As always, check the image mode and depth.
…. how do you check the depth? to change the mode you go to image>mode… right?
Garrett,
Help>About Plugins
What plugins are showing there?
You check the image depth in image->mode as well…
But if the plugins aren’t showing up at all, you’ve moved or deleted some of the plugins folders.
there are alot in help>about plu-ins, but mostly "Alien Skin" demo stuff…
and as for the filters being deleted, I’ve check in the Program files Adobe Photoshop file, and when I went to the plug-ins folder… I checked all of the sub folders. Stuff that was there wasn’t showing up in the prgram, such as "clouds", that filter is gone from the program, but is in the program files.
but there is one unusual thing, when in the Adobe Photoshop>required forlder, there were "DEFAULT" everything, but no "Default Filters"… I don’t know if that is supposed to be in there. If it is, can someone tell me where I can download it?
-psych
first reset the prefs per the faq:
Mathias Vejerslev "How to delete/reset Photoshop preferences" 2/11/03 1:04pm </cgi-bin/webx?50>
if that doesn’t fix it, uninstall photoshop from add/remove programs in the control panel, then reinstall it from disk.
well, I decided to uninstall it, and reinstall, but I need to be logged in as the Administor for the computer… does anyone know how to do that?
I have PC (Windows 2000)…
-psych
does anyone know how to do that?
you need the administrator password. is this a company pc? call your help desk. if it’s yours you should remember it. it’s gonna be tough to do just about anything without it.
…. I reinstalled it, but the exact same problem is still there, can some one tell me Adobe’s Email… I dont know how to get it from "Contact Us" or should I call them?…
I am not happy >:(
-psych
Garret, un- and re-installing does not clear the preferences. Please, DO listen to advices here…
Check that your image is not in 16 bit, and the color more is not Indexed or CYMK…
it is on 8 bit and RGB… but the Filters are COMPLETELY GONE… they are not just grey…
Have you replaced your preferences?
yes I have press Alt+Ctrl+Shift and deleted the Prefs… yet it was still there… PLZ give me Adobe’s email…
Garret,
There is NO Adobe e-mail technical support. If you want to speak to Adobe Tech support you must do so by telephone. It is the only way.
Two R’s and two T’s (GarretT)… but ok… I guess I’ll call them… It’s been kinda annoying only having 23 filters and not 100…
did you completely delete the adobe folder when you reinstalled? sorry for the long post and breaking the margins, but here’s a list of files that’s under my plugins folder, if it helps you out. i may have to continue it in the next post if this gets cut off:
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C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\3D Transform.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe ImageReady Only C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Digimarc
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Effects
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Extensions
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Import-Export C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Parser
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Texture Fill.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe ImageReady Only\File Formats C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe ImageReady Only\Filters C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe ImageReady Only\File Formats\QuicEPS.8bi C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe ImageReady Only\File Formats\QuickTime.apl C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe ImageReady Only\File Formats\TIFF.8bi C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe ImageReady Only\Filters\TileMaker.8bf C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Import-Export C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\ContactSheetII.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\CropPhotosAuto.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\ExportWizard.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Fit Image.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\ModeChanger.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\MultiPDFtoPSD.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Online Services C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\PhotomergeAuto.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\ResizeWizard.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\ScriptingSupport.8li C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\WebContactSheetII.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\WIASupport.8LI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Online Services\Locale C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Online Services\OnlineServicesPS.8LI
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Online Services\Locale\description.xml
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Online Services\Locale\manifest.xml
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Online Services\Locale\onlineservices.zdt
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate\Online Services\Locale\Terms of Use.txt
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats\Cineon.8bi C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats\Gif.8bi C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats\Png.8bi C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats\WBMP.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\ChannelPort.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\CropPhotos.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\ExtractPlus.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\Lens blur.8bf C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\PatternMaker.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\PhotomergeCylmap.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\PhotomergeRender.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Filters\PhotomergeUI.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Import-Export\Paths to Illustrator.8BE
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Import-Export\Save for Web.8be C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Digimarc\DigiRead.8bf C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Digimarc\DigiSign.8bf C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\12 sided (25%).ps d
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Cees (10%).psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Crumbles.psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Fragment layers.psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Honeycomb (10%).psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Mezzo effect.psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Pentagons (10%).psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Random strokes(25%).psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Rectangular tiles (10%).psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Schnable Effect.psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Streaks pattern.psd C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Displacement Maps\Twirl pattern.psd
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Effects\Filter Gallery.8bf C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Extensions\FastCore.8BX C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Extensions\MMXCore.8BX C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Extensions\MultiProcessor Support.8BX C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats\BMP.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats\Camera Raw.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats\FilmStrip.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats\PCX.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats\Photo CD.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats\Pixar.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\File Formats\Targa.8BI C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Average.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Clouds.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Color Halftone.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Crystallize.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\De-Interlace.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Displace.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Extrude.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Fibers.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lens Flare.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\LightingEffects.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Liquify.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Mezzotint.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\NTSC Colors.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Pinch.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Pointillize.8BF
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C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Polar Coordinates.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Radial Blur.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Ripple.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Shear.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Smart Blur.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Solarize.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Spherize.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Tiles.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Twirl.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Variations.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Wave.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Wind.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\ZigZag.8BF C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\2 O’clock Spotlight C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Blue Omni C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Circle of Light C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Crossing C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Crossing Down C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Default C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Five Lights Down C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Five Lights Up C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Flashlight C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Flood Light
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Parallel Directional C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\RGB Lights C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Soft Direct Lights C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Soft Omni C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Soft Spotlight C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Three Down C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Filters\Lighting Styles\Triple Spotlight C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Import-Export\Twain_32.8BA C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Parser\EPS Parser.8BY C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Parser\PDFPlugin.8BI
Smart Blur has disappeared from my filter list. How can I retrieve it?
Filters don’t just go !!!POOF!!! and disappear, especially individual ones.
If you moved stuff around without fully knowing what you are doing. Don’t do that!
Since you haven’t provided much info, I’ll throw this stock answer at you: Fully remove and reinstall Photoshop.
How do I reinstall Photoshop 7 upgrade? Do I have to reinstall Photoshop 5.5?
If I remember correctly, PS7 will require you to have the serial number for your previous registered copy of PS (5.5 or 6) to install. The PS7 upgrade is actually a new full version. You must uninstall the previously installed versions before reinstalling. If not, you will have all new problems to deal with.
Gracious, what a bunch of disinformation in a small package.
To install PS 7 upgrade version:
1. you do NOT have to uninstall previous versions. Previous versions will coexist just fine with 7.
Just make sure PS 7 installs into it’s own folder structure, not on top of a previous version (which is default)
2. It will NOT ask for a previous version’s serial number. If it finds a previous version on the hard drive, it will install automatically. If there is not, it will ask you to insert previous version CD to verify, then re-insert 7 CD to finish installation. The previous version can be an upgrade version also.
3. Photoshop 7 has its own serial number. It was the first version to NOT use a previous full version serial number.
M
Filters don’t just go !!!POOF!!! and disappear, especially individual ones.
If you moved stuff around without fully knowing what you are doing. Don’t do that!
Since you haven’t provided much info, I’ll throw this stock answer at you: Fully remove and reinstall Photoshop.
I didn’t Move Anything Around… but the time that it happened I had Double Clicked a Filter File on accident to open up PS… all the times before that… it was fine…
garret, first did you fix your problem? if not try resetting the prefrences per the faq. If that doesn’t work, reinstall the app. no need to uninstall it first. just overwrite everything.
second a forum tip. to quote someone, make the first character on the line a ">" (greater than sign)… like so… the next line will have a > char first, but it won’t show. the forum will interpret it as a quote… watch:
this text starts with a >! the forum turns it into a quote! 🙂
Next question.
I have tried to access Photoshop 7 "Help" — get the following message
Action canceled unable to link to the web page you requested.
Is this a web problem or a Photoshop problem?
Other Adobe products access Help without a problem.
Vern Castle
