Installation
Under Windows
Method
1: Using Plugin Installer
In the installation program you will arrive at the "Choose Destination Location" dialog after some time. Here you can enter the location where the LightMachine files will be installed. If you want to use the Plugin Installer tool later, you can keep the installation path that is suggested by the installer.
At the end of the installation the Plugin Installer window will appear and display a list of compatible applications that is installed on your computer. The list may not be as long as the one in the screen shot above, but there should be at least one application mentioned. The application at the top of the list is always activated. If you want to install LightMachine into other applications, you should activate them, too. Then please press the Install button to copy the LightMachine plugin into the plugin folder of the selected application(s). Finally leave Plugin Installer with the Exit button.
If you install a new application and want to use LightMachine with it, please run Plugin Installer again from the Start > Program > LightMachine menu and repeat the steps mentioned above.
If your application should not be listed in Plugin Installer or if Plugin Installer terminates telling you that it didn't manage to find an application, we suggest that you try Method 2 below.
Method
2: Without Plugin Installer
Method 1 is usually the most convenient way of installing LightMachine. But some people keep their plugins in folders outside an application's plugin folder or some people use an application that is not recognized by the Plugin Installer tool. In this case you can choose another folder in the "Choose Destination Location" dialog during installation and ignore the Plugin Installer by closing it with the Exit button.
If you are unsure which folder to choose in the "Choose Destination Location" dialog please see the general installation instructions below.
Under MacOS X
When installing LightMachine for MacOS X you need to choose the plugins folder of your graphics application. For Photoshop that would be the Plug-Ins sub folder inside the Photoshop folder. If you are unsure which folder to chooseduring installation, please see the general installation instructions below.
General Installation Instructions
The following instructions can be used if there were problems during the LightMachine installation.
Adobe
Photoshop / Photoshop Elements / Illustrator / ImageReady
Make sure you install the plugin into the "Plugins" or "Plug-ins" sub folder inside the Photoshop, Illustrator or ImageReady folder. We recommend that you create a sub folder called LightMachine in that folder and install it there. After restarting the application, you will find it in the Filter menu.
Adobe PhotoDeluxe
Make sure you install the plugin into the "Plugins" or "Plug-ins" sub folder inside the PhotoDeluxe folder. We recommend that you create a sub folder called LightMachine in that folder and install it there. After restarting the application, you need to make PhotoDeluxe display all menu items if you haven't already done that. To display all menu items go to the Preferences sub menu of the File menu and choose the last item ("Extend Menu" or something similar) on the sub menu You will find the plugin in the Effects menu.
Adobe PageMaker
Make sure you installed the plugin into Rsrc/.../Plugins/Effects folder inside the PageMaker folder. We recommend that you create a sub folder called LightMachine in that folder and install it there. After restarting PageMaker, you will find the plugin in the Element> Image> Photoshop Effects menu.
CiEBV Photoline 32
Choose 'File options' or 'Extended' from the Options menu, click on the 'Plug In Path' tab and select the folder where the plugin is to be located. After pressing OK, the plugin will appear at the bottom of the Filter menu.
Corel Photo-Paint
Press <Ctl + J> to display the Options dialog, select Plugins from the list box on the left, press the Add button and choose the location of the plugin. The plugin will appear in the Effects menu right after the Options dialog disappeared.
Corel Photo House
Select Effects > Plug-in Effects > Add/Remove Plugin Effects. Press the Add button and select the folder where the plugin is located. After pressing OK, the plugin will appear on the Effects > Plugin Effects menu.
Deneba Canvas
Select "Preferences" from the File menu. In the Preferences dialog select the Paint tab. Press the Plug-ins button and select the folder where the plugin is located. After restarting Canvas, the plugin will appear on the Image > Filter sub menu
imageN
Select "Plug-ins" from the Configure menu. When the Plugins dialog appears press the Search button. After imageN has searched all your drives for plugins (which can take some time), the plugin will appear on the plugin list, too. To apply a plugin, select it from the list and press the Test button.
IrfanView (Version 3.85 and higher)
Make sure that an image is displayed in IrfanView, then select Image > Effects > Adobe 8BF filters. In the appearing dialog press the "Add 8BF filters" button and choose the folder where you installed the plugin. It will now appear in the list on the left. To run the plugin double click on the appropriate item or select it and press the "Start selected filter" button.
Jasc Paintshop Pro 4 - 6
Choose "Preferences" from the File menu, press the Plugin Filters tab and select the folder, where you installed the plugin from the Plugin Filters tab of the Preferences dialog. After pressing OK, the plugins will appear on the Plugin Filters sub menu of the Image menu.
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7
Choose Preferences >
File Locations from the File menu, press the Plugin Filters tab and select the
folder where you installed the plugin. After pressing OK, the plugin will appear
in the Plugin Filters sub menu of the Effects menu.
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 & 9
Choose Preferences > File Locations from the File menu, select Plug-ins from the list box, press the Add button, press the Browse button and select the folder where you installed the plugin. After pressing OK twice, the plugin will appear in the Plugin Filters sub menu of the Effects menu.
Macromedia Freehand
Make sure you install the plugin into the English/Xtras sub folder inside the Freehand folder. We recommend that you create a sub folder called LightMachine in that folder and install it there. After restarting Freehand, you will find the plugin in the Xtras menu.
Macromedia Fireworks
Choose "Preferences" from the File menu and activate the Photoshop Plug-ins
check box in the Folders section of the Preferences dialog. Then select the
folder, where you installed the plugin by pressing the "..." or Browse button.
After restarting Fireworks the plugins will be displayed at the bottom of the
Xtras menu.
Megalux Ultimate Paint
Choose "Preferences" from the Options menu, click on the Plugins tab and select the folder where the plugin is located. After pressing OK, the plugin will appear in the Adobe sub menu of the Image menu.
Metacreations Painter / Fractal Design Detailer
Choose Preferences > Plugins... from the Edit menu and select the folder where the plugin is located. After restarting Painter/Detailer, the plugin will appear on the Effects menu.
Microfrontier Color It!
Make sure you install the plugin into the "Plug-ins" sub folder inside the Color It! folder. We recommend that you create a sub folder called LightMachine in that folder and install it there. After restarting the application, you will find them in the Filter menu.
Microsoft Photodraw 2000
Select Tools > Options and press the Plugin tab. Press the Browse button and select the folder where the plugin is located. Finally press OK on the Options dialog. Choose Format > Effects > Plug-ins and select the plugin in the combo box at the top of the Plug-ins dialog.
Micrografx Picture Publisher
Make sure you install the plugin into the "Plugins" sub folder inside the Picture Publisher folder. We recommend that you create a sub folder called LightMachine in that folder and install it there. After restarting Picture Publisher you will find the plugin in the Effects menu.
Right Hemisphere Deep Paint
Select File > Preferences > Directories and press the Browse button next to the Photoshop Plugins text box. In the file dialog, select the folder where the plugin is located and press OK. Then press OK on the Directories dialog. After restarting Deep Paint, you will find the plugin in the Filters menu.
SPG Colorworks: WEB
Choose "Preferences" from the File menu and select the folder where you installed the plugin, at the bottom of the Preferences dialog. After pressing OK the plugin will be accessible from the Plugin Filter Selector dialog which is available from the Effects menu.
Ulead Photo Impact
Choose "Preferences" from the File menu and select the folder where you installed the plugin, in the Plugins tab of the Preferences dialog. After restarting Photo Impact the plugin will be displayed in the Photo Wiz category on the Effect menu.
Ulead Gif Animator
Choose "Preferences" from the File menu, click on the Plugin Filters tab and select the folder where the plugin is located. After restarting Gif Animator the plugin will appear in the Filters menu.
Ulead PhotoExpress
Choose "Preferences" from the File menu and select the folder, where you installed the plugin, in the Plug-Ins tab of the Preferences dialog. After restarting PhotoExpress the plugin will be displayed in the Photo menu.