Programs, clicked the "+" sign to add PTLens, navigated to my Applications folder and added it (mine has a. THANK YOU!! Now I'm going to have to go out and download/install all my other Topaz plugins.yippee!īut, PTLens is still not working for me.

That said, however, and with your help I was able to get Topaz Adjust working. Should I expect the same functionality in PL?įirst, I probably should have mentioned that I'm on an iMac.
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8bf extension? and 2) external programs are actually mini-applications like Topaz products?Ĭan anyone help me to understand exactly how to set up these programs in PL, how I would properly access them, and what to expect? For example, in Photoshop when using Topaz filters I always duplicate my layer, and then run the filter since most Topaz filters do not return as a new layer.

I would love to have access to Perfect Effects 8, a few of my Topaz filters, and PTLens all of which would exponentially increase the usefulness of PL!įirst, my assumptions. I've searched these boards for help and have seen references to folks using Topaz filters, PTLens, etc, but when I setup and tried to use Topaz Adjust, for example, it crashes on me. I would really like to understand how plugins and external programs work with PhotoLine, but have been unsuccessful in getting anything to work.
