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Paint.net is freeware raster graphics editor for Microsoft Windows supporting layers and effects extendable by plugins

Paint.net is freeware raster graphics editor for Microsoft Windows supporting layers and effects extendable by plugins.

Written mostly in C#, editor offers many functions needed by casual user (and some functions professionals need too):

  • channel curves correction
  • color correction
  • black&white, sepia, posterize
  • levels correction, histograms, auto-level

Numerous users centered around official Paint.net forum has written many tutorials, and developed tons of plugins, helping in creating for example:

  • HDR images
  • blurs: radial, zoom, motion, gaussian, fast etc.
  • rendered shapes, fractals, clouds

There are countless amount of plugins providing artistic effects.

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Change the language of paint.net UI on opening

In my code I'm opening paint.net programmatically on button click so I can pass a specific file path to it using start arguments, now I need to pass an argument that represents a specific language so paint.net UI will be opened in this language, any…
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Insert new image layer from Effect class

I'm attempting to insert a new layer programmatically into Paint.NET when called from an effect. I've decided against using Code Lab and have created a C# project that extends PaintDotNet.Effects.Effect I have been able to make the other…
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Possible to reproduce the "resize image" quality of Paint.NET?

I have been having a tough time creating a thumbnail that is not horrible quality. So far the best code i've come up with is: Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(width, height); Graphics graphic = Graphics.FromImage(bmp); graphic.InterpolationMode =…
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Best Tool for Mockup to CSS?

I've been using Paint.NET to create mockups for my web application. They're pretty, and it's not hard to save the constituent graphical elements. However, the process of getting my layout into CSS is completely manual and time-consuming. I'm aware…
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Using a black and white icon having antialias for white background on a different color background

I have designed a set of icons in B&W designed to be used on a white background so they are antialiased with different gray pixels. They are very nice so now I would like to use them on a green background but I am not able to "correct" the antialias…
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MATLAB <---> Image editor with support for layers

I was wondering if anybody knows of an API, toolbox, or library that extracts layers from an image format that is supported by a free editor such as Paint.NET (native format: .pdn) Motivation: An interface to an image with layers that can be edited…
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Changing transparency values in Paint.net automatically changes colour as well

For the game I'm developing, the levels are encoded as .png files with each pixel representing a tile and the colour encoding which tile. In order to try and encode more information in this level file, I hoped to change the transparency of certain…
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Delete background of an image and add it without background

How can I delete the background of an image and add it to layer without background? What I can do so far is delete background, but when I add the image on which background was deleted the program treats it as though there is a background. I am…
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Windows GUI : attempting a Paint.net style pannel

I need to implement a GUI for a 3D modeling app. So far I have implemented a Windows Ribbon menu - now I need to add pannels to add controls to. The best I could find as a model so far are the Paint.net control pannels. So I'm looking for something…
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Easy way to change icons color in sprites

I have a set of blue icons in sprite png, is there an easy way to change the color of each icon using a tool like Paint.net What I've tried so far is changing pixels color one by one, but it's really troublesome
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How to reference the Paint.NET assemblies directly using C#

I wanted to reference the Paint.NET assemblies directly and use a its functionality that way. i dont know how to use the .dll file PaintDotNet.Core.dll and use it functionality in C# visual studio any helps. Please want to reference to these…
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Java ImageIO claims image

I'm working on an application which reloads an image every once in a while. I did that so I could make changes on the go externally. I'm using ImageIO.read(path) to read the image file. Now when I want to change the image with my paint.NET and try…
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How can I load a skybox dds file into paint.NET for editing?

So I have a skybox dds file that I have implemented in XNA 4.0. However I would like to customise the file and am not sure how I can edit it correctly. I have managed to open the file in paint.NET, the only problem is that the image displayed in…
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measure distance in pixels on image

I have an image that I want to convert to an HTML page. The image I have is a PNG that is 1:1 ratio. I want ,for example, to measure the width, height, padding of element on the image so that I can convert it to CSS. What's the easiest way to…
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AutoHotkey's MouseClickDrag issues in dealing with selecting Paint.NET images squared area?

(If you want to reproduce this example, please download Paint.NET from here, it's free and it's got more functions than Microsoft Paint). When you open Paint.NET, load a simple image and take rectangular selection as instrument. I've written this…
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