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April 18, 2017
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LR cannot see NIK collection plugin

  • April 18, 2017
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Dear All,

I have tried at least five times to install NIK.  The computer tells me that it is installed.  I believe it.

But LR cannot see it.

Every time I try to 'Edit in...', the whole downloading process re-starts.

I have followed the advice under Plug-ins do not appear in Lightroom after installing.  No change.

I have deleted and re-downloaded NIK several times.  No change.

1.  If I choose a picture, click on 'picture', then 'edit in', it offers me 'NIK collection', not the list of NIK programs.  I choose 'NIK collection', ,and get the 'what to edit' menu.  I click on 'edit', and the whole NIK downloading process restarts.

2. If under Edit > Preferences > External editing > Additional external editor, I click on 'choose', then the list varies.  I have cut and pasted the full set of NIK items onto this list.

I can no longer find what code I discovered on some help forum, but I put it into 'search programs and files,' and it did give me the full list of NIK items - so they are indeed in the computer, though I do not know where. I copied and pasted them into the 'Additional external editor ' list, but all but one have since disappeared.  If I did click on one , or if I now click on the remaining one, then nothing happens.

3. A helpful person on a photography forum suggested I watch you tube tutorials on downloading NIK, and contact the presenters for advice. Firstly, no tutorial has given any indication that I have done anything wrong; and secondly, google will not let me in to the system to contact, comment, or ask a question.  So I am stuck - this has taken about two and a half days of my life so far...

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    Correct answer Rob_Cullen

    If this helps-

    When you "Choose" the Nik program that you want to add to preferences in the list of Additional External Editors, you have to dive deeply into the program folders and 'choose' the  '.exe'  program specifically. (even to selecting the (64-bit) folder )

    For example- Nik Silver Efex Pro in my Windows-10 system lives in this folder location-

    C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection 2015\Nik Collection\Silver Efex Pro 2\Silver Efex Pro 2 (64-Bit)\Silver Efex Pro 2.exe

    And Nik Viveza lives here-

    C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection 2015\Nik Collection\Viveza 2\Viveza 2 (64-Bit)\Viveza 2.exe

    Nik HDR Efex is the one exception, as it does install as a Plugin, and is not in the Additional External Editors list.

    5 replies

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2017

    JoeKostoss has a good point-   "In Preferences...."

    Presets (including the Plug-in templates) can be found in two places if you have ever used the option to "Store Presets with Catalog"

    a) In a sub-folder of the Catalog location.

    b) In a sub-folder of the system folders-  eg. C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

    If you need to transfer presets from one location to another (a > b  or b > a)  simply Copy and paste the folder of Presets using the operating system.

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    R
    rilbioAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 21, 2017

    THANK YOU  to EVERYONE who has replied.  I will try out suggestions at the weekend, since I don't have time during the working week. May not be able to reply again and thank you properly because the system didn't like my passowrd, and will not accept my phone number as a password reset code recipient.  Technology hates me - though cameras usually do not.

    To respond to Jim Hess: LR5; Windows 7.

    Many thanks to you ALL for trying to help.  I'll know on Sunday whether you've succeedd,and will try to let you know.

    R
    rilbioAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    May 21, 2017

    Enjoyed doing this?  Gosh. So grateful that you do.   I just find it frustrating - I want to get the thing installed and use it after all these weeks!

    So - I started again, again.

    Uninstalled, reinstalled.

    This time, I did as you said and made a special file: C:\NIK.  In it went.

    Once again, Edit > Preferences > External editing > Choose gave me a partial list, not the full set.

    So I entered C:\NIK into the bat at the top, and NIK Collection appeared.  Clicking on that gave me th full set.  Wonderful - one sep nearer.

    But only one step. The External Editor dialog box in your reply has 'choose' at the bottom.  Mine does not - it just has 'open' and 'cancel'.  Clicking on 'open' has no effect, whether or not I have highlighted a NIK componen (or the full collection).

    Now what? Needless to say, I cannot supply you with a screenshot. I have faithfully followed the screenshot instructions on You Tube, and nothing happens.

    More thanks,

    Ian


    That should of course read 'box' at the top.

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2017

    If this helps-

    When you "Choose" the Nik program that you want to add to preferences in the list of Additional External Editors, you have to dive deeply into the program folders and 'choose' the  '.exe'  program specifically. (even to selecting the (64-bit) folder )

    For example- Nik Silver Efex Pro in my Windows-10 system lives in this folder location-

    C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection 2015\Nik Collection\Silver Efex Pro 2\Silver Efex Pro 2 (64-Bit)\Silver Efex Pro 2.exe

    And Nik Viveza lives here-

    C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection 2015\Nik Collection\Viveza 2\Viveza 2 (64-Bit)\Viveza 2.exe

    Nik HDR Efex is the one exception, as it does install as a Plugin, and is not in the Additional External Editors list.

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    JoeKostoss
    Community Expert
    JoeKostossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2017

    This sounds weird, but in the Preferences under the Presets tab, try unchecking "Store presets with this catalog". For me it results in seeing the NIK specific plugins.  The one caveat; you may not find some of your presets that you created when this item was checked.

    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    April 18, 2017

    I don't know what version of Lightroom you are using, and I don't know what operating system you have. I am on Windows 10 and I have Lightroom CC 2015.10. I have the Nik collection installed, carried over from previous updates, and it works fine. You might find it necessary to reinstall the plug-ins even though every indication is that it is already installed.

    Sean McCormack
    Community Expert
    Sean McCormackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2017

    Open Preferences and show the External Editor tab and screen capture it.

    It sounds like the installer is being selected, not the plugins.

    Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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