ishani Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Hello all, [UPDATE 2019.05.18] Alpha 3 version of GenesisVFX PDN is ready to play with. You can download the package here : GenesisVFX.PDN.alpha3.7z (24,321,853 bytes, CRC64 F380A0C948806F39) Link broken, please see Zip at the bottom of this page @Pixey IMPORTANT Currently Genesis is a 64-bit only effect and has only been tested against Paint.NET 4.1.6. There are two different rendering back-ends to choose from, depending on how recent a CPU you have in your PC. The "AVX" option is for more modern CPUs (probably anything post-2012 is safe) and provides considerable performance improvements. The "Generic" option should run on anything. ALPHA INSTALLATION Unpack the 7z somewhere See above about which engine to use, AVX or Generic Copy the contents of \Install-<engine>\Effects into your PDN install Effects directory, eg. C:\Program Files\paint.net\Effects\ If this is the first time you've installed Genesis, please run the redistributable installer in \Install-<engine>\Redistributable\ Run Paint.NET, load an image and navigate to Effects -> Render -> GenesisVFX On the first run, you won't have any effect packs loaded. Click on the folder icon top-left to browse - go pick the \EffectLibrary directory in the place you unpacked the 7z. You can then click on thumbnails to load effects. Click on the preview windows to set effect centres. Try loading some masks (\Examples\Masks). Try hitting Randomize up top right. Good luck! NOTES I've been testing it a bunch but obviously it's got quite a few moving parts, so your mileage may vary! I am really keen to hear all constructive feedback. I need to write or video a few tutorials to get people up to speed... alpha3.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Hi ishani & welcome to the forum 😃 I really like the look of this. It looks polished and professional. I'd be keen to do some testing for you. To get feedback, your best bet is simply to post a usable build of the DLL here. Users will download it, try it out and offer their opinions right back in this thread. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 @Ego Eram Reputo GenesisVFX is also an 8bf plugin that can be run in PSFilterPdn. It is available at https://www.ishani.org/projects/GenesisVFX/. Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 51 minutes ago, null54 said: @Ego Eram Reputo GenesisVFX is also an 8bf plugin that can be run in PSFilterPdn. It is available at https://www.ishani.org/projects/GenesisVFX/. It is, and does! I must thank you for your PS filter plugin, it has been really useful for testing the old versions I managed to dig up .. and I'll be using it for generating new FX to ship with this rewrite. The whole lot will be released as source eventually too - plus I need to do an expanded blog post on my site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 It's 50Mb? Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: It's 50Mb? The demo CD that contains all of the presets is 50Mb, with most of that being ~35Mb of AVI files. The Photoshop plugin is linked to further up on the page, search for "posterity" and you will find it. 😀 1 Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Thanks! I got it and it is ~11Mb. Here is the direct link:http://assets.ishani.org/files/GenesisV2PRO-Photoshop.7z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I'm going to have a play with this Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Sorry - double post 😱 I have the Genesis in the PSDfilter plugin but my start up screen looks nothing like @ishani's that he posted on Imgur 😨 Where have I gone wrong? Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 To avoid confusion - The plugin I'll be testing soon / releasing is a new thing, not the old Photoshop plugin running on PSFilterPdn. It's a native Paint.NET plugin running a totally re-engineered effects engine. While you can use the old one, this new edition will be a much more fun experience. @Pixey I'll get a version of it up on here soon, just tidying some things up first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Ahhhhh - me stoopid 🤣 Look forward to your newer version, which looks like fun Many thanks. Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Okay, updated the OP, alpha 1 is ready to play with... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptillian Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) Tested w/ mask, and it just slows down to a crawl or error message shows up. Edited May 9, 2019 by Reptillian Quote G'MIC Filter Developer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) @ishani I just loaded Genesis VFX and it looks amazing! I just took a very quick look at some of the effects, but I will take time later in the week and use some in a few projects. Thank you for your efforts! Edited May 9, 2019 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Reptillian said: Tested w/ mask, and it just slows down to a crawl or error message shows up. Could you let me know / send me: * the mask you're using * which effect you loaded * what the error was * your CPU details Thanks! EDIT: actually I think I know which one you ran into; have fixed that message pop-up for alpha-2, but loading very complex masks will slow things down, it has to do a lot more work when there are lots of small elements to analyse. Edited May 9, 2019 by ishani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Alpha 2 uploaded; couple of bug fixes, new colour controls to HSV-shift effects, some new effect files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I've just download it and am beginning to play. A few tutorials would be greatly helpful Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Oh....this is too much...FUN! At first glance, there are not a lot of filters to choose from, but the controls are very easy to use. Change color, change size, change this, change that... Thank you @ishani for making this available for PDN. I have lots of exploring to do. Here's a quick render: And do we not recognize those dragons?? Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 My 2nd attempt. I still have to figure out how to use a Mask 🙄. Oh ........... and thank you for this chance to try out a new toy 😍 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 This runs successfully for me on Windows 10, but on Windows 7 it crashes due to a missing font (as far as I can tell). Spoiler File: C:\Program Files\paint.net\Effects\GenesisVFX.dll Name: GenesisVFX.GenesisEffect Version: 1.0.0.0 Author: Copyright © Harry Denholm 2018; Original Genesis code by Andrew Cross and Richard Wilson, 1997 Copyright: GenesisVFX Remix for Paint.NET Website: https://www.ishani.org/ Full error message: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File not found. at System.Drawing.Text.PrivateFontCollection.AddMemoryFont(IntPtr memory, Int32 length) at Asphalt.Controls.FontLibrary.LoadFontFromResource(String resourceName) at Asphalt.Controls.FontLibrary..ctor() at Asphalt.Controls.FontLibrary.<>c.<.cctor>b__15_0() at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue() at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue() at Asphalt.Controls.AsphaltSimpleText.Asphalt.Controls.IPropertyEvents.OnChange(Object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e) at Asphalt.Controls.AsphaltSimpleText..ctor() at GenesisVFX.ExplorerForm.InitializeComponent() at GenesisVFX.ExplorerForm..ctor() at GenesisVFX.GenesisEffect.CreateConfigDialog() at PaintDotNet.Menus.EffectMenuBase.RunEffectImpl(Type effectType) in D:\src\pdn\src\PaintDotNet\Menus\EffectMenuBase.cs:line 873 It also appears to have some HiDPI Scaling issues. Quote (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) Greetings, I just installed the update and got this Plugin error: File: C:\Program Files\paint.net\Effects\GenesisVFX.dll Name: GenesisVFX.GenesisEffect Version: 1.0.0.0 Author: Copyright © Harry Denholm 2018; Original Genesis code by Andrew Cross and Richard Wilson, 1997 Copyright: GenesisVFX Remix for Paint.NET Website: https://www.ishani.org/ Full error message: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'Regenesis64.dll': A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007045A) at regenesis.Imports.SetLoggingFn(FeedbackFn logFn) at GenesisVFX.ExplorerForm..ctor() at GenesisVFX.GenesisEffect.CreateConfigDialog() at PaintDotNet.Menus.EffectMenuBase.RunEffectImpl(Type effectType) in D:\src\pdn\src\PaintDotNet\Menus\EffectMenuBase.cs:line 873I am attempting to update from Windows 10 1803 to 1809 to see if this will fix things. Edited May 9, 2019 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Thanks for your testing, all! Some things for me to look into ASAP. If you've had problems with the plugin not initializing, you can try the version attached to this post - it should run on older CPUs too, but will be a bit slower generally. Plus, make sure you've got recent Visual Studio redistributables installed: https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe But it's curious if alpha1 worked but alpha2 didn't .. @toe_head2001 Windows 7 might well not work, I certainly haven't tested that far back and the rendering engine is compiled against the Win 8.1 SDK . I'll check out the DPI scaling, looks like I need to adjust the font size choices properly (out of interest, what is your setup there?) Regenesis64.alpha2.generic.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 FWIW if you have poor interactive performance, switch to quarter-resolution updates: (going to make that the default going forward) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, ishani said: (out of interest, what is your setup there?) That screenshot was at 150% DPI on Windows 10 20H1. I switched to HiDPI just for testing; I'm normally use 100% DPI. Quote (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishani Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 minute ago, toe_head2001 said: That screenshot was at 150% DPI on Windows 10 20H1. I switched to HiDPI just for testing; I'm normally use 100% DPI. Interesting, thanks. I did try switching scaling and things looked ok - I'll give it another run through and see if I can reproduce that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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