Daikun Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Have the developers abandoned Paint.NET or something? I remember downloading this program way back in 2007, and there used to be an update every few weeks, whether it be a new version or a beta release. Nowadays, it doesn't even seem like this thing updates anymore. Heck, there hasn't even been a BETA update since 3.36 was released back in August. Whatever happened to the constant updates? It's like everything just came to a sudden halt. Quote
Goonfella Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 I would think their time has been taken up developing PDN 4. I`m sure it`s a lot of work to get through so be patient and appreciate the fact that we don`t have to update all of our plug ins yet! Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN
Cola Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 I don't think its exactly a halt,i think Rick is just taking time to get things in order and making it the best it can be before the new release.Instead of making a new little release every time theres a small update,he is probably just going to release it all at once. PDN is a solid enough program to not need constant updates and with all the plug-ins you can download,technically PDN gets new features often. Quote
Andrew D Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Rick's currently in the development of PDN v3.5, and according to his blog, it'll probably be released in April this year. Seeing as how it will be a larger restructure of PDN, I'm not suprised. Quote
ShK_828 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Read this blog entry: http://blog.getpaint.net/2009/01/16/mid ... ntnet-v35/ and theres more in the pdn blog Quote
Tayoni Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Have the developers abandoned Paint.NET or something? that was quite a mean thing to say. Quote
Rick Brewster Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 There's been significant investment in the upcoming version 3.5. I just spent 8 hours yesterday optimizing and debugging performance stuff. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html
AmadeusX Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Sounds very interesting Rick B. You are doing a good job! Quote
Cola Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Trust Rick,he hasn't let us down so far,without him none of us would be here on these forums,none of us would have PDN,some of us wouldn't have developed our passion for graphic art without him and his program.Just something to keep in mind. Quote
barkbark00 Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 There's been significant investment in the upcoming version 3.5. I just spent 8 hours yesterday optimizing and debugging performance stuff. Not good enough!! When are you finally going to release PdN for the iPhone?!? Just kidding... Take your time on 3.5. I think I speak for everyone when I say, I'm willing to wait for the type of quality releases we are used to. (posted from iPhone) Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster
Rick Brewster Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Memory usage is also significantly lower. On my test case with a big pile of high resolution JPEGs, v3.36 uses about 1.8gb of memory to open them all. v3.5 uses 800mb or so. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html
Boude Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 it's good to see something a bit bad turns into something so good, thanks Rick. Quote History repeats itself, because nobody was paying attention the first time.
Rick Brewster Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 it's good to see something a bit bad turns into something so good... I don't understand? Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html
pyrochild Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 it's good to see something a bit bad turns into something so good... I don't understand? The skepticism of the first post quickly evolved into talking about how much progress is actually being made in the program? Maybe. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it!
Boude Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 it's good to see something a bit bad turns into something so good... I don't understand? The skepticism of the first post quickly evolved into talking about how much progress is actually being made in the program? Maybe. Rick Brewster wrote:Boude wrote: it's good to see something a bit bad turns into something so good... I don't understand? The skepticism of the first post quickly evolved into talking about how much progress is actually being made in the program? Maybe. Correct, thought it would be clear. Quote History repeats itself, because nobody was paying attention the first time.
Rick Brewster Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Gotcha. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html
Kemaru Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Thanks for taking people with low-powered PC's into consideration. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog|
Rick Brewster Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Kinda have to. Netbooks are dominating PC sales, and they only have a 1.6ghz Atom at the most. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html
Kemaru Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 I have a feeling they'll stay around for a while, too. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog|
Rick Brewster Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 It'll take another 10 years before they have the processing power that this Core i7 has (which I just overclocked to 4ghz). Which is too bad, because that's really going to stifle some forward progress and Innovation™. (Although it will force other types of progress and innovation.) Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html
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