Brush set will not load in

[Estoc]

I have an ABR format brush set that if I had to take a guess probably has around 2500 brushes in it or so?  When I try to load it up into affinity, it gives me the loading circle but never resolves into the brushes actually loading into the program.  I can load a set of 400-500 brushes and it'll take a few seconds, but this larger set refuses to load, and I eventually have to just close the program.    Is there a way to fix this?

[Callum]

Hi Estoc,

If possible could you provide the file in question so I can try importing it? Please could you also tell me which app you are using (and which version) and which operating system you are using?

Thanks

C

[Estoc]

Hey Callum, I am using the Microsoft Store version 1.8.5 version of Affinity Photo on Windows 10.   The brush set can be found at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-2uq3OmYGWW0trUZn8R9tWXPF471-AL3

Uploading the brushset file itself was taking too long since its 250 mb so I just posted the download link.

[Estoc]

@Callum

[firstdefence]

The Abr file crashes my Affinity Photo on Mac. 

I opened the abr file in Adobe Photoshop CC and it opens in seconds. In Adobe Photoshop CC I can group the brushes so I made eight groups.

• Lixin Brushes Group 1 (94 brushes) imports successfully
• Lixin Brushes Group 2 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
  • Lixin Brushes Group 2.1 (59 brushes) imports successfully
  • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
    • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.1 (31 brushes) imports successfully
    • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.2 (33 brushes) imports successfully
    • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
      • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3.1 (20 brushes) imports successfully
      • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3.2 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
        • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3.2.1 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
          • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3.2.1.1 (4 brushes) imports successfully
          • Exported the remaining 3 brushes as individual brushes and all imported successfully 🤔
        • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3.2.2 (7 brushes) imports successfully
      • Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3.3 (12 brushes) imports successfully
  • Lixin Brushes Group 2.3 (71 brushes) imports successfully
• Lixin Brushes Group 3 (180 Brushes) imports successfully
• Lixin Brushes Group 4 (139 brushes) imports successfully
• Lixin Brushes Group 5 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
  •  Lixin Brushes Group 5.1 (40 brushes) imports successfully
  • Lixin Brushes Group 5.2 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
    • Lixin Brushes Group 5.2.1 (14 brushes) imports successfully
    • Lixin Brushes Group 5.2.2 (8 brushes) imports successfully
    • Lixin Brushes Group 5.2.3 (Crashes Affinity Photo)
    • 
    • In the group shown in the image above, Sampled Brush 2 6 crashes Affinity Photo 
  • Lixin Brushes Group 5.3 (206 brushes) imports successfully
• Lixin Brushes Group 6 (Failed to load brushes unexpected format)
• Lixin Brushes Group 7 (Crashes Affinity Photo) 
• Lixin Brushes Group 8 (Crashes Affinity Photo) 

Made some sub groups to see if I can narrow down the offending brushes.

 

[Estoc]

That's interesting how a select number of the brushes are causing the issues; I wonder why that is & if this is something that can be resolved.

[firstdefence]

So, had a bit of time before I leave for work and under the Lixin Brushes Group 2.2.3.2.1 (Crashes Affinity Photo) group I exported the top 4 brushes and they imported correctly, I then exported the last three brushes individually and they all imported correctly, so in that group none of the brushes actually crash Affinity Photo but as a group import they do… Go figure!!!

 

[Estoc]

This makes even less sense now lol.