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Problems import ABR brushes

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I have some (commercial) abr brushes and want to import them in PSP 2023. Because it did not work I also reinstalled version 2020, but same problem.
ABR brushes size 9.586 kb is not recognized So I thought the size can be a problem but another (bought) one size 12 Mb gave no problems. In that bundle are also ABR files of over 200 mb which are not accepted.
Do I have doing it the old way with abr-viewer and suzinook's script ??
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Since it's a commercial brush, can you point to where it's being sold?

If PSP's importer can't import it, there must be a reason. No idea what that is though.
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Jean-Luc wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 4:31 pm Perhaps a clue here:
https://forum.corel.com/viewtopic.php?t=63080
No I read that. He is talking about a converter and find it. But that message is from 2018 and did not write where and what for converter it was.
Most abr brushes you can import directly now in PSP.
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LeviFiction wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:37 pm Since it's a commercial brush, can you point to where it's being sold?

If PSP's importer can't import it, there must be a reason. No idea what that is though.
I bought this bundle - Athmosperic
https://www.pixelbubble.com/
One 12 Mb gave no problems, but the others are much bigger.
4 over 200 Mb and even one 319 Mb
So I think the size is the problem.

I am gonna try it the suzinook-script way. Made already PNG's from the ABR.
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LeviFiction wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:37 pm Since it's a commercial brush, can you point to where it's being sold?

If PSP's importer can't import it, there must be a reason. No idea what that is though.
I used suzinook's way for the commercial ones and I can use them now in PSP.
Als some free ones gave problems. Also Carole Cassell could not open this in 2022/2023
I see no way to attach it here, 20leafs.
See if possible https://www.facebook.com/groups/8745478 ... 8300601007

I have no photoshop users nearby which could look at it.
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Re: Problems import ABR brushes

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As I'm not a facebook user I cannot download from the link. To upload it here it would need to be a .zip file and you need to go into the Full Editor & Preview side to add attachments. But if it's over 200MB then it won't work. Only other way would be something like Google Drive but it doesn't matter.

PSP does have a maximum brush head size. Originally it was 999x999. Now it's 3000x3000. I don't know if it has a maximum memory size for brushes. Or a maximum number of brushes in a file.