Have the Nik Collection, Lightzone and On1 free effects shortcuts gone from gimp? I know you had to install them but the shortcuts were there.

I was looking at installing the nik collection only I cant find free ones

did you try the link provided by partha?
at https://www.partha.com/
you'll find

Thank you dinasset I did try that link ages ago. When I saw it wasn't free I gave up. I see though that you can get it for free still?

So it's said.

downloaded/installed the Windows executable from that link, tried one app and it works

did you install it, Sallyanne?

Yes I did but I don't think I have it in the right place. i still don't see any (greyed out even) links . - Is Shell out in Gimp 2.10 or do we have to add it as well?

Where do I find instructions for installing it into gimp?

I have selected the Partha's portable when the installation was asking for a PS-like application.
So, Partha's gimp recognizes and calls Nik Coll.
Also, I created on desktop the links to all its components to have it callable stand-alone.

Thanks

The 'nik' python plugins are set up for the default 64 bit Nik installation.
No need for shellout, each python plugin is its own 'mini' shellout.

check list:

You have the partha gimp 2.10 installed?

The google nik collection installed in default location?
C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\..folders-with-64-bit-filters... example: https://i.imgur.com/Gtqtufe.jpg

Do you get any error messages along the lines of "missing msvcp110.dll"? You need the visual C distributable installed.

A quick test, generally works, got a strange tiff notification message with the silver plugin but still worked.

Thank you Rich - I will probably need to download Nik and gimp again to put it in gimp then. I thought I had partha's gimp but it doesn't say so in 'about' - I must have got this one from the gimp.org page. Whiich is probably why I don't see any 'greyed out links'. I downloaded the collection again last night and have it as a 'stand alone' my desk top. I won't download it again until after 2.00 am Saturday morning as month is nearly up and so are my peak hour download/uploads. I rarely use the off peak so I will do it with them next time. - Don't know how it works there but our peak hours are 10am - 2am and off peak 2am - 10am. Unfortunately I am not a morning person or that would suit me.

You should not need to download NIK again, (Save bandwidth, Save the Planet )
It is a monster file 450 MB. If you installed to the default location then Partha's Gimp 2.10.6 std ( 140 MB) should pick it up. Just check in C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\ that you have those 64bit folders, as the earlier screenshot.

I started off many years ago with expensive and slow dial-up internet which is why I still do posts 'off-line'.

If you have NIK installed to default location see: https://i.imgur.com/WUTKTSD.jpg & as earlier posts.

In a regular Gimp 2.10.6 - from gimp.org - unpack the attached zip and put the six folders in the Gimp profile plugins folder C:\Users\your-name\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins as: https://i.imgur.com/nI8ov7Y.jpg Keeping plugins in folders with the same name as the plugin is the approved way in Gimp 2.10

Does it work? It does here:



Might save you a few hundred MB of downloads.

Thanks Rich, that worked for me in a regular GIMP 2.10.6 Installation.

rich2005,

I get an error when using the Nik Collection for gimp 2.10.10. The gimp version I have is Windows and it's from gimp.org


I still get errors with the nik collection even when using it with shellout:


Does this collection work with gimp 2.10.10 on windows 64 bit? I ask because I installed the zip files & nothing works. Do I have to install the download 1.2.11 for the Nik Collection to work properly?

I have both shellout and Nik Collection installed but the Nik Collection still doesn't work.

I had the same problem and had to fix each py file to read the correct install directory. They did not install into Google/Nik Collection. Just Programs/Nik Collection.
Hope that helps.

FIRST: Be sure your executables installed here.
C:\\Program Files\\Nik Collection\\... EXAMPLE

C:\\Program Files\\Nik Collection\\Color Efex Pro 4\\Color Efex Pro 4 (64-Bit)\\Color Efex Pro 4.exe

THEN:
Find this line in each Nik Collection python file. (usually around line #85-#87.
I used Notepad ++ to edit.


And change the path to the correct directory install. Be sure and KEEP the double left slashes! All i had to do was REMOVE ...

Rod,
I have the zip files of the Nik Collection installed here:


Do I have to install the full Nik Collection as well? If not, here is what the shellout code I have looks like:


Here is where I have shellout installed:

You do not have to install python files into a folder named the same as the python file. GIMP WILL see them in the plug-ins folder. ONLY executables need to be in a folder directory.
Furthermore you do not need the Shellout python file to run the Nik Collection. Each Nik Collection python script calls how Shellout does.
Just make sure each python file is pointing to the install directory for each executable Nik Collection folder (under 64 bit) that you installed.
You DO need the Nik Collection installed. The python files point to each executable and load them. According to the one you choose in the GIMP menu.

Rod, I got the Nik Collection to work.. give or take a few warnings due to the .tiff files. So far, the plugins seem to be working as they should.