Comments on: All Nik plug-ins go 64-bit

By: Mark Andrews

Mark Andrews — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:05:26 +0000

You ask about 32 bit legacy use. I certainly have no need for 32-bit functionality. However, if I could have my druthers, I’d sure like Adobe to eliminate the 300,000-pixel restriction in Photoshop and .PSB files. This restriction is often a big hassle for panorama photographers, at least those wanting to perform work over 20 GigaPixels. At 240 ppi, that’s only 104 feet wide, certainly not wide enough for some of the ultra-high resolution panos we want to build for our business.

By: fr

fr — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:57:05 +0000

By the way, worst of it : i use PS CS5 for daily work in 64bit, works like a charm, and i use cs4 just to scan. And then i miss the spot corrector with content aware fill…

By: fr

fr — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:56:01 +0000

Scanner driver… Twain… argh…

By: gh

gh — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:53:39 +0000

The Photoshop Nik plugins are true 64 bit. Well I think anyhow, and they (NIK) say they are written in 64 bit code, while the lightroom version is 64 bit compatible. It is actually still a 32 bit plug in, but it functions while running a 64 bit boot (MAC) and running lightroom in 64 bit mode. You can verify the 32 bit processes by using activity monitor (MAC), and viewing processes and “kind” of process INTEL VS INTEL (64 bit). CS5 Photoshop runs killer in MAC 64 bit boot and 64 bit program. For large images and multilayered files Photoshop can and does access 16+ GB ram. Its great. I think ya gotta want to be 64 bit, make the choices to get there and yes its what it always should have been like.

By: David Remley

David Remley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:46:52 +0000

Would like Contact Sheet and Picture Package to be 64bit… and, no, the bridge versions are not an improvement.

By: Kenny McLean

Kenny McLean — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:44:14 +0000

Import Video Frames to Layers.

I only just started using this feature and was surprised to find that it’s 32-bit only.

I will be honest and say that I’m not sure how much use I will make of it in the future though.

By: John Nolan

John Nolan — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:18:56 +0000

My scanner and Lighting Effects

By: ES

ES — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:38:34 +0000

Noise Ninja and the Pixel Genius suite

By: Rob R

Rob R — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:06:22 +0000

The printer plug-in for my Canon 8300 is still 32 bit code. Update “promised” for October, but they didn’t specify which year…

By: Jeffrey Tranberry

Jeffrey Tranberry — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:49:23 +0000

Lighting Effects is an ancient code base. We decided not to waste resources updating it to 64-bit in favor developing new technology for a future version – Similar to how we deprecated Extract in CS4 and delivered the non-destructive, in app/non-plug-in, solution of Refine Edge/Smart Radius technology in CS5.

By: Jeffrey Tranberry

Jeffrey Tranberry — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:45:32 +0000

Scanners are tough one. Unless the scanner is really new, I don’t see the manufacturers updating their drivers. You could try a third party driver like VueScan 9 (releasing in December) that may give your scanner 64bit support.

By: alex kent

alex kent — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:23:59 +0000

if loosing ancient filters like Lighting Effects (ah, use layer blending modes and the gradient tool!) means you can move forward faster, i say do it.

By: Douglas Johnson

Douglas Johnson — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:16:32 +0000

Plugins that don’t work in 64-land: Kodak’s Digital ROC, NoiseNinja, and Digital Light & Color’s Color Mechanic.

By: markb

markb — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:59:52 +0000

Photomerge UI, Panopreviewer, Flexify… huh, do I make panoramas? But when the results get big, things slow to a crawl…

By: Eric Bruns

Eric Bruns — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:50:58 +0000

TWAIN support for my scanner (which I used roughly weekly) is still only 32 bit