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I'll look into that-- thanks for the tip.

If there are no security features, then I would think that someone could write a plugin that waited a couple of months to infect your computer, and you would probably never know where the infection came from. Or, whenever Paint.NET was running, it could look for interesting files and send them off to Russia. I'm not sure how that would be detected, and if the plugin were good, it would get good reviews, become popular, and maybe even get pinned. So, the situation is a little worrisome. (It didn't stop me from installing two plugins, but it does make me nervous.) --Paul

I've been wondering about how safe it is to download and install Paint.NET plugins created by people I don't know. Are there some security features in Paint.NET that restrict what a plugin can do and what it can access? Thanks, --Paul

Thanks-- I thinking of trying that, and seeing if I could make a new background. I was hoping there might be some sort of "remove dirt from photo" plugin. That could be a difficult thing to write, I guess.

I've made another attempt at uploading the photo, this time to ImageShack, at http://yfrog.com/mdphotoxbj in case anyone has a moment to take a look and offer some advice on how to clean it up. Thanks, --Paul

My apologies. I chose the Google Docs option that says "Anyone who has the link can access. No sign-in required." Strangely, a login *is* required and, when I log in and try to download the file, I get a 404 error. I should have tested that more carefully. I will try to get it uploaded to a more accessible place. --Paul

Sure. I'm pretty sure all of the people in the photo are dead by now, so uploading shouldn't be a problem. Here's a link: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B2MHymbMj5mHZjU0Yjg3MTQtZTJlMy00NjJjLWJlOGYtM2Y2NWQwODQ3NGRm&sort=name&layout=list&num=50 Thanks, --Paul

That tutorial is *very* helpful-- thanks. My goal so far has been to preserve as much of the original photo as possible, but the tutorial's goal seems to be to produce the best looking result, which might a better goal.

I'm working on fixing an old family photo that has a dirty smudge in several places on the right side. I've been able to fix scratches and small spots using the clone tool, but if I were to try to use clone tool on the smudge I would be obliterating a large portion of the original photo. Is there maybe a command or plugin for removing smudges? I searched a bit in this forum and found a tutorial about how to take a nice, clean picture and make it look old, dirty, and scratched. I found that funny since I am working so hard to do the opposite! --Paul

Yes-- that's exactly what I was trying to find! Thank you!

Usually after I've selected an area, I would like to tweak the dimensions a bit, or maybe slide it a little up or the left, before doing a crop. Is there a way to adjust the area that that you've selected? I'm not asking about changing the underlying image, but changing the bounds and position of the selection area itself. Thanks, --Paul

Is it possible to change the shape of the clone stamp to a square?