How to detect plug-ins path for Photoshop CC?

[Maxim3]

Hi

I downloaded new CC SDK but unfortunatelly in html doc there is not info how to detect a plug-in path for new Photoshop CC. Pdf doc also contains very old info (still for Photoshop 5.0)

- Could you advice how my installers can detect new Photoshop CC and detect a target place for plug-in installation? Forboth  win and Mac cases.

- Is CC a pure 64bit windows app or it also can be presented into both C:\Program files and C:\Program files(x86) folders?

Thanks

Maxim

[Bartek_Kropaczewski]

Hi Maxim

I'm not sure if that will work for every machine but for you can try to find

Photoshop by accessing the windows registry

for Photoshop 32 bit

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{06870682-6f3c-4b97-9143-f03e85c0bd3e}\LocalServer32]

for Photoshop 64 bit

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{06870682-6f3c-4b97-9143-f03e85c0bd3e}\LocalServer32]

I older versions than CC, user was able to choose if he want to install 32 bit or 64 bit or both version.

Installer for CC won't let you do that as far as i know.

Regards

Bartek

[ilvar]

PC: On x64 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\<version>\ApplicationPath and PluginPath usually points you to the right direction (ditto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Photoshop for i86).

On Mac the install location is preset so its pretty straightforward.

On PC PS CC is both x64 and i86, so its present in both folders by default. On Mac PS is x64 only.

[Bartek_Kropaczewski]

Hi Ilya

What you mean by saying preset? I always installing all adobe products in different different directory that /Applications.

Regards

Bartek

[ilvar]

Hi Bartek,

Yeah, you are right, I'm a bit rusty on our Mac installers. Indeed, the user may specify a custom location there as well. Our solution for this is a "custom Photoshop install" option - if the user knows how to install their Photoshop into a custom location, they will also know how to navigate to it from our installer ... nobody has ever complained about it in the last decade. This being said, I'm also curious if there is a way to detect it automatically.

[Maxim3]

Thank, Bartek, for your responce

I checked this approach for CS4. In my winRegistry there is not {06870682-6f3c-4b97-9143-f03e85c0 bd3e} key. Should it work only for CC?

Previously, I checked "HKLM\Software\Adobe\Photohsop" and found all presented PSD versions, like #12 for CS5, #55 for CS5.5 #60 for CS6. And Wow6432Node accordingly

Will this approach work if I will search for CC the key like "HKLM\Software\Adobe\Photohsop\80\PluginPath" ? (if I had PSD CC I could check it but I dont wan to install it yet for dont break my currect working environment)

Also, could you advise what it default installation path for Mac? Some like "/Applications/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CC" ? Will CC have same plug-ins subfolder like previously versions?

Best regards

Maxim

PS. Ilya, it means what I should check bot 32 and 64 bit windows versions and for CC also? 32bit windows version of CC is still available? wot is <version> key for CC? 80? CC? Do you know what is default installation path for CC on Mac?

[ilvar]

Yes, its HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\70.0\PluginPath for CC (please note it's 70, not 80).

[Maxim3]

Thanks.

All my old installers are finding /70/ versions in searching loop. (for any case)

32bit windows version, is it still exist?

What about Mac path?

[ilvar]

Maxim,

Yes, the "32bit windows version" still very much exists and CC seems to support Win7 and Win8 in both modes (see http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/creativecloud/tech-specs.html for more details). Note however that WinXP support has been discontinued

[Maxim3]

Thank. Do you have Mac PSD CC? I just would know the default installation path for searching

[ilvar]

NP. It is "/Applications/Adobe\ Photoshop\ CC" just as you've assumed.

[Maxim3]

thanks again. I'll modify my installers to support CC finding