applying an FF3 effect to a selection

I think that the only EASY way to apply an FF3 effect to a selection is made with FF3 as a photoshop plugin to do this

BUT I think that could be possible yo do it perhaps in the standalone if you save the selection in the document as an alpha channel (all the saved selections are alpha channels) and then in the standalone FF you must select that alpha channel included in the document

Do not ask me HOW to do this, because I do not know really and have not tried myself, and I is more difficult to do.

Why not choose the easy way and make this inside Photoshop with FF as a plugin?

Is there any reason you may have to prefer doing it in the standalone?

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Why not choose the easy way and make this inside Photoshop with FF as a plugin? Is there any reason you may have to prefer doing it in the standalone?

I can't figure out how to install it as a Photoshop plug in. Also concerned about loosing presets if I attempt reinstall. Also I did not want to re download all the filters again

I'm win 7 64 bit with photoshop CS5.1 extented.

I don't remember if or where I'm given a choice to install FF3 as a plugin. Or if it has to done manually by dragging files around

Thanks for the help.

Before I had posted I had tried to drag the 64 bit.8bf file and drop it into the photoshop plugins folder and the 8bf disappeared when I tried that. So I could no longer find that file.
So finally after reading your reply I wound up doing a reinstall at which point the installer detected my 64bit photoshop and I just checked the box next to that. It installed fine and did not loose my filters or presets. So I'm good to go now.

Thanks Again