BoltBait 3,312 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Transparency Adjustment Effect I noticed (and submitted a bug report) that when I changed a layer's opacity and merged another layer onto it, the result was less than I expected. The transparency never came out as you saw it on the screen. This turned out to be a problem when I was making collages of pictures and I was attempting to put drop shadows around some of the pictures. When I merged the picture layer with its drop shadow layer, it didn't look good at all. Since there is no way in Paint.NET to directly adjust the opacity of a selection independent of the entire layer, I decided to write an effect to do it. The Effect DLL If you like it, you can download the precompiled effect here: BoltBait's Plugin Pack for pdn 3.5 or here: BoltBait's Plugin Pack for pdn 4.0 How to Use In order to use this effect, first select the pixels that you want to adjust. If you do not make a selection, the current layer will be affected. Then, click the Adjustments menu and select Transparency. Move the slider to the left to make your selection more transparent or move your slider to the right to make your selection less transparent. If you would like to adjust transparent pixels, be sure to uncheck the "Ignore transparent pixels" check box. Completely transparent pixels will be filled with the secondary color before being adjusted. When your selection looks the way you want, click OK. Otherwise, click Cancel to undo your changes. Enjoy I hope you find this effect useful. Oh, and by the way, there are several people on this board who will be happy to know that I wrote the UI myself. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
El Sid 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thank You Boltbait, You Rule! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BuzzKill 10 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Two paintbrush's...erm, I mean two thumbs up on this one!! Quote - DO NOT contact me asking for the .pdn of my avatar or the PDN logo. Thank you. Have a nice day. Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I think having this is better than fixing your bug. This seems to be more intuitive. Great job! EDIT: One problem, without using the color picker there is no exact way to see what level you made the transparency. You need the actual values to show up in the dialog somewhere. Otherwise, it is great! Quote  Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
Bullet42 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 brilliant plugin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leif 2 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I was never bothered with the bug you found, BoltBait. But, the possibility to select a part of a picture, and adjust the transparency individually is very handy. Thanks. Great job. Quote My DA: http://leif-j.deviantart.com/ -------------- Some people seek justice so persistent, that they will do great injustice themselves. Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,312 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 One problem, without using the color picker there is no exact way to see what level you made the transparency. You need the actual values to show up in the dialog somewhere. Otherwise, it is great! The problem here is that not every pixel on the layer is changed to the same opacity level. You see, if you draw a solid shape on a transparent layer, then blur that layer, many of the pixels are already less then 100% opacity. You wouldn't want to adjust those pixels to the same level of opacity, the image wouldn't look natural-believe me, I tried that first. The slider only makes pixels more or less transparent. The actual amount of adjustment may be different on a per pixel basis. The reason for this is that the results look more natural when sliding the slider. Also, the calculation is different if the slider is above or below 0. I hope this explanation clears things up for you. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I understand what you are saying here. Thanks for the clarification. Would you be able to have the actual amount of adjustment be represented in the dialog. That, at least, would be helpful. Quote  Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,312 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Is that really necessary? The slider tic marks are at 10% intervals and you can slide the slider with the keyboard by 1% increments. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to post Share on other sites
user24 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I think it would, so you can remember "ah yes, 47% works well", etc. also, all the other sliders in PDN have the select box alongside them. no harm putting it in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I think it would, so you can remember "ah yes, 47% works well", etc. ^ raises a good point. Quote  Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 BoltBait, I think paint.kim is looking for your plugin, only with the ability to set conditions like the "Conditional Hue/Saturation Effect". The only difference is that it would need to allow for you to conditionally select black and/or white for adjustment. Quote  Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
chironex 0 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Best plugin ever! Thx! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jake2k 7 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 it wont let me dl the dll, it says i need to dl .net framework o_O why would i need to do that just to get the plugin p.s. pdn is on another computer Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to post Share on other sites
dragonpyro 0 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I've been waiting for something like this! I noticed the bug too, but it works fin if you do all the layers first then flatten it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ash 11 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I've been waiting for something like this! The plug in was up before you joined the forum. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to post Share on other sites
mfelten86 0 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I love this plugin! Great work, here is something I made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 0 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Hey peeps...new here. I've been using the Paint.Net program for a year or so now, and it works fine. Struggling a little, but i need to find time to get into the tutorials. Anyways...i just added this Transparency plug-in, but i'm just not getting things happening the way i want them. My daughter wants to print a calendar. It's just a 1 page "yearly" version of 2008. I thought it nice to add a faded dolphin background in blk & wht, seeing she loves dolphins. Problem is, when i try the plug-in, the picture fades but i see the little squares in the background. And i try to overlap the pic onto the calendar page, i still cannot see the calendar. It's like they cancel each other out. I've used Photoshop in the past and made many of these set ups, but seeing i can't afford the software, this program is the closest thing i found. What am i doing wrong? Rich Quote !!!GO HABS GO!!! Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 363 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Problem is, when i try the plug-in, the picture fades but i see the little squares in the background. The squares indicate transparency. They show up if an image is partially or completely transparent only on-screen to distinguish between a white background. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to post Share on other sites
robotco 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 this is exactly what i was looking for. thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KorKor 0 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I tried to add this plugin but a message came up and said I don't have permission to add it. How do I get permission???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david.atwell 290 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Look here: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/install 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 post Share on other sites
KorKor 0 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Ok, I do all that and when I get to the save as I put it in the paint.net file under effects. when I push save it comes up saying I don't have permission to save in this location and to contact administrator for permission then it wants to know if I wan't to save it in my files instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david.atwell 290 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 You'll need to log in as an administrator. 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 post Share on other sites
KorKor 0 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I went into my control panel and it said I am the administrator.... I am the only person who uses this computer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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