Using Adobe Patterns in Gimp 2.6

[lshafer]

Hello! I've used this forum a lot of the last couple of months and it's been so helpful that this is the first question I need answered that I can't find already posted on the forum.

I'm trying to use an Adobe pattern in Gimp. It has the .pat file extension but when I try to refresh my patterns in order to use it I get this error:

Fatal parse error in pattern file '/usr/share/gimp/2.0/patterns/9-webtreatsetc-retro-grunge-patterns.pat': Unknown pattern format version 65536.

Is there a work around to this? Or am I just doing something wrong?

Thanks!

[Fzang]

I don't think GIMP is compatible with Photoshop patterns, just like GIMP can't use Photoshop brushes, as far as I know.

[AJB2K3]

I don't think GIMP is compatible with Photoshop patterns, just like GIMP can't use Photoshop brushes, as far as I know.

Your half wrong.
GIMP CAN use MOST Photoshop Brushes.

Its just patterns don't work.

[Niva]

And I considered myself a photoshop wizard, no clue what patterns are.

By the way the abr capabilities of GIMP are extremely limited. Don't get me wrong, I love GIMP for what it is, but the brush engine has a long way to go before we can say it's fully compatible with photoshop brushes without our souls cringing in some dark corner of the room.

[lshafer]

GIMP 2.6 is the first GIMP to easily use Photoshop brushes as far as I am aware. It's just a matter of finding the right file extension and I've even seen a tutorial for converting Photoshop brushes to be used in GIMP.

Thanks for the help with the patterns! Sad to know that it won't work but it's good to know anyways.