Installation

How do I install my plug-ins?

All Programs: Download your plug-in from your e-mail and save it into the appropriate directory. Do not try and run your plug-in directly from your e-mail (by double-clicking on it). Use your e-mail client’s Save As feature.

Elements: Save your plug-in into the elements plug-ins folder. This is most likely to be: C:/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop Elements/Plug-Ins/Filters.

(Note: Elements has two filters directories. The second is at: C:/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop Elements/filters. Don't put your plug-ins in this directory.)

If Elements is open/running, close it and restart it. Go to the Filter menu on the top task bar. At the bottom of the menu you will see “Scrapping Pro”.

Paint Shop Pro: Save your plug-in into the Paint Shop Pro plug-ins folder. This is most likely to be: C:/Program Files/Corel/Corel Paint Shop Pro X/PlugIns.

Irfanview (freeware): Save your plug-in into the Irfanview plug-ins folder. This is most likely to be: C:/Program Files/Irfanview/Plugins/Adobe 8bf.

You are now ready to use your plug-ins.

How do I upgrade my plug-ins?

All Programs: Upgrading follows exactly the same process as initial installation.

However you must decide what to do with the earlier version you are upgrading from. You could:

  1. move the old version to a safe place
  2. delete the old version
  3. leave the old version in place
If you choose the latter, both versions of your plug-in will be available from your program. This might prove confusing.

Possible Problems

Some customers have found that a plug-in doesn't always download from their e-mail completely. If only part of your plug-in is downloaded, it will not run correctly. For example, Elements will complain your plug-in is not a valid Windows image. If this happens to you, check the size of the plug-in. It should be approximately 950-960kB. If yours is less than that, delete it and download it from your e-mail again.

Some customers have found that Adobe Elements will not load their plug-ins. That is, they will not show up in the Filters menu. In this case, create a sub-directory called ScrappingPro in the Filters directory (see above). Move (or save) your plug-ins into the new sub-directory. Then re-start Elements. The plug-ins should now appear in the Filters menu.

Some customers have found that Windows security prevents their plug-ins from running. If this happens to you, check your plug-in's properties. (This can be done using the Windows File Explorer [not IE]. Locate your plug-in and right-click on it and view its properties.) Under Security, you should be able to enable your plug-in.

Windows Vista introduced a new security concept based around Compatibility Files. If you find you download and save the plug-ins, but you can't see them in the directory you saved them to, then Vista has intervened. Your photo editor won't load the plug-ins. In this case, create a sub-directory in your home directory, eg. "My Documents/Plug-Ins" and save your plug-ins there. Then configure your photo editor to load plug-ins from this new sub-directory.

For Photoshop products this configuration can be found under Edit -> Preferences -> Plug-Ins. Enable the "Additional Plug-Ins" folder and set it to your new sub-directory. After re-starting, your plug-ins should be present.

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