Alien Skin Exposure 7 Not Showing in Photoshop CC2019: A Frustrating Experience

As a long-time user of Adobe Photoshop, I was excited to try out Affinity Photo as an alternative. However, my experience has been marred by issues with Alien Skin's Exposure 7 plugin not showing properly in the new software.

The problem arises when I select an element within one of my layers and then apply a Filter Forge effect. Instead of applying the effect only to the selected area, it is applied to the entire layer. This makes it difficult to work on specific parts of my image without affecting other areas unintentionally.

I have reached out to Alien Skin about this issue and received a standard response from their support team, which does little to address my concerns. It seems that as long as Affinity Photo does not fully adhere to Adobe's plugin SDK standard, there is limited that can be done to resolve the problem.

In addition to the issues with Exposure 7, Filter Forge also has problems in Affinity Photo. When I apply an effect using this plugin, it becomes destructive and applies the changes directly to the original layer. This lack of non-destructive editing options makes it difficult to work with my images as I prefer.

I have written to Alien Skin to inquire about their plans for making Eye Candy 7 fully compatible with Affinity Photo. Until then, users of this plugin may need to rely on the 'undo plugin' option under the Edit menu in Affinity Photo if they do not like the effect applied.

Overall, my experience with Alien Skin Exposure 7 and Affinity Photo has been frustrating and disappointing. While I hope that the development team behind Affinity Photo will address these issues, I am currently unable to seriously consider switching from Adobe Photoshop until this problem is resolved.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or if there's anything else I can help with!

Alien skin exposure 7 not showing in photoshop cc2019