I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my pc. Paid
for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.

Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in PSP8. Altho
it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is missing. Anyone know if
this can be done? Again, let me say that I paid for both these programs, so
I am not trying to pull anything. It's just sometimes easier when working in
one program to use a filter etc without having to switch back and forth.

AB

"ab" <aub@grux.net> wrote in message 
news:zzhDd.68978$Jk5.49862@lakeread01...
>I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my pc. 
>Paid
> for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.
>
> Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in PSP8. 
> Altho
> it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is missing. Anyone know 
> if
> this can be done? Again, let me say that I paid for both these programs, 
> so
> I am not trying to pull anything. It's just sometimes easier when working 
> in
> one program to use a filter etc without having to switch back and forth.
>
> AB
>
>
Adobe changed its format at around PS 6 which would be just before Elements 
was invented. Same with PSD files that are not saved with full 
compatibility. It was done to stop just this use of their filters 

Could also be that you are missing a file that came with the filter.  Might be a .dat file or anything for the matter. 
It too needs to be copied to your plugin folder.

-- 
....Carl Frisk
Anger is a brief madness.
- Horace, 20 B.C.
http://www.carlfrisk.com


"Trev" <trevbowdenATdsl.pipexDOTnet> wrote in message news:4L2dnYh3TexWKEDcRVnyjQ@pipex.net...
>
> "ab" <aub@grux.net> wrote in message news:zzhDd.68978$Jk5.49862@lakeread01...
>>I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my pc. Paid
>> for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.
>>
>> Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in PSP8. Altho
>> it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is missing. Anyone know if
>> this can be done? Again, let me say that I paid for both these programs, so
>> I am not trying to pull anything. It's just sometimes easier when working in
>> one program to use a filter etc without having to switch back and forth.
>>
>> AB
>>
>>
> Adobe changed its format at around PS 6 which would be just before Elements was invented. Same with PSD files that are 
> not saved with full compatibility. It was done to stop just this use of their filters
> 

ab wrote:
> I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my pc. Paid
> for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.
> 
> Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in PSP8. Altho
> it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is missing. Anyone know if
> this can be done? Again, let me say that I paid for both these programs, so
> I am not trying to pull anything. It's just sometimes easier when working in
> one program to use a filter etc without having to switch back and forth.
> 
> AB
> 
> 
Here are the required dlls for some plugins to work
Scroll down this page.. bottom left!

http://punkinstuff.tripod.com/

Maureen

"Carl Frisk" <c.frisk@REMOVE.verizon.net> wrote in message 
news:dsjDd.17557$hc7.9681@trnddc06...
> Could also be that you are missing a file that came with the filter. 
> Might be a .dat file or anything for the matter. It too needs to be copied 
> to your plugin folder.
>
> -- 
> ...Carl Frisk
> Anger is a brief madness.
> - Horace, 20 B.C.
> http://www.carlfrisk.com
 No they work in His Elephants They are the applications filters

> "Trev" <trevbowdenATdsl.pipexDOTnet> wrote in message 
> news:4L2dnYh3TexWKEDcRVnyjQ@pipex.net...
>>
>> "ab" <aub@grux.net> wrote in message 
>> news:zzhDd.68978$Jk5.49862@lakeread01...
>>>I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my pc. 
>>>Paid
>>> for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.
>>>
>>> Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in PSP8. 
>>> Altho
>>> it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is missing. Anyone know 
>>> if
>>> this can be done? Again, let me say that I paid for both these programs, 
>>> so
>>> I am not trying to pull anything. It's just sometimes easier when 
>>> working in
>>> one program to use a filter etc without having to switch back and forth.
>>>
>>> AB
>>>
>>>
>> Adobe changed its format at around PS 6 which would be just before 
>> Elements was invented. Same with PSD files that are not saved with full 
>> compatibility. It was done to stop just this use of their filters
>>
> 

ab wrote:
> I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my
> pc. Paid for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.
>
> Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in
> PSP8. Altho it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is
> missing. Anyone know if this can be done? Again, let me say that I
> paid for both these programs, so I am not trying to pull anything.
> It's just sometimes easier when working in one program to use a
> filter etc without having to switch back and forth.
>
> AB

Instead of copying the .8bf file to PSP's plugin folder, point PSP at 
the folder where the original plugin was installed by going to File > 
Preferences > File Locations and adding that folder to the list for 
Plugins.

-- 
Tim 

Elephants?
I've gotten lot's of 8bf files to work.  A few required other files to be in the plugin folder to work.  Such as a few 
from Mehdi demanded a .dat (included).

-- 
....Carl Frisk
Anger is a brief madness.
- Horace, 20 B.C.
http://www.carlfrisk.com


"Trev" <trevbowdenATdsl.pipexDOTnet> wrote in message news:q4CdnQ3gSfPuVEDcRVnyrg@pipex.net...
>
> "Carl Frisk" <c.frisk@REMOVE.verizon.net> wrote in message news:dsjDd.17557$hc7.9681@trnddc06...
>> Could also be that you are missing a file that came with the filter. Might be a .dat file or anything for the matter. 
>> It too needs to be copied to your plugin folder.
>>
>> -- 
>> ...Carl Frisk
>> Anger is a brief madness.
>> - Horace, 20 B.C.
>> http://www.carlfrisk.com
> No they work in His Elephants They are the applications filters
>
<*SNIP*> 

Tim wrote:
> ab wrote:
> 
>>I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my
>>pc. Paid for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.
>>
>>Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in
>>PSP8. Altho it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is
>>missing. Anyone know if this can be done? Again, let me say that I
>>paid for both these programs, so I am not trying to pull anything.
>>It's just sometimes easier when working in one program to use a
>>filter etc without having to switch back and forth.
>>
>>AB
> 
> 
> Instead of copying the .8bf file to PSP's plugin folder, point PSP at 
> the folder

Trash bin folder?

:-)

Uni

In article <4L2dnYh3TexWKEDcRVnyjQ@pipex.net>,
   Trev <trevbowdenATdsl.pipexDOTnet> wrote:

> "ab" <aub@grux.net> wrote in message
> news:zzhDd.68978$Jk5.49862@lakeread01...
> >I have both Paint Shop Pro 8 and Photoshop Elements installed on my pc.
> > Paid for, and use both, PSP more than PShop.
> >
> > Tried a plugin from Photoshop by copying it to plugins folder in PSP8.
> > Altho it's an 8BF it will not work. Says a needed file is missing.
> > Anyone know if this can be done? Again, let me say that I paid for
> > both these programs, so I am not trying to pull anything. It's just
> > sometimes easier when working in one program to use a filter etc
> > without having to switch back and forth.
> >
> > AB
> >
> >
> Adobe changed its format at around PS 6 which would be just before
> Elements was invented. Same with PSD files that are not saved with full
> compatibility. It was done to stop just this use of their filters 

It's worth noting that a number of the filters in Elements that won't work
in PSP because of the changes *They* made, can be found inside Photoshop
LE (The one every body and their Aunty gave away with Scanners etc, before
Elements came along).

As they predate the code change, these will work in PSP.

Cheers
Dave S

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