I built and installed Plug-in... How do I run it?

[Squisterson]

Hi!

I just built the sample filter "Dissolve" and copied the file "Dissolve.8bf" into the plug-in folder:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins

Then I ran Photoshop and couldn't find how to run the plug-in. It doesn't appear in any menus, even after putting it in the subfolder "Filters" and changing the ending to capital letters ".8BF". How do I access plug-ins I built?

[Tom Ruark · Accepted solution]

Which version did you build and which folder did you copy it out of? Double check and make sure you got it out of Debug64 or Release64.

[Squisterson]

Ah ok, that was it. Thanks!

For anyone else who's trying to solve this: In Visual C++, right click on "Solution", Select "Properties", click on "Configuration Properties and select "x64" under "Platform". Then build and copy the plug-in from "samplecode/Output/Win/Release64/" (or ".../Debug64/") anywhere into Photoshop's plug-in folder. You needn't change the extension ".8bf" to capital letters. The filter "Dissolve" was accessible through "Filter -> Adobe SDK -> Dissolve..."