8bf Support in 64-bit version???

[maspick]

I cannot find an entry here addressing this, so I apologize in advance for asking the question.

How in the heck does one add an 8bf plugin to the 64-bit version of Irfanview. I can add 32-bit plugins to the 32-bit version of Irfanview, but I can't add 64-bit plugins there and I can't seem to add anything to the 64-bit version of Irfanview. Is there a secret handshake or gesture I'm failing to perform? It's very frustrating. For instance, I can't access the DxO version of the NIK Collection plugins anywhere. HELP!!!!

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Advantages of IrfanView 32-bit over 64-bit version:

• Runs on a 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
• Loads all files/images for normal needs (max. RAM size is about 1.3 GB)
• Needs less disc space
• All PlugIns will work: not all PlugIns are ported (yet) to 64-bit (like OCR) and some 32-bit PlugIns must be still used in the 64-bit version, some with limitations (see the "Plugins32" folder)
• Some old 32-bit PlugIns (like RIOT and Adobe 8BF PlugIn) work only in compatibility mode in IrfanView-64 (only 32-bit 8BF files/effects can be used)
• Command line options for scanning (/scan etc.) work only in 32-bit (because no 64-bit TWAIN drivers)

[maspick]

Advantages of IrfanView 32-bit over 64-bit version:

• Runs on a 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
• Loads all files/images for normal needs (max. RAM size is about 1.3 GB)
• Needs less disc space
• All PlugIns will work: not all PlugIns are ported (yet) to 64-bit (like OCR) and some 32-bit PlugIns must be still used in the 64-bit version, some with limitations (see the "Plugins32" folder)
• Some old 32-bit PlugIns (like RIOT and Adobe 8BF PlugIn) work only in compatibility mode in IrfanView-64 (only 32-bit 8BF files/effects can be used)
• Command line options for scanning (/scan etc.) work only in 32-bit (because no 64-bit TWAIN drivers)

So, you're saying their is no real 8bf support for the 64-bit version of Irfanview? If the 32-bit version of Irfanview won't run 64-bit plugins, will I ever be able to use those plugins with Irfanview? Irfanview is so complete in so many ways for many things that this is very disappointing. d:¬{(

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Never say "never," but if you're into serious photo-editing why not use a photo-editor, not an image viewer?

[maspick]

I do use a photo editor. I am an advanced Photoshop user but there are plenty of occasions where I don't want to launch Photoshop to do something simple, which Irfanview is ideal for. Alas, we can't have everything we want - where would we put it all! d;¬{D

[Jacal]

I only have five "installed" and rarely use them, but these do work fine with 64-bit IrfanView:

AdaptiveContrastCurve.8bf
AdaptiveHistogramEQ.8bf
FineUSMSharpen_x64.8bf ?
UltimateHueSaturation_x64.8bf ?
VHRUnsharpMask_x64.8bf ?

Edit: Harry's filters 4.10 also work. It looks that many filters have got 64-bit versions.

[maspick]

I only have five "installed" and rarely use them, but these do work fine with 64-bit IrfanView:

AdaptiveContrastCurve.8bf
AdaptiveHistogramEQ.8bf
FineUSMSharpen_x64.8bf ?
UltimateHueSaturation_x64.8bf ?
VHRUnsharpMask_x64.8bf ?

Edit: Harry's filters 4.10 also work. It looks that many filters have got 64-bit versions.

Awesome! This gives me hope. I wonder what's different about these plugins.

[Jacal]

(I'm not familiar with the subject, so don't take my words too seriously.)

Some old 8bf plugins work in compatibility mode in IrfanView-64 via the 32-bit plugin loader (Stub_Plugin.exe). One can find 4 samples in the Plugins\Plugins32\Adobe 8BF subdirectory. (I use Smartcurve.8bf when I need a curve tool.) Some other might work, but many, probably most, will fail.

On the net, you can find plugins, (re)written to work with 64-bit programs (some mentioned in my previous post). I would expect the number of 64-bit plugins to be growing, since 32-bit image editors are obsolete for many reasons.

Having the last - i.e. quite old - Google's Nik Collection installed on my modest laptop (I'm away from home), I can only add it's 32-bit 8bf plugins to IrfanView-64. I found Viveza 2 to actually work, while two others have freezed IrfanView.

Be well!

Edit: I see that even the 64-bit filters, that work, trigger the 32-bit loader, so there still seem to be no native support for 64-bit 8bf filters in IrfanView.

[Oto]

There is such change in latest 64-bit Irfanview versions:

Version 4.62


(Release date: 2022-12-09)

• New "Adobe 8BF filters" PlugIn (for 64-bit 8BF, thanks to Sinisa Petric)

PSHOST - (version 4.66): allows IrfanView to load Adobe Photoshop 8BF filters?
?Note: If you want to use 32 bit 8BFs in IrfanView 64 bit, use the custom menu/folder option in: Properties->PlugIns.


But doesn't seem to improve as even in latest 4.67 the 64-bit 8BF do not work. ?