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johnsankey
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April 5, 2023
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Re: webp plugin

  • April 5, 2023
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I have Photoshop Elements 2022 20.0 x64 on OSX 12.5.1

I've downloaded WebPShop_0_4_2_Mac_Universal.zip, unpacked it to get WebPShop.plugin and moved it to Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/CC/File Formats as per instructions; there was previously only one file Camera Raw.plugin in the location. Ran PSE and the .webp format is still not recognized. When I check About Plugin it says I have Camera Raw, Photomerge and Read Watermark so it seems that my PSE is looking in a different place for plugins.

Where might I really have to put WebPShop.plugin to have it recognized??

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Correct answer Jeff Arola

Follow the correct answer instructions by thedigtaldog:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/help-i-need-workaround-for-photoshop-old-plug-ins-not-created-for-macos-10-15-not-working/m-p/12539529

 

 

"Use Terminal and copy/paste this:
sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine
Be sure to add a space after the e of ‘quarantine’
Then drag & drop the plug-in onto Terminal"

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Test Screen Name
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April 5, 2023

C:/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/CC/File Formats

is a Windows path! There is no such place on your Mac, so I am not sure how you could have moved anything there... But then again, there is no such path on Windows either... where does this C: come from in your instructions??

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 5, 2023

You want to put the WebPShop.plugin in either

 

Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/Elements 20

 

or

 

Applications/Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022/Support Files/Plug-Ins

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johnsankeyAuthor
Inspiring
April 7, 2023

Thank you, Jeff. I tried the first and got, "WebPShop.plugin can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software" I assume there's some sort of administrator override I have to do, but I have no idea what. I tried Terminal "sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/Elements 20/File Formats/WebPShop.plugin" but all hell breaks loose because Terminal doesn't accept spaces in filenames...

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 7, 2023

Follow the correct answer instructions by thedigtaldog:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/help-i-need-workaround-for-photoshop-old-plug-ins-not-created-for-macos-10-15-not-working/m-p/12539529

 

 

"Use Terminal and copy/paste this:
sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine
Be sure to add a space after the e of ‘quarantine’
Then drag & drop the plug-in onto Terminal"

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