BoltBait

That's totally not necessary. Try following this instruction page on how to install plugins: https://boltbait.com/pdn/InstallingEffects.php It has pictures and everything!

Right-click on pixelcounter2.zip and unzip the file to your desktop first. Then, drag the pixelcounter2.dll file into your effects folder.

It actually probably is. Windows Updates is what causes the problem. Be sure to follow the instructions by clicking the orange bar above.

Did you not see the orange bar at the top of this screen? Click it and you'll get your answer.

@toe_head2001 created the notice in the Troubleshooting forum. It is not a bug, but is showing up just as he intended.

What bug?

I suspect out of date video drivers. BTW, you should update your OS. Looks like you’re running Win7.

Are you trying to change the background so that it fades to white at the edges? If so, you can do it this way: Place a layer on top of your image and color white all around your item, then blur it until it fades nicely into your background.

If you want your final result of a resize command to be a perfect square, you must start with a perfect square. OR Uncheck the "Maintain aspect ratio" check box.

There could be a way... 1) Make a selection 2) Edit > Copy Selection 3) Edit > Select All (or Deselect) 4) Run your effect which reads the selection from the clipboard The above selection on the clipboard looks something like this: { "polygonList": [ "171,164,171.02302551269531,162.89015197753906,171.09173583984375, 161.7872314453125,171.20556640625,160.69157409667969,171.36398315429688, 159.603515625,171.56642150878906,158.52339172363281,171.81231689453125, 157.4515380859375,172.10113525390625,156.3883056640625,172.43231201171875, 155.33401489257813,172.8052978515625,154.28901672363281,173.21952819824219, 153.25364685058594,173.67446899414063,152.22824096679688,174.1695556640625, 151.213134765625,174.7042236328125,150.20866394042969,175.27793884277344, 149.21517944335938,175.89013671875,148.23300170898438,176.54026794433594, 147.26248168945313,177.22776794433594,146.303955078125,177.95208740234375, 145.35775756835938,178.71267700195313,144.42422485351563,179.50898742675781, 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Looking good!

Like this? https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/115953-creative-text-pro-v11-by-boltbait-and-welshblue-updated-february-16-2020/ Just set lighting size to 0 if you don't want it to look 3D.

In your code, I don't see that you are taking the intersection of the recalculated selected region rectangle and the canvas... to be sure that your rectangle doesn't go outside of the canvas.

Aren’t you describing my Effects > Selection > Outline selection plugin?

We will not do your work for you. But, we will help teach you how to do anything in Paint.NET.

Try the various options in the Text toolbar: See if that helps.

OK, @Rick Brewster, nothing to see here. Go play some Golden Flute 4 (The Flute of Immortality)... or Skyrim! Is he gone? OK, good. Read this: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/110300-saving-selection-coordinates/?tab=comments#comment-522042 The code is a little old and may need to be adjusted... I think there are more entries in the recent files list... And, this was before there was a "*" to indicate unsaved changes. Buyer beware. YMMV. INAL. YAOYO. BYOB.

I'm guessing that your virus scanning software is being way too conservative. Try white listing Paint.NET in your virus scanner to see if that helps.

Dump McAfee. See if that fixes your problems. Don’t worry about virus protection, Defender comes with Windows.

Yes. There is a way. I’ll post the code later tonight when I’m at my laptop.

There's a plugin in my pack called Effects > Object > Bevel. Try that.

Please include the crash log here so we can see exactly why Paint.NET crashed.

Of course it is. When alpha is 0, the color information is undefined. Try changing the alpha to 1 instead. You won't be able to see it, but the color information will be preserved.

When saving your image, be sure to choose "PNG" from the format drop-down in the "Save as" dialog box. Then, on the next screen, be sure to choose "Auto-detect" in the bit-depth drop-down: If that doesn't work, please show us one of your images that isn't working and we'll take a look at it. Just be sure the image is family-friendly.

If you have my plugin pack installed, try Effects > Stylize > Floyd-Steinberg Dithering...