HenryH Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (For a single-layer image file) Saving as .png is lossless and just as good as saving as a .pdn file ? >>> PNG files benefit from lossless compression. This means no data is lost when the image is compressed — the quality stays the same no matter how many times you edit and save the file. The image won't become blurry or distorted, making PNGs ideal for sharp logos and graphs containing lots of figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Yes, that is why Paint.NET defaults to saving single-layer images as PNG. 2 Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactilis Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Lossless is lossless, so in that respect, saving as .png and .pdn are "just as good". Saving as a .pdn will retain any Layer Properties you have set (Layer name, opacity etc), which is of use if you add notes to the layer name. Some people do this to record fonts & sizes used for example, or some other detail about the image. There's no practical limit on the amount of text you can include in a layer name. The saved Layer Properties will be loaded when you open the .pdn, or do Layers | Import from File. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 18 hours ago, Tactilis said: There's no practical limit on the amount of text you can include in a layer name. It does get quite hard to read if there is a lot of text 1 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...
Tactilis Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: It does get quite hard to read if there is a lot of text That is true. The easiest way to enter a long name and then subsequently read or edit it is to copy & paste via Notepad (or other text editor). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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