Pixelmator updates to 1.2, adds bunch of features

Here at Gear Live, we are big fans of Pixelmator. In case you haven’t heard of it, Pixelmator is an image editor for OS X that takes advantage of a bunch of different OS X features in a way that few apps do. We love it because, while not as powerful os Photoshop, it has just about every feature the average person needs in their image editing/manipulation app, at a price that is far, far easier to swallow at just $59. Oh, and it does support PSD files, and is the world’s first image editor powered by your graphics card. Anyway, they’re calling this one “Pixelmator 1.2 Draftsman,” and there are a bunch of new features that we look forward to getting our hands on. We’ve got the full release notes for you after the jump.

Pixelmator 1.2 Draftsman Release Notes (May 12, 2008)

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

Posted by Andru Edwards on May 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM
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Pixelmator makes my eyes bleed. Until they get rid of the silly purposeless transparent windows I wouldnt use this product if it were free and they paid me.

Posted by on May 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM | #

Never heard of it before.Also maybe because never got OSX installed.When i’ll have OSX installed in my machine, i’ll certainly would like to try it.

Posted by sushrukh on June 01, 2008 at 08:02 PM | #

Are you sure about this being the “world’s first image editor powered by your graphics card”.
i know PShop is going to include physics support soon ,but i think it also uses some graphics processing.

Posted by on June 03, 2008 at 05:51 AM | #

I wish I could try this firsthand, but I dont have a copy of Mac OS X (nor any Mac hardware for that matter). I really wish there was a similar mid-level tool like this for Vista which was as powerful as this… Photoshop, while it rules all other image editors, is just insanely expensive!

Posted by BuckeyeFanatic25 on June 04, 2008 at 10:07 PM | #

Since I am a big Mac fan, I think if I get the opportunity, I may have to give this a chance.
I’ll check to see if there is a demo first.

Posted by artwdog on June 06, 2008 at 07:22 PM | #