[Macworld.com]

Looking for an easy-to-use image editor? Acorn offers an intuitive interface, but its features are limited for the price. [more]

[gcoghill]

Nice writeup on Acorn. I have to agree on the price although I plan to purchase Acorn anyways. There are a few features I'd like to see implemeted, and have been promised: improved JPEG export with web optimization & live JPEG preview, blur for the pencil/brush tool, and better Wacom tablet support.
I had the same experience with larger images - on a MacBook trying to resize images with larger DPI (8x10 @ 240DPI), Acorn froze for some time, and pretty much choked the machine.
If the above features were in, and the program handled larger images better, I would have already purchased. Just waiting to see how long it takes for these to be implemented. I am sure they will arrive shortly, as the developer has been quick to release minor updates with fixes and features, and is actively participating on his forum.
What I really want Acorn to do is allow me to prep images for the web & email, and to be able to use it as a sketching tool. At present I can't efficiently do either, but I am sure this will improve soon.

[Martin_Baker]

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This feature should be used carefully, though, since the resolution of the image remains the same no matter how much you enlarge or reduce, which can adversely affect your image quality.

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Can you clarify what you mean?

[Dan Frakes]

I think what James was saying is that when you Option+resize the window, it actually scales the image -- when you save, the image is saved at the new size. (As opposed to resizing normally, which simply changes the view of the image while you work; that doesn't change the size of the actual image.) When you enlarge an image, the resolution doesn't change, so you end up with lower pixel density.
Does that make sense?

[RichM]

I've been playing with it a bit and would have to agree with others regarding the price. I could see spending $25 on it, but not $40.
Developer is entitled to charge what they feel is appropriate and I don't slight them for that, but by the same token, I'm allowed to vote with my cash and will. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Rich

[Martin_Baker]

Yes completely makes sense but the sentence gave the impression it was a downside to Acorn's option-resize feature though which is misleading. The same loss of resolution will happen when scaling any image beyond 100%, whether through a menu or whatever. As the Acorn designers put the feature on the Option key then they purposely didn't want users to be able to resize the image accidentally!

[Dan Frakes]

True. But given that Acorn is using an action -- resizing a window -- that traditionally does not alter the content of a file, James felt it was worth pointing out for those who may not be familiar with issues of size vs. resolution.
I don't think it was a criticism; James really liked this unique feature. He was just making clear to readers what is happening.

[stoneman]

I don't know about Acorn, since I work more with text than images. Still, the developer, Gus Mueller, is top notch. I've had nothing but good experiences with him. He responded to many questions I had about VoodooPad, and he added many useful features. I've also been very happy with his FlySketch.