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Pixelmator

Pixelmator - 1.2

layer-based image editor to create, edit enhance images

All Time: (3.9)
Version 1.2: (4.0)
Selected Version: 1.2
Release Date: 2008-05-11
License: Update
Downloads (version 1.2): 1,954
Downloads (all versions): 20,954
Price: $59.00

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Product Description:

Pixelmator, the beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for Mac OS X has everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images. Someone who is editing images must be able to select the right shapes, portions or objects in images. With Pixelmator’s powerful, pixel-accurate collection of selection tools you can quickly and easily select any part of your images. That means you can edit and apply special effects to portions of your pictures, remove unwanted objects or even cut out objects from one picture to put on another. Thanks to the masks palette in Pixelmator, you can even save your selections for later. Now, that’s handy.

What's new in this version:

  • Rulers, Guides, Grid, and Snap added
  • Curves Tool added
  • Color Balance Tool added
  • Auto Enhance Tool replaced the Auto Levels, Auto Colors, and Auto Contrast tools
  • Polygonal Lasso Tool added to Lasso tool (use L shortcut to switch between polygonal and simple lasso)
  • Automator actions (except Change Type of Images and Transform Images) have been rewritten from scratch
  • Transform tool has been rewritten from scratch for precision and stability
  • Free Transform tool now available in Edit menu (or via Command + F keyboard shortcut)
  • New Help documentation has been added
  • Show Transform Controls option has been added to Move tool in Tool Options palette
  • Tool type has been added to Lasso tool in Tool Options palette
  • Rulers preferences have been added and include default units for rulers, ability to choose guides color, grid color, grid settings
  • Rulers contextual menu (right-click on ruler) includes New Guide..., Show/Hide Guides, Lock/Unlock Guides, Clear Guides, Show/Hide Grid, Snap To, and Ruler Units menu items
  • Transform palette now includes width, height, angle, cancel, and OK
  • Free Transform menu item added to selection tools contextual menu
  • Rectangular Marquee Tool is now precise
  • The transparency of palettes has been reduced
  • Blur has been added behind palettes
  • A bug that sometimes caused a layer to disappear in PXM has been fixed
  • A bug that caused layer mask not to sync with layer after file was saved in PXM format has been fixed
  • A bug that caused Undo to work incorrectly after duplicating layer has been fixed
  • A crash that occurred when launching Photo Browser on some PowerPC-based Macs has been fixed
  • A crash that sometimes occurred when deleting selection with Backspace key has been fixed
  • A crash that sometimes occurred when inverting selection outside of canvas has been fixed
  • A bug that caused application to stay active after Quit command has been fixed
  • As a result of Quick Look crash issues, .mat, .yuv and .pdb file extensions were removed from the Quick Look plug-in
  • PSD compatibility improved
  • It is now possible to click on text near buttons in Welcome screen
  • Minor Levels histogram improvements have been added
  • Minor user interface improvements have been implemented
  • Minor performance improvements have been made

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.0
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS Classic

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Feedback Summary:

Version 1.2:
Overall Rating: (4.0) Features: (5.0) Support: (5.0)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (5.0)
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Pixelmator CommentaryComparison to Photoshop Elements? - Version: 1.3.1, 12/4/2008 07:35PM PST

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mike429
I see some comments posted that Pixelmator does most of what Photoshop does at a fraction of the price. But wouldn't a better comparison be Pixelmator vs. Photoshop Elements 6? That's selling on Amazon for $72. Can anyone shed some insight on Pixelmator vs Photoshop Elements?
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Pixelmator ReviewBest image editor for most people - Version: 1.2.3, 9/7/2008 10:13PM PST

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cecilevalentin
I am a non-professional but ambitious photographer and I can strongly recommend Pixelmator for almost all users out there. The feature set is more complete than I need, all features are relatively easy to learn because of great training material available and at 59$ it beats everything in the market in value for money. I imagine that professional photographers who depend on specific photoshop plug-ins will miss these at the beginning but they may find work-arounds. Continue with the good work Pixelmator team.
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Pixelmator ReviewOutstanding Value - Version: 1.2.2, 7/25/2008 05:55AM PST

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Wm. Cerniuk
While I don't like Photoshop's interface and consider it counter intuitive to most Mac drawing tasks (it is a photo editor, not a graphics package), hats off to Pixelmator for providing a near-zero learn time for anyone familiar the Photoshop.

At 1/10 the price of Photoshop and easily 10 times faster at startup, Pixelmator is suitable for 80% of what Photoshop does. Most people who think they need Photoshop could do nicely and better with Pixelmator. It is definitely worth a try. I don't use Photoshop at work or at home any longer because of Pixelmator ... and liked this so much that I bought a personal copy instead of asking work to get my Photoshop upgrade.

This one is a real gem and I do not hesitate recommending it.
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