Issue 1: Topaz Adjust 5 plug-in not available in Photoshop Elements Editor
Applies to Photoshop Elements 12 and 13 (desktop versions) | Photoshop Elements 14 and 15 (Mac Application Store)
The Topaz Adjust 5 plug-in is not available in Photoshop Elements Editor by default. At install time, Topaz Adjust 5 does not provide its plug-in location shortcut by default to Photoshop Elements 12 and Photoshop Elements 13, as well as Photoshop Elements 14 and Photoshop Elements 15 purchased from Mac App Store.
- Launch Editor Preferences (Ctrl+K on Windows or Cmd+K on Mac OS) and click open the Plug-ins tab.
- Select Additional Plug-ins Folder and choose the location containing the Topaz plug-in.
Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Topaz Labs
Mac OS
/Library/Application Support/Topaz Labs
- Click OK, and restart Photoshop Elements.
- Copy the Topaz Adjust plug-in available at the installed location:
Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Topaz Labs
Mac OS
/Library/Application Support/Topaz Labs - Paste the plug-in under:
Photoshop Elements 13 on 64-bit Windows
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 13\Plug-Ins
All other Windows installations
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements <version>\Plug-Ins
Mac OS
/Applications/Adobe Photoshop Elements <version>/Support Files/ Plug-Ins - Relaunch Photoshop Elements Editor.
Note:
Instead of copying the plug-in, you can create a shortcut to its folder and then paste the shortcut at the mentioned locations.
Issue 2: Photoshop Elements 15 missing in the compatible host application list
Applies to Windows Application store version of Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements is not listed as a compatible host application when you install third-party plug-ins, such as Topaz plug-in.
On upgrading to Photoshop Elements 13, none of the additional plugins are recognized by Photoshop Elements. This problem occurs if the plug-in installed is 32-bit, while the installation of Photoshop Elements is 64-bit.
Note:
Photoshop Elements 12 is a 32-bit application. Even though you had a 64-bit operating system, any Photoshop Elements plug-in you may have installed would have been a 32-bit plug-in. However, Photoshop Elements 13 is a 64-bit application, that requires 64-bit plug-ins. No 32-bit plug-in will work with Photoshop Elements 13.