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Don't click the files in the Effects folder. The plugins should show up in the Effects menu or the Adjustments menu unless they are filetype plugins. If you can say specifically which plugins are in question, we can help better.

When downloading choose Save rather than Open.

It is part of the plugin pack.

You don't need to edit your registry to have the plugin work. Do you have the SBCommon.dll file in your Effects folder? It is necessary for the Simon Brown plugins to work right.

Many images on that page. http://www.csszengarden.com/favicon.ico http://www.csszengarden.com/210/gradient_bg.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h1.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h2.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/divider01.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/summary.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/divider02.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_road.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/divider03.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_about.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/divider04.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_participation.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/divider05.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_benefits.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/divider06.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_requirements.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/paper-bg.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_select.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_archives.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/h3_resources.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/clouds.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/water_edge.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/fish01.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/fish_bottom.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/sunlight.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/fish_top.gif http://www.csszengarden.com/210/seafloor_bg.jpg http://www.csszengarden.com/210/seafloor.jpg

:ShapeInterior: "ShapeInterior" refers to the Rectangle tool. (Not Rectangle Select) Rectangle tool set to Draw Filled Shape in the toolbar. ==================================================================== There are three layers. Top ------ Glass Middle --- Shadow Bottom --- Background The middle layer is the one that gets filled with black.

If you want, upload the file and post the link here. We can check whether it opens in Paint.NET for us. http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php Does this file work okay in other programs?

Yes, that plugin pack does come as an installer .exe file. When you run the installer it lets you choose which of the effects you want to have installed, and puts the .dll files where they belong.

Does this happen with every .dds file, or only one in particular?

There is no clear borderline between the white of the eye and the transparency that you want around the eye in some parts of this image. So you will have to make some judgement calls. It may be that using the version with all the white extracted and building a good looking white underlayer to replace the white of the eye would work well. I think that I would resize this image up by a factor of ten. (2330x1450) Make a mask to exclude the text. Make the white underlayer with some blurring, etc. for a smooth transition between white and alpha. When all looks good, resize down by a factor of ten, and apply to the original transparent w/text image. It is much easier to edit many pixels than to try to work with few. That's the reason for the resizing, up and down. ================================================ On the other hand if you want to trace, as you've said in the topic title, Working on an oversize image and resizing down when finished can still be useful. Work on transparent layers above the eye image using mostly the Line/Curve tool.

Can you post the original unedited version of the image also?

You have to either install the latest version of the plugin or uninstall it completely. KrisVDM's Plugins 3.7

What is it? Can you post a screenshot?

Regardless, the question is of interest. Is it okay for a plugin to minimize Paint.NET?

Should be found in various sub-menu locations, such as: Effects > Object Effects > Selection etc. Some will be in Adjustments.

This thread details the most common problems/solutions for installation failures.

Is Load Mask from Clipboard still a prospect?

Yes, but you don't have to install all of them. Only install Smudge.dll and pyrochild.effects.REQUIRED.dll if you want only Smudge.

Go here: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/7291- Then click on Download from box.net at the top of the first post.

Download the zip pack to your Desktop or Downloads folder. Left-click to open the zip. Left-click to open the folder inside the zip, named Effects. Copy paste the plugin files into the Paint.NET/Effects folder.

Try installing using the instructions in this link: Copy only the plugin .dll files to the Effects folder, not the zip.

zordon, Available memory could be an issue. The file is 75 layers at 1106x1474 pixels.

Hello Hiielind, Please tell us specifically which plugin pack you are trying to install. Also, what Windows version are you using? (XP, Vista, etc.)

Very nice 3D text in the header image, Possum.

Here's a sampling of the results that you can get using the method in the second link that welshblue gave. http://a.imageshack.us/img823/2608/ringremoval01.png Work in "small bites" for the best results.