plugin.dll issue on using Adobe Photshop plugin (.8bf) for GIMP
In relation to my previous post about using third party plugin for GIMP, I had some comments, stating that there was an issue on plugin.dll file. The Adobe Photoshop plugin (pspi.exe) could not function properly due to the absence of plugin.dll file.
I did some Googling and found out some very interesting facts about plugin.dll. Apparently, plugin.dll is a proprietary file that belongs to Photoshop. By having this file, you could actually use Adobe Photoshop plugin with Paint Shop Pro and even Irfanview.
I remember that I have once installed Adobe Photoshop before, and plugin.dll may still be inside my notebook. However, when I do search for the file, I could not find it. Funny… I wonder how did my .8bf file running smoothly WITHOUT plugin.dll?
If you face similar problem, I would suggest that you grab Plugin.dll from various sources from around the net:
- Download it from Dlldump.com.
- Download it from Paint Shop Pro User Group.
- Download it from Irfanview Plugins website.
**Although these websites offer plugin.dll for download, it is basically illegal to do it, because it is part of Adobe applications and has a copyright.
I also came across msvcrt10.dll file that is also required for Adobe Photoshop plugin to be running smoothly in GIMP. I have mine in C:\WINDOWS\system32. You may need to download and install it in the same directory to minimize the chances of your Adobe Photoshop third party plugin error…
Can you get your .8bf file running with the above tweaks?
November 5th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
i had the PS CS3 trial…so i might still have it, but thanks a lot
I downloaded both, put msvcrt10.dll in the folder that you suggested
put plugin.dll in the gimp plugins folder along with PSPI
and ran GIMP…i got the error message “the procedure entry point InitializePIExpressDialogs could not be located in the dynamic link library PLUGIN.dll
I had to force a close of the GIMP
November 5th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Well, I don’t think that plugin.dll file should be installed in GIMP plugins folder. Have you tried to put the file in the same folder with msvcrt10.dll?
November 5th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
That’s C:\Windows\System 32?
I put it in there along with msvcrt10.dll, and removed it from the GIMP plugins folder. I now have pspi.exe in the GIMP plugins folder, plugin.dll in C:\Windows\System 32, and msvcrt10.dll in C:\Windows\System 32. When I start the GIMP, I get the same symptoms that i described earlier.
November 6th, 2007 at 4:22 am
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November 6th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Hi David,
It seems that I could not give you any more suggestion on the above problem. After wondering through some other forum post, the method that I mentioned above works for them, but I am not sure why it doesn’t with you.
Try discussing the issues in GIMP forum. Maybe they could help.
Cheers!
November 6th, 2007 at 11:51 am
huh…well thanks anyway!!!
i can use photoshop brushes tho…so i got some of it
November 6th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
You got some of it? Then maybe there are *some* Photoshop plugin that you have are not compatible with GIMP…
November 6th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
no i mean that i can use brushes, so i have some of photoshop in my GIMP
November 7th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Oh, okay…
Cheers!
November 12th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
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