Elements 9 & Silver Efex

I used to use Silver Efex with CS3 where the work was as a Smart Object.
Now, I have Elements 9 and can't figure out to save my bw results in Elements?
Clicked "OK" in Silver. Inside Elements, did "Save as" tiff, psd, & jpg. Neither saved my bw work.
Stuck!

Ken...
Thought I had solved the problem with my Silver Efex Pro. Still, not appling the BW editing layer inside Elements 9. Using this on my older Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop under XP. Checked, Silver Efex Pro (v.1.006) is suppose to work with Elements 9.
What is in reall interesting, and confusing...
I DL the demo version of Pro 2 and it works!!
Sent an email off to Nik customer support. Most likely I'll not hear from them until Monday.
Until then, thoughts?

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NIK Silver Efex Pro 2 hangs CS5 W/100% CPU Win 7 64bit

I'm running Win 7 64bit and CS5 64bit and it works fine until I load Silver Efex Pro 2 then CS5 hangs and CPU is @ 100%. I have to force close CS5.
I also have SEP 1 and that works without a problem.
I also run XP Pro SP2 on a completely different hard drive that get switched in and out with my Win 7 hard drive, NOTE these two OS's are not in the system at the same time (sorry but some on these forum get confused about that), and run CS5 32bit on that install and SEP runs fine on that OS and CS5 32bit.
What could cause this. I will be contacting NIK tomorrow about this problem.
Anyone else haviing this problem?
Thanks.

Not helpful?
In this thread alone you asked whether anyone had seen a problem. I bumped the thread back to the top so it would be seen more. Yes, I really did think about that when I made my first response in this thread, which otherwise had 0 responses and had fallen off the first page. It was a "matter of fact" response, intended for you and future readers, no condescension intended.
You asked about licensing services and I named them.
But these things are not helpful in your opinion. No "thanks for the information" or even "thanks for your response". Just a "Gee Thanks" with an attitude.
Unlike you, when you address me, I respond. I asked you a question, but you ignored it.
And now guess what? I don't particularly feel like doing you a favor and trying to remember that you would prefer me not to respond to your comments. Tell you what: You continue to post when and where you want, and I'll do the same.
-Noel

Image in Lightroom 4 won't open in Silver Efex Pro 2.

I just downloaded an upgrade version of Lightroom 4. Silver Efex Pro 2 is listed in the "Edit in" menu but does not open when I click on the link. I can open Silver Efex separatelly, but no image is included. Any suggestions?

This is a documented issue. It has been fixed in the LR 4.1 RC available for Adobe Labs. If you are unwilling to use the Release Candidate, LR 4.1 official should be along soon.
In addition, Silver Efex has released an update in the last thirty days or so you should probably download.

Why does 'run as Administrator' fix my Silver Efex problem?

I have had a problem with the Nik Software Silver Efex Pro (SEP) plugin running extremely slowly, but only at certain times. It's been pretty good for the past few months, but it suddenly took a nose-dive a few days ago. It takes ages to load the presets and to process the image in Photoshop once I have made my selections in SEP. I just thought that as SEP is a direct plugin to CS6 Photoshop then perhaps it's something to do with the way Photoshop itself runs. I switched the running of Photoshop to 'Run as administrator' (just right click the program in the start menu and go to compatability tab) and SEP now runs extremely fast. No problems at all. I also think (but have no way of measuring it) that Photoshop is running faster in general. Does anyone know why running as Admin should make such a difference? Are there any problems in running in Admin mode?
I run Norton Internet Security, and thought that as I'm now OK in Admin mode it might be a virus-checker problem, and running in Admin mode was getting around the problem. I do have both versions of Photoshop (32 and 64 bit) incuded to 'allow' access in Norton.
Here is my system config. My PC runs very well in all other respects.
System Information
Time of this report: 6/27/2012, 17:44:57
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire M5811
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 12288MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 12216MB RAM
Page File: 5813MB used, 18614MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Display Devices
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5570
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x68D9)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68D9&SUBSYS_E142174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 2761 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1006 MB
Shared Memory: 1755 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
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Monitor Model: SyncMaster
Monitor Id: SAM05CC
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Driver Version: 8.930.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/6/2011 04:16:00, 933888 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2B99-11CF-A170-48C1BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002

I'm not saying Norton is your problem, but I haven't heard good things about Norton software in a long time, unfortunately.
I always recommend Avast! antivirus to people. The free version is very good in itself, and they offer a more comprehensive Internet Security version as well.
I don't know how technically-oriented you are, but if you do understand how things work fairly well and have taken measures and adopted good practices to avoid running malware, there is the possibility of just shutting off UAC (MIcrosoft User Account Control) if its operation continually gets in the way of your completing your work. Typically, most people just get in the habit of confirming whatever prompts come up anyway, which defeats most of the protection UAC can afford.
-Noel

Using Nik Silver Efex 2.0 in Photoshop

I am editing a picture using Silver Efex 2.0 through Photoshop filters. When I am completed I click on OK and get a message that Photoshop has stopped working and the program closes. My work is lost. Any ideas on the issue?

I appreciate your quick response.
I am using Adobe Ps CC 64 bit running on Windows 7. My computer has an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 8400 @ 3.00 ghz. There is 4.0 GB RAM and it is a 64 bit operating system.
Thanks.

Ive just purchased lightroom 5. In LRM 4, under Photo, edit in, I have been using NIK software color efex, silver efex, DFine, viveza, etc. When I go to the menu for "edit in", I only see an option for silver efex, not the rest of the NIK software package

How do I access all my NIK software (color fee, silver efex, define, viveza) in LRM 5 under "edit in". The options appear in LRM 4,But sinceIjust began w LRM 5, I don't see the NIK software options in the menu: Photo, edit in...? Thanks

You will need to reinstall your Nik Plugins.

Silver Efex Pro 2 Plug-In - where is it in PSE 11's Editor?

Having inserted the plug-in location in both the Organiser and the Editor I can find an option to open a file in Silver Efex Pro 2 from the Organiser. However when I've edited a file in the Editor and then perhaps want to convert it to B&W using SEP2, I can't see how to directly access it - and it seems very inefficient to have to save the file, go back to the editor to open it from there, especially as plug-in location is also shown in the Editor preferences.
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I am using Windows 7. Have looked in File>Automation Tools, but the only option there is 'Fit Image'.
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Unverträglichkeit Adobe Air mit Nik "Silver Efex Pro" unter PS CS5

Hallo zusammen,
ich arbeite mit Photoshop CS5 extended und dem Plug-In "Silver.Efex-Pro" von Nik-Software unter Windows 7.
Gestern wurde ich aufgefodert "Adobe Air" upzudaten. Nach erfolgtem Update wollte ich ein Bild in SW umwandeln, dabei ist - beim Starten von Silver-Efex-Pro" das System eingefroren; rien ne va plus.
Dieselbe Situation hatte ich vor ca. 1 Woche, als auf meinem Notebook (Lenovo) das Solution-Center updaten wollte und ich zustimmte. Nach Zurücksetzen des gesamten Systems funktionierte alles wieder.
Sind Probleme mit der neuen Version von Adobe Air bekannt?
Ich hab´dieses dann unter Systemsteuerungen deinstalliert. Seitdem funktioniert das Lenovo Solution Center nicht mehr richtig.
Freundliche Grüße sendet
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Or bad karma.
Thanks for looking at my problem. This all started a month or so ago and I don't have a clue what might have happened. I initially had problems with 64bit and some Nik plugins so I switched to 32bit and everything was humming along. After all the Nik plugins were upgraded I switched back to 64 bit and I think everything was fine at that point. I'm running the same setup on a Mac Pro so I'm guessing it is this laptop (MBP15) that's at fault, but everything else (Lightroom, Aperture, Final Cut Pro, lots of other stuff) runs perfectly. At this point I'm trying to avoid rebuilding the machine but that's probably inevitable.

Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 not recognized in PS CS6

hi
I'm having problems with Silver Efex Pro 2 after upgrading to PS CS6, worked fine in older versions of PS..
Downloaded the latest installer from Nik Software..
The installer only find my Lightroom 4.1 when installing, and I have to add CS6 manually (locating the plugin folder, also tried other folders).
It works fine in LR4.1, but in PS, the software opens, I apply changes, and clik OK, NIK closes, but nothing happens to my image. The history tab says "Silver Efex Pro 2", but no layers/changes to the original image..
64bits WIN7 Enterprise, 12GB ram
Please help!

I've had frustrations with installing Nik Silver Efex Pro 2, as well as other plugins, into both Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS5 several times, on both of my computers, each running Windows 7 (64-bit). I believe I have figured out why, and it turns out in my case it is my human error.
The bottom line is that the default installation of both of these PHOTOSHOP versions result in a double Photoshop program installation - one as Photoshop 32-bit version, and one as Photoshop 64-bit version. So Photoshop itself is installed twice, in two different locations on the computer. One installation is under the folder location: "C:/Program Files/Adobe", and the other Photoshop installation is under the folder location: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Adobe". 64 bit versions of plugins should be installed into the former of the two Photoshop folder locations - the one that is found under "C:/Program Files/Adobe". The Silver Efex Pro 2 plugin needs to be installed (or copied from a previous install) into the Photoshop "Plug-ins" folder of the correct Photoshop version.
So my problem was caused by installing Silver Efex Pro 2 into the wrong Photoshop version "Plug-ins" folder, and therefore I couldn’t find it under the Filters menu in Photoshop.
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Pete (odyssey570)

Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 not recognized in PS CS 5.1

During Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 installation, only LR3 x64 listed as host application, Photoshop CS 5.1 x64 was not. Manually adding PS to the host application list resulted in shortcuts being created in the PS directory, but PS will only open the standalone version of SEP when launched from Plug-in->Nik->SEP. I've checked the shortcut path and it is correctly pointed to the SEP x64 plug-in file for PS. Does anyone having trouble to get SEP2 to work in PS CS 5.1? BTW, LR3 plug-in is working perfectly fine.

Photoshop CS5.1 is the version that ships with CS 5.5. It's also known as 12.1. To make matters even more confusing, for Photoshop CS5 users the 12.0.4 update is functionally identical to 12.1 except for the ability to license it via subscription.
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-Noel

2 copies of Nik Silver Efex Pro in Lightroom 2.4

Hullo
I have Mac 10.5.7Lightroom 2.4.
Ever Since I needed to trash Photoshop PS4 ( issues) and re-instated Photoshop CS3. (Within the next week I will be re-installing Photoshop CS4) The following issues have come up in Lightroom.........
1. Browser Styles for Silver Efex Pro downloaded for Silver Efex Pro have disappeared. Have only the styles originals that came with the software.
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4. I have an application that does backups once a week on opening Lightroom. I would like to save on my computer - what is the safest way to delete old backups?thank you
Sue

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And even funnier, behind the scenes and under the covers, the pre-release versions used different registry keys than the final release, making it even harder for people developing plug-ins to get their installers right.
-Noel

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You need to ask in Photoshop General Discussion
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If you start at the Forums Index https://forums.adobe.com/welcome
You will be able to select a forum for the specific Adobe product(s) you use
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I have Photoshop CS5 and purchased the Adobe tool suite. The first year all the tools worked and now only the tool Vivenza works. All the other such as Silver Efex and Color Efex do not work. Can you help?

Hi kilotwelve,
Sorry the plug-ins aren't working for you right now.
You might try reinstalling them and seeing if that helps, otherwise I'd go check with Google to get the working versions that work with CS5.
Hope this helps,
Regards
Pete

After installing phtoshop cs6 cc my other software like silver efex is missing as well as others.

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