Pixelmator 1.3 Tempo is on the street

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.

Pixelmator 1.3 "Tempo" beta preview

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It could really do with a better interface, in any way... I'd love to use GIMP, but every time I try it just frustrates me!

November 13 2008 at 11:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tice

This is a great update. I was able to test the beta in the last weeks and the final release is awsome. Only flaw: The drag'n'drop from the picture doesn't work anymore (you have to drag the layer again). Anyway - nice new features!

November 12 2008 at 5:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Seraphiel

Don't forget the Pixelmator Tutorials video podcast! Where you'll already have some tutorials that show you how to do things in 1.3

They are available on http://pixelmatorpodcast.com

and on iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284768359

November 12 2008 at 12:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Poltras

There is still the bug that you cannot pick colors on your second monitor, but aside of that, nothing negative comes to mind. Loves the new dialogs and tools :)

November 11 2008 at 4:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mike

The desktop is made from a effekt you can use in Pixelmator. After effekt they have added overlay and a gradient, and voila, you have the same desktop.

November 11 2008 at 2:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Maldaen

That doesn't really help those of us who don't have time to learn how to manipulate the software, though. Call me lazy, but I hope that someone would just make it.

November 11 2008 at 7:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Joshua Ochs

To heck with the update, I want the desktop picture they're editing. Anyone know where it's from?

Speaking of desktop pictures, until they can constrain the selection rectangle to a proportion (4:3, or 16:10) then I'm not using it. I know, it's a tiny feature. It may be sad, but most of what I use Photoshop Elements for is desktop picture creation and editing.

November 11 2008 at 2:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Mike

I was able to input custom proportions the crop tool prior to this update... don't know if that's exactly what you want though.

November 11 2008 at 7:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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