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Adobe CC 17 October 2017 Update -Google NIK CollectionTable of ContentsIntroduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1

Creative Cloud App ............................................................................................................................ 2

Baseline Pre-update .......................................................................................................................... 2

Preparation ................................................................................................................................... 2

System Specifications .................................................................................................................... 3

Google NIK Collection Installation locations ................................................................................... 4

Registry Settings ............................................................................................................................ 5

Pre-Update Testing – Photoshop CC 2017 ...................................................................................... 7

Pre-Update Testing – Lightroom 2015.12 ..................................................................................... 11

Prior to Update................................................................................................................................ 14

Updating your System ..................................................................................................................... 15

Post Update Checks ......................................................................................................................... 17

NIK Collection File Locations ........................................................................................................ 17

Post Update Testing Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 .......................................................................... 18

Post Update Testing – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC ...................................................................... 22

IntroductionThe purpose of this note is to document the update of Adobe CC 17 October 2017 release on myWindows 10 desktop PC and to set out a method for doing so that may be followed by others shouldthey wish. The general approach is:

Audit what you’ve got in terms of system, file locations and settings – do you know whereeverything is so you can check what has changedTest what you’ve got – are you sure everything is workingBackup what you’ve got – in case things go wrongPerform the updateCheck file locations – this seems to be an issue with the NIK Collection and Adobe CCupdatesTest what you’ve got – is it all still workingIf NIK Collection isn’t working then troubleshoot by searching internet forumsIf all else fails restore your backup!

Note if you have an earlier version of Microsoft Windows then file locations may be different. Againif you use an Apple Mac then the system will be quite different but the general approach should be aguide to help you update your machine.

https://adobe.ly/2y1vaky

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-unexpected-behavior-user-account-2.html

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Creative Cloud AppThe apps shown below are due to be updated; but before this can be safely done then we need toknow what the before upgrading baseline state of the system and software is.

Note Bridge CC updated as I judged that this would have no effect on NIK Collection Functionality

Baseline Pre-updatePreparationDrivers updated using Driver Genius

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System SpecificationsI have a Windows 10 64bit set to download and update automatically. It has Version 1703 for x64-based systems installed. Some general system based information is given in the screen shots belowwhich were surfaced using the free tool “Speccy” by Piriform[https://www.piriform.com/speccy/download]

https://www.piriform.com/speccy/download

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Google NIK Collection Installation locationsThe NIK Collection is installed in 2 places on this PC

1. C:/Program Files > Google > Nik Collection

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2. C:/Program Files > Adobe then under 3 Photoshop version installations as show below:

Registry SettingsThe following registry settings were found by opening Regedit [do not make any changes in Regeditunless you know what you are doing AND have taken a registry backup FIRST]

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Pre-Update Testing – Photoshop CC 2017The following tests were carried out:

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Action Expected Result Actual Result

1. Open Photoshop and select from the ToolbarEdit > Preferences > Plug-Ins and ensure that“Load Extension Panels” is checked

“Load ExtensionPanels” is checked

2. Close Photoshop Photoshop closes3. Using File Explorer navigate to one of your

image folder and right click on a test RAW fileand select “open with” Photoshop

[note I have my system setup to always openRAW files in Adobe Camera RAW and thenwhen I’ve finished in ACR to open inPhotoshop as a Smart Object]

RAW image opens inACR

4. Make ACR adjustments as needed then clickon “Open”

The RAW Image opensin Photoshop as aSmart Object – showsas the icon in thebottom right handcorner of the image

thumbnail5. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool

to select the RAW Presharpener tool [notethis warning message will appear

Sharpener Pro 3: (1)opens

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-check the “Do not show again” box and theClick on “OK”

6. Adjust effects to your needs and then click on“OK”

Tool closes andreturns to Photoshopshowing that the toolhas been applied to aSmart Filter on thecurrent layer

7. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Color Efex Pro 4 tool

Tool opens

8. Adjust effect to your needs and then click on“OK”


9. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Viveza 2 tool

Tool opens



11. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Analog Efex Pro 2 tool

Tool opens



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13. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the HDR Efex Pro 2 Tone Mapping(Single Image) tool

Tool opens



15. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Silver Efex Pro 2 tool

Tool opens



17. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Define 2 tool

Tool opens



19. The other effects in Dfine 2 don’t work onSmart Objects so the image needs to berasterised. Go to Layer > Rasterise > andselect Smart Object

Image layer israsterised

20. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Background tool

Tool opens

21. Select “Paint, Erase, Fill or Clear” and applythe effect using the Brush tool to your suityour needs and then click on “Apply”

Tool closes andreturns to Photoshopshowing a new layerand layer mask

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22. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Hot Pixels tool

Tool opens



24. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Fine Structures tool

Tool opens



26. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Skin tool

Tool opens



28. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Sky tool

Tool opens



30. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Shadows tool

Tool opens



32. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Strong Noise tool

Tool opens


Tool closes andreturns to Photoshopshowing a new layer

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and layer mask

34. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Sharpener Pro 3 – OutputSharpener tool

Tool opens



36. Save and close the image file as a PSD The image saves as aPSD

37. Close Photoshop Photoshop closes38. Locate your test images and delete them as

they will be rather large and are no longerneeded

Image files deleted

Pre-Update Testing – Lightroom 2015.12The following tests were successfully carried out

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1. Open Lightroom and select a RAW image inthe Develop module

Image shown in theDevelop Module

2. Make basic editing to suit and save aSnapshot called “Basic Adjustments”

Changes made andSnapshot created

3. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select SharpenerPro 3 RAW Presharpener

Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”

4. Click on “Edit …” Tool opens

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5. Adjust effect to your needs and then click on“Save”

Tool closes andreturns to Lightroomshowing that the toolhas been applied to anew copy of theoriginal image.

6. Create a Snapshot for the new copy with thename of the NIK Collection effect

Snapshot Created

7. Select the original image with a snapshotname of “Basic Adjustments”

Image selected

8. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Analog Efex2


9. Click on “Edit …” Tool opens10. Adjust effect to your needs and then click on

“Save”Tool closes andreturns to Lightroomshowing that the toolhas been applied to anew copy of theoriginal image.


Snapshot Created


Image selected

13. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Color EfexPro 4





Snapshot Created


Image selected

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18. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Silver EfexPro 2





Snapshot Created


Image selected

23. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Viveza 2 Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”




Snapshot Created


Image selected

28. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select SharpenerPro 3 Output Sharpener





Snapshot Created


Image selected

33. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Define 2 Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”


“Save”Tool closes andreturns to Lightroomshowing that the toolhas been applied to a

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new copy of theoriginal image.


Snapshot Created

37. Locate your test images and delete them asthey are no longer needed

Image files deleted

Prior to UpdateThings can and do go wrong when updating/upgrading software so it is always wise to do at leastone of these 2 things:

1. Create a windows restore point for the drive where your Operating System and Program Filesare located by:

a. Typing “Control Panel” in the “Search Windows” Dialog box normally in the bottom left

hand corner of the screenb. Select “Control Panel” when it appears in the search resultsc. Then go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Recovery which displays this screen

d. Click on Configure System Restore and this window appears:

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e. You will see from the above image that the C Drive has system protection turned on. Ifyou do not have protection turned on for your machine then click on the “Configure…”button to set this up.

f. Click on the “Create…” button and give the restore point a name eg “Prior to Adobe CCOctober 2017 update” then Click on the “Create” button.

g. When the restore point has been created you will see this message

press “Close” and close allother dialogue boxes & windows

2. Clone the drive(s) that contains your machine’s operating system and program files.Instructions on doing this are beyond the scope of this document!

Updating your System1. Open the Adobe CC App

2. Click on “Update All”

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3. This window is displayed decide whichoptions you require - see notes below - then click on “Update”

a. You may wish to be cautious and leave the old versions in place until after you’vecompleted your testing. You can then remove the old versions via the Adobe CC App atyour leisure.

b. This has been received from “The Lightroom Queen (Victoria Bampton)https://www.lightroomqueen.com/ specifically about Lightroom Classic CC 7.0 Beforeyou jump to upgrade, a word of warning is in order. Performance is a tricky thing.Making a feature faster on one computer can make it slower on another, and thecode changes are so widespread, it can create bugs in seemingly unrelated areas.I’d recommend exercising a little caution because opening a catalog into 7.0upgrades the catalog format, so you can’t easily roll back to 2015.12 if you runinto problems. Lightroom 7.0 can be installed alongside Lightroom CC 2015, soif you’re an early adopter, perhaps test it using a clean catalog beforeupgrading your main working catalog, just in case. I’ll compile the earlyfeedback into a blog post over the next week or two.

4. The updates have now been installed

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/

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Post Update ChecksNIK Collection File LocationsPhotoshop CC 2018 has been installed in a new folder directory structure here1 C:\Program

Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Plug-ins and there isn’t aGoogle folder in the Plug-ins directory. So all that is needed is to copy this folder from your AdobePS CC 2017 folder structure as follows:

1. Using File Explorer go to this folder C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC2017\Plug-ins

2. In the right hand pane of File Explorer right click on the Google folder and select “Copy”

3. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Plug-ins then right click in

the right hand pane and select “Paste”

1 Note if your Adobe applications aren’t installed in C:\Program Files\Adobe\ then you can find themby opening File Explorer and typing Adobe Photoshop CC 2017\Plug-ins or Adobe Photoshop CC2018\Plug-ins in the search box in the top right hand corner of the File Explorer window

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Post Update Testing Adobe Photoshop CC 2018The following tests were successfully carried out:

Ser.No.


1. Open Photoshop and select from the ToolbarEdit > Preferences > Plug-Ins and ensure that“Load Extension Panels” is checked

“Load ExtensionPanels” is checked

2. Close Photoshop Photoshop closes3. Using File Explorer navigate to one of your

image folder and right click on a test RAW fileand select “open with” Photoshop

[note I have my system setup to always openRAW files in Adobe Camera RAW and thenwhen I’ve finished in ACR to open inPhotoshop as a Smart Object]

RAW image opens inACR

4. Make ACR adjustments as needed then clickon “Open”

The RAW Image opensin Photoshop as aSmart Object – showsas the icon in thebottom right handcorner of the image

thumbnail5. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool

to select the RAW Presharpener tool [notethis warning message will appear

-check the “Do not show again” box and theClick on “OK”

Sharpener Pro 3: (1)opens

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6. Adjust effects to your needs and then click on“OK”


7. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Color Efex Pro 4 tool

Tool opens



9. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Viveza 2 tool

Tool opens



11. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Analog Efex Pro 2 tool

Tool opens



13. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the HDR Efex Pro 2 Tone Mapping(Single Image) tool

Tool opens


Tool closes andreturns to Photoshopshowing that the toolhas been applied to aSmart Filter on the

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current layer

15. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Silver Efex Pro 2 tool

Tool opens



17. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Define 2 tool

Tool opens



19. The other effects in Dfine 2 don’t work onSmart Objects so the image needs to berasterised. Go to Layer > Rasterise > andselect Smart Object

Image layer israsterised

20. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Background tool

Tool opens



22. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Hot Pixels tool

Tool opens


Tool closes andreturns to Photoshopshowing a new layer

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and layer mask

24. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Fine Structures tool

Tool opens



26. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Skin tool

Tool opens



28. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Sky tool

Tool opens



30. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Shadows tool

Tool opens



32. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Dfine 2 – Strong Noise tool

Tool opens



34. Use the NIK Collection Selective Tool toselect the Sharpener Pro 3 – OutputSharpener tool

Tool opens

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36. Save and close the image file as a PSD The image saves as aPSD

37. Close Photoshop Photoshop closes38. Locate your test images and delete them as

they will be rather large and are no longerneeded

Image files deleted

Post Update Testing – Adobe Lightroom Classic CCBefore I started I took a copy of the Lightroom CC 2015.12 catalog before launching LightroomClassic CC as this has a new Catalogue structure. To find the location of your catalogue:

open Lightroom andgo to Edit menu (Windows) / Lightroom menu (Mac) > Catalog Settings.The name and location of your open catalog are displayed on the General tab of the CatalogSettings dialog. Press the “Show” button to open an Explorer (Windows) / Finder (Mac)

window at that location.

The following tests were successfully carried out

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1. Open Lightroom and select Upgrade catalog Catalog is upgradedand Lightroom opens

2. select a RAW image in the Develop module Image shown in theDevelop Module

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3. Make basic editing to suit and save a Snapshotcalled “Basic Adjustments”

Changes made andSnapshot created

4. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Sharpener Pro 3RAW Presharpener


5. Click on “Edit …” Tool opens or Errormessage appears

6. If this error message2 appears

Then click on “OK”

Tool opens




Snapshot Created

9. Select the original image with a snapshot nameof “Basic Adjustments”

Image selected

10. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Analog Efex 2 Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”

11. Click on “Edit …” Tool opens

2 I found that after 4 or 5 uses of Photo > Edit in that this Error message no longer appeared and in any casedidn’t seem to have any effect. However, if you have problems then you can find so advice from Adobe [afterlogging in to your account] at these 2 links: https://adobe.ly/2y1vaky & https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-unexpected-behavior-user-account-2.html

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Snapshot Created


Image selected

15. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Color Efex Pro 4 Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”




Snapshot Created


Image selected

20. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Silver Efex Pro 2 Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”




Snapshot Created


Image selected

25. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Viveza 2 Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”




Snapshot Created

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Image selected

30. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Sharpener Pro 3Output Sharpener





Snapshot Created


Image selected

35. Go to Photo > Edit in and Select Define 2 Window opens andasks you to “Edit aCopy …”




Snapshot Created

39. Locate your test images and delete them as theyare no longer needed

Image files deleted

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