After installation, the Helicon Filter plug-in will automatically be added to the most popular programs that support PS-compatible plug-ins.
Helicon Filter automatically registers itself in the following software programs:
If you have a program that supports PS-compatible plug-ins but is not included in this list, please write to us at support@heliconsoft.com. We will include it in the next version.
To register a plug-in manually for 32-bit versions, copy the following two files into the folder that has the plug-ins: "C:\Program Files\Helicon Software\Helicon Filter\library\HeliconFilter32.8bf" and "HeliconFilter32.ini." Register the 64-bit versions in the same way.
The Helicon Filter plug-in can handle 16-bit per channel images and images with an embedded color profile.
Helicon Filter can be used to call PS-compatible plug-ins. You can see which plug-ins are installed in the main menu: .
Helicon Filter looks for installed plug-ins in the folders of popular software programs, such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel Photo-Paint*, and adds all compatible plug-ins to the Helicon Filter plug-ins menu.
To add external plug-ins manually, copy the plug-in file into the appropriate folder of Helicon Filter (C:\Program Files (x86)\Helicon Software\Helicon Filter 5\Plug-ins\).
If you are working with RAW or tiff images and an external plug-in does not support 16-bit-per- channel images, the program will convert the image to 8-bit and then back again to 16 bit after calling the plug-in. This may cause some loss of details. If it does, use this plug-in as the last step.
With the generous permission of Harald Heim, we have included Harry's Filters 3.0 in our installation. You can get the latest version of this software at www.ThePluginSite.com.
If you have problems using plug-ins within Helicon Filter, please write to us at support@heliconsoft.com.