Drop Shadow and other effects, KrisVDM's Plugin Pack (updated 2010-10-26)

[TFanel 3]

I was thinking the same -- that it's likely a false positive, and for the same reasons.  This is a new computer, and generally I tend to not open anything with more than 2 A/V finds.  The installer was rescanned, by me, using VT, and it was using the official installer download from the site at the beginning of this thread.  This seems like a good community that wouldn't have users uploading malicious code, but again, this is a new computer, so everything I do, is on eggshells.

[Norsewind 2]

Had to make an account just to thank you for these plugins, just the drop shadow alone has saved me tons of headache with editing pictures ^^

[richardpearce11 0]

To be honest .. I actually stopped using paint.net a while ago primarily due to the fact it did not have an easy object align or drop shadow feature, two things I really relied on with the project I was then involved in.

I was still learning back then...didn't even know you could download plugins. I thought i'd recently give it another whirl to see if anythings changed..

Gotta say im impressed with what this guys offering 'for free' .. and i'm back to using it again on a regular basis.

Good job and thanks

[Hokey 0]

Is this safe though?

[welshblue 3,374]

1 hour ago, Hokey said:

Is this safe though?

 

All plugins offered on this forum are safe to download/ install

 

Steer clear of 3rd party sites such as https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/28270-megalo-virus/ and you're hokey dokey

 

[RoosSkywalker 1]

Does the download link on the first page have the updated version?

http://users.telenet.be/krisvandermotten/Downloads/PaintDotNetEffects.html

[AndrewDavid 648]

Hi @RoosSkywalker

That pack has not been updated for the newer versions of Paint. Last update to the pack was 2010. Fortunately all the effects still work in Paint 4.17

And yes - you can trust the link.

Hope this helps. 

[InsanityOnABun 0]

The installer for this pack is not compatible with the Windows Store version. Does anyone have the DLLs separately? Need to know what plugin folders (Effects, FileTypes, Shapes) each go in as well. I'd ask the developer directly but due to the pack not being updated in over 7 years, I'm gonna guess he's not entirely interested in this any more.

[Djisves 210]

A workaround for plugin installers that do not work with the Windows Store version is:

 

1. (If they do not already exist) Create two folders, one named "Effects" and one named "FileTypes", in the main "paint.net" folder, usually like "C:\Program Files\paint.net\Effects" and  "C:\Program Files\paint.net\FileTypes". 

2. Download and run the plugin installer.

3. Follow the instructions in the second yellow "Note" at https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/InstallPlugins.html 

4. Cut and paste the files installed in the folders in step 1 into the folders created in step 3.

[InsanityOnABun 0]

2 hours ago, Djisves said:

A workaround for plugin installers that do not work with the Windows Store version is:

 

1. (If they do not already exist) Create two folders, one named "Effects" and one named "FileTypes", in the main "paint.net" folder, usually like "C:\Program Files\paint.net\Effects" and  "C:\Program Files\paint.net\FileTypes". 

2. Download and run the plugin installer.

3. Follow the instructions in the second yellow "Note" at https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/InstallPlugins.html 

4. Cut and paste the files installed in the folders in step 1 into the folders created in step 3.

 

Creating the folders under "Program Files" (both x86 and x64, separately and together) causes the installer to immediately crash when run. I do not want to have to install the non-Windows Store version of paint.net as I do not want to potentially cause conflicts from the install and eventual uninstall process. I've dug through the .exe and .dll in the zip folder that's downloaded, but can't find the effect .dll's in the a usable format.

Edited January 16, 2018 by InsanityOnABun

[toe_head2001 1,569]

11 minutes ago, InsanityOnABun said:

I've dug through the .exe ... but can't find the effect .dll's in the a usable format.

The dll files are embedded in the exe file, but you need the proper developer tools (and know how to use them) to manually extract them.

 

14 minutes ago, InsanityOnABun said:

I do not want to have to install the non-Windows Store version of paint.net as I do not want to potentially cause conflicts from the install and eventual uninstall process.

I don't know what sort of conflicts you think you'll run into, but I say just do it. Or do it in a VM, or another physical computer.

[Ego Eram Reputo 2,501]

I've added a second download option to the first post. Now you can download a zipped pack of DLLs for manual installation with the Store version of paint.net.

 

You will need to

1. Download the zipped DLL package (click the big gray button)
2. Extract the DLLs to the folder  /Documents*/paint.net App Files/Effects/
3. Restart paint.net

 

* the name of this folder may be translated to your system language

[InsanityOnABun 0]

On 1/16/2018 at 1:03 PM, toe_head2001 said:

The dll files are embedded in the exe file, but you need the proper developer tools (and know how to use them) to manually extract them.

 

I don't know what sort of conflicts you think you'll run into, but I say just do it. Or do it in a VM, or another physical computer.

 

Registry keys and / or config files both versions use that the installer may overwrite to default, the same that the uninstaller may clean up, stuff like that. I work in IT, I've learned to expect things like that. Not interested in getting a VM environment set up and a new VM spun up just to get some dll's. That seems a bit excessive. And besides, attention is going to be brought to this one way or another as more extension installers are found that don't recognize the store version.

 

On 1/16/2018 at 7:33 PM, Ego Eram Reputo said:

I've added a second download option to the first post. Now you can download a zipped pack of DLLs for manual installation with the Store version of paint.net.

 

You will need to

1. Download the zipped DLL package (click the big gray button)
2. Extract the DLLs to the folder  /Documents*/paint.net App Files/Effects/
3. Restart paint.net

 

* the name of this folder may be translated to your system language

 

Excellent, thank you!

 

[stevrons 0]

This was great and a very helpful plugin, awesome, thank you

[tysmvm 0]

On ‎2‎/‎18‎/‎2008 at 6:57 PM, BoltBait said:

OK, guys. Be nice.

Kris is sharing his hard work free of charge here.

I agree, if you don't like it, uninstall it. But it is free of all charges so there's no reason to be hating on his hard work

[BoltBait 2,889]

1 hour ago, tysmvm said:

I agree, if you don't like it, uninstall it. But it is free of all charges so there's no reason to be hating on his hard work

 

You joined just to quote something I said 10 years ago?

 

I'll be watching you.

[tysmvm 0]

13 hours ago, BoltBait said:

 

You joined just to quote something I said 10 years ago?

 

I'll be watching you.

lol btw I love your plugin pack

[tysmvm 0]

I have recently downloading and run the installer and restarted pdn but the plugins will not appear. I searched in the effects folder and they are not there either Any help on this matter would be appreciated

[Xeno_Xenino 0]

good i like it

[Pharylon 0]

Hey, the download link to the zipped files doesn't work.

 

Thanks!

[hary 0]

Hello,

I am about making neon or glowing rainbow text for My Daughter Bday.

I found this step https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/26770-porcelain-neon-text/

but the dropbox download link for drop shadow is dead, and KrisVDM doesnt seem active, I hope He is ok.

is there any other tutorial using PDN to make neon light, all I found in google search always show PS on how to make neon light text.

 

Thankyou.

[Djisves 210]

58 minutes ago, hary said:

the dropbox download link for drop shadow is dead

Yes, the "zipped DLLs" link is dead, but the installer version link works fine.

I'm sure one of the moderators will fix the dropbox link shortly. In the meantime, click on the blue button to take you to Kris' site to download his plugins.

[hary 0]

12 hours ago, Djisves said:

Yes, the "zipped DLLs" link is dead, but the installer version link works fine.

I'm sure one of the moderators will fix the dropbox link shortly. In the meantime, click on the blue button to take you to Kris' site to download his plugins.

 

Thanks for the reply Djisves.

so the exe work for windows store version? from the info if I use the windows store version, the exe doesnt work. and have to copy the dll.

I will give it a try.

Thankyou.

[Djisves 210]

No, the installer is only good for the classic version.

The moderators have not fixed the link on the first post yet, so use this zip file until they do: Vandermotten.PaintDotNetEffects_DLLs.zip

[hary 0]

On 5/24/2020 at 3:47 PM, Djisves said:

No, the installer is only good for the classic version.

The moderators have not fixed the link on the first post yet, so use this zip file until they do: Vandermotten.PaintDotNetEffects_DLLs.zip

Thankyou so much Djisves. 😊