Dec 16

Corel Painter Essentials 4

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Reader Fred Duck has submitted a way to enable Corel Painter Essentials 4 Quick Look previews. Thanks, Fred!

Fred noticed that the free preview of Corel Painter Essentials 4 includes a Quick Look plugin for Painter files. The filename is “Corel Painter.mdimporter”. To avoid licensing issues, we have decided not to host the file, but rather direct users to the article where this is mentioned:

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2007/12/10/041/index.html (Google English translated version available here).

5 Responses to “Corel Painter Essentials 4”

  1. Mark 2000 Says:
    January 21st, 2008 at 9:36 am

    This is not a quicklook plugin. How I wish. Its a spotlight plugin. It doesn’t do much. Not worth the install and extraction if you have painter already.

  2. Fred Duck Says:
    January 22nd, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    Ah ha. I guess I was in a bit of a hurry and didn’t notice that yes, the file I pointed out was in fact a Spotlight plugin.

    Let me try again…

    So, inside the package bundle, there’s a Library folder, which has:

    A Spotlight plugin called “Corel Painter.mdimporter” in the Spotlight folder.
    A QuickLook plugin called “Corel Painter.qlgenerator” in the QuickLook folder.

    Also, this QuickLook plugin is not just for “Corel Painter Essentials 4” files, but for any “Painter” files. Files made with very old versions of Fractal Design Painter work just fine!

  3. HELP ME/US Says:
    February 25th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    PleaseÂ… I’m visting this site every week and try to download the plug inÂ… but I CAN’T FIND IT.

    I anybody could upload the file somewhere or post the download link here or whatever – I would be more than thankful. I would be super-thankful.

    so thank you in advance oh anonymous saviour

  4. Fred Duck Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 4:12 am

    Well, if you’re trying to go through the US site, hit http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Content/1152796555406
    and click on “Expand this category” under “Illustration & Design.” You’ll find the link for the Painter Essentials 4 trial there.

  5. Sam Jake Says:
    May 9th, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    there is a QuickLook plugin available for Painter files without the need of getting Painter Essentials first available from the PainterFactory at…. http://painterfactory.com/blogs/spikes_blog/archive/2008/02/14/mac-osx-5-quick-look-plugin-for-rif-now-available.aspx