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Hi Apollo702! See my reply here http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32121-installation-problem-please-help/?p=429479

Hey colbert2677 - welcome to the forum. Obviously you've found that brute-force removal of the visible bits of an application can have unforeseen problems. You see, apps often leave unseen hooks and keys in your system. Go here http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/692-install-update-or-uninstall-trouble-read-this/and read post #2 regarding Windows Installer CleanUp utility. That is the tool which we usually recommend (there are others) to clean those last remnants out. Once cleaned out you should be good to reinstall.

Correct. This list of limitations might be worth reading through http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/14566-what-is-and-isnt-possible-when-writing-plugins/

Check your \paint.net\Effects\ folder for any files bearing "paint.net" in the filename. Some of the paint.net DLL files in particular will cause plugins not to show.

Try making the selection then Ctrl + C to copy it and Ctrl + Shift + V to paste in to a new layer. Now you can run your effect on the new layer.

BoltBait has written a new tutorial on the subject of extra surfaces: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32107-how-to-write-an-effect-plugin-part-7-extra-surface/ Think of a 'surface' as a temporary layer/work space. With your process you would be much better doing step 1 in the paint.net environment then processing the layer with your plugin. This is because new permanent pdn layers cannot be created by plugins. So any pixel output (excepting the clipboard) will be output to the layer from which the plugin was called.

Don't forget about the new ShapeMaker plugin http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32096-shapemaker-by-the-dwarf-horde-aug-5-2015/ It is a tool for creating new Shapes & can even import some other formats.

ShapeMaker has just been released http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32096-shapemaker-by-the-dwarf-horde-aug-5-2015/ With it you can create your own shapes by tracing images or importing SVG graphics.

Aw, go on.... $20 bucks a time to EER's retirement fund

I haven't time to add help to existing plugins (many of my larger project already have some sort of help built in). New plugins will definitely have help added

Excellent tutorial! :star: One minor point - Where you say Why not use the destaturate pixelop or even the secondary color? It seems less versatile (to me) to hard code the color.

Adorabelle says that she downloaded the plugins from here. @Adorabelle - if Null54 is correct then you should DELETE EVERYTHING in the \Effects\ folder and the \Filetypes\ folder. You'll then need to download the plugins you need from this forum.

Not quite.. See?

Pinned I'm loath to pin stuff when I've been a part of the developing team - but this plugin deserves it. This has truly been a team effort. @TechnoRobbo, @Red ochre, @BoltBait and myself are delighted with how ShapeMaker has turned out. Hopefully you'll all like it too and find it not only fun to use but useful as well. Thanks also to @Rick Brewster for his hints and tips as we neared the finishing line. (I wonder if we need a Shape thread for created shapes?)

Good to hear! Thanks for letting us know.

Lovely! Thanks for all your hard work BoltBait

"Hey Cortana - fix Red's PC will you?" Sorry to hear of your troubles Red. That's exactly why I'm not an early adopter. My own plans have been derailed. Apparently my Atom based netbook isn't capable of running Win10 (despite meeting the minimum specs & having the installation icon). If 8.1 is still working - why not wait a while and see if a fix is posted?

August update Four new plugins including a couple of new filetypes. HSV Scrambler - @MJW. Change the Hue, Saturation, and Value of each pixel by allowing any of the components to be derived from a scaled and offset version of any of the other components. See post #11 for PDN3.5 version. RAW FileType - @null54. This is a DCRaw-based raw filetype. Uses the latest incarnation of DCRaw. TR's Portrait Retoucher - @TechnoRobbo. Reduce photo blemishes, wrinkles and lines by smoothing out the subject. ZIP Archive FileType - @Martin Osieka. Loads/saves the contents of a Paint.NET document (layers and metadata) from/to a compressed ZIP Archive. Each layer becomes a separate file in the archive. Several formats for the layer files are supported: PNG, BMP, GIF, and JPEG. Additionally a thumbnail and a composite image can be stored in the archive.

Diamond has been promoted to the Galleria. A truly impressive piece. Congratulations Skully!

Three possibilities if unblocking the DLLs doesn't help... 1. You're trying to install v4 of BoltBaits plugin pack. Are you using PDN4? 2. You're overlooking the installed effects. Do you have a sub menu named "Selection" in your Effects menu? 3. You may have inadvertently copied some paint.net files into the \effects\ folder. Have a look & see if there are any files with "paint.net" or similar in the file name.

Eli - are you happy for me to move this to the tutorials section?

Once you've installed the DLL and restarted paint.net, you'll find the plugin listed in the Effects > Object menu.

That's because it's EIGHT years old. It even predates the current forum host. Which is one of the reasons we forbid posting on old threads. You've been a member of this forum for long enough to know about Forum Rule #11 <locked>

@BoltBait has released an "Outline Selection" plugin - you may have confused the "Outline Object" plugins with that. Outline Selection - requires a selection (obviously ) and creates the outline within the selection. Object Outline - requires pixels be on a transparent layer. Outlining occurs outside (or in addition to) those pixels by recoloring the transparent pixels at the edge. BTW: "object" refers to a pixel or group of pixels surrounded by transparency. All the plugins under the Effects > Object sub menu require surrounding transparency to operate correctly.