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I clicked on more info and a popup window gave me an option to run anyway so I got it installed

@KrisVDM I tried running the installer and windows 11 won't let me ??? Windows protected your PC Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk. App: Install.exe Publisher: Unknown publisher

That's kind of what I though but I figured I'd ask. @BoltBait Thanks for the reply!

I have a PDN file with a few layers containing text. 3 Layers have a date in them and I stacked & offset then so the font I was using would look thicker. I now need to edit that date. Is it possible to edit existing text withing layers of do I have to delete them and start over?

God help me if I ever want to change the background. Going the rename to agif routes bangs the background into ever layer - I may just keep both DLLs and rename one .OLD or .NEW as I need Thanks for all your help

OK I just realized if take the GIF I created with the old animator and rename them the .agif I can suck them into paint.net (new plugin) and save as a new .pdn so I get the new format without having to go through the conversion The new animator will do it for me. I just have to load the old animator plugin if I only a .pdn file, create a new gif with the old plugin then remove the old plug in and suck it in with the new plugin ... Hope that makes sense Its late

@lynxster4 Yes I know - converting my old .pdn will be a pain

@Pixey No that doesn't really give me the same results. Plus I can sneak in an image say like a ghost on the letter S and the deleted on the letter t by covering it up with just a small but of the background. This allows me to introduce a bunch of stuff without having to redo the whole background See the two GIF file I attached Test-old.gif - done with the old Animator and Test-new.gif done with this one - I included Test-old.pdn PDN file as a TXT file just remove the .TXT and open it to look at it in paint dot net Test-old.pdn.TXT

Does this plugin allow all layers to be inclusive? I used to use AnimatedGifLibrary.DLL and that would merge all the layers. Since I switched to this new GIF creator I can;t use my previous .pdn files to mage GIF cuz it loses the background and eacho ne has to be modified to work. Example Layer 1 - it contains a background image Layer 2 - It contains text just one letter say H Layer 3 - it contains the letter e next to the H Layer 4 - it contains the letter l next to the He Layer 5 - it contains the letter l next to the Hel Layer 6 - it contains the letter o next to the Hell When twas save with the old GIF animator all layers were inclusive so there was a background an the letters spelled out Hello on the background - each layer has fixed about of time and if a layer was turned off in paint.net then it was ignores (like ;UseAsNote) If I try to use this animator the result just shows the background followed Just the letter H (no background) then just the letter o then just the letter l then just the letter l then just the letter o I guess I can keep both DDLs and remember that save as Animated GIF (*.gif, *.agif) is the old one and AGIF - Gif Animations and Images (*.gif, *agid) is the new one

@Djisves, I have notice that too.I thought I had used multiple commands on a single layer but I think you are correct they don't work.

Here's a copy of the read me but as @lynxster4 said it is in the download ImAPNG.FileType.ReadMe.txt

OK thanks for your help - when you get back on - How do I turn off transitions ? I used a transition =fade which is nice (maybe too slow) but now everything after is using fade so I tried transition=none and I think that worked

Can you combine //background; 3000ms ? My GIF doesn't seem to be waiting to go to the next frame. I used //background; 10000ms which should take for ever but nope it goes right to the next frame

Good to know you only need the speed set once - I was gong nuts adding speed to all the layers The dog will be moving around too do I'll have to repeat that Hello layer bunch - I suppose I could duplicate the background and the hello layers, merge the layers down and then set a new //Background and add the dog there Do I have an old plug in my txt doc has Commands to define how the layer content will be used: UseAsBackground; Set this background for all following frames up to the next background command. UseAsBackground=false; means that the following frames do not use a background UseAsForeground; Set this foreground for all preciding frames up to a previous background command. UseAsForeground=false; means that the preciding frames do not use a foreground UseAsNote; Ignore layer. The layer may be used to draw help lines. UseAsDefault; Set the image in the layer as default image. Used if the viwer does not support animations. Has no effect in GIFs, will be handled like UseAsNote. UseAsSprite=NAME,ORIGINX,ORIGINY;

Just checking of I'm using this correctly I'm Spelling a word out letter by letter layer 1 has an image and I use //UseAsBackground layer 2 I add the H //400ms layer 3 is actually a duplicate of layer 2 and I add an e with //400ms layer 4 is actually a duplicate of layer 3 and I add an l with //400ms layer 5 is actually a duplicate of layer 4 and I add an l with //400ms layer 6 is actually a duplicate of layer 5 and I add an o with //400ms I then go back and add a few images in between to if I want to add more, like a image of a dog I must duplicate layer6 so I don't loose my text so layers are H He Hel hell hello To add images I duplicate the hello layer Is this the best way or is there a better way?

On the bright side I noticed I have to clean my edges and remove the white specks Thanks You and sorry

! am so sorry and oh boy I feel stupid now! ! ! It is transparent The place I was inserting the image to, had a white background - I ran a little test with the following and realized what a dummy ! <html> <head> <style> body { background-color: #0000ff; } </style> </head> <body> <BR><BR> <img src="file:///C:\Users\MyName\Pictures\t1\Testing.gif" alt=" - Image Not Found -" width="500" height="500"> </body> </html>

@Pixey I am so sorry and oh boy I feel stupid now! ! ! It is transparent The place I was inserting the image to had a white background - I ran a little test with the following and realized what a dummy ! Thank you <html> <head> <style> body { background-color: #0000ff; } </style> </head> <body> <BR><BR> <img src="file:///C:\Users\MyName\Pictures\t1\Testing.gif" alt=" - Image Not Found -" width="500" height="500"> </body> </html>

All my frames have transparent backgrounds. I save using AGIF - GIF Animation and Images (*.gif, agif) with a .gif extension

Transparent GIF - using ImAGIF I created some animations with transparent backgrounds. I saved both a .pdn and .gif (AGIF option) When I view the GIF's the background is not transparent Is there a command or setting I have to use to make it transparent?

So I can only open animated PNG files, not save them. Thank you I di see load only but I wasn't sure what that meant

Here's what the C:\Program Files\paint.net\FileTypes directory looks like Note I renamed the old dll i was using Here are the options I see on a save as

I save the zip file to my Plug-Ins directory, opened it and copied ImAPNG.FileType.dlc ImAPNG.FileType.dll ImAPNG.libpng-x64.dll and ImAPNG.libpng-x86.dll to the C:\Program Files\paint.net\FileTypes directory Also is the a list of all the // directives

I installed both AGIF and APNG. Save as AGIF is visible but I don't see save as APNG Am I doing someith wrong ?

Is this plugin still the go to for paint.net version 4.2.13 Animated gif or png files