BoltBait

Just follow this tutorial: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/28777-the-absolute-best-way-to-sharpen-a-blurry-photograph/

I can't believe I've never posted on this thread telling you how awesome I think this plugin is. Absolutely brilliant! I love it!

Show us where the option is... you know... for the next person to come along with this same issue.

You won't believe who I ran into yesterday... Me and Rick Yup, the man himself!

Here is a quick hack at it. (This won't be perfect, but it should get you close.*) Open the original image. Add a new black layer over the top of your original image. Open layer properties and change opacity to 77. OK. Select bottom layer. Run the Adjustments > Brightness / Contrast effect. Set Brightness to 39 and the Contrast to 34 (or there abouts, tinker until you're happy with the way the graphic looks). OK. If you have my latest plugin pack installed, instead, run Effects > Photo > Combined Photo Adjustments effect. Set the controls to: 0 (shadow recovery), 39, 39, 5, 0, 0, 25. OK. Select the Black layer and delete it. Save your graphic and try it. *There's no quick way to do it exact. The best way would be to do it color by color.

That is the sort of exaggeration that will get people angry around here. BTW, this thread is over a year old. Please read the forum rules, specifically #11: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/2932-read-first-the-rules-yes-you-read-this-2013-12-21/#11 Locked.

Maybe the OP means like this:

From the FAQ:

This post is 6 years old. Let it die. Please review the forum rules, specifically #11: RULES

Photobucket is holding people's images hostage and demanding HUGE amounts of money per year. No one that I know is paying. That's why you see the above image. It is taking the authors some time to move their images to a different host. Please be patient. Thanks.

Well, I totally misread that! That's what I get for playing poker in one window and posting in the other... Well, Rick, why is the system running out of memory then?!

Your system does not meet the minimum system requirements to run paint.net. You have only 4MB of RAM and you need a minimum of 1GB of RAM. You are running out of memory just trying to create the default canvas.

OK, I tested the code and it works well. I have updated my "Paste Alpha" plugin with the new algorithm. Download the updated plugin as part of my plugin pack version 4.7+ here: https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32048-v

Update to the plugin pack today! Version 4.7 Features: Object > Paste Alpha - added a "Paste Method" choice to handle different types of alpha masks. Photo > Combined Adjustments - Replaced sharpen function with shadow recovery function. Plugin Installer is now a Plugin Manager Checked items will be installed Unchecked items will be uninstalled When the installer first runs, it updates the check boxes to what's currently installed. However, if nothing is installed, it automatically checks ALL the boxes (figuring the user would like to install everything). For high volume network managers: Plugin Manager has a silent install function... for more information: install /? Enjoy!

Good luck getting permission from all the plugin authors for that!

Thanks! Just looking over the code, I think it would work.

In your example, you've created an invalid alpha mask because you've specified an alpha value for pixels that don't exist in your target image. The problem is in how you are using the plugin, not in the plugin itself. I may be able to modify the algorithm to accommodate your misuse of the plugin--but, for that I'll need a good algorithm. The Paste Alpha plugin is quite useful, when used correctly.

It is, if you know how to create an alpha mask.

No it doesn't. But, that's what you're asking for. (You are asking me to consider the alpha level of the original image when applying the alpha specified in the clipboard image--that's a "combine" function of some kind. Currently, Paste Alpha simply REPLACES the alpha of every pixel in your original image (even completely transparent pixels) with the alpha that exists in the clipboard image without regard to the alpha level that previously existed in your original image.)

Well, you're wrong.

This is exactly why I'm asking for code. There are many ways to combine alpha (multiply, pick one or the other, add, subtract, etc.) all useful in the right circumstances.

@MJW is exactly right. This effect is called "Paste Alpha" not "Combine Alpha". The previous alpha value of the target image is ignored and simply replaced with the alpha value from the clipboard image. Give me some code and I'll make it an option. The simplest way might be to have an option called "Use least opaque alpha" which is a simple comparison.

The math is pretty simple. Let's take a look at the actual source code from the Paste Alpha plugin: For each pixel: (CurrentPixel holds the current source pixel's color, x and y hold the current address of the pixel we're working on) if (img != null) // the img variable holds the image on the clipboard { // get the pixel from the clipboard image based on selected location (Amount2) and zoom level (Amount3) float px = (float)(((Amount2.First + 1) / 2 * img.Height) + x) * (float)Amount3; float py = (float)(((Amount2.Second + 1) / 2 * img.Width) + y) * (float)Amount3; if (Amount4) // nearest neighbor calculations? { px = (float)Math.Round(px); py = (float)Math.Round(py); } NewPixel = img.GetBilinearSampleWrapped(px, py); } NewPixel = desaturateOp.Apply(NewPixel); // turn the clipboard pixel black and white if (Amount1 == 0) // we will be using the clipboard pixel's black and white value for the alpha { CurrentPixel.A = NewPixel.R; // R, G, and B are all the same for black and white pixels } else // we will be using the clipboard pixel's alpha value { CurrentPixel.A = NewPixel.A; } if (Amount5) // should we invert the alpha? { CurrentPixel.A = (byte)(255 - CurrentPixel.A); } If I've made a mistake in my calculations, please let me know where it is and I'll fix it. The only problem that could come up is if there is no image on the clipboard. In that case, it will take forever and give random results.

Would it kill you to try what he said? Seriously, if you don't try what we suggest, I'm not sure we can help you. Running chkdsk could detect and fix hard drive errors. Running sfc /scannow could detect corrupted operating system files and fix them. Why not start there and see what the results are first?

We don't have a plugin that can build that automatically. But, if you can build one section, look at one of these plugins to duplicate to the rest of the sections: KaleidGen MadJik Generate kaleidoscopes from scratch using selectable auto generated shapes. Magical Plugins Megapack. Kaleidoscope MadJik Turn images into kaleidoscopes. Magical Plugins Megapack. Kaleidoscope Effect pleabo Generate kaleidoscopic effects. Has center point selector and a source angle rotator. Also known as DPL Kaleidoscope. 3.5.11 version compiled by Maximilian.