Installing layer styles

Besides an .asl file, what are the requirements for creating a new layer style?

The directions here should work:
http://digitalscrapper.com/forums/showthread.php?5647-Install-Layer-Styles-in-Photoshop-El ements-9-or-10%97Win
The only additional step i would do is delete the MediaDatabase.db3 in
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\10.0\Locale\en_us
at the same time you delete the ThumbDatabase.db3 in
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\10.0
Also, if you want the same layer styles to be on the list for your shapes and text, you can copy the layer styles to
(just the .asl files, not the .xml files)
C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\10.0\Presets\Styles

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Install layer styles in effects in pse 8

unable to install some layer styles in effects-please advise how I can complete installations.

Well, I don't know where windows explorer comes in, but you want to take the .asl files (you must unzip them if they're in a zip file), and put them into C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photosho Elements\8.0\Photo Creations\layer styles. Then you will need to delete the file MediaDatabase.db3, which is in C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photosho Elements\8.0\locale\en_US. When you next start PSE give it time to rebuild this file before you do anything (when you see the icons reappear in the effects panel, it's done).

I'm trying to install a layer style (.asl) in photoshop cc 2014 and I get the error message 'Could not place the document 'filename.asl' because no parser or file format can open the file.' Any suggestions?

I get the same error when trying the same thing with the default styles, so it's not the file.

So, if you click on one on of the layer style sets already on the list, such as Text Effects 2, you get the same message?
Which version of mac os x are you using?
Did you upgrade your mac os with photoshop cc 2014 already installed?
Do you have the lastest version of photoshop cc 2014, which should be 2014.2.1
(listed at the top of Help>System Info from within photoshop)
Do you see the same layer styles as shown above on your list?
Have you moved/copied any plugins from an earlier version of photoshop to the photoshop cc 2014 plugins folder?
The layer styles shown on the list above are the styles that ship with cc 2014 and should be in
/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014/Presets/Styles
(the mac applications folder where all the other mac applications are installed)
You might try resetting the preferences, but you might need to uninstall photoshop cc 2014 and then reinstall.
(don't drag the cc 2014 to the trash, but use the Uninstall Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 in the photoshop cc 2014 application folder)
To reset the preferences
Press and hold down the Shift+Command+Option keys while starting photoshop cc 2014
Keep holding the keys down until you get a dialog asking if you want to delete the adobe photoshop settings file
Press Yes

Installing new layer styles in PSE 7

What is the correct way to install new layer styles into pse 7? ( I use Vista)
Do I move my extracted style file into the layer styles folder by following this pathway: program data>adobe>photoshop elements>7.0>photo creations>layer styles.
Do I need to create a metafile too?
Thank you for helping me, I have about a dozen styles I need to add, but I am unsure how to get it done properly.

Hello,
You need to create a metadata.xml file too to view it in a specific category of your choioce.
You need to paste the two things :
1) .asl file.
2) metadata.xml,
to the following location:
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\Photo Creations\layer styles.
Here you need to add the two files and relaunch PSE. This will show you the presets in the layer styles category with.
While creating the metadat.xml file you need to take care of two things:
1) Add a new category name so that you can easily find them.
2) You need to verify that Type value is set "Style as mentioned : <type value="style" />
Hope this helps you.

Installing new layer styles in PSE8

Hi
I am trying to install new layer styles in PSE8 using Vista. I can get them to appear in the "All" section but I am trying to get them to appear in the dropdown list with no success.
I have created an xml file with the same name as the .asl file and this contains the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<PSEContent xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/PSEContent/2.0/">
    <subscription value="free" />
    <type value="style" />
     <category value="$$$/content/category/type/metalstyles=metal styles" />
</PSEContent>
File names = metal styles.asl and metal styles.xml
I have rebuilt the following 2 files
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\ThumbDatabase.db3
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\Locale\en_us\MediaDatabase.db3
Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong
Thanks

A program-installer has come to my attention:
http://www.graficalicus.com/graffishop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=37&zen id=ba0034657f73d7300ab449e312ba5463
Does this work? It may be just the thing for those of us not familiar with the manual process for installation.

Pse 7.0 can you add a 3rd party layer style to existing category?

I've seen and understand the instructions I found on installing a layer style from a third party, but it shows creating a new category for each one through the xml. I have a bunch of free layer styles that actually fit into existing categories (like drop shadow, for example). Is there a way to add them to the existing drop shadow category?
I have three separate .asl files for these, and each of these third party drop shadow .asl files already contain more than one style. But I would like having them all within the one drop shadow category. That is what I did in 5.0.
Thanks!

I think I figured it out. Found this: http://www.hummiesworld.com/plugins.html . Thanks!

Is there a way to organize Layer styles in PSE 9 for mac?

Hi, I'm a digital scrapbooker. I just installed some new layer styles. They loaded successfully, but they are awfully difficult to find among all of the default layer styles (and there's no way to search for them in the drop down box). Is it possible to create a category for them in the dropdown box so they're easier to find?
Thanks!

You'll get better answers on that in the proper PSE forum.
Mylenium

Photoshop CS5 x64 crashing while editing layer styles

Hey there,
I searched and seeked through the whole interweb, but hardly anyone seems to have ever had such a problem, so I am guessing this is the right place to ask and hopefully be helped . Short version is: Photoshop CS5 (x64) is constantly crashing when editing a layer style.
I recently installed my CS5 Design Premium on a new laptop (Fujitsu Lifebook AH351) and am having severe problems with Photoshop CS5. On first run everything was fine, and it kept that way for a while. Now everytime I try to edit a layer style Photoshop crashes immediately. I do not need to alter anything, just open the layer style, press OK and Photoshop is gone. I can workaround by resetting preferences which works until next reboot, no matter if I change ANYTHING on the settings or not. Had tried this on the initial PS release and on the latest update (12.0.4). Once I reset settings again, I can work on layer styles again. Did anyone of you have a similar problem or a hint at what I might look?
The Lifebook has a decent feature which I suspect to somehow be the culprit of this case: it has an onboard graphics unit and a separate GPU (nVidia GForce GT 525M) which can be added in on a program-to-program basis. Photoshop indeed recognizes it and lets me activate OpenGL features as well, so from that point it seems fine. The internal GPU cannot be disabled since you connect your monitors to it.
Some data about my system:
Fujitsu Lifebook AH531
Intel® Core™ i5-2410M
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
750 GB SATA HDD 5400 U/Min
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (up to date)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M with 1GB VRAM
Photoshop CS5 x64
no plugins in use/installed
no settings changed, not even shortcuts
Thanks in advance
enoversum

Funny replying to myself repeatedly. It seems I have found the problem with no solution in sight. My findings are as follows:
I am running two external monitors on my laptop (HDMI and VGA), the laptop screen is off. If I unplug one screen, Photoshop is fine with me. No crashes.
In nVidia settings you can choose what GPU is being used for specific programs. Changing it to the internal one, Photoshop is fine with me. No crashes. Crappy performance.
I came to the idea of it having to do with dual monitors in my long way through help forums, and one thread here (on problems with 4 monitors) suggested to disable the ScriptingSupport.8li via re-naming which didn't work for me nonetheless. Now it seems up to me whether I'd love to farewell either my powerful GPU or my second monitor for working with Photoshop.
Still, does anybody have a notion of what else I could possibly do? I won't assume Fujitsu to offer a fix for this, since it is hard to track down precisely where the problem comes from.
All the best
enoversum
Edit: BTW, Windows settings confirm both screens are handled by/connected to the internal GPU, no matter what Photoshop is using ultimately. That seems like normal behaviour, and I cannot switch since the two ports are on the internal card.

Can anyone help me find my lost layer styles and photo effects in the Effects Panel?

I am using the trial version of Photoshop Elements 9. I downloaded and tried to install a glitter style. When I went back to my workspace I had no layer styles or photo effects in the Effects panel....not one. The filters are the only ones there now. What have I done?

Quit the editor, then go to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\9.0\Locale\en_US (or your location) and delete mediaDatabase.db3. When you restart the editor, give it time to rebuild the panel contents before you try to use PSE.

All Layer styles missing from CS5 Photoshop.

This is the fourth time I have gone through this. i open my photoshop to see all my layer styles are gone. Since I have 1000s and most custom made i don't remember all the creations. I have searched all over and the only place that had anything close was a discussion in Elements, but that solution did not work for me. I know I can't be the only person that has gone through this?? Is there anyone that knows how to retrieve all the styles i had just hours ago?

this has happened before when I left my computer on and MS did an auto update that restarted my computer...
This points me to the additional potential for a video driver issue. Simple OS updates and even some hot-fixes, have been known to render the video driver obsolete. That is one reason that nVidia and ATI/AMD issue updates about once per month.
I have Windows set (on all computers) to ONLY notify me of the availability of an update. That way, I manually download and install it/them, and know to keep an eye on the video driver, should an issue arise. I have all nVidia cards, but do not religiously update drivers (there have been some from both nVidia and ATI/AMD, that have been problematic), as so long as my Adobe programs function perfectly, I will wait until something goes awry. I also have all programs set to NOT auto-update, as I have had two auto-updates really mess things up, and once very badly - one was a simple Logitec Set-Point mouse driver update, and it totally killed my computer, requiring a complete rebuild and low-level reformatting of my system HDD. The other was a Java update, that killed a large PSD file, that was Saving, when it started - that one only cost me a redo from an earlier, previous version of the PSD, and the only time that I have had my Preferences corrupted. I had forgotten to turn those auto-updates OFF - my bad.
Let us know more about your display sub-system with make/model and driver info. That would be my "prime suspect" right now.
As for the Elements material, I recall similar in Premiere Elements Styles going missing, but that was many versions ago, and doubt that anything in the solution to that problem would apply to Photoshop, but will go searching for that thread, just in case.
Good luck,
Hunt

PSE7, xp, how to load layer styles? no .db3 file found

I have read all kinds of information about how to load custom layer styles and I've come to the conclusion that I need to install all styles into the folder where the other styles live (presets>styles) and I need an .xml file for each style to see the style in elements program and I need to delete the original .db3 file and let elements rebuild it when it opens but I cannot find an original .db3 file...anywhere. Nor do I have any existing .xml files that coordinate with the original layer styles to manipulate for the new layer styles. What am I missing?

Hi,
You would have to follow these steps -
Hi,
These steps would help you get them back.
1 - Quit Elements
2 - Go to the path - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\6.0\Locale\en_US (for XP)
{ or Vista - C:\ ProgramData\ Adobe\ Photoshop Elements\ 6.0\ Locale\ en_US\ }
(If you aren't in the US, use the appropriate Locale)
Note that the "Application Data" is a hidden directory, so you will have to enable "Show hidden files and folders" in the Folder Options in order to be able to see it.
3 - You should see a file named MediaDatabase.db3. Rename the file to something else, such as MediaDatabase.old
4 - Restart the Elements Editor. You will see it rebuilding the database. Do not touch anything. It will take a while to rebuild. After thats done all things should be back to normal.
Hope you're able to find the files and it works for you.

Photoshop CS3 Layer Style Issue

I have Photoshop CS3. Ever since I installed it I have had an issue with Layer Styles, one that I have not had before with other versions of Photoshop. Whenever I apply a Layer Style to a layer the Effects menu automatically drops down in the layers palette. I have to go and manually close the menus each time for every layer that I apply the style to. I have never had this problem before with any other versions of Photoshop.
If you have any ideas or advice on how to fix this problem it would be of a great help.

Go to the layers palette options and uncheck Expand New Effects.

Issues with merging layers with layer styles

Just downloaded CS6 Photoshop off the creative cloud and the merge layer command does not work. What is happening is there is one layer with a layer style then a shape layer and when I hit Cmd E it merges the layers but the layer style will not merge with it. I was chatting it up and everything they recommended did not work. It works on all my other co-workers computers and we are all on the cloud. I tried renaming pref. folder, settings folder, re-installing, holding down shft+option+cmd on start up. I also created a test account but that turned out to be a major inconvenience. Once logged into the account there is nothing there. The suggestions just started getting more ridiculous as chat proceeded. Nothing.
Has anyone experienced this issue?
Does anyone have a solution where I don't have to create a whole new admin account just to see if CS6 Photoshop works correctly?
P.S.
Adobe customer portal is about worthless.

Get Rich or Die Tryin wrote:
Just downloaded CS6 Photoshop off the creative cloud and the merge layer command does not work. What is happening is there is one layer with a layer style then a shape layer and when I hit Cmd E it merges the layers but the layer style will not merge with it. I was chatting it up and everything they recommended did not work. It works on all my other co-workers computers and we are all on the cloud. I tried renaming pref. folder, settings folder, re-installing, holding down shft+option+cmd on start up. I also created a test account but that turned out to be a major inconvenience. Once logged into the account there is nothing there. The suggestions just started getting more ridiculous as chat proceeded. Nothing.
There are two merge layers type commands one is merge down involves only two layers and another that is merge visible layers. In my opinion there is a problem with the way merge down is implemented. When you use merge down if the bottom layer in the merge down has a layer style the merged layer also has this layer style attached. This means that pixels from the layer merged into it will be effected by this layer style. The result may well not look like the composite looked before the merge. The will also happen in CS5. Merge visibile layer works the correct way in my view as the merge progresses the top two layers are merge by applying any layer masks and layer styles first and merging the two layers the resulting layer has no layer masks and no layer style. This result is then merged with the next lower layer with its masks and style applied first. The result is a single layer without mask and style that looks like the original composite view. If your having the problem with CMD|CTRL+E and the result has a layer style try turning the layer style visibility off see if that helps. If it helps some backup to before the merge down use merge visible or first rasterzise the bottom layer to be merged.

Apply layer style

apply layer style layer1 using "Sunset Sky (Text)"
The above statement works for me in Photoshop
In the same way, Is there way that I can
apply layer style art layer using "Bevel and Emboss"
i.e., Layer--> Layer Style -->Bevel and Emboss-->Style(set to Outer Bevel)

With the scriptlistner plugin installed create an outerbevel with the settings you require. Then before doing anything else in Photoshop open the scriptlistnerJS log and find the last entry. It should look something like this. This is an outerbevel with the default settings.
// =======================================================
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
    var desc9074 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref109 = new ActionReference();
        var idPrpr = charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" );
        var idLefx = charIDToTypeID( "Lefx" );
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        var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
        var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
        var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
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    desc9074.putReference( idnull, ref109 );
    var idT = charIDToTypeID( "T   " );
        var desc9075 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idScl = charIDToTypeID( "Scl " );
        var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
        desc9075.putUnitDouble( idScl, idPrc, 416.666667 );
        var idebbl = charIDToTypeID( "ebbl" );
            var desc9076 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idenab = charIDToTypeID( "enab" );
            desc9076.putBoolean( idenab, true );
            var idhglM = charIDToTypeID( "hglM" );
            var idBlnM = charIDToTypeID( "BlnM" );
            var idScrn = charIDToTypeID( "Scrn" );
            desc9076.putEnumerated( idhglM, idBlnM, idScrn );
            var idhglC = charIDToTypeID( "hglC" );
                var desc9077 = new ActionDescriptor();
                var idRd = charIDToTypeID( "Rd " );
                desc9077.putDouble( idRd, 255.000000 );
                var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
                desc9077.putDouble( idGrn, 255.000000 );
                var idBl = charIDToTypeID( "Bl " );
                desc9077.putDouble( idBl, 255.000000 );
            var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" );
            desc9076.putObject( idhglC, idRGBC, desc9077 );
            var idhglO = charIDToTypeID( "hglO" );
            var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
            desc9076.putUnitDouble( idhglO, idPrc, 75.000000 );
            var idsdwM = charIDToTypeID( "sdwM" );
            var idBlnM = charIDToTypeID( "BlnM" );
            var idMltp = charIDToTypeID( "Mltp" );
            desc9076.putEnumerated( idsdwM, idBlnM, idMltp );
            var idsdwC = charIDToTypeID( "sdwC" );
                var desc9078 = new ActionDescriptor();
                var idRd = charIDToTypeID( "Rd " );
                desc9078.putDouble( idRd, 0.000000 );
                var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
                desc9078.putDouble( idGrn, 0.000000 );
                var idBl = charIDToTypeID( "Bl " );
                desc9078.putDouble( idBl, 0.000000 );
            var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" );
            desc9076.putObject( idsdwC, idRGBC, desc9078 );
            var idsdwO = charIDToTypeID( "sdwO" );
            var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
            desc9076.putUnitDouble( idsdwO, idPrc, 75.000000 );
            var idbvlT = charIDToTypeID( "bvlT" );
            var idbvlT = charIDToTypeID( "bvlT" );
            var idSfBL = charIDToTypeID( "SfBL" );
            desc9076.putEnumerated( idbvlT, idbvlT, idSfBL );
            var idbvlS = charIDToTypeID( "bvlS" );
            var idBESl = charIDToTypeID( "BESl" );
            var idOtrB = charIDToTypeID( "OtrB" );
            desc9076.putEnumerated( idbvlS, idBESl, idOtrB );
            var iduglg = charIDToTypeID( "uglg" );
            desc9076.putBoolean( iduglg, true );
            var idlagl = charIDToTypeID( "lagl" );
            var idAng = charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" );
            desc9076.putUnitDouble( idlagl, idAng, 120.000000 );
            var idLald = charIDToTypeID( "Lald" );
            var idAng = charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" );
            desc9076.putUnitDouble( idLald, idAng, 30.000000 );
            var idsrgR = charIDToTypeID( "srgR" );
            var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
            desc9076.putUnitDouble( idsrgR, idPrc, 100.000000 );
            var idblur = charIDToTypeID( "blur" );
            var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
            desc9076.putUnitDouble( idblur, idPxl, 5.000000 );
            var idbvlD = charIDToTypeID( "bvlD" );
            var idBESs = charIDToTypeID( "BESs" );
            var idIn = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
            desc9076.putEnumerated( idbvlD, idBESs, idIn );
            var idTrnS = charIDToTypeID( "TrnS" );
                var desc9079 = new ActionDescriptor();
                var idNm = charIDToTypeID( "Nm " );
                desc9079.putString( idNm, "Linear" );
            var idShpC = charIDToTypeID( "ShpC" );
            desc9076.putObject( idTrnS, idShpC, desc9079 );
            var idantialiasGloss = stringIDToTypeID( "antialiasGloss" );
            desc9076.putBoolean( idantialiasGloss, false );
            var idSftn = charIDToTypeID( "Sftn" );
            var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
            desc9076.putUnitDouble( idSftn, idPxl, 0.000000 );
            var iduseShape = stringIDToTypeID( "useShape" );
            desc9076.putBoolean( iduseShape, false );
            var iduseTexture = stringIDToTypeID( "useTexture" );
            desc9076.putBoolean( iduseTexture, false );
        var idebbl = charIDToTypeID( "ebbl" );
        desc9075.putObject( idebbl, idebbl, desc9076 );
    var idLefx = charIDToTypeID( "Lefx" );
    desc9074.putObject( idT, idLefx, desc9075 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc9074, DialogModes.NO );
You need to include all of those lines in the code that you call with your applescript.

My layer styles filter stopped working?

out of the blue, my layer styles have stopped working --- can't stroke, emboss, drop shadow anything. instead i get a "could not complete your request because of a program error" message.
what's going on?
i recently installed Alien Skin's Snap Art 3, but uninstalling the program has had no effect?
(btw, running windows 7, CS6)
Message was edited by: studiorobb

The first thing i would try is resetting the photoshop cs6 preferences:
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/the-complete-picture-with-julieanne-kost/how-to-reset-photoshop- cs6s-preferences-file/

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