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I've never been happy with the C# Code Syntax Highlighter here on this site, so this tutorial has been moved here: How to Write an Effect Plugin (Part 3 of 4 - Complex) This tutorial contains an overview of how to use effect composition in CodeLab to create complex effects. If you have questions about the tutorial, you can post them here in this thread and I will address them.

Try this:

I can't wait until he discovers Windows Movie Maker and starts releasing movies ... The Godfather by Michael J. Hardy

Yup. Michael James Hardy is a worthless scumbag.

I don't have it any more. Seriously, the old plugin had bugs. You just need to learn to use the new tools.

What the ---?! Yup. The bug reproduces for me. I'll look into it. Thanks!

No. Use Selection > Feather instead. Read this:

Read this: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/9349-

How's this?

Isn't your education worth anything to you?

OK, here's how you do it in 5 easy steps... First, install the Alpha Mask plugin from here: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/1854- Second, open the flame picture in Paint.NET. Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Z. This will copy the flame to the clipboard and remove the selection. Third, run the Effects > Alpha Mask plugin. This should use the clipboard (checked) to isolate just the flame. Fourth, copy that and place it on the sword picture as you would any other cutout... on its own layer. Delete any flame that doesn't look good. Finally, send money to me via PayPal.

You mean, like this?

Please read the rules: How many rules did this post break? (Closed. After you have read the rules, please try again.)

Find a different printer? Someone who takes PNG files...

Here are some ideas to increase the speed of Paint.NET: - Add more memory to your system This will allow you to open larger images with more layers and keep your system from paging (swapping out to disk) so much. - Add more hard drive space Hard drive space is important because of the undo history and of course, for storing more pictures. Also, if your system is low on hard drive space, your hard drive is probably badly fragmented. So... - Defrag your hard drive http://kessels.com/jkdefrag/ has a free one that I really like. - Switch to an SSD I'm running a Solid State Drive in my laptop now and I can tell you that it is amazing! Fast. And. Quiet. If you are going to upgrade your hard drive anyway, you might as well go solid. - Upgrade your OS to Window 7 (64 bit) Going from 32 to 64 bits gives a noticable performance improvement. Your system may not support 64 bit, so check before investing in a new OS. If your system doesn't support 64 bit, its time to buy a new system. I highly recommend an Intel Core2 Quad processor or the newer i3, i5, and i7 processors. Hope this helps!

When the freeze happens, if you press ESC, do you get control of your Paint.NET back?

Just hold down the Shift key when resizing by using the corner handles.

The best thing you can do on XP is to use a plugin that uses GDI+ for text rendering. Here is one that I wrote: It has 3 types of aliasing options: none, anti-alias, and ClearType. You'll need to build this into a dll using CodeLab, since it was only a "proof of concept" demonstration and not a published plugin from me. I think dpy added this technique to his text plugins. But, I don't believe his plugins go all the way to ClearType.

Try this plugin:

This page: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/Toolbar.html explains how to set defaults within Paint.NET.

Rick, some of us use Windows Server as our OS so that our development system matches the production environment where our applications will be deployed.

Try this plugin: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/13070-

We're not here to do your work for you. But, if you show us what you got so far, we'll offer suggestions and point you in the right direction. Here is some interesting reading on the subject: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/2932- (Specifically #23)

Each pixel has 4 channels: Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha. The red channel tells you how red the pixel will be. Same for Green and Blue. The Alpha channel tells you how transparent the pixel will be.