Pixelmator for Mac Updated With Redesigned Interface, OS X Yosemite Support

[darmr]

Nice review! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YggQPqbI9_U

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[v3rlon]

.... You can easily substitute Photoshop (bar a few actions) but nothing really comes close to offering what Lightroom does, to photographers.

Capture One?
DXO?

Darktable if you are looking to give FOSS a shot. Plus there is Photos once it replaces Aperture (and Aperture until then).

They may not be identical to LR, but certainly they come close to, or even surpass Adobe's offering depending on your needs and workflow.

It is not too difficult to find pros/enthusiasts who praise these apps over Lightroom with your favorite search engine (and those who hate them as well, you cannot please everyone).

I generally like Pixelmator and look forward to each update. Having quit Adobe cold turkey, this one was really helpful. It is not as powerful as photoshop, but it is normally good enough for what I do.

 

[576316]

.... You can easily substitute Photoshop (bar a few actions) but nothing really comes close to offering what Lightroom does, to photographers.

Capture One?
DXO?

Darktable if you are looking to give FOSS a shot. Plus there is Photos once it replaces Aperture (and Aperture until then).

They may not be identical to LR, but certainly they come close to, or even surpass Adobe's offering depending on your needs and workflow.

It is not too difficult to find pros/enthusiasts who praise these apps over Lightroom with your favorite search engine (and those who hate them as well, you cannot please everyone).

I generally like Pixelmator and look forward to each update. Having quit Adobe cold turkey, this one was really helpful. It is not as powerful as photoshop, but it is normally good enough for what I do.

My issue is that Adobe seem to have the complete monopoly still, even though there are competitors. Whenever you talk about image modification, people always say 'Photoshop'. "Oh, that's so clearly Photoshopped." It's become part of our language, part of the dictionary. Because Adobe know people will think of their products first, they're getting sluggish with innovation and updates. Because they just don't have any real competitors. I'm really interested to see what Apple do with their Photos app. I think it will take a company far larger than Adobe to push them out of their comfort zone.

 

[Razeus]

.... You can easily substitute Photoshop (bar a few actions) but nothing really comes close to offering what Lightroom does, to photographers.

My issue is that Adobe seem to have the complete monopoly still, even though there are competitors. Whenever you talk about image modification, people always say 'Photoshop'. "Oh, that's so clearly Photoshopped." It's become part of our language, part of the dictionary. Because Adobe know people will think of their products first, they're getting sluggish with innovation and updates. Because they just don't have any real competitors. I'm really interested to see what Apple do with their Photos app. I think it will take a company far larger than Adobe to push them out of their comfort zone.

That's going to change. From now on, I'm telling people that their photos look Pixelmated. It'll catch on.

 

[BJMRamage]

Pixelmator is $15 Today on the Mac.

Half Off


Before I buy, because I use Photoshop for work and not really need Pixelmatr at this time...if/when they upgrade to Pixelmatr 4.0 will that be a NEW app or just an updated one.

$15 is a decent price for this app, so willing to part with it now even though I won't be using it too much.

 

[IJ Reilly]

TextEditor...

I don't understand why the extension would only be for repairing... Surely some sharpening and blur would be more useful in general?

I don't get why the repair extension is (supposedly) available in TextEdit but not in Preview. TextEdit can't even open image files. And does anyone really want to edit images in Mail? I like Pixelmator a lot and they deserve credit for being so quick to the Yosemite extension party, but the implementation is kind of puzzling.

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Repair Tool extension

Same question: why in Mail and TextEdit (!) but not in Preview?

 

[Jessica Lares]

I don't get why the repair extension is (supposedly) available in TextEdit but not in Preview. TextEdit can't even open image files. And does anyone really want to edit images in Mail? I like Pixelmator a lot and they deserve credit for being so quick to the Yosemite extension party, but the implementation is kind of puzzling.

It's so when you're working on a document, you can edit the image down without having to open it in another program and then refresh the caches. In TextEdit's case, you'd have to add it again because it self-contains everything you drag into it.

I would edit my images in mail if it had some of the other tools.

Preview doesn't give you access to extensions other than Markup. It's weird...

 

[IJ Reilly]

It's so when you're working on a document, you can edit the image down without having to open it in another program and then refresh the caches. In TextEdit's case, you'd have to add it again because it self-contains everything you drag into it.

I would edit my images in mail if it had some of the other tools.

Preview doesn't give you access to extensions other than Markup. It's weird...

Preview is where I'd appreciate some extended editing tools since I already use it often as a basic image editor. Another app where this would be useful is iPhoto, but alas, no. Mail seems like the about the most illogical place to do this. I tried opening some images in TextEdit (a new experience) but they open as text files. It's got no other image editing capabilities anyway so the value having just the one, even assuming it works, is lost on me. Am I missing something?

 

[Jessica Lares]

Preview is where I'd appreciate some extended editing tools since I already use it often as a basic image editor. Another app where this would be useful is iPhoto, but alas, no. Mail seems like the about the most illogical place to do this. I tried opening some images in TextEdit (a new experience) but they open as text files. It's got no other image editing capabilities anyway so the value having just the one, even assuming it works, is lost on me. Am I missing something?

I use Preview as a basic editor too. I have no problem opening Pixelmator though.

You're supposed to drag an image into a TextEdit document.

 

[IJ Reilly]

I use Preview as a basic editor too. I have no problem opening Pixelmator though.

You're supposed to drag an image into a TextEdit document.

Pixelmator opens fine, but I'm running it on 2007 iMac, so everything is dog slow. I get a lot of mileage out of Preview.

I normally use TextEdit by default in the plaintext mode. Draging an image into a plaintext document results in only a link reference being imported. The solution I discovered is to convert the document to RichText. Now I can use the Pixelmator heal tool in TextEdit if I want to (which I don't).

 

[Razeus]

As expected. I bought it for $15. No way I was going to pay $30 for something that's frequently selling for 50% off.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

What's New
Version 3.3.1:
New features

Pinch to zoom support
Resize and scroll features added to Shapes, Gradients, and Styles palettes.
Fixes and improvements

The horizontal scrollbar is now properly visible, as is the document's bottom side.
The Info bar now displays X and Y coordinates properly.
Fixed an issue where Control-clicking the canvas doesn't bring up the shortcut menu.
Double-clicking the title bar now minimizes the app when "Double-click a window's title bar to minimize" is selected in System Preferences.
Changing palettes' size is now way faster and more responsive.
The Zoom Tool's slider is now more responsive.
Pixelmator folder didn't always appear on iCloud Drive. We've fixed it.
No more memory leaks with Magic Wand and Paint Bucket, which means they work faster now.
Fixed effects' rope glitches while moving the rope handle.
Clicking the Close All option no longer corrupts the palettes.
Stability and reliability

When using Pixelmator actions in Automator. Also, we've improved the Fit Images action output quality.
When exporting image to JPEG and PNG file formats.
When exporting slices.
When copying or pasting grouped layers with other than an sRGB

 

[PowerBook-G5]

What's New
Version 3.3.1:
New features

Pinch to zoom support
Resize and scroll features added to Shapes, Gradients, and Styles palettes.
Fixes and improvements

The horizontal scrollbar is now properly visible, as is the document's bottom side.
The Info bar now displays X and Y coordinates properly.
Fixed an issue where Control-clicking the canvas doesn't bring up the shortcut menu.
Double-clicking the title bar now minimizes the app when "Double-click a window's title bar to minimize" is selected in System Preferences.
Changing palettes' size is now way faster and more responsive.
The Zoom Tool's slider is now more responsive.
Pixelmator folder didn't always appear on iCloud Drive. We've fixed it.
No more memory leaks with Magic Wand and Paint Bucket, which means they work faster now.
Fixed effects' rope glitches while moving the rope handle.
Clicking the Close All option no longer corrupts the palettes.
Stability and reliability

When using Pixelmator actions in Automator. Also, we've improved the Fit Images action output quality.
When exporting image to JPEG and PNG file formats.
When exporting slices.
When copying or pasting grouped layers with other than an sRGB

Just saw this on 9to5Mac (sorry MacRumors), and the pinch-to-zoom feature is highly appreciated. I've been waiting on this for a while from Pixelmator. I sure hope that they keep up the good work!