klm1 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hi, I edit pictures in paint.net and one of the most important things is that the files are converted to black and white or bitmapped. I check by zooming in to about 400% to make sure that the picture is only black and white before saving but recently an issue has arisen where saving the file undoes this and when I zoom in I can see grey pixels. It's really important for my work that the files stay black and white so I would be very grateful of any advice! Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What format are you saving in? It's important because some formats dither or change the colors to increase file compression. 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...
BoltBait Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 To expand on what EER said... For example, if you're saving in JPG format the picture is 'lossy'--the saved picture is NOT exactly what you saved. Try saving in PNG format instead which is 'lossless'--the saved picture is EXACTLY what you saved. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klm1 Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thank-you so much EER and BoltBait! That was exactly what the problem was and saving in a different format has solved it. Now I can get back to work! Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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