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Sep 25, 2007 10:00 AM

Creative Notes Weblog: Image editors for the rest of us

Acorn and Pixel lead a new wave of image editing applications designed for people who don't need the complexity of Photoshop more
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1. Sep 25, 2007 1:31 PM in response to: Macworld.com
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no mention of http://pixelmator.com ?!
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2. Sep 25, 2007 2:03 PM in response to: spacest
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Pixelmator's not here yet. :-) Hard to review an app that's still a closed beta.
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3. Sep 25, 2007 2:21 PM in response to: idb
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"Pixelmator's not here yet. :-) Hard to review an app that's still a closed beta. "


Just checked the TUAW website and looks like IT IS ready now.. : )

Version 1

http://www.pixelmator.com/

Looks nice....

fjv
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4. Sep 25, 2007 2:37 PM in response to: Macworld.com
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You mentioned the GIMP, but you should look at Seashore, a Mac-only image editor based on the GIMP. Very simple, and without the crazy GIMP interface.

http://seashore.sourceforge.net/
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5. Sep 25, 2007 2:45 PM in response to: Macworld.com
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I'd like to see Seashore, the open source (and free) Macified version of The GIMP, included in this comparative survey:

http://seashore.sourceforge.net.

The fate of my two favorite classic Mac apps, AppleWorks and PageMaker, has soured me on proprietary software, with its closed formats always in danger of abandonment for reasons having nothing to do with either the quality/usability of the application, or users' needs. Of course I like open source in principle, but the best part is that their open formats will live as long as users want to use them, i.e. more or less indefinitely. (Sorry for the run-on paragraph and non-clickable link; the forum software doesn't seem to be working right.)
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6. Sep 25, 2007 3:18 PM in response to: Macworld.com
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What a coincidence that Pixemator was just released today. Looking forward to trying it out myself, and also to hear what James has to say. I am most interested to learn what the differences are between Acorn & Pixelmator are. One of them will be getting my money shortly.
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7. Sep 25, 2007 3:42 PM in response to: Macworld.com
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How does Acorn compare to Photoshop Elements? What features are absent in Acorn vs. PE or vice versa.

I'm really tired of waiting for the universal version of PE and Acorn may be all I need.
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8. Sep 25, 2007 3:58 PM in response to: Macworld.com
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I would say that it's a "safe bet" that Pixelmator will be in part 2 of this article... of course, I'm not a betting man - but if I was...
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9. Sep 26, 2007 5:40 AM in response to: Macworld.com
GraphicConverter

>Quote: In years past, there was Photoshop, and then there was Photoshop.


Wrong. In years past, there was Photoshop, and then there was GraphicConverter!
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10. Sep 26, 2007 9:26 AM in response to: LouKash
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Graphic converter is an absolutely horrible editor, if you ask me. But it's great for... well, converting formats.
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chasd
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11. Sep 26, 2007 11:06 AM in response to: LouKash
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Quote: In years past, there was Photoshop, and then there was Photoshop.


Wrong. In years past, there was Photoshop, and then there was GraphicConverter!!!

Wrong again. In years past, there was Digital Darkroom from Silicon Beach. Then there was PhotoShop. I've got the floppy discs to prove it ( and an SE with 6.0.8 to run it ).


Chasd.

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12. Sep 27, 2007 9:21 AM in response to: Macworld.com
Re: Creative Notes Weblog: Image editors for the rest of us
What about ColorIt ... ?
http://www.digimagearts.com/
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13. Jul 10, 2008 10:21 AM in response to: chasd
Re: Creative Notes Weblog: Image editors for the r
seashore is good, simple and easy to learn for someone who doesn't want to deal with the crazy gimp interface or x11, i haven't had any problems with seashore, and i'm sure it will keep getting better with time... definitely one to check out
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