8bf filters

Jappaloe63 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:53 am **(#1)**

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

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

dinasset · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:51 am **(#2)**

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

Pocholo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:13 pm **(#3)**

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

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:03 pm **(#4)**

We have links here to some 8bf filters:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18452

Jappaloe63 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:00 am **(#5)**

Thank you!

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:33 pm **(#6)**

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 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:04 pm **(#7)**

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+ · **Joined:** Jul 19, 2023 **Posts:** 37

Graechan wrote:

I always edit the pspirc file to keep all my PhotoShop filters in the one easy to find location
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Explain to me what you mean by pspirc file? How can I recreate your same menu? Thank you

Kamolis68+ · **Joined:** Jul 19, 2023 **Posts:** 37

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 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:59 am **(#10)**

@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+ · **Joined:** Jul 19, 2023 **Posts:** 37

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+ · **Joined:** Jul 19, 2023 **Posts:** 37

Here is the error...

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:16 am **(#13)**

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 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2610

vitforlinux wrote:

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+ · **Joined:** Jul 19, 2023 **Posts:** 37

MareroQ wrote:

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 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2023 1:49 pm **(#16)**

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+ · **Joined:** Jul 19, 2023 **Posts:** 37

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 · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12819

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+ · **Joined:** Jul 19, 2023 **Posts:** 37

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 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2023 12:59 pm **(#20)**

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