Popular photo editing and art creation software Pixelmator Pro received a major update today, adding a number of new and improved features.
Pixelmator Pro 1.3 "Prism" introduces layer color tags, layer filtering and search, support for clipping masks, and quick opacity and blending controls located in the Layers side bar.
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With the color tags feature, Pixelmator Pro users can better organize their layers, while the filtering features make it possible to filter out layers based on layer type or color tag.
Finding objects is easy in layer-heavy creations with the new search feature, and with clipping masks, you can clip the contents of one layer to the outline of another. Clipping masks are designed to let digital artists create better masks with the existing objects in a design.
Clipping masks can be created from any layer, including text, images, layer groups, and nested shapes. The update also includes additional bug fixes and improvements, such as better support for exporting Photoshop documents and an improved nondestructive editing workflow.
Pixelmator Pro can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $39.99. The update is free for existing users. [Direct Link]
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"Pixelmator Pro is not a ‘professional’ version and Pixelmator is not an ‘entry-level’ version."
Is the biggest mistake you made in the naming, should have just called it Pixelmator 2 to be honest because naming it pro makes it sounds exactly like that and there seems to be no reason to use the pro moniker than to indicate anything else.
Also I agree with SteveW928, I don't find it any where near as intuitive and I often give up trying to use it as I can't work out how to do some simple stuff i'd nail in seconds in Pixelmator 1.
As for continuity, that's difficult to argue against. We decided on a pretty radical redesign (to create a very Mac-native app), so in a way, we're starting with a brand new app from scratch. But in each update, along with big new things, we're adding little things here and there to make the transition from Pixelmator smoother. And all feedback on this topic is much appreciated.
[doublepost=1548235999][/doublepost]ETAs are a dangerous thing. Just ask the good folks at Apple... :D This probably won't come in the first half of the year, but might be an option for the second half. It really depends on how our overall plans pan out.