Writing SGI format files in CS6

[Jonathan Ziegler]

Adobe has one:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/plug-ins-photoshop-cs61.html

It’s listed as the SGIRGB downloadable. Here’s the download link for several file format type plugins for CS6:

https://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/mac/13.x/Optional_Plug_Ins_Release.dmg

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Jonathan Ziegler

http://www.electrictiger.com
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[Eric Fitzgerald]

Thanks for responding, Jonathan.

AFAICT Adobe’s SGIRGB only reads the SGI file format. Unless I’m missing something it does not write SGI files.

I need to write them. The old 3rd party plug did that.

[Jonathan Ziegler]

I just installed the extra web plugins from Adobe into Photoshop CS6 Ext on Mac OS X 10.8.3. It allows me to save as “SGI RGB” now. If yours doesn’t, I’m not sure what to say, but I dropped mine in the plugins folder in the PS CS6 folder in Applications and it appears to be working. I don’t use SGI files so I’m not an expert.

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Jonathan Ziegler

http://www.electrictiger.com
520-360-8293

[Eric Fitzgerald]

Odd. I’m running OSX 10.6.8 on this macbook pro… Wonder what’s up?

I just tried re-installing the plug and still no joy.

[Jonathan Ziegler]

Maybe try removing the old plugin, restart Photoshop, confirm its not there, quit photoshop, re-download the plugin (from the set of optional plugins) and try dropping the SGIRGB one in the plugins folder again. Could be an OS thing – 10.8 vs. 10.6? Dunno if you want to go updating to Mt. Lion tho. Could be it’s conflicting with your other SGI plugin?

Found this thread: https://forums.adobe.com/message/5019968

Found this site: https://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/product/SGIFormat – looks like it only supports up to CS5, though.

Photoshop has had SGI support for a really long time so its a little odd that it wouldn’t work all of a sudden now. I’m sure it’s a simple fix.

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Jonathan Ziegler

http://www.electrictiger.com
520-360-8293

[Eric Fitzgerald]

OK, I’ve tried all that on several computers and still no joy.

Even bought a brand new iMac with the latest OS.

SGI is not available as a format to save to. Grr

Thanks for the help anyway.

I’d also like to do 10 bit log conversion to Cineon like in After Effects.

[Jonathan Ziegler]

Well, if the plugin from Adobe isn’t working in CS6 and it’s supposed to, it’s a support issue with Adobe. I hate to say it, but hit the Adobe forums, cuz I’m stumped and it works here. 🙁

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Jonathan Ziegler

http://www.electrictiger.com
520-360-8293

[Eric Fitzgerald]

Jonathan,

I discovered that this plug only works with 8 bit color depth. My CS 4 SGI plug did 16 bit. I guess I’ll have to save as a TIFF and open the doc in CS 4 to save as a 16 bit SGI.

I hate it when they break something in new software.

Thanks for you time.

Eric