Okay, so I had gimp 2.6.11 for windows and I tryed to get the pspi...the download was successfull but when I went to install the topaz filters I got an error message so I uninstalled it and re-installed it still had trouble...any tips on what to do?
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| Author: | sincer816 [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Help with PSPI please |
Okay, so I had gimp 2.6.11 for windows and I tryed to get the pspi...the download was successfull but when I went to install the topaz filters I got an error message so I uninstalled it and re-installed it still had trouble...any tips on what to do?
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| Author: | Rod [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HELP PLEASE!!! |
make sure you open Gimp and go to Filters/Photoshop plugin settings. click that and a dialog will open for you to set a path (similar to folders with gimp). create the path to where the 8bfs reside.The 8bfs must be showing in the folder list. now click ok and restart Gimp.The filters should be there. I have used Topaz in Gimp before but not 2.6.11 2.6.11 is kind of buggy with 8bf's (just a few). Also make sure the plugins.dll file is in the gimp plugins folder (the plugins.dll in ps) OR - you can dl the portable version of PS CS3 free OR - you can dl the program DeepPaint (also free) both work with 8bf files. I believe also xnview can use 8bf's. Good luck with it. |
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| Author: | sincer816 [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HELP PLEASE!!! |
Thankyou so much...but I think I already screwed it up because I made the path in the PS settings: to just my program files and one other place I cant remember and now everytime I try to open gimp it gives me an error message unless I delete the pspi files and download....I tryed restoring my computer but that did not work either soo...I guess Im screwed ......
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| Author: | PhotoComix [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HELP PLEASE!!! |
Just wait to gimp to open and delete the paths and yes xnview (or irfanview but xnview keep them more organized) support very well PS filter usually better then gimp (gimp may cripple the preview ) BUT no much hope for Topaz i believe was created no as generic PS filter but specifically for Photoshop CS and in that cases there is nothing to do PS May i suggest you to never use posting in help forums such titles as "help" or "please help" ? Folks here are very kind but in many other forum messages with a similar titles are ignored or just get as reply sarcastic remarks All new messages in help forum are help request, title must clear for WHAT PROBLEM the help is needed, so other with the similar problem may use Forum search to solve, without asking again and again the same thing |
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| Author: | Rod [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
I fixed the title for you. Yes you will get a much quicker response with a brief explanation in the topic. =) Thanks |
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| Author: | sincer816 [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
OK thanks you I will try again....(so just ignore the error message?) and thank you for changing the title for me Im new here didnt really learn the ropes yet... 
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| Author: | lylejk [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
I know the answer and you won't like it. When they released 2.6.11, it suddenly hated PS filters (at least the ones created by FilterMeister which is around 80% of them). Some still work like the ones created by the team at Flaming Pear. The only solution was to uninstall 2.6.11 and install 2.6.10 back. Very unfortunate and angry I am, but doubt I will get any sympathy from the developers to fix this one (time will tell). More details concerning this can be found at the link below. http://registry.gimp.org/node/24819 and scroll to the discussion concerning 2.6.11.
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| Author: | PhotoComix [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
I really found much more convenient use Xnview (even in linux with Wine) than Gimp to run PS filter Also because Windows as out of the box really miss a decent image viewer and converter and xnview much more than decent is excellent and works in perfect synergy with Gimp: i would not like have to use gimp to browse,organize, convert,resize, or do all the trivial edit that xnview may do on the fly and even in batch mode (while batch in gimp require be scripted, 1 different script for each type of batch ) |
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| Author: | sincer816 [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
I might sound a little illiterate asking this question lol but.....what is Xnview used for? can it be used as like the pspi in gimp or is it another manip. program? sorry Im alittle new at this |
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| Author: | lylejk [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
XNView will open GIMP files and you can copy/paste between applications, but the problem is when you copy/paste, you loose alpha channel information, so, if you want to use a PS filter with embeded alpha channel, you need to save the file and re-open it in XNView and then do the converse. A pain for sure. Most of the time, you don't need to worry about alpha channel though. I actually use Irfanview to run some of the PS filters that don't work in GIMP. To eaches own.
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| Author: | PhotoComix [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
sincer816 wrote: I might sound a little illiterate asking this question lol but.....what is Xnview used for? can it be used as like the pspi in gimp or is it another manip. program? sorry Im alittle new at this is a program to view, organize, and convert between any possible graphic format images It can create slideshow on the fly, open graphic files that almost no any other program may open (as example for mistyped estensions as a image saved as"image. pong" instead than image.png and resize, rename and do on the fly when browsing all the trivial edits (automatic contrast, correction of luminosity,hue ,saturation, gamma, level , convertion to greyscale and so on ) that don't require a complex graphic editor as gimp or photoshop for more info www.xnview.com @ lylejk i reported again that alpha issues, they know well and are still looking for a fix I know is relevant for you (and me  ) but i believe most of users will never notice
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| Author: | lylejk [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
At least XNView supports transparancies better then Irfanview. Also cool that it opens XCF files (not sure how it handles layers if at all though; really haven't played too much with it since I installed it).
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| Author: | molly [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
Here is a link to free XnView.... http://filepig.org/download/xnview/ |
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| Author: | PhotoComix [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
lylejk wrote: At least XNView supports transparancies better then Irfanview. Also cool that it opens XCF files (not sure how it handles layers if at all though; really haven't played too much with it since I installed it). to browse with ease xcf files you should put on top a "new layer from visible" It doesn't handle layers at all even if somehow respect them (= if you use to rescale all layers will be correctly rescaled) |
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| Author: | Rod [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
I use Imagine to view my XCF's while Gimp is closed. I use Deep Paint and Xnview for most of my Adobe plug-ins. Just a few (about 9), ps filters run through my Gimp 2.6.11 software. |
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| Author: | sincer816 [ Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
you mind listing some good PS plugin filters that I can use in gimp 2.6.11
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| Author: | lylejk [ Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
Not sure how many, but the few I tested from Flaming Pear worked fine. Better solution is to either do copy/paste using a surrogate like PC does (and for some PS filter I do too), or uninstall 2.6.11 and install 2.6.10 and at least be able to run a bigger gamut of filters. Link to Flaming Pear's filters (many are free but not all) below. http://www.flamingpear.com/ Direct link to the freebies: http://www.flamingpear.com/dl/freebies.zip |
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| Author: | sincer816 [ Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
Thank you!...I got the pspi to work now and I have the topaz filters in gimp 2.6.11 now I just was looking for more filters..thank you guys so much for the help |
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| Author: | Rod [ Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
sincer816 wrote: Thank you!...I got the pspi to work now and I have the topaz filters in gimp 2.6.11 now I just was looking for more filters..thank you guys so much for the help Good deal! =) Just google free photo-shop filters, you'll get tons of hits. Try this one for starters http://mehdiplugins.com/ All work in my 2.6.11 version. |
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| Author: | PhotoComix [ Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help with PSPI please |
Medhi would get a crippled preview RendeerGraphic has some cool plugins that works well on Gimp and one precious one is FilterUnlimeted that many sides offer for free (should be shareware but seems dicontinued from long Gimp has something similar (Filter Factory convertor ) but FilterUnlimeted has as extra some cool filters built in (some of the glass frames are very cool ) and preview works well |
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