plugin 8bf file

[SECTOR-5]

Hi. Why can't i install an 8bf file in plugins in photoshop 2025. It's the Flaming Pear "Flood 2" plugin. Worked in all my previous versions of photoshop, why not in PS 2025 ?

Many thx in advance for your answer(s) / help.

[Ged_Traynor]

@SECTOR-5 have you tried contacting the vendor http://www.flamingpear.com/support.html

[SECTOR-5]

Thanks you for your answer.

Yes i did, but not an answer yet. I hoped you guys could give me the answer.

[Trevor.Dennis]

I only have it in Photoshop 24.

My problem is that I have tried to be clever, and I keep presets in a Photoshop Assets folder tree and place shortcuts to those folders in the relevant file location.  However it's a few years since I set that up, and I can't remember exactly where I placed the shortcuts.  There is definately no file named Flood anywhere in my Photoshop 25, and that includes Program Files, and Appdata\Roaming

I am reasonably confident that if you use the above location, but substitute 2025 for 2024 and place the files there, it will work.  You don't need to install any of the Flaming Pear plugins.  Just place the 8bf files and presets.

I don't use it often, but happen to have used it a couple of days ago in one of our Something For The Weekend threads (currently) towards the bottom of this page:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/something-for-the-weekend-part-229-hi...

[Ged_Traynor]

@Trevor.Dennis I just downloaded the trial version of the plug-in to test, it does indeed work with 2025, I did get this error when Photoshop started, but the filter still works

[SECTOR-5]

Thank you for your answer.

That's what i meant, "place" instead of install (sorry) my english is not a 100%

8bf file in plugins  and  presets in presents file. not showing up in the photoshop plugins meny.

I can't think of anything else to do to make it work.

[Ged_Traynor]

@SECTOR-5  you need to copy the entire Flood 2 folder to this location C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Plug-ins

[SECTOR-5]

That's good to know it works on your photoshop 2025 version. Now i know it should work in my photoshop version (2025) too. But why doesn't it ? Did i place the files in the wrong section ?

[Ged_Traynor]

@SECTOR-5 did you copy the entire folder to the location I mentioned above

[SECTOR-5]

First i copy the 8bf file into plug ins, but when i read your answer i deleted the 8bf file and copy the entire folder in photoshop 2025 plug ins, still nothing.

[Ged_Traynor]

Did you restart Photoshop after copying the folder, according to the vendor you can also copy the Flood 2 folder to this location

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CC

I tried both methods and both worked for me, try downloading the plug-in again and unzipping it

http://www.flamingpear.com/free-trials.html

http://www.flamingpear.com/ps-18-win-install.html

[SECTOR-5]

Thank you for your help. You made me see that i made a mistake and i tell you why:

In photoshop plug ins there is a folder called "generate" that's where i put the flaming pear plug ins. Of course that didn't work. After i took out the plugins of the "generate" folder and placed the all under the generate folder. Now All flaming pear plugins show up. Again, Thank you.

[Ged_Traynor]

Glad you got it sorted 👍