Upgrading from CS5 to CS6

I am upgrading from CS5 to CS6. Would you recommend uninstalling CS5 before installing CS6? I have installed a few addons like Alien Skin and so forth. Will these be automatically transferred to CS6? Thank you for answers beforehand, I am heading to bed!

I assume you mean Photoshop? You don't need to uninstall one before the other, I have both on my system.. I was concerned about the same thing when I installed CS6, so I didn't remove CS5. Now I've just been too lazy to uninstall it.

No, your add-ons will not be transferred over. You'll have to re-install them all, or you could try copying the .8bf files over, some add-ons might not work with a simply copy, however.

One thing to consider - CS6 is only 64bit (on the Mac at least). Plug-ins that are 32bit only will not run in the 64bit environment. Also, if you install CS6 over CS5, everything should be fine; however, if you subsequently choose to uninstall CS5, make sure you use the uninstaller so you avoid removing files that may be common somehow. If you uninstall CS5, make sure you deactivate it before you uninstall.

The plug-in structure for CS6 is slightly different than CS5, so read up on your specific plug-ins to see how they may be affected. I would recommend keeping CS5 around until all of your workflow applications are running in CS6 without problems (i.e., 32bit plug-ins that finally get 64bit versions). Check you plug-in vendors to see if they have 64bit versions to which you can upgrade.

kirk

You need to prepare for Plugin issues. Not all of them will just "magically work" with CS6. Consult the developer of each one to make sure (or Google around). I have some from Red Giant that "sort of work" with CS6. Definitely not perfectly.

Which Red Giant ones are giving you problems? I use (on a Mac) Photolooks and Knoll Light Factory with CS5 and CS6 with no problems.

Sorry to hijack the thread.

kirk

Thanks for the answers. I do run Photoshop CS5 in 64-bit version already and I have Photoshop Elements 9 installed as well as I like the organizer so much. The programs run on a portable and a desktop, so I have a chance to test it on one pc before installing it on the other. To make sure the addons work flawlessly (as they have until now), I will reinstall them completely.

kirkt wrote in post #15266385
Which Red Giant ones are giving you problems? I use (on a Mac) Photolooks and Knoll Light Factory with CS5 and CS6 with no problems.

Sorry to hijack the thread.

kirk

I've got those (the bundle from B&H). They work, w/ a caveat. I think it's Light Factory which, when activated should go to full screen mode. It does, but the file being edited in PHotoshop is in the foreground. Workaround is to make it small, and drag it to the bottom of the screen.

It's a while ince I updated now and Photoshop CS5 and Premiere Pro CS5 have left the harddisc. I did have to upgrade Addons from i.e NIK software tough they were already 64-bits, they didn't recognize CS6 on my computer. Upgrading the filterpackages solved that.