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Pixelmator 1.6

Macworld Rating

3.5 out of 5 Mice, Aug 10, 2010

Pros

  • Incredible speed
  • Decent feature set
  • Attractive interface

Cons

  • No non-destructive editing
  • No file browser
  • Weak masking tools

Software Details

  • Pixelmator Team
  • 10.6
  • 59
  • $29.99

Macworld's Pixelmator 1.6 Coverage

  • Pixelmator 1.6 Newly revamped Pixelmator 1.6 is incredibly fast, has some fun new tools, and features the same slick-design as always. But is it a valid alternative to Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or iPhoto?
  • How to create a comic book on your Mac Always wanted to create a comic book or graphic novel? In the first of a two-part series, Adam Berenstain walks you through the steps of scanning and cleaning up your artwork for print.
  • Pixelmator previews photo-editing upgrades Developers of Pixelmator say they'll soon launch a major upgrade to their desktop photo-editing app, a product that occupies the middle ground between Apple's free iPhoto software and the much-pricier Photoshop suite from Adobe.
  • Pixelmator to add support for Google's WebP image format Google released a new image format, called WebP, designed to replace the dominant JPG with smaller file sizes and more features that benefit just about everyone--regular users, designers, photographers, publishers, and Web hosts. Pixelmator claims that a forthcoming update to its photo editor this week will the world's first to fully support Google's new format.
  • Pixelmator 1.6.1 gets Aperture, PhotoBooth support This photo editor gained a number of perks in its Photo Browser, including support for Aperture and PhotoBooth libraries in addition to iPhoto.
  • Pixelmator 1.6 to bring new tools, massive performance gain A major update to Pixelmator next week will bring better editing tools, easy sharing to popular Web services, and significant performance improvements. Macworld gets an early sneak peek.
  • Optimize photos for your digital scrapbook A scrapbook is not the same thing as a photo album. Katherine Murray walks us through the process of editing and choosing photos for a scrapbooking project.
  • Pixelmator 1.0.1 Pixelmator is an impressive debut in the image-editing market, offering a stellar interface, advanced features, and a reasonable price tag.

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