Help With Lightroom: I recently downloaded googles' free Nik collection. I had previously installed Silver Efex Pro 2 for Lightroom and had used it for quite some time without any...

jmdenver Loc: Colorado

I recently downloaded googles' free Nik collection. I had previously installed Silver Efex Pro 2 for Lightroom and had used it for quite some time without any issues. Now that I have downloaded the entire Nik collection, it does not work. Any ideas what I need to do to remedy this solution?

Psergel Loc: New Mexico

Without actually seeing what's going on it's hard to say but......are the other plugins such as "Define" working?

Is the Silver FX pluggin in the same folder as the rest of the package?

Did you uninstall the old Silver FX before you installed the collection? If not, I'd start by uninstalling all of the NIK products and reinstall.

jmdenver Loc: Colorado

Appreciate the help, Paul. That seemed to do the trick.

Psergel Loc: New Mexico

jmdenver wrote:

Appreciate the help, Paul. That seemed to do the trick.

You are most welcome.....glad I could help.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

jmdenver wrote:

I recently downloaded googles' free Nik collection. I had previously installed Silver Efex Pro 2 for Lightroom and had used it for quite some time without any issues. Now that I have downloaded the entire Nik collection, it does not work. Any ideas what I need to do to remedy this solution?

If by not working you mean they won't launch from LR, as has been suggested, you can re-install. I've found it easier to select Edit, Preferences, External Editors, and just add the applications there. You can find the apps in C:\program files\google\

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Gene51 wrote:

If by not working you mean they won't launch from LR, as has been suggested, you can re-install. I've found it easier to select Edit, Preferences, External Editors, and just add the applications there. You can find the apps in C:\program files\google\

That is the method I use

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Psergel wrote:

Without actually seeing what's going on it's hard to say but......are the other plugins such as "Define" working?

Is the Silver FX pluggin in the same folder as the rest of the package?

Did you uninstall the old Silver FX before you installed the collection? If not, I'd start by uninstalling all of the NIK products and reinstall.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

jmdenver wrote:

Appreciate the help, Paul. That seemed to do the trick.

fantom Loc: Colorado

jmdenver wrote:

I recently downloaded googles' free Nik collection. I had previously installed Silver Efex Pro 2 for Lightroom and had used it for quite some time without any issues. Now that I have downloaded the entire Nik collection, it does not work. Any ideas what I need to do to remedy this solution?

I had similar problem but only with Photoshop. Had to reinstall the entire Nik Collection but it was no big deal, easy and goes quickly.

jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania

jmdenver wrote:

I recently downloaded googles' free Nik collection. I had previously installed Silver Efex Pro 2 for Lightroom and had used it for quite some time without any issues. Now that I have downloaded the entire Nik collection, it does not work. Any ideas what I need to do to remedy this solution?

Did you try uninstalling the original first then installing the new collection afterwards? I had a problem with it too but after uninstalling the old copy then installing the newly downloaded copy everything works fine.

fantom Loc: Colorado

When you folks reinstalled Nik did you have to do that after a recent update by Adobe of LR or PS? It seems I have to do this after about every other update.

I'm sorry if this is too off target for this thread, but it seems to tie in. I can repost under a new topic if people think that is more appropriate.
Thanks