How to open a PSPimage in GIMP 2.8?

bigfoot123 · **Joined:** Jun 10, 2014 **Posts:** 6

GIMP Version: 2.8.10
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

How would I work with a pspimage (view it) in GIMP 2.8?

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:44 pm **(#2)**

bigfoot123 wrote:

GIMP Version: 2.8.10
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

How would I work with a pspimage (view it) in GIMP 2.8?

That's a Paint shop Pro file and as far as I know Gimp doesn't support PSP files. You would have to convert it to some other kind of image file that Gimp supports.
I think you can get a trial version of Paintshop Pro if you google it.

K1TesseraEna · **Joined:** Sep 22, 2012 **Posts:** 2089 **Location:** US

PSP images are among supported file formats
but it doesn't necessarily mean full support (e.g. same as with PSD files)

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:22 pm **(#4)**

K1TesseraEna wrote:

PSP images are among supported file formats
but it doesn't necessarily mean full support (e.g. same as with PSD files)

[ Image ]

Will you look at that!? Never had my hands on a PSP file before.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2615

Even though the format might be listed, the Gimp psp plugin is ancient, probably not going to work on anything post PSP5.

Up to pre-Corel versions (Jasc PSP9) might be possible with XnView, with lots of ifs-n-buts. After that I do not know.

PSP same as Gimp, saved layers and some of those layers might be vector. If the image is flattened to a single layer, it might open in XnView and re-export to some other format.

If it has layers, all you might see is the background.

example: exactly the same file from PSP8 the .psp file flattened, .pspimage still has a text layer. http://i.imgur.com/wsbQVtv.jpg

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

some PSP files open in GIMP, I know this because I actually do it regularly but there are many others which do not. I believe there is a plug in which allows some psp files to open in GIMP and I think with later versions of GIMP it may well be built in to GIMP. As partha once told me...some do and some dont... but usually for me its some tubes which open by certain tubers.

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

rich2005, I regularly open psp tubes from a couple of my favourite tubers in GIMP...several times a week...and they are definitely later than psp5...more like psp xi, xiii, and later

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

Those that I can't open in GIMP go into psp xiii on my virtual machine and are converted to a transparent .png file and then can be used in GIMP just as easily as they can by in PSP only better.
psp masks are usually .jpeg and easy to use in GIMP as well. I do not believe that PSP brushes and gradients can be used in GIMP

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2615

Anyone who wants a sample image to try, those two I made in WinXP and PSP8

http://www.mediafire.com/download/294hr ... gc.psp.zip 2.5 MB

(Normally I use linux so just in case, I did run them through virustotal)

but not looking good

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=706750

bigfoot123 · **Joined:** Jun 10, 2014 **Posts:** 6

hmmmmmmm....

I'll try convertin' 'em to .png using Irfanview....

bigfoot123 · **Joined:** Jun 10, 2014 **Posts:** 6

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh...."Merge Layers"?

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

you dont want to merge layers, you only need to save the transparent layer with the tube on it as a png. It has to be a transparent layer otherwise its useless

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

Rich I was unable to open your file but here is one that I opened in gimp just a few minutes ago. it is a purple floral tube

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

here it is in GIMP

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:44 pm **(#15)**

akky wrote:

here it is in GIMP

Nice!
All the PSP files I try to open in Gimp give a PSP plugin Error.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Nice akky thanks

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Have you tried using irfanview? Couldn't find the version, maybe 137?

K1TesseraEna · **Joined:** Sep 22, 2012 **Posts:** 2089 **Location:** US

No problem opening your file in gimp, Akky.
What version of PSP it was created with?

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12845

I have the same problem that Wallace has. I was able to open it in Irfanview, but Irfanview only showed the background layer.

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

It would be most likely PSP x3 or better I think. Its a fairly recent one.
Here is the tubers website where I find some of her tubes but I am willing to bet that a large amount of her tubes will open in GIMP
hunt around to find other tubes of hers on the website as well
http://home.online.nl/esmakole/bloementubes.htm