Gwyneth Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hello lovely people. I've got paint (great). But there is no Alpha Blur. Can I download this on it's own or should I download the pack. Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm an artist trying to learn the tech bits all on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) I have the AlphaBlur.dll v1 on my computer and when I ran it today I got this error:File: C:\Program Files\paint.net\Effects\AlphaBlur.dll Effect Name: AlphaBlur.AlphaBlur Full error message: System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'PaintDotNet.PdnResources' from assembly 'PaintDotNet.Resources, Version=4.209.7335.2867, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. at AlphaBlur.AlphaBlur.OnCreateConfigUI(PropertyCollection props) at PaintDotNet.Effects.PropertyBasedEffectHandler`1.RelayCreateConfigUI(PropertyCollection props) in D:\src\pdn\src\Effects\PropertyBasedEffectHandler.cs:line 59 at PaintDotNet.Effects.PropertyBasedEffectHandler`1.RelayCreateConfigDialog() in D:\src\pdn\src\Effects\PropertyBasedEffectHandler.cs:line 38 at PaintDotNet.Menus.EffectMenuBase.RunEffectImpl(Type effectType) in D:\src\pdn\src\PaintDotNet\Menus\EffectMenuBase.cs:line 859I then installed AlphaBlur.dll v2 from the plugin pack and restarted Paint.NET and got this same error!My guess is that the Plugins are no longer compatible with the present iteration of Paint.NET It would up to the author to update the plugin or if it is open source; for one of the forums coders to update it. Edited February 2, 2020 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hello @Gwyneth and Welcome to the forum I'm not sure which Alpha Blur you are using @HyReZ but can you please post the error in the proper thread, as the author would want to know. I have one by @Tanel which is working fine: 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...
HyReZ Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 @Pixey Both plugins that I mention above are by Tanel. The AlphaBlur.dll v1 is from 2008 and the AlphaBlur.dll v2 is from 2012. I don't use either, but tested both since I had AlphaBlur v1 on my computer. I have the current Paint.NET v4.2.9 and that is the version used to make today's test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 @HyReZ I'm confused - are you saying that Tanel's v2 is not working on Paint.net v4.2.9? I am also using Paint.NET v4.2.9 and Tanel's AlphaBlur v2 is working fine for me. 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...
HyReZ Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) @Pixey I just reinstalled the AlphaBlur v2 plugin and it is working fine. I guess that it did not overwrite v1 the first time. Please delete the false alarms above. Thanks! Edited February 2, 2020 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) @welshblueThe AlphaBlur v1 from 2008 actually halts the operation of the current Paint.NET and generates an error message. Edited February 2, 2020 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Gwyneth said: Can I download this on it's own or should I download the pack. You have to download the zip compressed archive of plugins but you can pick out the AlphaBlur.dll to place in the paint.net>effects folder. Edited February 2, 2020 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) I never used it until today when it crash my system. I guess that I have been hoarding since 2009. A purge is overdue. I have my FileTypes and Effects backup, so I just need to purge the folders on my computer for the new year. Edited February 2, 2020 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsaratrace Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Hello, Just learning Paint.net for my business and am deperately wanting to understand how to get more choices of the Effects menu, as I only have the basics, mainly the Alpha blur. I downloaded Tanel's pack, but I have no idea how to open .dll files or how I can access them to use them on Paint.net. Any help would be very much appreciated! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudSilence Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 57 minutes ago, itsaratrace said: but I have no idea how to open .dll files You aren't supposed to open them, you are supposed to put them into the effects folder. More info here so I don't have to explain it all: https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/InstallPlugins.html Quote PDN Discord Server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 One thing I think is worth mentioning is that you don't really need to extract the ZIP file. Just open the ZIP file by left-clicking it like you would a normal folder, copy the DLL file, and paste it into the proper Effects directory. That's what I do, and it always works. Occasionally a plugin will require more than one DLL, but the idea is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 BoltBait's Gaussian Blur+ also lets you blur the alpha channel be selecting only Alpha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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