Installing PhotoKit-EL on Macintosh

NOTE: To install PhotoKit-EL, a U.S. or International English version of Elements 2.0 must already be installed. PhotoKit-EL can not be properly installed in any non-English version of Elements 2.0 at this time.

Elements 2.0 and PhotoKit-EL Requirements for Macintosh Operating System
PowerPC® processor
Mac OS 9.1, 9.2.x, or Mac OS X v.10.1.3-10.3.3 (or above)
128MB of RAM with virtual memory on, 350MB of available hard-disk space
Color monitor capable of displaying thousands of colors at a resolution of 800x600 or greater
CD-ROM drive

When installing PhotoKit-EL using a downloaded file, you will first need to UnStuff the file by using the Stuffit utility. Mac computers come with a free version already installed. However, depending on the age of your system, you may need to update to a new version.

The icon of the download file looks like this. The file extension for the Mac version is .sit. If you have a .zip file, then you have the Windows version of the installer. Please check to make sure you have downloaded the correct version for your computer system.

After unstuffing, you will find a simple folder as pictured above. Double click on the folder to open it and run the installer.

You will find the following files and folders; the PhotoKit-EL READ ME text file, the PhotoKit-EL User Guide (it's an alias to the main page inside of the folder-please do not move or rename the folder containing the PKEL Help contents) and the PhotoKit-EL Installer.

When you launch the PhotoKit-EL installer, you will be prompted by a splash screen, the PhotoKit-EL End User License Agreement (EULA), an installer Read Me as well as a warning that you should not install PhotoKit-EL if Elements 2.0 is already running. If Elements is already running, we suggest quitting the installer, quit Elements and re-launch the installer.

The next screen you will see will ask you if you wish to do an automatic search or manually locate the correct folder in which to install PhotoKit-EL. We suggest an automatic search if your system and applications are all on one hard drive. If you have multiple hard drives with applications installed on a non-boot drive, you may wish to manually locate the 'Automate' folder. The proper location to install PhotoKit-EL is: Applications/ Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0/ Plug-ins/ Automate.

Note: if you are currently booted from OS X and have a computer that also has a 9.x system that the computer can also boot from, the installer will properly install all components for both OS X and System 9.x. However, if you are currently booted from System 9.x, the installer can only install the required components for System 9. If you reboot from an OS X startup system, you will need to re-install PhotoKit-EL.

If you receive the above dialog box, it means that the PhotoKit-EL installer has found multiple locations where an 'Automate' folder has been found. Generally this would only happen if you have Elements 2.0 installed in more than one location. Please select the specific location where you wish to install.

That's it. PhotoKit-EL should now be properly installed. If you received an Install Errors, see below. After installing, launch Elements 2.0 and read the next section on launching PhotoKit-EL.

If you received the error above when installing, the odds are you do not have a U.S. or International version of Elements 2.0 installed correctly. The PhotoKit-EL installer can only install properly when a U.S or International version of Elements 2.0 can be found on your computer. If you have your Elements 2.0 installer CD, please do an install prior to running the PhotoKit-EL installer.

Pixel Genius will be releasing a regionalized version of PhotoKit-EL in the future but at this time, the installer will only work on U.S. or International versions of Elements 2.0.