Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Graphic Design
Pixelmator releases 1.3.1
The good folks at Pixelmator have released version 1.3.1 of their lightweight and smooth photo editing software. While the update is mostly "bug fixes and minor improvements" (isn't that exciting, unless maybe you really were waiting for "iSigh support" -- which probably means iSight), but there are two big changes: the Color Management panel has been updated (as you can see above), and the Refine Selection tool has a very nice, real-time masked UI that lets you see exactly which parts of your selection are being feathered or smoothed out.
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.
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.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andrius said 2:47PM on 12-01-2008
Šaunuoliai;]
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Brian said 3:14PM on 12-01-2008
Slightly old news but a fantastic product.
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Jash Sayani said 3:38PM on 12-01-2008
Just upgraded to 1.2 some time ago... And haven't been affected by any bugs. But i'll upgrade as its a free upgrade....
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Mentalsticks said 4:19PM on 12-01-2008
PLEASE be sure to let us know immediately when 1.3.1.1 comes out!! Even if there's nothing remotely interesting about it, you should never miss a chance to write about stuff!!!
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Dave said 5:53PM on 12-01-2008
It's software for OS X. Exactly how is it not relevant for TUAW? It's not like there's a lot happening in the Apple world these days to report on. Sometimes the news is good and sometimes it's filler, that's the news industry.
Samuel said 10:28PM on 12-01-2008
People at GIMP tell me that the same UI can be achieved through a theme, when they port it to native cocoa on OS X that is and not X11:((
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Quine said 10:42PM on 12-01-2008
Participated in the beta back when. Tried it today. Might replace fireworks for me due to it's speed and the fact that it has almost all the tools I use frequently now. Also, way better UI than photoshop (not that that's saying much or that it has anywhere near the features to display).
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waiownsyou said 1:04AM on 12-02-2008
Wow, can I get a wallpaper version of that photo? Looks scenic and colorful- my favorite!
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mre said 8:38PM on 12-04-2008
Yes, that would make an amazing wallpaper. If you find it please let me know.
Ronny said 2:09AM on 12-02-2008
cool
similar -
How To Use Pixelmator : What is Pixelmator Graphic Editing Software? Video-
http://www.techreviews4u.com/?p=2341
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Tice said 11:10AM on 12-02-2008
This update was important. And it's good to know that you write about it. ; )
Since the Macheist Bundle I have Pixelmator and use it a few months now. After getting used to it, Pixelmator is quite a fine piece of software.
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Brad Proctor said 1:06PM on 12-02-2008
Another big change they made was that the License info is no longer stored in the users home directory but in Library/Preferences or
/Network/Library/Preferences.
Great change for a multi-user environment.
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William TH said 8:05PM on 12-02-2008
I tried for a moment an earlier version of this program. It changed all my image extensions to be opened by default with pixelmator. All my extensions, PSD, JPG, etc.....I immediately removed the program from my drive. Any company that would make software that does crap that does things like this should be mailed a dead fish.
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Tåkelur said 1:27PM on 12-03-2008
Agreed, very annoying, and just plain rude. It should be optional, and shouldn't just happen without a warning.