Why are Distort filters greyed out in Photoshop CC?

Trying to make a text spiral along a path using the Twirl filter in a Photoshop CC trial. All the distort filters are greyed out. Is this a feature not offered in the trial, or am I doing something else wrong?
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http://forums.adobe.com/message/4937784#4937784
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