Goonfella

Sorry if it came across as critiquing PDN. That's not what was intended.

No disrespect intended at all EER. I do appreciate the work Rick puts in. I am just a bit disappointed that the way PDN is structured prevents this type of adjustment to the selections. Once Boltbait mentioned why it was not possible that was fine by me. But you have to admit it is a limitation that it would be nice not to have . Also you are quite right, the underlying architecture is probably more complex than I could ever imagine as I know nothing about coding. But that does not stop me from having my own opinions.

Well I got my very first laptop, a Dell Inspiron, in 2008. Being new to computers I was a bit nervous about downloading anything and I kept going back to the download page and chickening out. But in the end I took the plunge, clicked on the download button and have not looked back. PDN has always been the first program I install on any new laptop and has become a permanent fixture . A few times when I found myself struggling for inspiration I have thought about uninstalling it, but that`s as far as it`s got. Just a thought. I suppose the reason I wanted an image editing program was to try my hand at making my own images, especially spacescapes as I have always been fascinated by space and spaceflight since I was a kid. Once I had PDN I went on YouTube and looked at as many video tutorials as I could find, doing each one in turn. Finally I felt confident enough to want to post some of my images online. So first I joined PDN Fanatics (now sadly gone because of spamming but replaced with PDNFans). To be honest I did not want to join this forum at first and just used Fans but then I needed some advice about a plugin (don`t ask me which one, it`s so long ago now I can`t remember) so on September 6 2008 I registered and have been here ever since.

Interesting suggestion MJW. Thanks. Really if PDN wants to compete with the best something pretty basic like this should be possible. But as its not I guess its something we'll have to live with.

Ah - so it`s not possible to create a plugin such as this then. Shame. Guess I will have to find a work around - or switch to Gimp! (only joking ) Thanks Boltbait.

I was just wondering if there is a plugin that grows or shrinks your selections like in Gimp or Photoshop. I have looked through the plugins and not seen any , but knowing me there is one, I just have not found it yet. If there isn`t one would such a plugin be possible in PDN? It would be very useful. This Gimp video by Monsoonami was what made me wonder about it. If you don`t want to watch the whole thing he first uses the effect about 2.30 into the video.

Nice! I like R1 Eclipse. Lovely colours and textures. Two great pieces. Well done Bbq. (R1 is a gorgeous bike , although I`m not sure about this years model with those tiny headlights hidden away. Bit too much emphasis on making it look like a race bike)

Thanks nitenurse. Max I`ve had another go at making the sig but I can`t remember how I got the rough sea to turn to ice! I can see the different layers and the layer settings on the original but this is just for the final image. The way I got there has stumped me. I know I used Gaussian Blur but now I get a totally different result. If only I could remember! So it`s unlikely that I will get a tut out of it. If I could replicate the sig I would have made one. Sorry.

Looks like Shape3D has some serious competition at last! Awesome TR. Downloading right now. :beer:

Hi Max. Welcome aboard. Posted my entry. Instead of creating a rough sea I used FurBlur to make ice - which I am stuck in! Originally the idea was just to make the text look as if it is in the water but after playing around with various settings I thought it looked like it was stuck in an ice field so that`s what I stuck with.

Great result xmario. I looked on your Russian tutorial and I think that is a better way to get the rainbow effect than on mine. Nice work on the image and the tut.

Snipping tool is a good idea. Think I'll probably do that in future. Real shame this plugin is unlikely to be updated though.

No it`s not dead. You can still use it but you just can`t save any new settings or use saved ones. You have to enter them all over again manually. I think until this problem is fixed the best option, though a bit long winded I know, is to keep a record of any settings you are going to need again using Notepad and saving it somewhere convenient on your PC. At least you won`t have to try and remember them again. Just refer to the file you saved.

So that`s the problem. Guess I should have included the log. Sorry.

Plugin must need updating then. Can`t see that happening any time soon though so I guess that`s one part of it we will have to do without now.

At the bottom of the UI for this plugin is the button to save whichever XML settings you are using at the time so that you do not have to re-enter all the values again. I have used it a lot in the past and have quite a few XML files saved for when I need them. However just now I tried to save an XML file for Seerose`s new Egg tut but Paint.Net crashed immediately and I was told that PDN `had encountered an unhandled exception and must close'. I never even had a chance to save my progress. This has happened three times now. Is this the plugin at fault or v4.05 of PDN?

OK thanks for explaining that TR. Looking forward to your themes.

I`m not getting the preview like in the screenshot. It still only gives me the basic nodes in the Node Pad. I double checked and I do have the latest version. Would just having Integrated graphics play a part in this?

Great video TR, to go with another great plugin.

I would go for the darker one as well. So atmospheric ( in space!? ). I think Dryda is right . These are your best so far. Nice work.

Thanks for taking the time DrewDale

Good point Max.

I fear fdsaevad has probably left the forum now and won't be returning. I think he would have relied by now if he was still here.

Nice work Pixey. Looks great.