Plugins folder

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I thought that I would start a new thread just for the plugins in PS

Because I am starting PS from a new install - again ;\
this means that I have nothing at all in there except what comes with ps 7

for all of my brushes, shapes etc I have an outside folder where in here lies individual folders for all of the free and custom made brushes etc lie within and I load them from there.........

what I am asking is should I have a folder called plugins and reinstall all of my plugins eg: dreamsuite eyecandy etc into here....... I remember when I have installed them before they ask for my plugins folder..... do I put here my outside folder which I have named plugins? or should I have them in the ps plugins folder?
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[kiwi]

I only have a couple of 3rd party PS plugins now,but I used to have native PS plugins in the PS folder and alias/shortcut to the 3rd party ones ,thats what I do with after effects and Illustrator as well



Stu.

 

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thanks Stu....... it's just that I had a huge scrolling list in my filters selection before and just wondered if I should put them back or not :B
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[sfm]

think I found the answer on this ....... Erik does what I ask....... keeps his plugins in another folder outside of ps and uses the ps shortcut found in the prefrence file where you can select ps to look into another folder for all your plugins...... I am just trying to keep ps as clean as possible he he he

http://www.photoshopgurus.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2&highlight=plugin+folder

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[sfm]

Hey Erik...... in another thread you wrote the following......

The way I do it it as follows. Let's say I have KPT6. Then I install KPT6 into a folder named KPT6 inside the Plugins folder (I make all the subfolders for each plugin before I install). Then I rightclick on the folder called KPT6 and choose Make shortcut. This shortcut I place inside Program Files>Adobe>Photoshop6 (or7)>Plugins. And when I open Photoshop, the plugin is there.

You can also open Photoshop, go to Edit>Preferences>Plugins and Scratch Disks and checkmark "Additional Plugins Directory". You the go to your plugins folder (or the one in PS6) and restart PS. Normally they should all be there. I didn't do that, so I can't guarantee it works flawlessly. I know for example that in 6 you had to install a gig plugin. In 7 you don't, and I don't know how that will work out.

when you installed each plugin and you get to the part of choose plugin folder........... did you choose the adobe/photoshop/plugin or....... the C:/plugins (your outside folder of ps)?
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[Erik]

I have a separate folder on C: that I called Plugins. And all the plugins go in there, in their own subfolder (very tidy). Then I make a shortcut to every subfolder, and give these their own subfolder. Example in your case:

folder Plugins
subfolder !shortcuts (containing shortcuts of the following subfolders. with the ! it stays on top))
subfolder Dreamsuite
subfolder Eyecandy
subfolder Extensis Photobevel
subfolder Flaming Pear SBP
etc etc etc



and then I paste the shortcuts in the Photoshop plugins folder. Practically speaking, I leave them all in the PS PI folder. Yet, if I want to remove something: I cut and paste the shortcut back to its original shortcuts subfolder, and out of PS.

 

[sfm]

thanks Erik I will give it a go
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