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Please note that I'm still working on updating the website as well as the updater for older (pre-v4.3) versions of Paint.NET.

 

Also note that the Microsoft Store release is still being certified, but should be available shortly. Update: it's live! :)

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I had revive my old account in this forum just so I could come here and thank you for this update, I don't think I've been this excited to download something in a whole decade! I feel like a child again playing with Paint Dot Net for the first time, I seriously cannot wait to see what I'll be able to create in it from now on, I think this might be exactly what I was missing to be able to create fun stuff more frequently again <3 thank you thank you thank you and your collaborators!!!!!

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using this software since I was like, what, 10 years old?

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I don't like the new Bilinear. I think it's broken.

When I scaled this striped 78x50 image by 50%, it produces a slightly blurred result (top) unlike the old Bilinear (bottom).

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Here's another example, scaling an image with a checkerboard at the top and two sets of stripes underneath.

The old Bilinear result is correct: all pixels are R127, G127, B127. The new one has visible artifacts in the corners and sides.

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It's obvious that the new Adaptive scaling method has some sort of edge sharpening pass.

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Seriously? If I wanted my image sharpened, I would have used the effect.

 

 

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@Khodyn, the old Bilinear, as noted above in the first post, is available as "Bilinear (Low Quality)". Let me talk to @saucecontrol to see what he knows about the other stuff.

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Just now, Rick Brewster said:

@Khodyn, the old Bilinear, as noted above in the first post, is available as "Bilinear (Low Quality)". Let me talk to @saucecontrol to see what he knows about the other stuff.

I really don't think you should be calling this new Bilinear, Bilinear.

original with grid | 50% new "Bilinear" | 50% old Bilinear

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The old bilinear filter did not sample all pixels when downscaling -- it behaves more like a point filter with a 4px square window instead of 1.  A proper bilinear filter is expected to blur because that's the nature of linear resampling.

 

The Adaptive mode does use a sharpening kernel, because if you sample all input pixels, you must choose a balance between blurring and ringing.  Depending on resampling ratio, you'll get either a Catmull-Rom cubic filter or a 3-lobed spline filter that has the same visual characteristics.  You can read more about the math behind those filters here at https://legacy.imagemagick.org/Usage/filter/#cubics .  There is no "edge sharpening pass" -- the sharpening is part of the cubic resampling kernel.

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I have a trashy scanner and was using the sharpen tool to make the scans clearer. New sharpen tool has no effect at all on the scans even when pushed to the max.

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The way Paint.NET has been continously improving and evolving over the years, completely for free, is pretty swell. Much appreciated.

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1 hour ago, IDDQDesnik said:

Please add Windows Server 2016 support.

Hmm, it should work as long as you’re on v1809 or newer, but I don’t have Server 2016 for any testing. Have you tried installing and got an error? Or just assumed because the system requirements say Win10 or 11, and don’t mention Server 2016?

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I installed the update but it appears to have uninstalled everything on my computer? Windows 10

 

Edit: Not files/any personal data (that I have seen), just most applications - Chrome, Google Earth, Steam, EA Origin, etc

 

Edit 2: It appears some of this stuff is still installed, just not appearing on the taskbar, or in the Start menu.

 

Edit 3: This is a known windows issue, not an issue with the update.

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I can't thank you enough for all the hard work you have put into this New version (Paint.Net 5)

Just been trying it out and I am very impressed.

Paint.Net is still the best😊

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