ayeyebraz0v Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Hi, I'm using Paint.net to make skins for games. I just updated to 4.2.15 version and since then I have a problem with .dds files: before updating if i wanted a transparent part I just had to delete it by selecting and hitting "canc". If i do it with the new version in Paint.net i get it transparent but ingame the transparent part looks black. Is there any different setting? How can I solve this? In case it's something i can't solve, is there a way to get older versions of Paint.net? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 What settings are you using when saving DDS files? 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...
ardneh Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 This may, or might not help. After you finish editing, place a New Layer below your image layer and merge them. This will convert any black alpha to white alpha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayeyebraz0v Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, toe_head2001 said: What settings are you using when saving DDS files? I'm using BC3/DXT5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayeyebraz0v Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, ardneh said: This may, or might not help. After you finish editing, place a New Layer below your image layer and merge them. This will convert any black alpha to white alpha. It worked! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayeyebraz0v Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 HI there, since last updates adding and merging a new layer is not working anymore. Is there any way for me to get fully transparent backgrounds? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 If you need to Transparent White, you can use this plugin: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/113725-transparent-to-transparent-white/ 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...
ayeyebraz0v Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Thanks, it solved. But it's one more thing to do and it looks like there is no shortcut. Is there a way to get older versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardneh Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 The reason that this does not work now is because New Layers are now black alpha. If you want easy white alpha, use the plugin to convert to white alpha. Save the file to Desktop, open its Properties and set to Read Only. Open paint.net by double-clicking the file. If you want additional white alpha layers, make them by duplicating the existing white alpha layer. Add New Layer will give you a black alpha layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 5 hours ago, ayeyebraz0v said: Is there a way to get older versions? Not from here. 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...
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