Photoshop¶

The NIM Photoshop Connector allows users to manage file directly through the integrated file browser. Browsing by Jobs & Assets or Shows, Shots, and Tasks allows users to circumvent navigating the servers folder structure and use the flow of production to open and save files.
When using NIM’s project structure management, the connectors manage all file naming conventions using task-centric organization of basenames, tags, and versions.
For an in depth look at the NIM Photoshop Connector functionality, check out the video here:
NIM - Photoshop Connector from NIM Labs on Vimeo.
Additional NIM videos can be found here: https://nim-labs.com/videos
Installation¶
The following procedures describes how to install the integrated Photoshop NIM browser. The connector adds a NIM extension available within the Photoshop / Window / Extension menu for file management. Once loaded a new NIM menu will be in the Window Panel. The script and the following installation procedures have been tested with Photoshop CC 2015.0.1 and later.
The NIM Connector folder structure is as follows:
nim <-- NIM_CONNECTOR_ROOT
css
img
nim-core
plugins
In the following examples [NIM_CONNECTOR_ROOT] is the path to the top level NIM folder.
Replace all instances of [NIM_CONNECTOR_ROOT] with the actual path to the folder.
Windows¶
Double click the [NIM_CONNECTOR_ROOT]/plugins/Photoshop/install/nim-photoshop-win-install.bat
file to install the NIM Photoshop connector.
The next time Photoshop is started, a NIM option will appear in the Window / Extension menu.
Note
When using Windows 10, the install may need to be run manually in an elevated powershell to work. We addtionally have seen situations where due to permission the install files need to be copied local before running. Once installed, the local files can be removed.
OSX¶
Double click the [NIM_CONNECTOR_ROOT]/plugins/Photoshop/install/nim-photoshop-mac-install.command
file to install the NIM Photoshop connector.
The next time Photoshop is started, a NIM option will appear in the Window / Extension menu.
Setting Preferences¶
If you have already installed and launched other NIM Connectors your connection preferences will already be saved in the nim.prefs file.
The NIM preferences are in the following locations:
Windows: |
drive:/Users/[USERNAME]/.nim |
OSX: |
/Users/[USERNAME]/.nim |
Linux: |
/home/[USERNAME]/.nim |
If this is the first time accessing a NIM Connector, when you select a NIM menu option a dialog box will appear to enter the scripts path and the address of the NIM API.

Enter the NIM Scripts path as the full path to the NIM Connector folder [NIM_CONNECTOR_ROOT].
Enter the API URL as follows:
http://[hostname]/nimAPI.php
where [hostname]
is the address you have assigned to the NIM server.
API Keys¶
NIM API keys are an optional security feature that restricts API access with time limited per user keys. Requiring API keys restricts all API access to only those users with an API key.
If Require API Keys is enabled in ADMIN/Security - Options, users will be presented with a dialog box the first time they attempt to use a NIM Connector. API keys are unique to each user. Enter the NIM API key provided to you by your NIM administrator. For more information on enabling NIM API Keys please refer to the API Keys section of the documentation. For information on creating user API keys please refer to the Users Grid section of the Administration documentation.