Gradientxterminator Photoshop Plugin
Shanae Maerz
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question but I tried to install the trial version of gradient xterminator just to see how it would work before I purchased it and following the directions it tells me to put it into my Photoshop filters directory which I did but when I startup Photoshop it tells me that there is an error loading a plug-in. I look through the system information for Photoshop under The help menu and I scroll all the way down and there is an error message with loading the gradient xterminator. I have Photoshop 2019 and it told me to put it into the plugins / filters directory which I did not have I just had a plugins directory. I created a filter is directory and put it in there and also I put it in the regular plugins directory.
has anyone else experienced this because I can't open up the filter to put in my license code to activate it.
Any help would be appreciated.
I can confirm that the plugin works for the latest version of Photoshop CC 2019- the only thing to remember is that there are both 32 & 64 bit versions of PS & the plugin. See the location for the 64 bit version in the capture below. If your using 32 bit the path should be the same other than directory root would start at program files (x86).
Pixinsight includes gradient removal tools that are both easy to use and powerful. To me they are worth the price of the program alone. Not free nor cheap but a great value IMHO. The software in general has a steep learning curve but, if you can learn photoshop, you can learn pixinsight especially with the help of youtube videos.
The steps I will discuss below can be done in Photoshop without using any additional plugins. However, I strongly recommend investing in the Astronomy Tools Action Set, and Gradient Xterminator. They are well worth the expense and can make a monumental difference to your images.
Starnet does leave some quite bad artefacts at times. The secret is not to fully stretch your image before applying Starnet in Pixinsight. The Star exterminator seems to do a great job, can you remove the stars and recombine them with this plugin?
I installed the "GradientXTerminator" Plugin into the Affinity photo 2 application. When the plugin is activated from the Affinity tab, the application immediately shuts down and a table with an error message opens on the screen.
This isn't a plugin we have tested I'm afraid so its possible that this a result of the plugin not being compatible with Affinity. If you go into the affinity app preferences an under performance try disabling Open CL does the plugin open correctly.
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