A Look at Leopard's Preview 4.0

MacRumors · Oct 2, 2007, 11:45 AM

Appleinsider gives us a close up look at Leopard's Preview application.

Beyond the basic PDF and image file viewing, Preview 4.0 adds new tools to annotate PDFs with ovals, rectangle, text notes and hyperlinks. Apple also added underline, strikeout, or highlight a text selection in the Acrobat compatible format. These additional tools, however, are not available in the default Preview toolbar. Users must customize the toolbar to have access to the new tools.

Image editing tools are also provided, including image correction, size adjustment, instant alpha, and extract shape, giving Preview an interesting subset of editing tools.

Preview 4.0 will ship with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard which is expected to be released later this month.

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Eidorian · Oct 2, 2007, 11:48 AM

I love the additional PDF annotation. I just want a few more image editing tools though.

The adjust color and size panels are a step in the right direction though!

Squonk · Oct 2, 2007, 11:48 AM

This sounds like excellent functionality for Preview. Can you do most or any of things in Acrobat Reader? This would be a hoot if Apple gave us these tools for free and Adobe does not.

P-Worm · Oct 2, 2007, 11:50 AM

This is excellent. It is quite often that I want to make a quick change to a picture or something before I email it to someone. I usually have to open up Photoshop Elements or something, and the hassle isn't worth what I get from it. Having some simple tools in Preview would be great for me.

P-Worm

Seidoger · Oct 2, 2007, 11:53 AM

It's a welcomed thing you can now resize pictures.. This is a common action that the current Preview.app doesn't have (well to my knowledge)

sunfast · Oct 2, 2007, 11:54 AM

This is one leopard feature I'm really looking forward to using. Going to be extremely useful for me

j-a-x · Oct 2, 2007, 11:57 AM

Awesome! I've been waiting for decent PDF annotations and the ability to resize an image without firing up Photoshop for a long time...

alljunks · Oct 2, 2007, 11:57 AM

just waiting for it to be released!!

queshy · Oct 2, 2007, 11:58 AM

I love preview just because it's so much faster than adobe's free offering.

Kipling · Oct 2, 2007, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squonk

This sounds like excellent functionality for Preview. Can you do most or any of things in Acrobat Reader? This would be a hoot if Apple gave us these tools for free and Adobe does not.

Apart from the free Acrobat Reader - which allows no file modification at all –all we get from Adobe these days is Acrobat Professional, which is a whopping £459 here in the UK ($900?). Windows users get a cheaper version with fewer unnecessary functions.

Looks like Apple is kindly filling the gap.

Arisian · Oct 2, 2007, 11:59 AM

awesome, sounds great... now gimme

~Shard~ · Oct 2, 2007, 12:00 PM

Excellent, I'll definitely make use of the resizing feature...

bjdku · Oct 2, 2007, 12:00 PM

this sucks. Preview should be as lightweight as possible. It should do what it implies, preview. Allowing it to open in the appropriate application from preview would be nice. I guess Apple has other things that dont do what the name implies...ah em...iTunes.

Punani · Oct 2, 2007, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seidoger

It's a welcomed thing you can now resize pictures.. This is a common action that the current Preview.app doesn't have (well to my knowledge)

The funny thing is that I think the system frameworks support this natively, because there's an Automator action for it.

Of course, the Automator action could have been specifically written, but still...

twoodcc · Oct 2, 2007, 12:05 PM

i'm sure this will come in handy for many.

now where are the rumors of the release date?

Simmerl · Oct 2, 2007, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjdku

this sucks. Preview should be as lightweight as possible. It should do what it implies, preview. Allowing it to open in the appropriate application from preview would be nice. I guess Apple has other things that dont do what the name implies...ah em...iTunes.

A lightweight image and PDF preview is Quicklook. ^^

brianus · Oct 2, 2007, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjdku

this sucks. Preview should be as lightweight as possible. It should do what it implies, preview. Allowing it to open in the appropriate application from preview would be nice. I guess Apple has other things that dont do what the name implies...ah em...iTunes.

I guess QuickLook is the new Preview, huh? I just hope the new features don't make Preview any less lightweight. I'm going to miss the Drawer..

bjdku · Oct 2, 2007, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmerl

A lightweight image and PDF preview is Quicklook. ^^

pretty good point.

ricosuave · Oct 2, 2007, 12:08 PM

I like the way you can add any document to the side bar. Jpegs, word files, pdfs, etc and then print or send it off as a complete pdf attatchement.

I Am Designer™ · Oct 2, 2007, 12:14 PM

With the advent of Quicklook its good to see Preview.app has grown up.

If Apple had left it pretty much unaltered it would have fallen by the wayside because Ql is far more convenient as a viewer.

It good to know that I won't have to fire up Photoshop to quickly re-size an image... Though I hope that Apple have kept the application light and nimble.

MattJessop · Oct 2, 2007, 12:16 PM

Hurrah! Image Resize for the masses!

I hope against hope that it has preset size files.
Does anybody else know how insanely hard it is to get a passport sized photo exactly as it should be? (For us mere mortals that don't have Photoshop that is)

elppa · Oct 2, 2007, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjdku

this sucks. Preview should be as lightweight as possible. It should do what it implies, preview. Allowing it to open in the appropriate application from preview would be nice. I guess Apple has other things that dont do what the name implies...ah em...iTunes.

As long as it launches in the same time, why should it matter.

The extra functionality doesn't get in the way of anything basic and no functionality has been lost.

suneohair · Oct 2, 2007, 12:18 PM

Some folks at think secret were taking the position that this can't replace Photoshop and Acrobat Pro. While I agree, I would rather fire up preview and do some quick things rather than Photoshop.

Also, Preview is still lightweight, all the additional tools are hidden unless you want them. And you don't have to use any of the stuff, you can still preview just like you do today.

mkaake · Oct 2, 2007, 12:20 PM

The ability to finally add / subtract / move pages within pdf documents means that I can drop at least 1 more app from my computer

And having instant alpha available w/in preview will save me some time firing up the Gimp...

<edit>

and linking! finally!

FoxyKaye · Oct 2, 2007, 12:26 PM

Hmmm... Sounds like Apple is starting to move Preview into the space between Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This seems like an excellent idea - I wonder how Preview will develop during Leopard updates and into 10.6? Looking forward to trying this out - so much better than additional visualizations in iTunes.

Oct 2, 2007, 11:45 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	A Look at Leopard's Preview 4.0 Appleinsider gives us a close up look at Leopard's Preview application. Beyond the basic PDF and image file viewing, Preview 4.0 adds new tools to annotate PDFs with ovals, rectangle, text notes and hyperlinks. Apple also added underline, strikeout, or highlight a text selection in the Acrobat compatible format. These additional tools, however, are not available in the default Preview toolbar. Users must customize the toolbar to have access to the new tools. Image editing tools are also provided, including image correction, size adjustment, instant alpha, and extract shape, giving Preview an interesting subset of editing tools. Preview 4.0 will ship with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard which is expected to be released later this month. Article Link

Oct 2, 2007, 11:48 AM	#2
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	I love the additional PDF annotation. I just want a few more image editing tools though. The adjust color and size panels are a step in the right direction though! __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

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Squonk macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2005	This sounds like excellent functionality for Preview. Can you do most or any of things in Acrobat Reader? This would be a hoot if Apple gave us these tools for free and Adobe does not. __________________ iSwitched in 1988 MP quad 2.8 (4GB/1.5TB/ATI 2600), iPhone, iPods

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P-Worm macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	This is excellent. It is quite often that I want to make a quick change to a picture or something before I email it to someone. I usually have to open up Photoshop Elements or something, and the hassle isn't worth what I get from it. Having some simple tools in Preview would be great for me. P-Worm __________________ Follow my show The Movie Audit as well as watch my other videos on my YouTube Channel!

Oct 2, 2007, 11:53 AM	#5
Seidoger macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Resize! It's a welcomed thing you can now resize pictures.. This is a common action that the current Preview.app doesn't have (well to my knowledge)

Oct 2, 2007, 11:54 AM	#6
sunfast macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London	This is one leopard feature I'm really looking forward to using. Going to be extremely useful for me __________________ 762

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j-a-x macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, Texas	Awesome! I've been waiting for decent PDF annotations and the ability to resize an image without firing up Photoshop for a long time... __________________ My photos on Flickr. My personal website.

Oct 2, 2007, 11:57 AM	#8
alljunks macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	just waiting for it to be released!! __________________ 17" Macbook Pro, High Resolution, 2.66Ghz Macbook Air 16gb 3GS

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queshy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	I love preview just because it's so much faster than adobe's free offering. __________________ "I always feel sorry for the guy in the iPhone commercials. He always gets a call right in the middle of trying to do something" (one1).

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Arisian macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: around	awesome, sounds great... now gimme __________________ ::PowerBook G4 : MacbookPro 2.6ghz; 4g RAM :: iPod Touch 16g : iPhone 2g : 24' cinema display::

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~Shard~ macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1123.6536.5321	Excellent, I'll definitely make use of the resizing feature... __________________ My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. - J. Brotherton

Oct 2, 2007, 12:00 PM	#13
bjdku macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	this sucks. Preview should be as lightweight as possible. It should do what it implies, preview. Allowing it to open in the appropriate application from preview would be nice. I guess Apple has other things that dont do what the name implies...ah em...iTunes.

Oct 2, 2007, 12:05 PM	#15
twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	i'm sure this will come in handy for many. now where are the rumors of the release date? __________________ tville pump Smarter than the average bear

Oct 2, 2007, 12:08 PM	#19
ricosuave macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In front of my mac	I like the way you can add any document to the side bar. Jpegs, word files, pdfs, etc and then print or send it off as a complete pdf attatchement.

Oct 2, 2007, 12:14 PM	#20
I Am Designer™ macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London, UK	With the advent of Quicklook its good to see Preview.app has grown up. If Apple had left it pretty much unaltered it would have fallen by the wayside because Ql is far more convenient as a viewer. It good to know that I won't have to fire up Photoshop to quickly re-size an image... Though I hope that Apple have kept the application light and nimble.

Oct 2, 2007, 12:16 PM	#21
MattJessop macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stirling, UK	Hurrah! Image Resize for the masses! I hope against hope that it has preset size files. Does anybody else know how insanely hard it is to get a passport sized photo exactly as it should be? (For us mere mortals that don't have Photoshop that is) __________________ MacBook C2D 2.16Ghz, iPhone 3G.

Oct 2, 2007, 12:18 PM	#23
suneohair Banned Join Date: Aug 2006	Some folks at think secret were taking the position that this can't replace Photoshop and Acrobat Pro. While I agree, I would rather fire up preview and do some quick things rather than Photoshop. Also, Preview is still lightweight, all the additional tools are hidden unless you want them. And you don't have to use any of the stuff, you can still preview just like you do today.

Oct 2, 2007, 12:20 PM	#24
mkaake macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: mi	The ability to finally add / subtract / move pages within pdf documents means that I can drop at least 1 more app from my computer And having instant alpha available w/in preview will save me some time firing up the Gimp... <edit> and linking! finally! __________________ oh, and no, i don't j-walk

Oct 2, 2007, 12:26 PM	#25
FoxyKaye macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oakland, Terre d'Ange, Bas Lag	Hmmm... Sounds like Apple is starting to move Preview into the space between Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This seems like an excellent idea - I wonder how Preview will develop during Leopard updates and into 10.6? Looking forward to trying this out - so much better than additional visualizations in iTunes. __________________ G5/2GHz iMac \| G3/600MHz iBook \| iPod 5G, 60GB \| 8GB CF modPod Mini The afternoon, born on the day of the sunlight streaming through the leaves.

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