To convert Version 5 or 6 Picture Tubes into Paint Shop Pro 8 compatible Picture Tubes, Visit here to download the Tube Converter. This Picture Tube converter is the same converter supplied with Version 7 and works with Version 8.

Here's how to use the Tube Converter on your Paint Shop Pro 5* or 6 Tubes:

1. Double click tubeconverter.exe to begin the process.

2. The first field represents the location of your current Paint Shop Pro 5 or 6 Picture Tube folder. Click the Browse button and point the path to the location of your Paint Shop Pro 5 or 6 Picture Tube folder. Click OK to add this path to the first field.

3. The second field represents the location of your Paint Shop Pro 8 Picture Tube folder. This is preset to the default install location of Paint Shop Pro 8. If you have installed Paint Shop Pro 8 to a different location or if you would like to install these converted tubes to a different Tube folder, click the Browse button and point the path to the location of the desired folder.

4. Click the OK button and your Picture Tubes will be converted.

* Paint Shop Pro 5 Tubes MUST have the original tubes.ctl file in the same directory as the version 5 Tubes for the successful conversion. For more information, visit: here.

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by wafen
last modified: 2005-07-29 21:36:29