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Andrehilkens
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March 6, 2012
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NIK plugins are not working in LR 4

  • March 6, 2012
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I have been using the BETA version for some time and I did not see this problem until I installed the released version of LR 4

The problem is that I cannot edit the images using my plugis from NIK software. ( I bought the complete collection about 3 months ago)

In the Beta version it was still OK.

Only the export plugin works (HDR from nik)

Also when I try to install the plugin again it only shows that it is compatible with LR3.

I just bought LR4 (since it worked in the BETA version)

Hope they will fix this soon. I also sent a message to NIK software.

anyone else has seen this problem

regards

Andre

I use MAC OS-X 10.7.3

NIK plugins are the latest versions available.

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Correct answer 7thsojourn

Nik software is not produced by Adobe so they have no control how it interacts with Lightroom, surely its a job for Nik to ensure that their plugin is kept up to date?


You're right about that. Regardless, at least Adobe has a fix now. The LR-4.1 upgrade was easy to install and has fixed the problem once and for all - I hope. 

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N_H_O
Participant
March 6, 2012

I experience exactly the same issue - but on Win7 32 bit. Uninstaling Lightroom, NIK plugins didn't help at all.

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hsbn
Participating Frequently
March 6, 2012

Nik just updated their plug-in for LR4: http://www.niksoftware.com/downloads/usa/entry.php?view=software

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Tron777
Participating Frequently
March 6, 2012

updated with new plugin,

and host application (LR4) was now detected but still

no start of the Plugin, Mac OS X 10.7.3

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Karl

Hal P Anderson
Hal P Anderson
Inspiring
March 6, 2012

Silver Efex Pro works fine in LR4, for which I'm thankful.

Win 7, 64-bit.

Hal

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AndrehilkensAuthor
Participating Frequently
March 6, 2012

Hi Hal,

Thanks for the info.

This means it is probably then only in the MAC version of Lightroom 4.

Andre

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wolfB1958
Participant
March 6, 2012

I can confirm Silver Efex Pro 2 won't start here under LR4 and OS X 10.7.3

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Samoreen
Inspiring
March 6, 2012

Hi,

Someone reported the following error message when launching Color Efex from LR 4 : "unexpected error performing command: bad argument #1 to 'lower' (string expected got nil)". Obviously a bad pointer passed to some function. Not sure whether he is using the latest vesion of Color Efex (currently checking this). No problem when running Color Efex from LR 3.6 on the same system.

--Patrick
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AndrehilkensAuthor
Participating Frequently
March 6, 2012

Hi Samoreen,

I do not get any error. There is simply nothing happening when I choose to edit my image in one of the plgun-ins. No errors, so basicically as if I had not clicked anthing. I tried trough the pull down menus and the right click. No difference.

To verify:

I went back to the BETA of lightroom 4 and then it all works fine.

The re-installed the new " final" release of LR 4 and plugins do not work anymore.

I also tried re-installing and un-installing the plugins but no solution.

The problem is in the lightroom 4 release. The version I have is still a DEMO version since I have not recevied the bought version.

No reply from NIK either.

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