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Pixelmator 1.6 "Nucleus" released

by Mike Schramm Jul 13th 2010 at 1:30PM


My Mac photo editor of choice, Pixelmator, has been updated to version 1.6 just recently. It's mostly a performance update, adding performance and bug fixes, support for 64-bit architecture, and a whole lot of polish for Snow Leopard. Additionally, they've redesigned the transforming tools, added an import feature (to bring in images from a camera or another source), and added the ability to send out photos directly from Pixelmator to Facebook, Flickr, or Picasa. That's pretty slick.

And of course this is a free update for registered users, so you can install it from right within the app. If you haven't picked up Pixelmator yet, you can get a license for $60 -- not exactly cheap (or free, if you're a Gimp fan), but when you compare it to another full-featured editor like Photoshop, it's quite a bargain.

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Joey

Did they finally fix the cluttered interface? I haven't been unable to resize and line up my pallets since Photoshop in the mid 90's. What a terrible way to ruin an otherwise beautiful UI.

July 17 2010 at 6:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rei

But what version do you get on Amazon?

July 13 2010 at 10:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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David

That doesn't matter, It's a free upgrade!

July 14 2010 at 5:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mason Sklut

Pixelmator is only $36.40 if you order it through Amazon.

http://amzn.to/buy_pixelmator

July 13 2010 at 10:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joakim.calais

It has some serious banding when you do gradients though, which makes it pretty much unusable for most web designers...

July 13 2010 at 5:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kris

I think it's a brilliant app. Polished, powerful and worth every cent.

July 13 2010 at 5:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

I own Pixelmator, I like it a lot. No it's not Photoshop, but nothing else is either. I use it way more than PS because it's lightweight and gets most of what I need done.

It does need font improvements, kerning especially. I could hold down the option key + left arrow / right arrow and kern / track in Photoshop 15+ years ago!

July 13 2010 at 4:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff

It was actually the main reason I got the bundle. I love this software.

July 13 2010 at 4:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ben

Unless you picked it up during the MacHeist bundle! Then it was ridiculously inexpensive.

July 13 2010 at 3:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Robot.

You are SERIOUSLY dismissing a piece of software because the colour of it's UI? Dude... it's a colour. Just a colour. Deal with it.

July 13 2010 at 3:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim

It’s a shame they've abandoned Leopard users (including me) with this update. I've used this for a couple of hobby projects but its snail slow (2.26 Mac Mini with 4GB memory) - literally seconds delays for each action. I may have to write it off and, as much as I dislike Adobe, Elements is looking more appealing now.

July 13 2010 at 2:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Ben

Why don't you upgrade to Snow Leopard, it's like $30. Or is your mini a G4?

This update is incredibly helpful. I was creating a 32in x 26in document last month, and Pixelmator was so slow it hurt. I was able to recreate the document with the new update in 5 minutes. I highly recommend the Snow Leopard upgrade if it's possible.

July 13 2010 at 4:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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