Comments on: WhooHooo! Pixelmator 1.0 Released!

By: ophy

ophy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:26:51 +0000

Hi there! Why this post is not under “software” category?

By: msr

msr — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:56:53 +0000

Jake, those are two of the three things that are keeping me in Photoshop (the third is vectors). I was a beta tester and it’s a great start, but it’s going to take some time I think.

By: Jake Teton-Landis

Jake Teton-Landis — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:29:36 +0000

I’ve been using this for a few days, and I really miss layer styles from Photoshop, as well as HOLDING SHIFT for straight lines. I really wish this allowed control changing and was integrated with applescript…

By: NathanHimes

NathanHimes — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:20:45 +0000

It looks nice and all, great price.

BUT. there is no Polygon lasso, I don’t want to have to freehand everything.

I am still getting it anyway, just to have another resource .

By: pigpen

pigpen — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:09:23 +0000

@Heidi: you forgot about all the Doctors and Dentists… they also think because they have their masters in the medical field entitles them to call themselves designers! and always want a logo designed from something their 4 year old scribbled on a napkin at diner the night before! haha

By: theCarrotNetwork

theCarrotNetwork — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:33:38 +0000

WOW! This looks amazing! I so wish I had bought a Mac! :-(

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:59:05 +0000

@pigpen: Hate to say it, but those “up-start” designers have been around for some time already. Anyone with MS Word thinks they can design a newsletter, and anyone with Frontpage thinks they can design a website. ;)

By: pigpen

pigpen — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:12:02 +0000

Adobe’s feelings have to be hurt by this release! I just hope that this program doesn’t flood the design industry with the one week old up-start designer that thinks they are Art Directors. The pay scale here in Phoenix is already taking a hit by these individuals.

By: Janshi

Janshi — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:06:29 +0000

How capable is it for webdesign? I’m asking because I always see fotoediting and manipulation on these advertisement screenshots of graphic programs but personally I’m using Photoshop mostly for webdesign.

By: Ravi Vora

Ravi Vora — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:22:06 +0000

The UI looks sexy. I’d say this would be a definite consideration for someone who doesn’t have the budget for Photoshop.

By: Coghill Cartooning

Coghill Cartooning — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:51:01 +0000

As a Photoshop owner, I am still interested in one of these lite image editors. I am curious to discover the differences between this and Acorn.

As it stands, Pixelmator doesn’t yet support pressure sensitivity with Wacom tablets (but they have promised it’s coming).

I love the streamlined nature of Acorn, but some of the extra oomph (and visual candy) in Pixelmator might be tempting if the feature set is similar.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:42:29 +0000

Cool, this is on par with a college kid’s budget. =)

By: Ryan Malm

Ryan Malm — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:11:48 +0000

It looks so pretty! Wish some of that sleek mac mojo could make its way into some PC apps. My tools do the same work, but man do they look better on a Mac.