Is there a way to receive notifications of new versions (especially beta versions) other than through the software? Such as an email newsletter or RSS feed?

But before you do, could you please check if the version 8 shows up as registered right now? If the license exists on your Mac but didn't transfer automatically - that is also something we need to look into.


I have Helicon 8 registered, but when I installed Helicon 9.0.7, it did not transfer ...

UPDATE: to have the Lightroom plugin export files using ProPhoto to Helicon Focus, you just need to make your own Export preset in Lightroom, set it to "Export to Helicon Focus", then make your choices in File Settings.
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Trying it now.... and WOW. That makes such a huge difference. It just feels so much more natural to zoom in, change the brush, etc. Thank you!

I am running into this too: the manual says that the mouse scroll wheel should zoom in and out, yet instead it pans up and down. Is there a fix for this?

(MacOS 15.7 + Logitech MX Mouse + Helcon Focus 8.3.11)

So I was curious if I could fix this myself. I took a look at the plugin file that Helicon Focus installs (HeliconFocus.lrplugin) for Lightroom. I showed its Package Contents, and in the folder "presets" I found the file for the Lightroom export preset: HeliconFocus.lrtemplate. I then edited that ...

Curious if there was any change to this.

The Helicon Focus plugin for Lightroom creates an export preset for TIFF that uses the AdobeRGB profile. I would like to change this to ProPhoto (so I don't have to change this each time), but I cannot edit that preset (changes cannot be saved). Any idea why?

It doesn't prevent me from using the app, so that's good. I'll keep an eye out and see if I notice any patterns. Thanks!

OK, it happened again. The app was open for a couple hours, and running a number of renders during that time -- working fine. But when I try to quit (using keycommand cmd-Q) I get the message in the dock "Application Not Responding". And I have to use Force Quit.

I re-opened the app, and used the ...

Of course, once I mention it, it stops happening! I'll see if I can notice better when it happens, and report back.

Hi. I have since updated to Helicon Focus 8.3.7 (on MacOS 15.6.1), and this freezing has returned.

The program works as expected. But if I leave it open (after rendering a stack) for more than 5-10 minutes, it will freeze and be unresponsive, requiring a Force Quit

I left the new version (v8.2.16) running for over 2 hours, and there was no freezing. Thanks!

Thanks -- the "check for updates" command wasn't telling me about this new version. I'll try it out!

If I leave Helicon Focus running in the background for more than 10-15 minutes, the program freezes and I cannot quit it normally. I have to use "force quit" to quit it. Is there a fix for this bug?

Mac OS 13.6.7
Helicon Focus 8.2.11

Thanks!

Unfortunately the Lightroom preset the Helicon Focus automatically creates cannot be edited.