6/13/2008 10:15:00 AM Posted by Blogger Blogspot
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?
