ref.: Xpose and Thredgeholder both cause Adobe Photoshop CS4 to crash.
Do such filters not comply with Photoshop CS4 ??
(running on Windows 7 / 32 bits)
Hi Ron,
Sorry for the late reply. I appears no notification email was sent. As for CS4 support, I have just tested both Xpose and the free Thredgeholder plugin on Windows 7 without problem. Do you have GPU acceleration enabled? Can you provide some more detail on how CS4 crashes. Do you see the interface; can you see the previes image; are there any error messages?
I seem to be having the same issue with Sketcher and Thedgeholder.
Both plug-ins are installed in the adobe/photoshop/plugins folder, both appear in the Filter gallery under Little Ink Pot.
However, when I attempt to apply either one to an image, photoshop hangs for about 5 seconds or so, then Windows 7 pops up with an error box stating that "Adobe Photoshop CS4 has stopped responding. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
I'm using CS4, windows 7 (32 bit). It's on a Lenovo laptop so nothing special as far as the graphics card goes. Every other 3rd party filter I have installed works fine.
I've reinstalled the Sketcher 4 or 5 times (even tried re-downloading it in case it corrupted) but I still have the same result.
I'm dying to see how this works as it's something that we may use on a daily basis for our business.
Any help will be massively appreciated.
Troy.
Hi troyboy. I have a Lenovo Windows 7 laptop, a G550. I have installed the CS4 trial to test. The LittleInkPot filters have been installed to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Plug-ins. They appear in the Filters menu and can be run without problem. However, they do not show in the Filter Gallery as you've described, and checking online I read that the filter gallery only shows the standard Adobe filters.
Can you confirm that the plugins appear in the Filter Gallery?
Hi David,
Thank you for your prompt reply.
I can confirm that the Little Ink Pot filter IS apprearing in the photoshop filter gallery. There's the default CS filters, then a list of 3rd party filters at the foot of that. It appears in there with my other 3rd party filters.
I just realised that Windows 7 loves running things as 'administrator' and so I've just tried that. Sadly, it's made no difference. Applying the filter to an image (seemingly irrelevant of size or resolution) causes CS4 to crash as described above. No effect is applied to the image before the crash occurs.
I've tried running the install program as prescribed and also extracting the files direct to the plug-ins folder. Makes no difference. The result is the same.
In the Start menu, there's no executable to run it outside of photoshop. Shoud there be? There's just the manual and an uninstall option.
Cheers,
Troy.
A thought just occurred to me.....if the filter doesn't appear in the filters list for other people, how are they running the filter? If you can let me know how that's happening, I'll give it a go and let you know what happens.
Troy.
That's my suspicion. For me, I access the LIP filters from CS4's Filters menu. Your problems may be some incompatibility with the Filter Gallery. The plugins themselves (excepting The Sketcher Plugin) are simple .8bf files, so regardless of installation options, if you drop the Thredgeholder.8bf file or similar into your plugins folder, it should get added. I tried this myself, moving the the plugins around to try and get them to appear in the Filter Gallery, but couldn't manage it, and Google only found pages saying you couldn't get 3rd party plugins into the Filter Gallery.
If we can find out the difference between the Filter Gallery listings and absences, we might find the cause. I'll ask around. Let me know if you find anything too!
I've just registered with this forum to report the same problems 'troyboy' has been experiencing (although I think he may be confusing filter gallery with filter menu???).
I have a P4 quad running Vista Home Premium.
I've had LIp's filters for some years going back to PSD version 7 or 8. I'm now on CS3 and they appear in my Filter drop down menu - not in the gallery. I have tried to use them for the 1st time since I don't know when. I can't even get the filter interface. I get a 'white-out' hang immediately I call up the filter and on tapping my Wacom again, I get the error box to tell me "......CS3 has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Please close the program"
I have the same Photoshop crashes with some other well-known 3rd party filters which also worked under PSD 7 or 8 and not in CS3. I haven't persued the problem with the other parties yet. I have re-installed 2-3 times. I have by-passed DEP. I log on as Administrator; I re-install as Administrator; I have cursed and shouted at the room. Nothing has worked so far. Thredgeholder Pro, Sketcher, Chalkaholic, Expose and Photogrey all cause CS3 to hang.
Now, I notice no response to 'troyboy's' last post since 28 Mar. Does this mean there is no answer to the situation. I'm intrigued that David can load a clean CS4 and get the filters to work problem free. Does this suggest that for me, there may be an entry in Windows Registry that still links the LIP filters to my previous version of Photoshop?? Bear in mind that as stated earlier, I have this problem with some other 3rd party filter sets that I've had since Photoshop 6 onwards. Could it be a Windows Registry thing??
A solution to this could well be my best Xmas present this year!!
(12-20-2010 11:27 PM)t-break Wrote: [ -> ]Now, I notice no response to 'troyboy's' last post since 28 Mar. Does this mean there is no answer to the situation. I'm intrigued that David can load a clean CS4 and get the filters to work problem free.
'David' is Software Geezers, so that's an offical reply! Perhaps I should add some clarification to my username? Sadly for Troyboy, everything is working fine in a test case that closely matched his situation. Without a means to duplicate the problem, it's nigh impossible to find a solution.
That's the problem with Windows PCs and the mishmash of programs and drivers and hardware creating random, unexplainable faults.
Quote:Does this suggest that for me, there may be an entry in Windows Registry that still links the LIP filters to my previous version of Photoshop??
Nope. LIP plugins don't install anything to the reigstry. All settings etc. are handled in local folders. Basically you put whatever plugins you have in the plugins folder and it's down to the graphics application to scan that folder and load the filters accordingly.
Quote:A solution to this could well be my best Xmas present this year!!
I'll make no promises, but I've just done some researching and
may have found something that'll work. Can you email admin@softwaregeezers.com to send me an email address that I can contact you directly on to test any plugins for compatibility?
(12-22-2010 11:00 PM)David Coombes Wrote: [ -> ] (12-20-2010 11:27 PM)t-break Wrote: [ -> ]Now, I notice no response to 'troyboy's' last post since 28 Mar. Does this mean there is no answer to the situation. I'm intrigued that David can load a clean CS4 and get the filters to work problem free.
'David' is Software Geezers, so that's an offical reply! Perhaps I should add some clarification to my username? Sadly for Troyboy, everything is working fine in a test case that closely matched his situation. Without a means to duplicate the problem, it's nigh impossible to find a solution. That's the problem with Windows PCs and the mishmash of programs and drivers and hardware creating random, unexplainable faults.
Quote:Does this suggest that for me, there may be an entry in Windows Registry that still links the LIP filters to my previous version of Photoshop??
Nope. LIP plugins don't install anything to the reigstry. All settings etc. are handled in local folders. Basically you put whatever plugins you have in the plugins folder and it's down to the graphics application to scan that folder and load the filters accordingly.
Quote:A solution to this could well be my best Xmas present this year!!
I'll make no promises, but I've just done some researching and may have found something that'll work. Can you email admin@softwaregeezers.com to send me an email address that I can contact you directly on to test any plugins for compatibility?
David - just before finding your response to my last post, I was forced to re-install CS3 due to an unknown problem with the software. Once done, I took the opportunity to install your demo version of Sketcher to see if it would run. Unfortunately it had the same result. The screen 'whites' out and the box pops up telling me CS3 has crashed. Because I'm so determined to get to the root of problems, I'm almost inclined to install Photoshop v5 or v6 or v7 to see how it would take your plugins,
knowing that I used them problem-free on those versions.
Damn........ this whole Windows thing is so frustrating !! Anyway, I'm e-mailing you @ softwaregeezers as requested.
Cheers.......
I just installed Thredgeholder in Photoshop CS3 and experienced the same problem as described here. When I select the Thedgeholder plugin, I get a white veil over the screen, followed by a CS3 crash message. Tried it numerous times with the same result.