Plugin compatibility with PS Elements

Hi,

Photoshop Elements doesn't have a SDK. Are plugins developed with the CS2 SDK compatible with Photoshop Elements? What are the limitations? There's no information about this in the CS2 SDK (or did I miss it?).

Thanks in advance.

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Patrick Philippot
MainSoft Consulting Services
www.mainsoft.fr

Patrick Philippot wrote:

Photoshop Elements doesn't have a SDK. Are plugins developed with the CS2 SDK compatible with Photoshop Elements?

Mostly yes.

What are the limitations?

PSE has limitations with 16bit color. Plugins which do require 16bit color depth are likely to have limitations or not to work at all.

BR,
Dirk

Dirk Macke wrote:

PSE has limitations with 16bit color. Plugins which do require 16bit color depth are likely to have limitations or not to work at all.

Thanks.

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Patrick Philippot
MainSoft Consulting Services
www.mainsoft.fr

Actually, that isn't entirely true. The plug-in maker may disable 16-bit support if you install the plug-in in to Photoshop Elements. However, since Elements is based on the full underlying code for the full version of Photoshop the 16-bit support is there. There is just no user interface access to it.

I would also like to point out that more importantly 16-bit images loaded or scanned in to Elements are converted to 8-bit so you really have no way to get 16-bit images in to Elements. If you could plug-ins that work with 16-bit images would most likely work unless as I said the plug-in maker disables that when the plug-in is installed in to Elements.

ljc

"Dirk Macke" wrote in message

Patrick Philippot wrote:

Photoshop Elements doesn't have a SDK. Are plugins developed with the CS2 SDK compatible with Photoshop Elements?

Mostly yes.

What are the limitations?

PSE has limitations with 16bit color. Plugins which do require 16bit color depth are likely to have limitations or not to work at all.
BR,
Dirk

Little Juice Coupe wrote:

Actually, that isn't entirely true. The plug-in maker may disable 16-bit support if you install the plug-in in to Photoshop Elements. However, since Elements is based on the full underlying code for the full version of Photoshop the 16-bit support is there. There is just no user interface access to it.

So what exactly is 'not entirely' true in my statement, that 16bit plug-ins do either have limitations, or do not work at all?!

I would also like to point out that more importantly 16-bit images loaded or scanned in to Elements are converted to 8-bit so you really

This is entirely not true. My PSE loads, displays, and saves pictures with 16bit color depth without any problems. Just most of the plug-ins don't work. See above.

BR,
Dirk

The not entirely true is that 16-bit plug-ins don't work or are limited. They may very well work in Elements if you could get a 16-bit image in to Elements. The fact that as far as I know you can't is a limitation of Elements and not the plug-in(s) unless the plug-in maker disables 16-bit support in Elements which you would never know because you can't load or scan in 16-bit images in to Elements.

Everything that is in Photoshop for 16-bit images is in Elements it has to be because some plug-ins do do their work in 16-bit mode which in the plug-in.

If you can't see the difference from what I am saying from what you said well I can't explain it any better. You went the no 16-bit plug-in whole sale and your wrong. There are other factors that may or may not having anything to do with the plug-in.

John

"Dirk Macke" wrote in message

Little Juice Coupe wrote:

Actually, that isn't entirely true. The plug-in maker may disable 16-bit support if you install the plug-in in to Photoshop Elements. However, since Elements is based on the full underlying code for the full version of Photoshop the 16-bit support is there. There is just no user interface access to it.

So what exactly is 'not entirely' true in my statement, that 16bit plug-ins do either have limitations, or do not work at all?!

I would also like to point out that more importantly 16-bit images loaded or scanned in to Elements are converted to 8-bit so you really

This is entirely not true. My PSE loads, displays, and saves pictures with 16bit color depth without any problems. Just most of the plug-ins don't work. See above.

BR,
Dirk

Little Juice Coupe wrote:

The not entirely true is that 16-bit plug-ins don't work or are limited. They may very well work in Elements if you could get a 16-bit image in to Elements.

Well, you keep repeating yourself, but that makes your statement not more correct.

You can get 16bit images in PSE without conversion. Period.

Get the demo from Adobe and try yourself, if you do not believe it.

EOD,
Dirk