Pixelmator 1.0 released

The team at Pixelmator today released Pixelmator 1.0. A GPU-powered image editing tool that provides everything needed to create, edit, and enhance still images.

I have been waiting for this to be released now for some time. Now, I am yet to install onto the laptop but am looking forward to trying it later this week. It is hard to imaging anything coming close to replacing Photoshop (CS3) but from what I have seen and read, this should almost do the job - and for only $59!

Pixelmator is based on Core Image and OpenGL technologies that use Mac’s video card for image processing. Core Image and OpenGL utilize the graphics card for image processing operations, freeing the CPU for other tasks. And if a high-performance card with increased video memory (VRAM) is present, the user will find real-time responsiveness across a wide variety of Pixelmator operations, including editing tools, color correction tools, and filters. Pixelmator is lightning-fast on the latest PowerPC and all Intel-based Macs.

Other notable features: Pixelmator supports more than 100 different file formats, including Photoshop images with layers, and it comes with more than 15 color correction tools and 50 Core Image-powered filters, transform tools, fill and stroke, Gradients, QuickMask mode, full-screen editing mode, Automator support, ColorSync support, Spotlight support, and much more.

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Will let you know what I think.

Oh yeah, do I have to say it… It’s only for Mac. Sorry Simon!

Go take a look

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