ImXCF.FileType plugin
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Plugin which allows the digital image editor "Paint.NET" to load and save 
images in the GIMP native file format XCF (and its packed variants
XCFGZ and XCFBZ2).

Copyright
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(c) 2011-2014 by Martin Osieka, ComSquare AG, Switzerland (www.comsquare.ch)

License
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Free for all users to use it as plugin for of the digital image editor Paint.NET.

Compatibility
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Paint.NET 3.5.11 and 4.0.5

Installation
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Unzip "ImXCF.FileType vX.X.zip" and copy the two files "ImXCF.FileType.dll" and 
"ImXCF.Command.exe" into the "FileTypes" folder of your Paint.NET installation. 
A typical location is "C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\FileTypes".

Mapping between XCF and PDN format
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The load conversion includes all layers and some properties (name, opacity, 
visibility, blendmode, and alpha channel). 
A layer mask will be merged to the alpha channel.
Layers will be clipped to the canvas and filled-up with transparent pixels.
Indexed and grayscale images will be converted to RGB images. 
Blend modes not known in PDN will be converted to Normal mode.
Compression modes RAW and RLE are supported.
Packing modes GZ and BZ2 are supported.
A layer group will generate an additional layer containing the composite of the included layers

The save conversion includes all layers and some properties (name, opacity, 
visibility, blendmode, and alpha channel). 
Blend modes not known in XCF will be converted to Normal mode.
Compression mode is always RLE.
Packing modes GZ and BZ2 are supported.

Release History
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1.4 (31.12.2014)
- Fix to support Paint.NET 4.0.5 which is more strict in the order of serialized data
1.3 (14.7.2014)
- Minimal support for XCF format v003 (GIMP 2.8 layer groups)
- Updated to ImXCF.Command 1.3
1.2 (30.3.2014)
- Updated internal links
- Changed order of sub-filetypes in SaveAs selector
- Small improvements in ImXCF.Command. Updated to ImXCF.Command 1.2
1.1.1 (20.3.2013) 
- Security update ImXCF.Command.exe (overflow issues)
1.1:
- Bug fix: Pathname of the temp folder may now contain spaces
1.0:
- Load XCF, XCFGZ, or XCFBZ2
- Save XCF, XCFGZ, or XCFBZ2
