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Tone42
Tone42
Inspiring
September 5, 2021
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APE 2021 and ACR 13.4

  • September 5, 2021
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I have APE 2021.3 installed and wanted to upgrade ACR too. The actual ACR version as displayed by the settings function is 13.0.0.612. 

I downoladed the new ACE 13.4 installer, run it and consequently run the exe. However, the ACR in APE remained unchanged. 

What am I missing?

Kind regards, 

Correct answer Glenn 8675309

ACR 13.4 is available for download for photoshop elements- It does require a little copy and pasting of one file after it's downloaded and installed. 

The only file you need to be concerned with is Camera Raw.8bi.

Install ACR 13.4, copy the .8bi file and paste it here:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 19\File Formats

You may need to rename the .8bi file that may allready be there- just add old to the name and move it outta there- stash it someplace safe you can find. 

Camera Raw plug-in installer (adobe.com)

It is a stripped down version of ACR found in Photoshop- but it should work fine for your camera. 

The only file you need to be concerned with is Camera Raw.8bi.

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bruno27752037zran
Participant
October 31, 2025

Buongiorno, io ho Photoshop Elements 2021 con camera raw 13.0.0.612 mentre dovrei avere il 13.1, come da lista Adobe, per aprire i file raw della mia Nikon Z62  su Mac Sequoia 15.6.1, quali passi precisamente devo fare per aggiornare ACR ?

Chiedo gentilmente una spiegazione semplice se possibile con eventuale link. Grazie infinite

Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309
Legend
October 31, 2025

Download and install the latest Camera Raw version from https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html

Just download acr 14.5.

Quit all Adobe applications.

On macOS, double-click the .dmg file to mount it.

On Windows double-click the downloaded .zip file to unzip it.
(Windows might unzip the file for you.)

 

On macOS, double-click the .pkg file to start the installer. 

On Windows, double-click the resulting .exe file to start the installer.


Follow the on-screen instructions.

 Once installed successfully, close the installer window.

 Navigate to the following folder:

On macOS: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-ins/CC/File Formats

On Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CC\File Formats

Copy the Camera Raw plug-in (just the .8bi file) from the CC > File Formats folder that is mentioned in the above step.

Navigate to the following folder: 

On macOS: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-ins/Elements<Version Number>/File Formats


On Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements<Version Number>\File Formats


Replace the existing Camera Raw plugin in Elements<Version Number> folder with the plug-in that you copied earlier.

Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309Correct answer
Legend
September 5, 2021

ACR 13.4 is available for download for photoshop elements- It does require a little copy and pasting of one file after it's downloaded and installed. 

The only file you need to be concerned with is Camera Raw.8bi.

Install ACR 13.4, copy the .8bi file and paste it here:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 19\File Formats

You may need to rename the .8bi file that may allready be there- just add old to the name and move it outta there- stash it someplace safe you can find. 

Camera Raw plug-in installer (adobe.com)

It is a stripped down version of ACR found in Photoshop- but it should work fine for your camera. 

The only file you need to be concerned with is Camera Raw.8bi.

Tone42
Tone42Author
Inspiring
September 5, 2021

Thank you, Glenn 8675309! Exactly what I needed. Solved!

Kind regards, Tone42

 

 

    Glenn 8675309
    Glenn 8675309
    Legend
    October 1, 2021

    This is my understanding and may be this explains:

    - ACR installation by ACR installer exe for some obscure reasons does not copy the new Camera Raw.8bi file to the appropriate location

    - ACR installation completes with the appropriate Camera rax.8bi file located in the folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CC\File Formats

    - in order to the newly installed ARC to appear in APE 2021 you may want to first secure the old Camera Raw.8bi file (Copy, rename...) and then copy the new file  to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 19\File Formats (note the difference: CC vs. Elements 19)

    - as this seems a standard "feature" of ACR installation to APE in may be wise to be prepared for the future repetitions of the installation issues, in case of ACR on APE upgrade. Quick Access might be a good one.

     

    Hope this is of some help.

     

    Kind regards,


    When I followed the isntructions I first found, this is what I did- I downloaded and isntalled ACR 13.4. 
    I searched my computer for the 8bi file, I lierally didn't care where it got installed. 
    I copied  it.
    I pasted it where it needed to go. 
    done. 

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