Hello again,
You may not be aware that the basic application of Paint.NET can have extra plug-ins installed. To use Alpha Blur, you need to install the
Tanel Plugin Pack which includes Alpha Blur v.2
Once you copy & paste the .dll files into
C:\Program Files\paint.net\Effects, Alpha Blur will be available under Effects > Blurs > Alpha Blur.
Another (less sophisticated) option in Paint.NET is
Fade Edge, which may be found in Effects > Photo > Fade Edge.
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