Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] Focus Magic

Subject: Re: [OM] Focus Magic
From: Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:40:55 -0400
Thanks, Jan.  I found that when I first had the problem and tried their
suggestion for modifying the registry but it didn't work.  I still get the
same error message.

Tina

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 5:36 PM Jan Sturm <jan.sturm@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Tina,
>
> This may sort the install issue with Focus Magic:
>
>
> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_programs/runtime-error-ar8475-internal-error-failed-to/dde83a37-9fdf-42dd-8a06-fe8cabbf8ed2
>
> Applies to w10 as well.
>
> Safe editing,
> Jan
>
> > On 17. Sep 2019, at 23:11, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, Moose.  I'm impressed so far with Ai.  It was far too complicated
> > to install it as a plug-in for LR.  All of that stuff should be
> automatic!
> > I finally got it installed, though, and it works wonders!
> >
> > Tina
> >
> >> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 9/17/2019 1:57 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> >>> PESO:
> >>>
> >>> I recently had to reinstall Windows 10 and all of my Photoshop plug-ins
> >> had
> >>> to be reinstalled, too.  The only one I've had problems with is Focus
> >> Magic
> >>> which I use a lot.  I get a runtime error:
> >>> Runtime Error (at 5:198):
> >>> Internal Error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdocs"
> >>>
> >>> The software company is no help just saying that they've never seen
> that
> >>> error before and have no suggestions.  I'm tired of messing with it and
> >>> started looking for a similar program.  I downloaded SmartDeblur but it
> >> is
> >>> awful and nothing like Focus Magic.
> >>
> >> It's important, well, useful, to understand the differences in these
> >> programs.
> >>
> >> 1. The vast majority of sharpening programs/apps use UnSharp Mask, a
> >> technique inherited from film, where it was a
> >> physical technique. While powerful and useful in some ways,
> >> unsophisticated applications easily lead to troublesome
> >> artifacts. I have not used an USM for sharpening for a long time.
> >>
> >> 2. Deconvolution is another approach to sharpening that works by
> >> recreating detail lost in the aberrations on the lens.
> >> There are quite a few specialized versions that work from knowledge of
> the
> >> characteristics of specific lenses.
> >>
> >> Canon does that in their Raw conversion program. DPP. Some speculate
> that
> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>
>

-- 
Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com
http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley
<http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>
*https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html
<https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>*
-- 
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz