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Have you tried running PDNRepair as a separate process? (navigate to the paint.net folder and double click on the pdnrepair.exe file) If that fails to fix the problem then you might be best to download and install a fresh copy of Paint.net.

If you're facing giving up, why not first upload the five images here and see what other users might be able to do with them?

Yes that's the one. It looks perfect. Tell me exactly how you get that popup from the first post. Just by starting Paint.Net?

This thread has been revived twice now. Let's put a stake through it's heart and let it die...., <locked - Rule #11>

No, I'm not talking about the link you mentioned. I'm referring to the shortcut that you use to start Paint.net. It should be in the taskbar or on your desktop etc..., Find that shortcut and right click on it. Select Properties and find the path to the target file. Post what it says in that box. The link you provided is the correct one for KrisVDM's plugin pack. There should be no issues with that or the plugin pack itself. Rick is correct in that it is far better to get your plugins directly from this forum. You never know what nastiness you might download following a Google search. The plugins released on this forum are trustworthy.

Very unlikely that this version will cause plugins to fail unless you upgraded from a much older version. If plugin errors are reported, you should first make sure you have downloaded the most recent version of the plugin. Updates are often posted to update to the plugin to the latest version of paint.net. If plugin errors persist, post your problem in the thread related to the plugin.

PdnRepair is not a plugin. It's a repair program that comes bundled with paint.net. It looks like your shortcut is pointing to the wrong target file. Try manually navigating to the paint.net folder and double clicking on the paint.net application to see if that fires it up. If it does then you just need to change your shortcut to the correct file.

It looks like most of the CTRL + key combinations are already in use. Maybe a function key could be assigned? F10??

Wonderful tutorial! The only teeny tiny point I would make is that the number of spokes should divide the number of teeth by a whole number. You have 18 teeth and 5 spokes 18/5 = 3.6 Better to have 6 spokes (18/6=3.0 ) as this would make the cog more symmetrical.

Wither has withered? That is sad...,

Agreed!

You can create a template *.pdn image any size you want. Save it as a *.pdn and then open it by double clicking on it. Presto! Instant size-you-want.

If you just want to find out what's in the negative, why scan it in at all? You just need a loupe: http://www.peakoptics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=103&zenid=2725880f27f86250f0daa373c6c84276

You might try renaming the file to remove one of the full-stops. It's worth a shot.

Simultaneously! The Single (or Double) Rimmer: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/20492-combing-the-tools-windows/page__view__findpost__p__342335

A good place to start: Clone Yourself. You're on the right track with layering, but unless you used a tripod to secure the camera, each image is likely to be taken from a slightly different point of view. This will incur the blurring when you try to blend the images. In the long run this may not matter, but you should try to line them up as best you can (press F4, reduce opacity then use the move tool and the arrow keys to line up the static/critical areas). An important point is to remove as much of the overlay images as possible to reduce the possible blurring due to camera shift.

I'm not going to download Sumo to see what's different. Why don't you tell us why you think it's better?

RE: f9, not a bad idea. It has already raised and considered (along with f12 - the other candidate):

Yep, got that. I haven't yet written a filetype plugin and wasn't actually intending to . I was thinking of just opening the datafile and reading the contents to the canvas. I suppose I should give a filetype plugin a go...,

Posting inappropriate images is a stupid thing to do. This forum is a family friendly one and images of that nature are forbidden. <locked>

I could have a look at this for you. You should know that Paint.net plugins cannot resize the canvas. So any plugin I come up with would simply be an import tool to get the data onto the current canvas. For exporting the data again, the only plugin which comes close is this one Image to Code. Would that work? I'd need a couple of examples of the matrixes to play with. Also...., 1. Is the matrix size always going to be 257x257? 2. Is the data always 8-bit?

Some more explanation of the last two posts: The pixel grid doesn't become useful until you zoom in to a point where the individual pixels are clearly visible. The grid becomes visible when the zoom level is set to 200% (or higher). Paint.net documentation: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ViewMenu.html

The link is broken, but I'm glad you have got the hang of it. Try it a few times with slightly different settings to see how they alter the final image. MadJik's suggestion to work at a larger size is a good one. It's always easier to shrink an image that to enlarge it.

Have you tried zooming in?

This is the first link I get when I do the search: Like I said, easy!