BoltBait Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Rick, is there any way to add a "feather" feature? I've seen several requests like this one: http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2257 And, I know that whenever I need to do this it is a pain. The steps to do the feathering are pretty standard and work nicely. I just wish they could be automated. This is such a base function for photo manipulation that it is a shame that it is so difficult in Paint.net. I told you before that I would keep a log of when I use Corel Photo Paint over Paint.net. This is one of those times. Thanks for listening. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Moved to General Discussion Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hey, give me a while, and I could do something where if you have the alpha set up, it will blur that...now off to BlurEffect.cs Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire010 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Yeah, I'd like to see this added as well. Really could save some time, or some effort for those of us who're lazy (ME!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHMCMINN Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Ya, I routinely gausin(sp?) the edges too, and one time I was doing snow and it came out looking like an avalanche -_-. Now whenever I have to do this, I use PhotoPlus, a plugin for PDN would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 spelling is Gaussian Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 OK, so I wrote an Effect plugin to do this. Check it out: Feather Effect DLL Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire010 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Is it just me, or is the feather effect excactly like gaussian blur (1 px)? I tested this with a white dot (1x1), used the both effects on the identical dots, and got identical results. The test came up with the same results with a green dot (2x2). I think I'm missing something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinSoldier Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Is it just me, or is the feather effect excactly like gaussian blur (1 px)? I tested this with a white dot (1x1), used the both effects on the identical dots, and got identical results. The test came up with the same results with a green dot (2x2). I think I'm missing something...I haven't tested it yet, but reading Boltbait's description it just blurs around the edges of an object--that is, where the object goes from colored-in pixels to a transparent background.Read his thread in the plugins forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Is it just me, or is the feather effect excactly like gaussian blur (1 px)? I tested this with a white dot (1x1), used the both effects on the identical dots, and got identical results. The test came up with the same results with a green dot (2x2). I think I'm missing something... You missed the fact that it only blurs around the edges of an object. Yes, it does a Gaussian Blur (1) on the layer, BUT it only blurs pixels that are on the edges--that is, pixels that are next to a transparent pixel. And, it blurs transparent pixels. So, since it does not blur the entire image, you do not lose detail in your main objects, only the edges. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Is there a way to control the amount of blur? Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Not with the DLL that I made. I don't think its possible to have a UI with Codelab. But, yes, if you had the source code, you could change it to Blur(2) for example. If you like, I could ask Illnab1024 to put a UI on it and make the blur radius adjustable for either 1 (default) or 2. I don't think going beyond 2 would be useful. What do you think? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Are going to post the source? Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 I don't think I'll post the source unless I have a UI put on it. Seriously, there is nothing to be learned from it. Oh, and be sure to read and respond to my edit above. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I think between 1-5 would be good. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire010 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Ah, I see. Well, yeah I think 1-5 (maybe 10, depending on the size of the image) would be good for this effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 ...depending on the size of the image... He's right. I didn't think about trying it with large images. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 Well, I played around with this using both large and small images. Gaussian Blur (1) is a little too small, but Gaussian Blur (2) is just about right. Going beyond 2, even on really large images, didn't really make that much of a positive difference--remember, the whole point is to just soften the edges slightly. Anyway, I made a change to my code to use 2 instead of 1 and posted up the revised DLL. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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