lorri Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Can please some one explain to me what are plugins as I don't really understand them and why do we need them. Sorry for the stupid question. I like to learn more what you can do on paint.Net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Well plug-ins are basically add ons.They can be new blurs,renders,really anything someone wants to code and add to the program.,some prove useful and some end up not being used,but these plug-ins keep things evolving and sometimes will add just what you need to get the job done. Also,this area is for publishing the plug-ins only,hence the (Plug-ins-Publishing Only) posted with the thread.Please familiarize yourself with the rules before posting or this topic can be locked deleted,or they may just move it,but to make it easier for you and other users please read The Rules http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3446 Welcome to PDN forums and happy posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopperoad Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Plug ins do effects to a image like this: Quote Chop's Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Put simply, plugins make Paint.NET what it is. Without them, we'd be locked in to whatever features Rick put in the program when he built it; with them, we're able to include features that he didn't write (and some he never even thought of!). They let us do things like feather, smudge, blur with different methods, change colors, sharpen, smooth, twist, flip, polar invert, and even upload to ImageShack! Basically, it takes a finite program (Paint.NET) and makes it utterly infinite, rife with possibilities. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 simple way to think of it. Paint.Net or Paint.Net with plugins should be called "Paint.Net delux ultra plus plus plus improved.!" take the plunge download some and give them a work out. new things spark new creativity. :wink: Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Here is another way to look at it: If you open your Effects menu and it starts to look sparse... download a few plugin packs and fill that Effects menu with TONS of new toys to play with! Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 absolutley agree BoltBait. new TOYS! now what kid/teenager doesn't want those. and all for free. HINT: download BoltBaits pkg make him smile. also fun ones for newbies are the ones by Madjik and those by Pyrochild. Beleive me once you have one or two you run the risk of becoming a plugin junky. Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I recommend Madjik`s pack of plug ins. There are plenty to choose from and the advantage is that you can just create a `PDN Plug ins' folder in your documents, once downloaded copy the zip file ( or extract first if you want ) and just copy which ever Dll file relating to a plug in you fancy, in to the PDN Effects file from this folder. You don`t have to install every plug in in the pack if you don`t want to. Have a go. You`ll find that installing a few plug ins will expand the capabilities of PDN massively. Have fun :wink: Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorri Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Thanks all for the info. Once I've sorted myself with unzipping plug-ins I can get experimanting with the grafics but at the monent I can't do anything. thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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