How is the Glow Effect Plugin Programmed?

[juggernaut]

Hello everyone.
I've been using paint.net to make my drawings/graphics glow using Effects>Photo>Glow which is great, but now i need to create some dynamic glow effects for my game, and I was wondering if anyone has any idea how the Glow Effect is programmed? and what algorithm was used for it?
Thanks

[toe_head2001]

24 minutes ago, juggernaut said:

what algorithm was used for it?

 

1) Duplicate Layer

2) Run Gaussian Blur

3) Run Brightness / Contrast

4) Change the layer's Bend Mode to Screen.

5) Merge Layer Down

 

 

[juggernaut]

Wow, I wasn't even thinking of this approach and was thinking that the glow effect alters the RGB channels directly based on some algorithm. Thank You for the algorithm @toe_head2001.  I'll try to convert the instructions into code and will post the results. 

[xaml]

It may less of an answer to the question at the end of your sentence and more of a pondering on what you mention at its beginning, through my experimentation I noticed that the motion blur effect, perhaps in combination with the glow effect, can lead to something relatively dynamic in regards to an image and parts of an image.

[toe_head2001]

Please don't reply to these old forum topics; especially if your comment isn't directly related.

https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/2932-read-first-the-rules/#11

 

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