Pixelmator releases 1.3.1
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Graphic Design
Definitely not as big an update as the 1.3 Tempo that we posted about a while ago (although 1.4 Sparkle, we’re told, is being worked on right now), but it is free to all users, and in fact ready to download right now in Pixelmator. The app itself costs $59, but if you’re looking for something a little more refined than GIMP that’s not quite as pricey as Photoshop, it’s your new bicycle.
TUAWPixelmator releases 1.3.1 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Pixelmator 1.3 Tempo is on the street
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Graphic Design
The team over at Pixelmator has announced the release of their much-awaited 1.3 version, which they’ve titled Tempo. TUAW did a preview of this version a while ago — it features lots of back-end updates, making the app itself much, much faster, especially when handling large images. And it brings to the table a few things Pixelmator has promised since the app first came out, including the Magic Eraser functionality, and a few magic touches elsewhere (you can use almost any of the tools in the “magic” way, by clicking and then dragging until the program automatically fills in your selection).
There are also updates to the Hue and Saturation, Colorize, and Replace Color tools, and there’s an auto-hide feature (that can be turned off) that clears out some of the clutter when you’re working with important tools. As a Pixelmator user, I really like the update — I’m not sure if it’s quite enough to pull you into the app if you aren’t already using it (and as we’ve said before, this is not an app for power Photoshop users), but if you’re looking for a relatively light, very stylistic photo editor, it’s definitely worth a trial again. You can pick one up over on their site.
Gallery: Pixelmator 1.3 “Tempo” beta preview
TUAWPixelmator 1.3 Tempo is on the street originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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TUAW preview: Pixelmator 1.3 "Tempo"
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Multimedia, Software, Cool tools
One of the big drawbacks of the software, though, is that performance-wise, it’s never quite been up to par. Especially when pulling down big jobs like editing a lot of pictures at once or opening or closing really large pictures, Pixelmator has always lagged a bit behind. The team, however, wants to fix all that with their latest release, appropriately called “Tempo” — they’ve made huge changes on the back end to try and bring performance up to where it needs to be for a solid image editor.
They’ve made a number of other nice changes, too, including finally creating a “Magic Eraser” with some nice click-and-drag functionality for selecting and editing specific color areas. TUAW recently got our hands on a preview version of Tempo — our in-depth preview starts after the break, and you can click through the gallery below to see the new features in action.
Gallery: Pixelmator 1.3 “Tempo” beta preview
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Pixelmator puts new shortcuts in 1.2.3, pitches 1.3 Tempo beta
Filed under: Software, Productivity
My favorite plucky little picture editor, Pixelmator, has recently updated to version 1.2.3 with a few bug fixes and improvements. They’ve also added even more keyboard shortcuts — enough to necessitate a keyboard shortcuts document. Unfortunately, making it white-on-black, which may fit the app’s style, doesn’t really help with printing. However, if you want to go a little bit past the usual Open Apple-C and Open Apple-S (yes, I’m a die-hard, and so are they), it’s a good cheat sheet.
But the even bigger news is that beta 1.3 “Tempo” is right around the corner, and they’re soliciting beta testers right now. If, like me, you use the thing every day and want to see what the new version is like, hit up their beta email and see if you can get a little testing in for them. This is an app that has grown in leaps and bounds ever since it first premiered. While it still isn’t quite as in-depth or solid as many other image-editing apps out there, its style and relative simplicity has really won me over.
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Pixelmator puts new shortcuts in 1.2.3, pitches 1.3 Tempo beta
Filed under: Software, Productivity
My favorite plucky little picture editor, Pixelmator, has recently updated to version 1.2.3 with a few bug fixes and improvements. They’ve also added even more keyboard shortcuts — enough to necessitate a keyboard shortcuts document. Unfortunately, making it white-on-black, which may fit the app’s style, doesn’t really help with printing. However, if you want to go a little bit past the usual Open Apple-C and Open Apple-S (yes, I’m a die-hard, and so are they), it’s a good cheat sheet.
But the even bigger news is that beta 1.3 “Tempo” is right around the corner, and they’re soliciting beta testers right now. If, like me, you use the thing every day and want to see what the new version is like, hit up their beta email and see if you can get a little testing in for them. This is an app that has grown in leaps and bounds ever since it first premiered. While it still isn’t quite as in-depth or solid as many other image-editing apps out there, its style and relative simplicity has really won me over.
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