How to get Perfectly Clear to work?

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How to get Perfectly Clear to work?

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My paint shop pro X6 seems to have issues with filters.
In particular, no matter what I do, I cannot seem to get Perfectly Clear to work!

After installing Perfectly Clear, I go to PSPX6 64-bit to File, Preferences, under File Locations or whatever.
Then under Plugins, I select the Perfectly Clear base directory. Under Program Files, Athenetech, Perfectly Clear. I say Yes to "look at subfolders".
Underneath the Perfectly Clear is the Plugin and there are two .8bf files.

PSPX6 will always show as the Plugins greyed out. Once I re-enable my Program Files, Corel, PSPX6, Plugins, EN, where I put my Topaz and FocalBlade, those appear just fine.
In my 32 bit version of PSPx6, I can get Nik Color Efex 3 to work, along with Topaz, and a few other older plugins.

But in neither version can I get Perfectly Clear to work! Anyone encounter a similar situation or have any idea why PSPx6 refuses to recognize the existence of Perfectly Clear? I should at least be able to goto Plugins, AtheneTech, Perfectly Clear, and see it complain about whatever its mad about.

Does Perf Clear supposed to work with both 32 and 64 bit? Do you know which file is 32bit and which is 64? Thanks all.
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Re: How to get Perfectly Clear to work?

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Joe, I can confirm that it works with both 32-bit and 64-bit. Maybe try re-installing?
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FWIW, it also works fine in both the 64 and 32 bit versions of my own X6.
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The only way I can get PC to not work and be greyed out is to decrease the bit depth significantly. But then all other plug-ins are greyed out as well.
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Re: How to get Perfectly Clear to work?

Post by hartpaul »

Have PSPX6 installed, no service packs so 16.0.0.113 both 32 and 64 bit versions.
Just installed the Perfectly Clear module , took about 2 minutes.
Tested with a large jpg 5000 pixels on long side and no problems with Perfectly Clear in both versions.
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