Is Photoshop CS5 driving you nuts with missing or broken system plug-ins. Here's straight answers of what Adobe took away.
Plug-ins available via web download
Some plug-ins that were available for previous versions of Photoshop are no longer available for CS5. Others are available as a web download.
• For Mac OS: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4687
• For Windows: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4688
Plug-ins supported in 32- and 64-bit Windows, and only 32-bit Mac OS:
- Lighting Effects
- Extract (Use Refine Mask under the Selection menu)
- Variations
- Web Contact Sheet II (Web Photo Gallery)
- Layer Comps to WPG
- PatternMaker
- PhotoMergerUI
- Picture Package
- Embed / Read Digimarc Watermark
- Firewire
- Firewire DLL
Plug-ins no longer supported in Photoshop CS5:
- Filmstrip format. Previous versions will not work in Photoshop CS5
- Texture Fill
Plug-ins supported only in 32-bit Windows and Mac OS:
- Send Video Preview to Device
- Video Preview
For more information – see this article