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What OS version do you have? (XP, Vista, Windows 7, ...)

Here's a tutorial:

You could make a non-square image on a transparent background, save as PNG, then add it to the brush folder. Typical location: "C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Paint.NET User Files\Custom Brushes"

It's disabled by default. It can be enabled. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html

If you put a Paint.NET shortcut in the Quick Launch area, you can drag images from the web and drop them on the shortcut. It will Paste In To New Image.

No Effects plugins come with the program. You can safely empty the Effects folder. The files that are outlined in red above were there, but only by mistake. They shouldn't have been there.

Use the link in my previous post. This forum is the only approved listing for Paint.NET plugins.

Delete those outlined in red. http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7959/1nvw9rfraa.png Actually I think that you should delete all files from the Effects folder and start over. It looks like you may have installed files from the illegal amiho... site, or some other offsite download. Plugins downloaded from anywhere other than the plugin forum can be problematic. http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/forum/7-plugins-publishing-only/ =========================================================== There are a lot of out-dated, obsolete files showing.

OK. I don't see any MadJik plugins. Can you expand the pane to show all plugin files. (All of the Effects folder's contents.) May need to do more than one screenshot to show everything. =================================== Edit - Color Zoom Blur is MadJik's.

Close, then re-open Paint.NET. ====================== Look here: Utilities > View Plugin Load Errors If any error reports are present, pls. post them. ====================== Also, open your Paint.NET Effects folder, and make a full screenshot. It should show the contents of the folder and the full folder path in the address field. Post the Direct Link, or thumbnail. http://www.take-a-screenshot.org/ http://imageshack.us/

Try Smart Blur or Surface Blur.

This should work for step 11.

It would be better if you posted links to examples of what you are referring to.

Pressing F1 with Paint.NET open will take you here: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/index.html

Try it out. Make some Clouds with Difference blend. Then hit Ctrl+F a few times. You can see the difference.

There's a Blend mode menu in the Clouds dialog. You could run that twice on one layer. Or you could do it with two layers.

Effects > Render > Clouds With Difference Blend mode. .

Some plugins installed in the Effects folder may show in sub-menus of the Effects menu, some may show in the Adjustments menu.

The problem is the result of the change to the new forum last April. There are many links throughout the forum that haven't been updated. Since the old forum no longer exists, the old links go nowhere. .

Alphabetical List of Plugins F-P

Sounds like something specific to your system. Does it behave the same if you type holding the Shift key down manually with Caps Lock off?

BoltBait's suggestion is a good idea for your most commonly used ratio. ===================================== Back to my suggestion. Open Paint.NET, add a new layer, delete the bottom layer. Make a Rectangle selection in the way that you currently are doing it. Use the Paintbucket tool to fill the selection with a solid color. Press F4, and name the layer according to the pixel dimensions/ratio of the filled selection. Repeat on new layers for as many different sizes/ratios as you want. Name the file "CT01". (Crop Templates 01) A short filename is preferable here. Before saving, use the Move Selected Pixels tool to position all of the rectangles near the top-left corner of the canvas. In the Layers window remove all checkmarks so all layers are invisible. ======================================= Once you have imported the file into a current project file, you can click the layer named with the selection that you want, and Magic Wand click near the top-left canvas corner to create the selection. It can the be moved using the Move Selection tool. It can be resized while maintaining aspect ratio by using the Move Selection tool on a corner nub with the Shift key down. . .

Not normal. All that I have in my Staging folder is a single compressed .msi file. Make a copy of your Staging folder and paste it to your Desktop. Then delete everything in Staging except for any .msi file. Re-start Paint.NET and see if it works without crashing. ======================================== Also, try running PdnRepair: Typically - Program Files/Paint.NET/PdnRepair.exe

You could prepare a PDN file with objects of the various pixel dimensions that you would like to have as crop sizes. When needed it could be imported into your current project file: Layers > Import From File... The crop size of your choice could then be produced using the Magic Wand. Alternately, you could make a special Paint.NET desktop icon targeted to always open with the crop mask file loaded. Be sure to set the file Properties to Read-Only to avoid inadvertently overwriting the file.

Use the Line / Curve tool with the Shift key down.