Topaz Gigapixel AI 8bf Won't Load

[Lobalobo]

When loading other Topaz Photoshop plugins, I noticed that only the 8bf files in the PS Plugin folders work, not those in the PS Plugin 64 folders even though both Irfanview and Topaz are installed in 64 mode. The problem is that the Topaz Gigapixel AI program has only a Plugin 64 folder and, sure enough, none of the 8bf files there will activate a Gigapixel option in the Irfanview 8bf dialog box. Has anyone else run into this problem? A solution? Thanks in advance.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

From the FAQ on IrfanView.com
64-bit will be faster for some operations due to supporting more RAM.

* 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
* Command line options for scanning (/scan etc.) work only in 32-bit (because no 64-bit TWAIN drivers)