Installing the Universe Image Creator (UIC) Plug-ins

Since the UIC Plug-ins require an image editor, you need to decide where you want to install the plug-ins so the image editor can find them. To do this, you need to determine where your image editor searches for plug-ins.  We've listed a few popular image editors below to show how this can be done.

Jasc Paint Shop Pro

For version 8:  From the menu bar, select File > Preferences > File Locations. This will bring up the Paint Shop Pro File Locations Dialog.  Choose "Plug-ins" from the File Types listed in the left-hand column.   Make sure the "Enable plug-ins" selection is checked.  You can also select "Add" to add the file location of UIC Plugins (recommended). 

To use the UIC Plug-in filters, select the following from the menu bar:   Effects > Plug-ins> Universe and then choose your effect.

For version 6:  From the menu bar, select File > Preferences > General Program Preferences. This will bring up the Paint Shop Pro Preferences dialog:

Select the Plug-in Filters tab. The entries for Folder 1, 2, or 3 are locations where you will want to install the plug-ins. If one of these is empty you may want to install the plug-ins to their own folder and set the corresponding 1, 2, or 3 entry to this. You will need to restart Paint Shop Pro to see the Plug-ins.

IMPORTANT: Enable filters - allow the use of external image processing filters must be checked. If you install the Universe Image Creator Plug-ins into a sub-folder of Folder 1, 2, or 3, then Include sub-folders when searching for filters must be checked.

To use the UIC Plug-in filters, select the following from the menu bar:   Image > Plug-in Filters > Universe and then choose your effect.

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Adobe Photoshop

From the menu bar, select File > Preferences > Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks. This will bring up the Photoshop Preferences dialog (see below).

Select Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks from the drop down. The Universe Image Creator Plug-ins should be installed into a sub-folder of the folder listed in the Plug-Ins Folder control.  If no folder is selected, then you can define this to the UIC Plugins directory. 

You will need to restart Photoshop to see the Plug-ins.  To use the UIC Plug-in filters, select the following from the menu bar:   Filters > Universe and then choose your effect.

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Corel Photo Paint 12

From the menu bar, select Tools > Options.  Select "Plug-ins", click on the "Add..." button and choose the directory for UIC Plugins (see below).  Choose OK.

You access the Plug-ins from the menu bar: select Effects > Universe and then one of the effects.

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Micrografx Picture Publisher

From the menu bar, select Tools > Options . This will bring up the Picture Publisher Options dialog:

Select the Plug-ins tab. You can install the Universe Image Creator Plug-ins into one of the existing paths listed or use Add to add to the location where you will install the Universe Image Creator Plug-ins. You will need to restart Picture Publisher to see the Plug-ins.

You access the Plug-ins from the menu bar: select Effects > Universe and then one of the effects.

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Multiple Image Editors

If your are using multiple Image Editors then you should let the editor with the fewest Plug-ins folders dictate the installation location. For instance, if you are using the three editors discussed here, Photoshop only supports a single Plug-in folder so you should use it. You would then configure the other editors to point to this folder.

Other Image Editors

Look for a menu item such as Preferences or Options. These are usually under a top-level menu such as File or Tools. Generally this will bring up a dialog (possibly with many tabs) that will allow you enter a location for Plug-ins. You can look in the image editor's help documentation and do a search on plug-ins.

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