Open Q8R files

  • Full name
    Flood Adobe Photoshop Plug-in Format
  • Developer
    Flaming Pear Software
  • Popularity
Have you encountered a problem with a Q8R file? Don’t you know which program opens a file with this extension? You will find all the information you need about working with a Q8R file here. In the further part of this page we have added a list of programs that should open your Q8R file. It is enough you choose a proper application for your operating system, download and install it.

What is Q8R file?

With the file extension Q8R, preference files of the Photoshop Plugin Flood are marked. With Flood you can easily insert sea level into another image. In a Q8R file, all settings, such as for horizon, waviness and brilliance are saved, so you can reload them when needed. In addition to some included Q8R files, you can also save your own settings.

More info

Flood also works with Photoshop compatible image editors like Corel PaintShop Photo Pro, GIMP (requires the PSPI plugin) or Paint.Net (requires the PSFilterPdn plugin).

Programs which can open a Q8R file

How to open file with Q8R extension?

In order to open a file with Q8R extension one of the following programs must be installed on user’s system. If a problem with opening Q8R file occurred, it is highly possible that none of the listed programs is present on user’s system. Even if one or more said programs are installed, there may be issues related with given programs. In order to solve a problem with Q8R files, follow the instructions below.
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Install Adobe Photoshop or other program from the list

Most often resolving problems with opening Q8R files is very simple. Just install an appropriate program that supports such files. All of the listed programs support Q8R files, but may vary in offered function and purpose. Some programs may be capable only of viewing contents of Q8R files or offer file conversion options, but may not be capable of editing such files.

Set Adobe Photoshop as the default program for opening Q8R files

It is possible that although a compatible program has been installed on user’s system, it is not used by the system to open it. This may happen because no default application was associated with this type of files. To associate Q8R files with given application, select "Open with" from drop-down menu (accessed by right-clicking on the file). Then select from the list the program or application you want to be used to open this type of file. If the Adobe Photoshop applications is not on the list, select "Browse" option in order to manually locate the directory where Adobe Photoshop has been installed.

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Check the section that lists most common problems with Q8R files

Sometimes problems with opening Q8R files may not lie with the application itself, but can arise due to other causes, such as:

  • File data is corrupted
  • Q8R files has been not been completely download from the internet (only a part of the data has been downloaded)
  • Currently used user account hasn’t been granted necessary privileges to open Q8R files (should that be the case, please contact your system administrator or IT specialist)
  • Q8R file was being copied from a corrupted storage device and is incomplete or data is corrupted. (Copying files from unknown or untrusted sources should be conducted with great care as such files may contain malicious software, which can damage your system)

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