Ulead particle plug in

[Ken Veal]

would this be applicable to PSPro X.Tried to download it (to be able to use bubbles etc) but it was asking me questions I was not sure of the answer to-like using another destination folder than other Ulead progs use,is it a compatable programme so I gave up.What exactly does it do for you
if it can be used?.................Ken

[LeviFiction]

It adds lots of graphic effects to the layer you have selected. Particles are images that are repeated a number of times based on a specific set of values that you set when you run the plugin.

It can be used, just set the installation folder for the paint shop pro plugins folder.

If you don't know where your plugins folder is, open up Paint Shop Pro.

Open the file menu and hover over prefrences and select File Locations from the menu that pops up there.

File->preferences->File Locations

Select Plugins from the list and it'll tell you where the folder is. Just use this path to install the particles plugin.

If you have Vista or Windows 7, however, you'll need to tell Paint Shop Pro to run as Administrator because the particles plugin loads another particles plugin and Vista and Windows 7 kind of stop this from happening without permission.

[Ken Veal]

Thanks for that info,
I was put off a bit when it was suggested that it was to be dowlnloaded into a different folder if there were other "ulead
progs installed .

[Ken Veal]

Now I cant find the plug in page, has any one got the link to it please

[Ron P.]

Here it is : http://www.ulead.com/download/freegoodies.htm

[Ken Veal]

Downloaded particle plug in to C:\programfiles\corel paint shop pro x\plugins but cant find them.Went to effects and "no plug ins loaded"
dispalid in grey.So where are they and how do I access them.Have read the read me file and its help.......................Ken

[PRCoach]

Downloaded particle plug in to C:\programfiles\corel paint shop pro x\plugins but cant find them.Went to effects and "no plug ins loaded"
dispalid in grey.So where are they and how do I access them.Have read the read me file and its help.......................Ken

Check your Preferences, File Locations, to see if Paint Shop is looking in the right place for the new plugins.

[Tim Morrison]

Downloaded particle plug in to C:\programfiles\corel paint shop pro x\plugins but cant find them.Went to effects and "no plug ins loaded"
dispalid in grey.So where are they and how do I access them.Have read the read me file and its help.......................Ken

As well as checking that the correct folder is showing in the program location preferences, you will need to have an 8 bit per channel image loaded to be able to access plugins.

[Ken Veal]

Thanks for all the replies.I went to file locations and every file type was in the correct folder with nothing where ist should not be.Plug ins were shown to be in the plug in folder.This is how the box was configed.
"enable plug ins -allow use of external adobe comptable plug ins" was ticked. "limit loaded plug ins to those with an .8B? extn only" was ticked.
(I unticked this box but plug ins were still greyed out under effects so I ticked the box- should this be enabled or not)
"allow file filtering plug ins to request pre filtering of support file types"was not ticked under folder options enable-was ticked and so was "use sub folders" I did not touch the add remove buttons.
How do you tell if the image being used is 8 bit per channel.I mainly only work with jpeg images images, mostly those taken with my still cam, others would be imported jpegs, are these 8 bit?If these are not 8 bit can they be converted and how.

[PRCoach]

How do you tell if the image being used is 8 bit per channel. If these are not 8 bit can they be converted and how.

Look at the bottom right of your screen, the status bar should say "8 bits/channel." You can easily change it by going to the Image menu and select Decrease (or Increase) Color Depth. However, for many features Paint Shop will automatically prompt you for this conversion, which makes me wonder if your problem lies somewhere else. Some Photoshop plugins may not be compatible.

[Ken Veal]

The bottom right of the staus bar does show 8bits/channel

[Ken Veal]

Tried to reinstal the plug in,uninstalled the original attemp because set up told me to as it recognised I had it.I typed in the destination folder(C:\PrgramFiles\Corel\CorelPaintShopProX\PlugIns)next-In the specify plug in folder of compatable prog box it asked to spcify the plug in folder-
I re entered the above path.Told me I can only install one compat prog.
Then went round in circles with advice like -does not exist do you want one created- or folder does not exist. help please

[Ron P.]

Kenneth,

The folder, Plugins does not exist, so you must create it. Follow the path to where Particle Plug-in says that it needs to install to, in Windows Explorer. Then create a new folder and call it Plugins. Once that is done, then try to install the Particle Plug-in.

[Ken Veal]

In choose install folder box-in path field C:programfiles\uleadparticle plug in shows I added \PLUGINS to that.Set up asks me if I want to create that
folder-clicked yes-in specify plug in folder of photoshop compat box-I entered C:\program files\corel\corel paintshop prox\plugins path via browse-in check set up info box-current settings were-destination folder -
C:\program files\corel\corel paintshop prox\plugins\PLUGINS showed-
short cut folder was uleadweb utilities \ulead particle plug in and the
photoshop plug in folder was C:\program files\corel\corel paint shop pro x\plug ins.It completes install(I hope).Went to C: progfiles-ulead particle plug ins-PLUGINS-Apps folder which has a particle .8Bf 69KB file in it.
Cant find a way to get the down load into PSProX..............Ken

[Tim Morrison]

In PSP X go to File > Preferences > Program Locations and add the folder containing the 8BF file to the list in the "Plug-ins" section.

I think the best method in the long run is to create a separate folder for plugins. On this computer I have all my plugins installed to E:\Plugins, then every program that can use Photoshop Compatible plugins is pointed to that folder. Much better than the alternative of placing multiple copies of plugins into every program's plugin folder.

I just installed the Ulead particle plugin. During the installation there are two file locations that are set. The first I let use it's default of "C:\Program Files\Ulead Particle.Plugin". For the second location it suggested the Photoshop plugins folder, but I changed it to point to my "E:\Plugins" location.
It works as expected in PSP X (except that the effect is far more pronounced in the preview than it is when applied to a full size image).

One thing to avoid is pointing PSP's plugin location to the Photoshop plugins folder.
Several years ago, at about the time of Photoshop 6.5 or 7, Adobe changed the specification for Photoshop plugins. The older sort, which includes the Ulead particle plugin, work in all programs that use "Photoshop Compatible" plugins. The newer sort only work in Adobe programs.
If PSP is pointed at the Photoshop plugin folder it will try to interpret any newer type plugins it finds there, but because it is incapable of using them, the results can be unpredictable... PSP might freeze, crash or have the plugin menu entry greyed out.