Upgrading Software
Can anyone advise whether it's better to upgrade to a newer version of software via a download, or buy (albeit more expensive) the disc for the program? I want to upgrade Elements 14 to Elements 20 but am not sure if my very old pics will be compatible with the newer version.
If you download a trial version of the software you are thinking of upgrading to - after backing-up your current version on an external hard-disk, just in case you lose it - then you can try your old images. If they are not compatible because the camera used is not supported by the new version, then reinstall your old version.
Even easier if you have the disc. If the new version over-writes the old one then you simply reinstall from the disc...
Sometimes the download procedure will ask if you want to keep or remove the older version...
Sometimes the download procedure will ask if you want to keep or remove the older version...
The upgrade is likely to cost about 7-8 months subscription to full Lightroom/PhotoShop - which is a far more capable post processing system with free upgrades, a decent chunk of Cloud storage, free web-site hosting and provision to provide a link of a selection of your images held in the Cloud.
Which is best - no contest. Which you want to pay for is for you to decide.
Which is best - no contest. Which you want to pay for is for you to decide.
Quote:The upgrade is likely to cost about 7-8 months subscription to full Lightroom/PhotoShop - which is a far more capable post processing system with free upgrades, a decent chunk of Cloud storage, free web-site hosting and provision to provide a link of a selection of your images held in the Cloud.
Which is best - no contest. Which you want to pay for is for you to decide.
Thanks Len but I don't want or need all that. I know what I like.
Have been having a conversation on line with Adobe who don't seem to grasp what I want to know. Perhaps someone on here will know.
If I upgrade, will I have to reload NIK Efex (I have the old free version still), and will all my settings be the same or will I have to reset them all?
I'm going around in circles on line.
Cheers
If I upgrade, will I have to reload NIK Efex (I have the old free version still), and will all my settings be the same or will I have to reset them all?
I'm going around in circles on line.
Cheers
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If I upgrade, will I have to reload NIK Efex (I have the old free version still), and will all my settings be the same or will I have to reset them all?
I'm not sure about Elements but when reinstalling Photoshop I've always kept the "plug ins" folder from the outgoing version and placed it manually into the "new" Photoshop in the programmes folder.
In fact, I keep a copy of it in case the one in use should become corrupted.
Alternatively, of course, you can still download and instal the "old" Nik.
I just find it easier to recycle the folder.
I seem to recall someone; perhaps Adobe even, saying that the "plug ins" folder should automatically migrate to the new software but it's never done so for me.
As for your settings (preferences?), I think you'll need to start over.
Quote:I seem to recall someone; perhaps Adobe even, saying that the "plug ins" folder should automatically migrate to the new software but it's never done so for me.
As for your settings (preferences?), I think you'll need to start over.
And I seem to recall that during the installation process, it detected the older version with the plug-ins and asked if I wanted to migrate them to the new version. I believe (not quite 100% sure) also that preferences need to be reset manually after installation.
But as it is an easy task to re-download Nik, as Jester says, if that proves necessary, then it's no biggie.
