paint.net 4.2.14 is now available!

[Rick Brewster]

This update includes full support for AV1 (*.avif) images, courtesy of @null54's AvifFileType plugin, which is now bundled.

 

In addition, I've spent a lot of time optimizing various parts of the canvas rendering engine. Memory usage and CPU usage are both lower across the board, which should help when working with large images, as well as images (large or small) with many layers. I've also made several bug fixes and improvements to the Move Selected Pixels, Magic Wand, Paint Bucket, and Ellipse Select tools.

 

If you’re using the Windows Store release, you should get the update automatically within the next 24 hours. You can also force an update check by following these instructions.

 

For the Classic release, you should be offered the update automatically within the next week or so. You can get the update sooner by going to ⚙ Settings → Updates → Check Now. You can also download and install it directly from the website.

 

Changes since 4.2.13:

• New: AV1 (*.avif) images can now be saved (not just opened), due to bundling of @null54's AvifFileType plugin (v1.1.4.0). Installation of Microsoft's codec from the Microsoft Store is no longer necessary, which means this also works on Windows 7 and 8.1.
• Improved performance and memory usage in the canvas rendering engine, especially when working with large images or images with many layers. This is most noticeable when scrolling and zooming.
• Improved CPU usage when a selection is active and when GPU accelerated rendering is disabled
• Improved CPU/GPU usage when a selection is active but the app is not (the animation is disabled)
• Reduced memory usage when working with images that have regions of solid color
• Fixed the Magic Wand and Paint Bucket tools so that they do calculations in the premultiplied alpha color space. This ensures that transparent colors (alpha=0) with different RGB values are treated as equal, and do not create borders.
• Fixed the Move Selected Pixels tool so that it fills the uncovered region with 0 (transparent), instead of a transparent version of the secondary color.
• Fixed: Backspace now works correctly in the Colors form: it does not execute Edit -> Fill Selection
• Fixed an issue where saving an image at 4-bit color depth (usually pixel art) was using an incorrect palette (reduced color count/quality). This was due to a bug in Windows Imaging Component (WIC).
• Greatly improved performance when saving images at 8-bit color depth
• Fixed an issue where very large images (e.g. 50000 x 50000 px) couldn't be saved at indexed bit-depths (8-bit or less) due to a bug in Windows Imaging Component (WIC). More information on the forum: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/116950-error-when-saving-a-big-file/
• Fixed an issue where BMP images couldn't be loaded if they had the .PNG extension (there's an Android screenshot utility out there which does this ...)
• Improved: Ellipse Selection Tool's now tessellates at a higher resolution, resulting in smoother circles at small sizes
• Fixed a rare crash in the Gradient tool ("The tool must be in the Drawing state ...")
• New: Added a list of the DLLs that are loaded into the process on the Settings → Diagnostics page. This is to help troubleshooting scenarios.
• Fixed an issue with copying large images to the clipboard: if an image would take up more than 4GB, it could not be copied because the DIB and DIBV5 formats cannot be larger than that. Now, the DIB and DIBV5 formats are not placed on the clipboard if this happens.
• Fixed an issue with Effect plugin tooltips which was preventing the menu item from being easily clicked (thanks @toe_head2001 for the fix!)
• Fixed an issue that was preventing Effect configuration dialogs from working correctly in the Visual Studio designer (thanks @toe_head2001 for the fix!)
• Added diagnostics information to most error dialogs. This is to help with troubleshooting.
• Fixed: Scanning will now apply the DPI (resolution) from the scanner to the image, if possible
• Updated bundled DdsFileTypePlus plugin to v1.10.7.0. See the pdn-ddsfiletype-plus change log on GitHub for more information. Thanks @null54!

 

Enjoy!

[WestRail642fan]

I've recently updated to version 4.2.14 but now i'm having saving issues that relate to the program now being blocked by my antivirus under the warning of ransomware

[Rick Brewster]

You should probably get rid of that antivirus software. Avast and AVG have been generating a lot of false reports lately, and interfering with saving.

 

Windows Defender is free and built-in to Windows.

[VL4DST3R]

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Fixed the Magic Wand and Paint Bucket tools so that they do calculations in the premultiplied alpha color space. This ensures that transparent colors (alpha=0) with different RGB values are treated as equal, and do not create borders.

Nice to see this finally fixed, but that being said, sometimes it was actually useful to have a way to differentiate between the two. It would help you see edited areas on an image or even as a form of rudiementary stenography to hide stuff with it. Would it be possible to toggle between the new and old way of treating the selections?

[Rick Brewster]

9 hours ago, Vlader said:

Nice to see this finally fixed, but that being said, sometimes it was actually useful to have a way to differentiate between the two. It would help you see edited areas on an image or even as a form of rudiementary stenography to hide stuff with it. Would it be possible to toggle between the new and old way of treating the selections?

 

Yes, that's certainly possible, I'd just need to add a button in the toolbar to switch between premultiplied alpha (new) and straight alpha (old).

[VL4DST3R]

It would be great if you could add this feature!

[sirdaniel]

Thank You for new version.

[VL4DST3R]

On 10/25/2020 at 9:23 PM, Rick Brewster said:

Yes, that's certainly possible, I'd just need to add a button in the toolbar to switch between premultiplied alpha (new) and straight alpha (old).

 

Any updates on adding this functionality?

[Rick Brewster]

No; if there's an update you'll see me talking about it. Please don't nag.

[VL4DST3R]

Sorry, didn't mean to get on your nerves, figured it was ok to ask after 2 weeks.

[flaner]

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[BoltBait]

 

9 minutes ago, flaner said:

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What's wrong?

 

Here it is in English:

 

[Rick Brewster]

On 10/26/2020 at 5:26 PM, Vlader said:

It would be great if you could add this feature!

 

This feature has been added for the 4.2.15 release. It's available on the Magic Wand, Paint Bucket, and Recolor tools.

 

 

[VL4DST3R]

On 1/1/2021 at 1:10 AM, Rick Brewster said:

 

This feature has been added for the 4.2.15 release. It's available on the Magic Wand, Paint Bucket, and Recolor tools.

 

Thanks a lot!

 

Edit: Is the auto updater not working? I realized i didn't get any notification about a .15 update?

Edited January 6, 2021 by Vlader
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[BoltBait]

8 minutes ago, Vlader said:

Is the auto updater not working? I realized i didn't get any notification about a .15 update?

 

The auto updater is working fine.

 

Rick just hasn't released that version yet.

 

He's still working on a few last minute items to include in the update. It will come soon. Just be patient.

[VL4DST3R]

Yeah, went to manually check and saw it wasn't published yet there either so i figured it might be something like that.

[Rick Brewster]

4.2.15 development is slow right now because of the holidays, I'm moving across the country soon, and I've just needed a bit of a break. An alpha should be coming soon. Just make sure to have "Also check for pre-release..." enabled in Settings -> Updates.

[Rick Brewster]

Locking thread -- new version inbound