ImageFX will not install in 2.6.
I just got my brand new copy in and it is incompatible with the current installer.
Anyone else have this issue or a workaround?

I didn't try IFX, but sometimes installer scripts work better with installer from AmigaOS 3.x. No need to replace the MorphOS one, just right-click, "open with" and choose the 68k installer.

Hmm weird, it used to straight install on morphos 1.x.. kermit made sure of that.. can you run a log utility and tell what is says?

If you ordered it from Nova Design, call them up i'm sure they will help. Or from the dealer you got it maybe?

[ Edited by magnetic on 2010/11/19 21:59 ]

Problem solved.
I opened it with the original 3.1 installer.
You also have to switch it from a NOVICE install INTERMEDIATE or you cannot see all of the things that can be installed inlcuding the Power Station and extras.
I just joined the ImageFX yahoo group to get some basic help.
The effects it does do are high quality.
I'd like to find a CD full of good quality effects to add on to it.
I was told I could perform batch operations but I do not see how yet.
I need to mass convert ebay pictures by resizing them.
There are also no thumbnails when browsing jpegs.
I worked out the prefs to use 1440x900x24bit and I got the thing to print to my laser printer.
It'd be nice if it could scan from my usb scanner.
I cannot get even SCANdal to do that.
Still got PhotoGenics to learn also.

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I'd say ShowGirls (older version included in MorphOS) would be the best for that. It has good basic options for image processing and batch converting.

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ShowGirls has that too ;) It's just a lot more comfortable for image processing in many cases (especially photo handling) than traditional full featured painters/processors.

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I'd recommend ArtEffect too. I have occasional needs to process and modify images and while I'm not pro with any of the programs, I find ArtEffect to be the easiest to get the job done as I want.

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As far as I remember you need to use "AutoFX" for that.

@bash64

IFX will not be able to generate thumbnails under MorphOS 2.0+. This is a known issue with a library name conflict.

Hmmmm, I suspect that would be "thumbnails.library" ?

Shouldn't it be possible to rename the IFX library of the same name and than use a HEXEditor on the main binary to change any string to "IFXthnails.library" ?

The library problem has been removed. MorphOS library now is called "thumbnails.library", while ImageFX one is called "thumbnail.library".

Well,
I am a little disgusted. The first time I tried showgirls it acted like crap and I couldn't even get it to display anything. I just ran it and found out it has everything I needed. I just wasted $80 on ImageFX. Alas.
I guess I'll keep ImageFX until I can learn what it can do. Perhaps it si way more advanced.
In the end I might sell ImageFX.

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Is this a fix that you did yourself with a hex editor as suggested in the previous message, or has a change been made in a later version of MorphOS to fix the conflict without the need for user intervention?

I just tried to install my ImageFX4.5 Studio, but can't because the CD is barely readable (probably a slight scratch), but if I can get it resurfaced so it can be read reliably, I had planned on trying to install it again.

[ Edited by amigadave on 2010/11/20 10:15 ]

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The fix is mentioned in the release notes for MorphOS 2.1.

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Thanks for the clarification, I only asked after Jacek wrote that it would not work. He must have forgotten, or never been made aware of the fix that was done in v2.1.

I hope my disc can be fixed (if it is only a scratch causing the problem) so I can get it installed this week.