Hi,

Manual Install

1. Re-download the plugin: //exportkit.com/suite/download/128/plugin
2. Place LightningStorm_CC2015.zxp in this path:
   
   

   IMPORTANT: Create the CEP/extensions/ path if necessary

   
   
   

   TIP: Enable Hidden Files and Folders for Windows or Mac if you do not see the AppData or Application Support folder.

   WIN PATH:
   C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\
   - use this location for a first-time install 

   MAC PATH:
   ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/
   - use this location for both new and existing installs

3. Rename the plugin ”LightningStorm_CC2015.zxp” extension to ”zip”, eg. ”LightningStorm_CC2015.zip”
   
   
   

   TIP: Enable File Extensions for Windows or Mac if you do not see .zxp in the file name.

   
   
4. Right click and select “Extract to LightningStorm_CC2015 folder” (win) -or- Extract the contents to a new folder named “LightningStorm_CC2015” (MAC)
   
   
   

   APPLE FIX: There is a bug with MAC and zip files where they can run into loops and create a .cpgz file – fix the zip error.

   
   Your complete folder path should look like this:

   WIN PATH:
   C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\LightningStorm_CC2015\

   MAC PATH:
   ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/LightningStorm_CC2015/

   
   Your files indie the LightningStorm_CC2015 folder should look like this (with the same time stamp):
5. Remove the zip file from the CEP/extensions/ directory
   
   
   
6. Restart Photoshop or Illustrator and enable the plugin [Windows > Extensions > Export Kit - Lightning Storm]
   
   
   

Ensure you DO NOT change the extracted contents (see instructions below)

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Unable to extract the content from zxp tried evrything help me out

Hi jamesdzap,

Please contact us: //exportkit.com/contact – and support will guide you with your issue. We have found that some users have modified the .zip file before its copied to the CEP directory – DO NOT MODIFY the contents after you extract them. Once you re-extract the files and copy them to the location, you can re-start Photoshop.

If your LightningStorm_CC2015 directory does not look similar to the sample image in the instructions below - WITH THE SAME TIME STAMPS, then you modified the files.

These are the developer directories for Adobe plugins – so once the files are correctly placed, you can then enable the plugin inside Photoshop: //exportkit.com/learn/getting-started/installation (step 4).

Download: //exportkit.com/downloads (if you have the original zip file, you can simply re-extract from that one).

This still does not seem to allow me to install . Any advice?

Hi,

We have had a report of this previously (MAC), the reason may be that you unzipped the contents and got the .cpgz error – then applied the fix to the current folder, this will not work because the files are no longer in sync.

FIX: Re-download the plugin once again and use the solutions (look below in the instructions) with the fresh zip file.

Hi
I have done the above, and it worked, however I am unable to load the extension in Photoshop – I get this message ”The Export Kit – Lightning Storm Extention could not be loaded because it was not properly signed”
Is there anything else I have to do to get this extension working?
Thanks

Hi Mullin987,

Thanks for the update notice! This is a very common issue with Adobe when they push major updates – their new May 2015 release is r88, here is a quick solution for ALL PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED PLUGINS:

Manually Installing Adobe CC Plugins

1. Download the current CC2015 plugin: LightningStorm_CC2015.zxp

2. Change the name of the plugin extension to "zip", eg. "LightningStorm_CC2015.zip"

3. Extract/Unzip the contents of the file to a new folder, eg. "LightningStorm_CC2015" - note: the folder name does not matter.

APPLE: There is a bug with MAC and zip files where they can run into loops and create a .cpgz file – fix the zip error.

Copy The Extracted Contents

4. Copy the new folder "LightningStorm_CC2015" to your CEP extensions directory (create the CEP folder if not present - this is required for CC2015) – then restart Photoshop (or any other CC program).

Windows

NEW: C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\LightningStorm_CC2015
- use this location for a new install 

EXISTING: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\LightningStorm_CC2015
- use this location if updating from a previous CC version

Apple

ALL: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/LightningStorm_CC2015
- use this location for both new and existing installs

Updating Your Current Plugins

1. Navigate to your Adobe Common Files directory:

WIN: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\

MAC: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/

2. In CC2014 extensions were previously stored in CEPServiceManager4/extensions (this is where Export Kit was installed - reshapemedia.exportkit.storm.CC)

3. It seems Adobe changed their default extension path with the new update to CEP/extensions

4. Copy your ”extensions” folder directly from CEPServiceManager4 to CEP – then restart Photoshop (or any other CC program) and your previous plugins will now work with the new version.

WIN: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions

MAC: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions

OPTIONAL: Or you can copy the Export Kit plugin only… do you really need another!?