Having a peculiar issue with a built-in effect

[Elgen T]

I recently moved to a new PC, and as such have now reinstalled paint.net (as any good artist should), but I'm having a really strange issue that I've found nowhere else. I've noticed that a lot of the built in effects just.. aren't there..? Namely, color quantization, which I used to use a lot. I checked that I wasn't going crazy and it is indeed built in, but it's nowhere to be found. I've reinstalled and updated, but still no dice.

Maybe I've forgotten a step since its been so long since I had to reinstall paint.net? I'm not entirely sure. Any help is appreciated :)

[toe_head2001]

If the Quantize effect is not present in the Color submenu, then it sounds like you're using an old version of Paint.NET.

 

Settings -> Updates -> Check Now

 

 

[Elgen T]

I'm on the newest version. As I said, I've updated and reinstalled.

[toe_head2001]

Please post the diagnostic information found within paint.net.

 

Settings -> Diagnostics -> Copy to clipboard.

 

 

[Pixey]

Hello @Elgen T perhaps the 'icon' has changed lately?

 

[Rick Brewster]

I haven't changed the icon for Quantize (icons can be kind of a pain to create, so I don't usually change them)

[Rick Brewster]

You should also check if there's a "Plugin Errors" item at the top of the Effects menu.

 

If something's going really wrong, and the built-in effects are dying, they'll show up in there.

[Elgen T]

Well, I went to go grab the diagnostic info, and for some reason that is completely beyond me, the issue is just gone. No message, no updates, but just miraculously fixed itself.. odd. Only thing I can think is I was maybe somehow running an older version still even after supposedly updating, but I really have no idea. Thanks for trying to help