How to easily convert any photoshop abr to a Paint Shop pspbrush and/or jbr.
Do you get the dreaded “the specified file cannot be identified as a supported type” when you try to import a Photoshop abr brush set into your Paint Shop Pro? If so, I have an easy solution for you that will allow you to convert and import any photoshop abr brush set to a Paint Shop pspbrush and/or jbr brush format. And no, you don’t need a copy of the photoshop software to do this. Follow this quick tutorial and you will no longer be limited when seeking out new brushes. There are literally millions of abr brush sets available for free. Just do a quick Google search for free photoshop brushes, and start converting them. Ok, let’s get started!
Step 1
First, Head over to Sourceforge and download abrviewer.NET_2.0.
Click here to download abrviewer. NOTE: Abrviewer will allow you to view and export the PNG’s contained in the abr file.
Step 2
Once the download completes, install abrviewer and open it up.
Step 3
Inside the abrviewer program go to File > Open Brush Sets, and open a abr brush set that you would like to convert to pspbrush or jbr
Step 4
You should now see a thumbnail strip of all the brushes contained in the abr file.
Step 5
Now, go to Export > Thumbnails, and select a folder on your computer to export them to. Note it will export them to PNG files.
Step 6
Open up the folder where you exported the abr files. NOTE: You will have several PNG files in that folder
Step 7
With your Paint Shop Pro open, just drag and drop the PNG’s you want to convert into Paint Shop
Step 8
To convert the images to pspbrush, just go to FILE > EXPORT > PSPBRUSH, then name each brush as you export
Step 9
You are ready to enjoy all those fantastic abrbrush sets that are unsupported in Paint Shop Pro
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Umm For Steps 1-2, for the download do you need WinRar, inorder to do that?, and once i went on the link you gave me, which one should i pick????, Im Still Currently confused on those steps.
eek! ok so i downloaded the viewer however when i open it a popup comes up saying something about terminate it and basically it wont open…i also tried from another source and it did the same =(
OMG!, How Did you Download it?!!??!
their were so many Abviewer and i didnt know which, the website she putted on the intstructions!
Extra,Thank You very much
thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
itsnot working on vista… is say i need .net frame 1.1.4322
HELP!!!!!!! I DOWNDLOADED ABR VIEWER. IT ALSO CALLED WINZIP RIGHT? OK. WHEN I OPEN IT IT DOESNT COME UP LIKE A PROGRAM IT COMES UP LIKE THIS!
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll263/nadjazk/winzo.gif
HELP!! PLEAASE!
This is so helpful! Thank you so much!
I got this to work on version 1 with my Vista! Thank you for this! It worked!
I don’t think I have WinZip on my computer; I downloaded the correct one. Extracted all three files, but now what do I do? ): Which of the three folders do I go into to finish the set up? Thanks.
gosh i wish i knew about this a long time ago… so many great brushes i passed up on in favor of image packs and not so great jbrs… maybe i can make up for lost time =^)
un grand merci pour ce tuto vraiment top.
So I do all of this and then when I go into paint shop to import it, it says the png file isn’t supported?
wtf? what do I do?
this is really helpful to me.. thanks!
I downloaded the correct one. Extracted all three files, but now what do I do? ): Which of the three folders do I go into to finish the set up?
I’m stuck at the same place as him - I’ve extracted it to my program files. Help!!!