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Whenever I try to save an image after editing it on Analog Efex Pro 2 or Silver Efex Pro 2, I get this error message saying that ‘File cannot be written. Please check to ensure you have write access. The location that the file was tried to access was ‘DSC_1258.NEF’. I don’t have this issue with Color Efex Pro 4 though. I have never faced this issue and couldn’t find any solution till now.
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That is a Folder/File Permissions Error. Has nothing to do with the NIX collection and nothing at all to do with PS.
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How do I fix it? Why I get this error message only for Analog Efex Pro 2 and Silver Efex Pro 2?
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Nik collection not working
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I just noticed that Nik collection isn’t working on my latest install of PS CC — Photoshop 2021. When I select it from Filters I get this message:
I tried reinstalling the Nik collection, but still get the same error message. Suggestions?
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You don’t mention which version of NIK you are using. If it is the original have you tried to run the trial version of the latest version?
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Keit ll wrote:
You don’t mention which version of NIK you are using. If it is the original have you tried to run the trial version of the latest version?
i have the last Nik collection that was published by Nik before it was taken over by DXO (I think)
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I can’t remember whether you can run Nik directly without PS? If so, try running it directly. If it doesn’t run directly, try running it directly as Administrator.
Assuming nothing has changed, disk corruption is a possibility.
Disk errors can be a sign of a failing drive, so as a first step I would backup whatever’s on that disk; assuming you don’t already have a current backup? Once you have a backup, I’d check the drive for errors.
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brick33308 wrote:
I just noticed that Nik collection isn’t working on my latest install of PS CC — Photoshop 2021. When I select it from Filters I get this message:
I tried reinstalling the Nik collection, but still get the same error message. Suggestions?
Have a look at this:
[Solved] Adobe Photoshop and NIK Software disk error problem
Hi guys, I don’t think the topic is prohibited by this sub’s rules, but if so, sorry!
Anyway… I’ve been seeing a lot of problems in the Net concerning incompatibility between various parts of NIK Software (currently no longer updated and free) and newer editions of PS (probably applicable to Lightroom too), more precisely:
could not complete the color efex pro 4 command because of a disk error
After tinkering a bit, it seems that the solution is:
- Install the relevant plugin(s) to the folder where your ADOBE SOFTWARE IS, not some external one (so, AdobePhotoshopCCPlug-InsNik rather than, say c:PlugInsNik or c:Nik
- This is important step: open the folder for the «misbehaving» plugin and make sure to leave only the correct version, matching the architecture of your Photoshop software — it means, delete, or simply move out of the folder the non 64-Bit version of the plugin
- Just to be safe, in Plugin settings menu set AFTER CLICKING OK, to «Apply the filtered effect to the CURRENT layer». Make sure to duplicate the layer you want to enhance with NIK before launching the plugin.
- You might also want to disable «Enable GPU Processing» in Plugin’s settings menu — some graphic drivers apparently don’t want as intended.
I hope this helps.
Make sure your image is a layer or duplicate your image to work on that in NIK. It wants a layer, a base image won’t work.
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thanks Toermalijn! That jogged my memory, and I did a variation of what you suggested.
- Install Nik Collection from original .exe file
- Navigate to c:program filesgoogleNik Collection’
- Copy all the filters from that folder and paste them into c:program filesAdobeAdobe Photoshop 2021plug-ins
all good!
Interestingly, when I wasn’t able to access Silver Efex, I turned to Topaz Black/White and was pleased with it. It’s a little different from Silver Efex but not by a lot, and it worked well for me.
Re: Nik collection not working
brick33308 wrote:
thanks Toermalijn! That jogged my memory, and I did a variation of what you suggested.
- Install Nik Collection from original .exe file
- Navigate to c:program filesgoogleNik Collection’
- Copy all the filters from that folder and paste them into c:program filesAdobeAdobe Photoshop 2021plug-ins
all good!
Interestingly, when I wasn’t able to access Silver Efex, I turned to Topaz Black/White and was pleased with it. It’s a little different from Silver Efex but not by a lot, and it worked well for me.
Glad it worked out for you.
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If you are a user of one of the popular Nik Collection photo editing plugins, you have probably experienced errors in using the software recently. After Photoshop’s latest update, several users have reported that using the plugins will now force Photoshop to close when the plugin attempts to save its changes. This not only limits your use of Nik’s software, but it also will also cause you to lose all unsaved changes to your image prior to using the plugin. Luckily, there is a very simple workaround.
It has been an up and down year for Nik Collection. After Google announced that they had no further plans for the software, they were later acquired by DxO. This was a relief for several photographers who have integrated Nik’s plugins, such as Color Efex Pro, into their post-processing workflow. However, DxO has no known plans to make any changes to the current version of the software until their release of the newest edition sometime next year. This leaves users with the problem of the plugins not being compatible with the updated version of Photoshop, with no hope for a fix to resolve the issue. A simple setting adjustment though will allow you to work around the problem.
The Fix
First, you will want to open a photo in Photoshop, and from there open the photo using your Nik software of choice. When the photo opens in Nik, you will see a settings box in the bottom left corner of the screen. Open the settings option and navigate to the tab labeled “After Clicking OK.” In this tab, you will want to change the setting from “Apply the filtered effect to a separate layer” to “Apply the filtered effect to the current layer.” Save the changes and it should apply to all further uses of the Nik software.
This setting is the root of the error. Photoshop will often crash when Nik Collection tries to create a new layer in the software. This workaround allows you to save the changes to the layer you were currently working on, rather than create a new layer. The only addition I will add is that you should create a copy of the layer in Photoshop before you open in Nik, in case any further adjustments such as masking are required after the effects are applied.
Nik Collection is an excellent software despite its recent issues. Hopefully, with DxO’s recent acquisition, further versions of the software will be developed that allow its users to continue to use their plugins without needing to find workarounds such as this.
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