BoltBait Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 :\ to bad you have to pay for it Not true. pyrochild REQUESTS a donation. He does NOT require payment. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth41223 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) oh just noticed that sorry dident know thanks Yeah im having realy bad trubles i cant seem to get it to work so far i spent 2 hours trying to get it to work sorry if im anoying you. Edited June 11, 2011 by seth41223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyo Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 This is going to be EXTREMELY helpful! Thanks heaps x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyFudger Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I have everything working in place, but when i try to put an outline on... no changes or anything happens at all... HELP Please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djisves Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 In the text below, where you see "Drop Dhadow", read "Outline". Drop Shadow only works on objects with adjacent transparent pixels. If your selection does not include transparent pixels around an object, Drop Dhadow will not work. If this is the case, I suggest you copy your selection (Ctrl+C) and paste it on a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+V), deselect (Ctrl+D) and then apply Drop Shadow. You can then merge the new layer back into the one your selection was made from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Exactly. Here's another take on the same subject: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/22088-plugin-for-font-effects/page__view__findpost__p__355892 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...
BBallerl Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm also having troubles with the plugin, I'm trying to create an black outline around a coastline, and have created a new layer with with only the water. The rest was all deleted and made transparent (like you have said for it to work). I then used the magic wand tool to select the water, and used your object outline tool to try and create the outline. Yet it still hasn't worked! When I select with the magic wand it "draws" a black outline around my coastline, but then of course it dissipates when it is deselected. That black outline is all I'm looking for. Doing a search hasn't helped me either for figuring out how to outline an irregular selection. Please Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Try it without making a selection first. The outline should extend out into the transparent areas with no need of a selection. 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...
BBallerl Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Try it without making a selection first. The outline should extend out into the transparent areas with no need of a selection. HA!! THANK YOU!! Although why you have to do it this way makes absolutely no sense to me, but it works!!!!!!!! Also you may want to put this tip on the first page, as it is something that is not clear when using the plugin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 The hint is in the plugin name, Outline Object. An object is a grouping of pixels on an otherwise empty (transparent) layer. For this plugin to work as intended, you need to apply it to a layer that only has the subject you're trying to outline on it. 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...
GinaJas Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Hi, I am trying to use the outline plugin and am getting this error message when I attempt to run it: File: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\Effects\Outline Object.dll Effect Name: pyrochild.effects.outlineobject.OutlineObject Full error message: PaintDotNet.WorkerThreadException: Worker thread threw an exception ---> System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'System.IServiceProvider PaintDotNet.Effects.Effect.get_Services()'. at pyrochild.effects.outlineobject.OutlineObject.OnSetRenderInfo(PropertyBasedEffectConfigToken newToken, RenderArgs dstArgs, RenderArgs srcArgs) at PaintDotNet.Effects.Effect`1.OnSetRenderInfo(EffectConfigToken parameters, RenderArgs dstArgs, RenderArgs srcArgs) at PaintDotNet.Effects.BackgroundEffectRenderer.ThreadFunction() --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at PaintDotNet.Effects.BackgroundEffectRenderer.Join() at PaintDotNet.Effects.BackgroundEffectRenderer.Abort() at PaintDotNet.Menus.EffectMenuBase.DoEffect(Effect effect, EffectConfigToken token, PdnRegion selectedRegion, PdnRegion regionToRender, Surface originalSurface, Exception& exception) I downloaded the dll files, unzipped and moved into the effects folder, restarted PDN, and when I tried to use it this popped up. I opened up a new project to test this out, made background transparent, typed a phrase in and chose outline. Error popped up. I am using PDN version 3.36 if that makes any difference. If anyone could help, I am not too savvy on the tech side of this stuff Thanks G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 You need to be using the latest version of Paint.NET, which is 3.5.10 Quote http://i.imgur.com/xZYt6wl.png ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Agh, this isn't working! It looks fantastic and just what I need, but its not loading at all. Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 How to install plugins Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samusaran Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Can anyone provide a tutorial for using this tool? I can't figure it out at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Are you using it on an 'object'?An object in this sense is a group of non-transparent pixels surrounded by completely transparent pixels.That's how the plugin 'knows' where the edges are.Try this test:1. click new layer :AddNewLayer:2. draw something with the paintbrush. big width say 20 px +.3. Run the plugin and make the colour different to the object you have just created - can you see an outline?I hope that helps and didn't sound too condescending - and welcome to the forum! 1 Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastmo Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hello! I have a very odd problem with this plugin. I downloaded it a few days ago. I believe it was Monday or Tuesday this week. And it worked fine then. I tried using it again yesterday and tomorrow again and it just refused to work. I'm running Paint.Net 3.5.11 on a Windows 7 machine. When I use the Object Outline effect, it just looks like it doesn't do anything. When I zoom in enough, so I can see the individual pixels, I can see that it puts one pixel of the colour I chose for the outline on every few pixels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Is whatever you're trying to outline surrounded by transparent pixels? Do you have an active selection that might be interfering? Quote http://i.imgur.com/xZYt6wl.png ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastmo Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Oh, right. It was the selection. I don't know why I decided that I should select the object first and then use the tool. Thanks very much for your quick response. A brilliant plugin this is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roley Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Great plug in! Too bad it doesn't seem to work anymore when updating to Paint.NET 4.0 (final). Launching the plugin instantly brings up a plugin error window. Plugin Error Details are as follows [Details redacted as it's no longer relevant] Whoops never mind, just forgot to update the dll file (the one I had was dated 2008, wow). Great work. Edited June 25, 2014 by Roley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Fontenot Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 In the main paint.net Color tool, if you click on the More button, you can use Hex color values if you prefer (and as a web person, I always do). It would be really great if the Hex value field would be available in the Outline Object color tool as well. Any chance of that happening at some point? Or maybe there's a way to show that already, and I'm just unaware of how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Donna, this is a limitation of Paint.NET. Plugins simply use the built-in controls in order to build their user interface. The built-in color wheel control does not allow for hex input so therefore it is not available in this plugin. Now, if Rick changes the way the built-in color wheel control works, all effects with a color wheel would automatically have it available. So, this is really a suggestion that you should post in the General Questions forum. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Fontenot Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Thanks! I'll suggest it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undying99 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) Hello This will be my first post I found myself interested in Paint.net rather than Gimp or any other as it's way user friendly and easy to use if you compare. It comes with some restrictions though. I've been looking for a way to outline an object and this plugin looks like exactly the thing I seek for. But I couldn't find any place to click, download or save any dll file. There's only the text is clickable in the initial post and it's just the text's itself. I guess the "3333rd" post was clickable in the past but not any more. Or it's just me not being able to click on it? Can somebody mind helping me out here? Thanks in advance BestEdit: typo fix Edited April 4, 2016 by undying99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djisves Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 :Save: Download from my plugin set :Save: ... Try the "my plugin set" linked text on the first line of the first post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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