Affinity Photo Plugins Download
Luca Iknokinok
I found a fix for this issue. Affinity Photo will auto detect a plugin if it is in the C:ProgramData/affinity/Photo/Plugins directory. Just add a folder called Topaz and then drag a copy of the .*8bf file into it.
For Windows 10 X64 the file is tltopazsharpenaips_x64.8bf and is found in the PS_PluginsX64 folder under Topaz Sharpen AI (be sure its the new version).
Affinity Photo will auto detect a plugin if it is in they C:ProgramData/affinity?Photo/Plugins directory. Just add a folder called Topaz and then drag a copy of the .*dbf file into it.
For Windows 10 X64 the file is tltopazsharpenaips_x64.8dbf and is found in the PS_PluginsX64 folder under Topaz Sharpen AI (be sure its the new version).
See the second post in the thread it will tell you how to add all the plugins. For Mac just search for Plugins in Help and then select Using plugins from the page and follow the instructions, Topaz plugins need to be installed manually:
I'm sorry that I don't know the answer to your questions, but I thought I'd mention that I've used Affinity Photo for astrophotography for a long time. For me, the best approach is to use tools from both PixInsight and Affinity Photo, passing the image back and forth as a 16 bit TIFF.
I only very recently purchased Affinity and, of course, am trying to accomplish with it as much as I could in PS. While a great program and easily a viable alternative to PS in general photography, there are some techniques I use in PS for astro processing I simply have not been able to duplicate with Affinity. To wit . . .
Disclaimer: This is an extract from notes I made during an astrophotography class taught by Paul Klauninger. He was teaching us Photoshop and after the class I experimented with achieving the same thing in Affinity Photo. I haven't really done any astrophotography in the past few years, however, so haven't tried this in a long time. If nothing else, it should give you a starting point.
I don't know if it's of any use to you, but at one time there was a GIMP plugin (PSPI) that allowed many PS plugins to be used. I used some Topaz plugins in GIMP via PSPI. A quick Google turned up a number tutorials, etc. Given that GIMP is free and runs on a variety of platforms, this might enable you to continue to use otherwise unsupported plugins even if you are primarily using another editor. Since you'd be using the plugin and not GIMP (as much, directly) there would be less to learn about GIMP.
Thanks for adding this. With the added astrophotography features that Affinity Photo has added to its software along with plugins like yours, I suspect more people will be using Affinity Photo for image processing.
When you read the Affinity Photo help documentation it says Affinity can access 64-bit Photoshop compatible plugins. Whilst this is true, not all Photoshop plugins will work with Affinity, and before you can even access them you will probably need to configure Affinity Photo.
As a rough guide, if your plugins were installed to Photoshop 2018 or earlier, they are probably in a folder where the application files are held. But if they were installed to Photoshop 2019 or later, they will probably be in a new shared folder, away from the application files. I say probably because some plugins are still installed to the application folders.
As you can imagine, the situation with Photoshop Plugins has become a little messy. And because you can have multiple versions of a plugin installed to your computer, if you point Affinity at all of them it quickly becomes a bewildering mess. I therefore recommend you spend a little time exploring the various folders to locate all Photoshop plugins before configuring Affinity Photo.
On this Mac there are four sets of Adobe Photoshop folders created by different versions of Photoshop. Currently only Photoshop 2020 and 2021 are installed but there are still old folders for 2018 and 2019. If we check the 2018 folder, we find there is a Plugins folder containing plugins that were installed to that version of Photoshop.
These Plugins and Presets folders were left behind when the 2018 version of Photoshop was removed. Old folders like this will remain on your computer until you delete them. If we then check the Plugins folder you will see it holds a Google folder. This contains the old version of the Google Nik Collection plugins despite my having installed the latest DxO version of Nik.
These are the folders you will need to add as search locations in the Affinity Photo Photoshop Plugins Preferences. After adding the folders restart Affinity Photo and the plugins should be available in the Plugins menu.
After making these changes you are ready to test out all your Photoshop plugins to see which will work in Affinity Photo. Be aware that some may crash Affinity Photo, in which case restart Affinity and test the next plugin in the list. You might also see some odd behaviour with plugins like On1 which initially appear not to work but then work the second time they are used. If you want to know more watch the video below.
I ditched OSX after the buggy upgrades wich left me using Windows for the extensive catalog of software and for the sake of my wallet. I cant think of a reason for not supporting windows if you want to be a rival of photoshop, you left more than half of the market aside.
The Nik Collection is a set of photo editing plugins that have been trusted by photographers for more than a decade. Those who have used their tools since the beginning might remember it being acquired (and made free) by Google in 2012, then later to be discontinued until DxO acquired it in 2017.
The Nik Collection consists of eight photo editing tools that can be used as plugins through Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Elements, DxO PhotoLab, Serif Affinity, or as standalone editing tools.
Both beginning and advanced photographers will find the different plugins useful. The collection includes everything from basic one-click filters to advanced adjustments and precise masking techniques. All are built with the same advanced technology.
As of writing, there are 55 filters that can be applied to your photos. Each is customizable (often consisting of multiple sliders and/or options) and you can add as many filters as you want. Control Points are used to create advanced masks that allow you to apply the adjustments to specific places only.
Viveza is the final of the eight tools found in Nik Collection 6. Its purpose is to adjust the saturation, contrast, and luminosity of the photo. Also here you can use Control Points to apply the adjustments to only specific parts of the image.
Also here you can use multiple plugins for the same photo. For example, you can start by using the RAW Presharpener, then apply all your basic adjustments in Lightroom, open it in Silver Efex Pro to convert it to Black & White, and end by exporting it from Lightroom.
Follow the steps above, and you should now find all the Nik Collection plugins by going to Filters -> Plugins -> Nik Collection. Hopefully, installing the Nik Collection to Affinity Photo will be easier in the future. But, for now, this is the only way.
There are still some minor bugs and issues that need to be solved, but overall the Nik Collection plugins have come a long way since I first started using them. Many of the filters and adjustments are still there, but their performance, interface, and speed can barely be compared with what it once was.
The Nik Collection plugins have been an integral part of my workflow for a decade but is it the right choice for you? Is it worth the price tag? The answer is yes. Most photographers will find at least one of the plugins useful.
If you purchase the Nik Collection 6, you also get a free download of DxO Photolab Essential, a powerful RAW editor developed by DxO. This is a big bonus for those who will use the Nik Collection plugins as standalone products.
I sincerely believe that the majority of photographers who edit their photos will find certain plugins from the Nik Collection useful. After years of using it, I have nothing but good words to say. This seems to be the case amongst other users as well.
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In the example below, I used the same set of RAW HDR 360 photos to export a single merged RAW HDR 360 photo from Insta360 Studio, and a single merged RAW HDR 360 photo from Affinity Photo using the Best360 Virtual Tour Enhancer FX plugin. The Best360 workflow displays better dynamic range in the window region for a more pleasing result.
Yes. The Best360 Virtual Tour Enhancer FX is specifically designed to get the best dynamic range from HDR 360 photos using the workflow specified in the tutorial video above. The Best360 Virtual Tour Enhancer FX will not work with Standard Photo mode. You must use HDR Photo mode only.
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