8bf filters

[Jappaloe63]

GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Experienced User

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I have pspi. file installed again
That's why I'm also looking for 8bf filters ... does anyone know a free site?

[dinasset]

https://www.thepluginsite.com/
There are lots of links, both to plug-ins for fee, and for free.
Just have a look (browse).

[Pocholo]

I sent you a PM with the link of my dopbox. I have a few and they all work

[Nidhogg]

We have links here to some 8bf filters:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18452

[Jappaloe63]

Thank you!

[Graechan]

I always edit the pspirc file to keep all my PhotoShop filters in the one easy-to-find location

Where to find your pspirc file 'It's below your plugins folder'

Open the file in a text editor and change the menu path of each filter from Filters/ to PhotoShop/

Your edited pspirc file looks a little like this

[mackenzieh]

Here's the Ulead filter. It's not free but here it is anyway: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10029

Hopefully a coder can translate this to gimp so that it works on 32 but and 64 bit.

[Kamolis68+]

I always edit the pspirc file to keep all my PhotoShop filters in the one easy to find location
[ Image ]

Explain to me what you mean by pspirc file? How can I recreate your same menu? Thank you

[Kamolis68+]

Hi, I may seem silly to ask you this question. How do I link the help menu directly to photoshop plugins by deleting this weird "p"?
Thank you...

[MareroQ]

@Vitforlinux
A small number of 8bf plugins are available in Linux via UserFilter.

UserFilter 64 bit plugin for Linux:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18255&p=249991&hilit=UserFilter#p249975

Collection 2376 filters:
https://www.gimpscripts.net/2020/10/use ... 64bit.html


@Kamolis68+
There is little that can be done.
This is a side effect of editing the pspirc file.
However, when you replace "Filters" with 7 character text (I use "PSPI8bf") About Photoshop plug-ins will display correctly.

[Kamolis68+]

Hello thank you. Another thing it seems that in the Freebies Folder the Solidify C file doesn't work as it generates an error in the Gimp startup phase. Is there a fix? Thanks again

[Kamolis68+]

Here is the error...

[MareroQ]

Unfortunately - it's a case (quite common) that this won't work.
From message (Solidify A to F) requires transparency:

GIMP works with selection and transparency differently than Photoshop.

[rich2005]

Too bad .8bf files don't work on Linux, they would have been another toy to try.

There was a pspi plugin for linux but it was 32 bit. I last used it years ago with a PClinuxOS installation.

As well as userfilter, which uses converted .8bf PS plugins, another way is using Windows XnView which generally accepts the same old .8bf as pspi.

It is a real "cludge", using the shellout.py plugin and WINE to run that XnView ( a 32 bit version)

This using kubuntu 22.04 / Gimp 2.10.34 / Tasmanias Gimp launcher to add python support.

Then it might go like this https://i.imgur.com/H4IXjAp.mp4

[Kamolis68+]

Unfortunately - it's a case (quite common) that this won't work.
From message (Solidify A to F) requires transparency:
[ Image ]
GIMP works with selection and transparency differently than Photoshop.

Yes, you are right about transparency. However the error is specific to Solidify C so that its entry does not appear in the menu.

[MareroQ]

Why are you so interested in a plugin that won't work?
These files need to be removed:

Solidify A-150 32bit.8bf
Solidify B-150 32bit.8bf
Solidify C-150 32bit.8bf
Solidify D-150 32bit.8bf
Solidify E-150 32bit.8bf
Solidify F-150 32bit.8bf

However, the menu entry can be fixed for the "no entrypoint" case.
If you open the pspirc file in Notepad++ and search for Solidify C-150 32bit.8bf, you will notice that one line of code is missing (compare, for example, with Solidify A-150 32bit.8bf).

By typing the right line, you can fix it - and that's how the famous Impressionist.8bf is fixed (there is a thread on this forum about it).

[Kamolis68+]

Well if as you say they are not helpful I delete them all and the game is done. Forgive me but I thought they were correctable errors and that they were useful. Thanks for your valuable information.

[lylejk]

As others mentioned, sometimes you have to use a surrogate program like XNView to run 8bfs since it's more compatible with them than the GIMP. Also, Irfanview is even better and when I was toying with Ubuntu (via Virtualbox), Irfanview worked perfectly fine thanks to WINE. One of the best ways to do this is use shellout (python plugin as I recall). Use shellout quite often since I really like Inkscape bitmap filters (and wish they would port them to GIMP but no one has). Also, of course, use it to execute 8bfs within both XNView and Irfanview.

[Kamolis68+]

Hi, I state that the plugin (Xenofex) in question works. Is there a way to prevent these error messages on startup? Maybe in the Gimp settings? Thank you

[Jappaloe63]

I have xenofex 1.1 /2.0 and it works fine...
follow this!
http://photofiltre.papy35.free.fr/02pre ... nofex2.htm