Luminar 4 Plug-In does not work with M1 version of Photoshop

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Steve Kujubu

• March 24, 2021 18:43

Does anyone know when L4 plug-in will work with the M1 version of Photoshop?

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  Austin Miller

  • March 25, 2021 09:02

  Hello Steve.

  Could you please specify what is the issue with the Luminar 4 plugin for Photoshop on your Mac?

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  Steve Kujubu

  • March 25, 2021 14:03

  When you open/use Photoshop (M1 version) if you look in the filter drop down the L4 choice does not appear (like the intel version under rosetta - which I had previously been using). In L4, under plug-ins, it indicates that it is installed.

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  Austin Miller

  • March 25, 2021 19:38

  Hello Steve.

  Manually installing the plugin should help:

  1. Make sure Photoshop is closed.
  2. In Finder, please click Go > Go to Folder and paste the following path: /Library/Application Support/MacPhun Software/Luminar4/Plug-Ins/. There will be a bunch of files in there, the one you're interested in is Luminar4Plugin.plugin.
  3. Open a new Finder tab or window and navigate to Applications/your_version_of_Phothoshop/Plug-ins/Filters/
  4. Copy Luminar4Plugin.plugin into the folder that you opened in Step 3.
  5. Launch Photoshop and see if you have Luminar 4 under Filter > Skylum Software.

  Here is the video tutorial that may also be helpful: https://www.loom.com/share/c98d2c7bf8bc4a6c9e59c0f8a7ad6810 

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  Steve Kujubu

  • March 25, 2021 20:39

  The plug-in is there already. Photoshop had an update today, I thought it may have been fixed but it was not. I think this maybe an Adobe issue, but you need to be aware of it. https://youtu.be/nuQfemWjEwg 

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  Kirk Osborn

  • March 26, 2021 18:20

  Our tech team is aware of this issue and they are preparing a fix. Please stay tuned and check for updates.

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  Member

  • April 12, 2021 02:47

  Any update here?

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  Katherine Nelson

  • April 12, 2021 07:36

  Hi! Right now, there is no ETA for the compatibility update. 

  Meanwhile, we would suggest using Rosetta 2 emulation. It should help with using Luminar 4 as a plugin for Photoshop.

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  mark cattanach

  • April 28, 2021 20:30

  Any ETA on fix yet? I bought Luminar today specifically to use as a plug-in on M1 Mac and don’t want to have to use an emulator just to get it to work.

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  Steve Kujubu

  • April 28, 2021 21:16

  Hi Mark,

  I'm the original person who posted this message. I believe it's an Adobe issue. It could be that Adobe has "locked" out 3rd party competitive products (just a guess) OR taking their sweet time with a fix. I really need the plug-in to work as its a real pain in the ... What I do is work in PS and export a quick png file. Then import that file into L4 and export out again. One thing to know, is that L4 exports an 8 bit file; so you will need to convert back to 16 bit (if that's of concern). Honestly, I don't use L4 unless I really need too till this issue gets resolved.

   

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  mark cattanach

  • April 28, 2021 21:28

  Thanks Steve.

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  Member

  • May 17, 2021 12:52

  Is this issue resolved? It's been nearly 4 months and I would assume Luminar AI and Adobe would have addressed this issue before now.

   

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  Katherine Nelson

  • May 17, 2021 14:02

  Hi,

  We are planning to release an update soon. Stay tuned!

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  Member

  • May 21, 2021 21:37

  Topaz released an update this week for plug-in support...just saying...

   

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  Member

  • May 27, 2021 13:19

  With the latest release of Luminar AI version 1.3.0 the Photoshop plugin does not show. I've even manually copied the plugin to the correct directory. Please advise. It's my understanding in the release notes this issue was fixed in this release.

   

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  Margaret Bright

  • May 28, 2021 18:17

  Dear Member,

  Please get in touch with our support team at skylum.com/support and they will help you sort it out.

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  Steve Kujubu

  • May 28, 2021 18:50
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  I did this today and worked perfectly! *I believe that only the M1 Photoshop version will work with the M1 L4 version.

  https://community.skylum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360010786520-How-to-download-LuminarAI-1-3-0-M1-compatible-version

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  Member

  • May 29, 2021 16:01

  Appears to work for AI but not Luminar 4 - AI now shows as plugin on Photoshop but still no Luminar 4.

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  Steve Kujubu

  • May 29, 2021 16:40

  I’m not an expert but I would assume that you are on Apple M1, have M1 version of PS and L4 M1 version. If you are using the Intel version of any of those products, I would think that the plug-in would not appear.

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  Member

  • May 29, 2021 16:43

  Thanks Steve, that's correct, using Apple M1 & M1 version of Photoshop CC. Luminar 4 does appear as a plugin when I run Photoshop in Rosetta mode, but that sort of defeats the object of having the optimised version of PS.

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  Brian McDonnell

  • May 29, 2021 17:03
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  Mac Mini M1 and latest Photoshop version.  No Luminar 4 in my filters.  Removed and re-installed manual installation, and nothing works.  As for the idea of Adobe blocking things, my Exposure X6 installed perfectly as well as imagenomic plugins

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  Steve Kujubu

  • May 29, 2021 18:40

  Dont know what to tell you, L4 AI (M1) and PS (M1) - I removed old (intel) versions and install new (apple M1) version and works perfectly!

   

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  Daniel Cao

  • July 01, 2021 03:21

  Hi,

  I've just downloaded the latest Luminar 4 from the website and install to my Mac Mini M1. Standalone and Lightroom plugin are working fine.However, Photoshop still doesn't show Luminar in Filter. Any update on the issue?

   

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  Elena O'Brien

  • July 01, 2021 06:31

  Hi Daniel Cao,

  Have you tried to install the plugin manually?

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  Daniel Cao

  • July 01, 2021 06:33

  Yes, I tried to copy the plugin file to Photoshop plug-in folder and to the App support plugin folder, but it still doesn’t show in filter menu when starting Photoshop. I tried this on my Intel Macbook pro and it’t working fine.

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  Daniel Cao

  • July 01, 2021 23:08

  Hi Elena,

  Another data point is that, if I run PS under rosetta then Luminar 4 Plugin appears again under Filter menu.

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  Katherine Nelson

  • July 02, 2021 08:17

  Hi Daniel Cao,

  Indeed, for now, we recommend using Photoshop in Rosetta mode instead of the native M1 support if you want to use Luminar 4 as a plugin. 

   

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  Steve Kujubu

  • July 02, 2021 14:59

  Daniel, 

  The M1 version of L4 and  the M1 version of PS (as a plug-in) works perfectly. You need to follow the steps exactly as stated earlier. If you are using the Intel-based version of PS and the M1 version of L4 - it will not work. 

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  Daniel Cao

  • July 02, 2021 15:10

  Hi Steve,
  Both AdobeCC and Luminar 4 are newly downloaded to a brand new Mac Mini M1, so it suppose to be both are M1 versions.
  I tried both methods of plugin install using L4 .menu, and manually copy the plugin file to PS plug-ins folder and neither works.

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  Steve Kujubu

  • July 02, 2021 15:31

  Daniel,

  I would double check that you are in-deed on the M1 version of PS. The M1 version will say in the info/about and have the wording "universal" VS Intel-version says "intel". Not sure what else, I can tell you. I followed the instructions above (btw, you might need to restart your computer a few times) and have been using it for a month with no problems.

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  Daniel Cao

  • July 02, 2021 20:14

  Hi Steve,

  To answer your question, I'm pretty sure my PS is M1 version. I've just bought the Luminar AI (which is on July 4th sale) and install the M1 version. The Luminar AI plugin appears immediately in PS Filter right after install, but the Luminar 4 plugin is still missing.

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