I have often experienced the frustration of finding an amazing graphic with very few restrictions on use, only to find that it is a PaintShopPro “tube” - not Photoshop compatible. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a 
Photoshop snob, and while my computer came pre-installed with PaintShop, I’ve never opened the program... and unless some future happening absolutely forces me to, I don't plan on doing so.
With that in mind, I had written off PaintShop tubes as a complete waste of my time. After all, Photoshop can’t open them, so why bother with looking at the often too-cool tubes in the first place?
Imagine my delight when I stumbled across a nifty little tool that lets you convert PaintShop tubes to Photoshop files. No more frustration about compatibility - it can all be done right from Photoshop!
This guide will lead you through the installation and use of Telegraphics’ “Paint Shop Pro Format” plug-in for Photoshop. What will you need? Just a couple of things: the plug-in, Photoshop, and some PaintShop tubes - and I’ll even show you some of the best spots to grab those, so read on.
Please note that a fully illustrated version of this tutorial is included with this article. In order to keep the image file size down, though, you'll still want to reference this article because it includes much more detail and links than the image version.
One - Gather Tools: Obviously, you’ll need Adobe Photoshop installed to perform this tutorial - any full version of Photoshop should work. Beyond that, you’ll need two more things - the plug-in, and PaintShop tubes.
The plug-in, Telegraphics’ “Paint Shop Pro Format”, is available as donation ware. What this means is that you are free to download the plug-in at no cost, but if you enjoy and use the plug-in, you should really consider sending Telegraphics a donation (their suggested donation is a mere $5) so that they can continue developing great programs. Grab your copy of the plug-in here: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/#pspformat
With that in mind, I had written off PaintShop tubes as a complete waste of my time. After all, Photoshop can’t open them, so why bother with looking at the often too-cool tubes in the first place?
Imagine my delight when I stumbled across a nifty little tool that lets you convert PaintShop tubes to Photoshop files. No more frustration about compatibility - it can all be done right from Photoshop!
This guide will lead you through the installation and use of Telegraphics’ “Paint Shop Pro Format” plug-in for Photoshop. What will you need? Just a couple of things: the plug-in, Photoshop, and some PaintShop tubes - and I’ll even show you some of the best spots to grab those, so read on.
Please note that a fully illustrated version of this tutorial is included with this article. In order to keep the image file size down, though, you'll still want to reference this article because it includes much more detail and links than the image version.
One - Gather Tools: Obviously, you’ll need Adobe Photoshop installed to perform this tutorial - any full version of Photoshop should work. Beyond that, you’ll need two more things - the plug-in, and PaintShop tubes.
The plug-in, Telegraphics’ “Paint Shop Pro Format”, is available as donation ware. What this means is that you are free to download the plug-in at no cost, but if you enjoy and use the plug-in, you should really consider sending Telegraphics a donation (their suggested donation is a mere $5) so that they can continue developing great programs. Grab your copy of the plug-in here: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/#pspformat
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- PSP Tubes Garden - home.hccnet.nl/h.a.a.m.beumer/tubes.html - A variety of very nicely done tubes, available for free download. Raggedy Ann & Andy - always-unique.net/index367.html - Raggedy Ann & Andy PSP tubes ready for download. Adorable Koshini & Friends - www.koshini.com/ - Absolutely stunning 3d tubes for download. Be forewarned, though - most of this website is in French. Anita Lee - www.psptubes.anita-lee.net/freepsptubes2.html - Another set of 3d tubes, but this site is fully in English.
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