Trouble Loading Brushes

[lmilgram]

Hi - I am using a early version of Photoshop Elements (may even be 1.0 as I can't find the version number in "About").

I have found a number of brushes that I would like to download however I always receive the following message:
Could not load the brushes because the file is not compatible with this version of Photoshop.

How can I tell which files are compatible? The all end with *.abr - I have the option in Photoshop to load brushes and I can't seem to find any brushes that were made for this verison.

This is getting frustrating (but not yet enough to purchase a new version of the software).

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Lisa

[Amanda]

With software that old newer brushes may not work. Newer versions of PSE are so much better than 1.0. I'd highly suggest upgrading!

[Abby]

I agree, you probably really do need to upgrade :) ... if you check out Adobe, there is often a discount for upgrading if you have proof of purchase for your original program and also check out Amazon and e-Bay for good prices on the newer versions. Good luck!

[myranalis]

You can use abrviewer to convert the brushes to a png format and then re-create the brushes compatible with your version... Get abrviewer here: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/abrviewer

[Lauren]

I agree - there are many more features apart from brushes that would be of assistance to you if you upgraded -

[lmilgram]

Thank you all for your help/suggestions. I have upgraded to PSE 5 - wish I hadn't waited so long...I Love it! Found it for just $30 (it's $100 on the Adobe website).