Rick Brewster Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Just thought I'd share this. It's a short video I made showing the first draft of the gradient tool, which will be available in the upcoming Alpha 2 release. Edit: My friend uploaded this to YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=z5CBWpX08lk GradientPreview.zip, 6.7 MB Mirror #1 Mirror #2 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I just have to say. That looks realy great. Quote My DA: http://leif-j.deviantart.com/ -------------- Some people seek justice so persistent, that they will do great injustice themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickman Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 It's awesome!!! Beats GIMP and Photoshop O________O! EDIT: oops, a bit too caps... :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aatwo Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Its great how you can move the start and end nubs around. Just out of interest, is it going to support more than 2 colors in the same gradient? Quote Deviant Art Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2killx Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Rick... You are just plain awesome. If I were older, I would donate o_O. Quote I built my first computer at age 11! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Rick, the way this project is headed, this will probably be one of the greatest image editing software out there! (And that includes Shareware) EDIT: After the Download: Woah. That is more interactive than everything! Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 *opens jaw, starts druling* Oh, oh sorry, i was daydreaming of the final version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 Its great how you can move the start and end nubs around.Just out of interest, is it going to support more than 2 colors in the same gradient? Nope, only 2 colors for 3.0. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 NICE! But, Rick, I didn't see "square" gradients, Alpha only, or HSV gradients. Are they included? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 First draft, so square isn't there yet. I'm not planning on doing HSV gradients. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 And, Alpha Only? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 And, Alpha Only? I'm thinkin', I'm thinkin' ... Supporting alpha only is trivial to add for just this feature. But it's just a matter of generalization: none of the other tools support it! What I really want are layer and channel masks. But in the short term it may make sense to just add a toggle button or checkbox for the gradient tool. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gekko Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nice. Really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maia Knuckles Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Wow! Its nice effect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 And, Alpha Only? I'm thinkin', I'm thinkin' ... Supporting alpha only is trivial to add for just this feature. But it's just a matter of generalization: none of the other tools support it! What I really want are layer and channel masks. But in the short term it may make sense to just add a toggle button or checkbox for the gradient tool. If you don't want to support an "alpha only" option in this tool, I would highly recommend making a similar tool called the "Transparency Tool". It would have all the same functionality as the gradient tool, however it would always work with alpha only and always go from fully opaque to fully transparent. CorelDraw has such a tool and it is incredibly useful. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 If you don't want to support an "alpha only" option in this tool, I would highly recommend making a similar tool called the "Transparency Tool". It would have all the same functionality as the gradient tool, however it would always work with alpha only and always go from fully opaque to fully transparent.CorelDraw has such a tool and it is incredibly useful. Unfortunately then when I add in the real support for things like masks, and then remove the "Transparency Tool," everyone will e-mail or post on the forum asking "where is teh transparency tool gone to " Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Perhaps its time to implement masks then. A Transparancy Tool will always be incredibly useful, whether it affects alpha directly or it creates a control layer object. (Could it be coded one way now and converted to work the other way later?) Believe me, people are not using the gradiant plugin to make colorful fades, they are using it to fade one picture to another, or fade something to transparent. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 ......people are not using the gradiant plugin to make colorful fades, they are using it to fade one picture to another, or fade something to transparent. I'd have to say that it is a 50/50 split for me, But trying to "fade one picture to another, or fade something to transparent" is definitely important. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Perhaps its time to implement masks then. I want masks too, believe me. But also believe me when I say now is not the time to be working on the layering system. Of course the obvious response question is "why?" Because right now is the time to finish up and stabilize the features that have already been implemented, namely MDI. It's an enormous change to the codebase and it needs time to "cook" before getting the next meal course ready, so to speak. (Unfortunately the cook/chef metaphor only goes so far) Changes to the layering system are itching to go, but require a substantial rewrite of the Layers window UI and several other things in the code base. But once that stuff is done, watch out. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Aww, my first "picture fade." I used two pictures from http://larenn.deviantart.com Anyway there's your alpha-only option. The button to the right with the blue and salmon colored rectangles is just the alpha blending toggle redone with a new image and as a split button. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 This program just keeps getting better and better every day. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Are these icons hinting what I think they're hinting?? multiple colors in a gradient? Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Are these icons hinting what I think they're hinting?? multiple colors in a gradient? No, think of the first entry as an RGB Gradiant and the second as Alpha Only. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 This is gonna be sweet! Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Are these icons hinting what I think they're hinting?? multiple colors in a gradient? No, think of the first entry as an RGB Gradiant and the second as Alpha Only. I get what you are saying. I was thinking the four boxes in each icon represented ability to use more than just the primary and secondary color for the gradient...which would be nice! Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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