Paint Shop Pro X6 and plug-ins

[daremeto]

i tried installing third party plugins that worked in paint shop pro 9, paint shop pro x6 does not recognize them. how do i or can i install third party plugins and have them work? my os is windows 7 home premium 64 bit. the path i installed the plugins is L:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro X6(64-bit)\Plugins\EN. all plugins are installed into this folder, correct?

[Kathy_9]

Unless the plug-in is 64-bit compatible it won't work. In that case you will need to use the 32-bit version of X6 or an older version that you may have installed.

[daremeto]

thank you for answering my question. i have another, is there a way to convert the ones i have to use in the 64 bit? if not where can i get plugins that are 64 bit, i did a google search and it came up with basically nothing i got a couple from the plugin site but the choices were slim.

[Kathy_9]

There is nothing you can do to convert them; it's up to the plug-in developer to do the update. When I open 64-bit PSP X6 I can access all my Topaz plug-ins; Filter Forge; Flaming Pear; Alien Skin and some but not all of my Redfield plug-ins.

As a side note, even though my PC is 64-bit I use the 32-bit version of PSP X6 because I can then access all my plug-ins. Based on my editing requirements I find I don't need what 64-bit has to offer.