![]() And with its GPU-powered and machine learning-enhanced editing tools, Pixelmator Pro is built for the future."īut what does this mean for Adobe? I'm not entirely sure because there's nothing that can yet compete with Photoshop. Saulius Dailide, one of the founders of the Pixelmator Team says "Its innovative, user-centered design makes editing images on a Mac simpler than ever. Reading a little deeper however, reveals a potentially very powerful application which includes, but is not limited to: layers for non-destructive editing (with an AI powered, automatic naming system, or as I call it: "magic"), powerful selection tools including color selection painting tools and dual-texture brushes powered by Apples Metal-2 graphics technology, with support for Photoshop brushes vector tools, and automatic horizon detection, all with with full integration into Mac's OS via iCloud, Versions, Tabs, Full Screen, Split View, Sharing, Wide Color, and others. The differences are pretty huge! And the new PSD engine is an ongoing project, so we’re certainly not done – we’ll be making more improvements as we continue to develop Pixelmator Pro.On first look its interface seems intuitive and eye catching, which is what one comes to expect from a Mac program. This was inspired by a real-world case – the template files you can find on the Apple Design Resources page. A quick exampleīelow, we’ve got a quick visual example of how certain PSD files with some advanced PSD features (smart filters with masks and certain layer styles) would be opened in the previous version of Pixelmator Pro. This was needed because Pixelmator Pro now supports some much more advanced features in PSDs that these apps don’t. Support for text layers has also been improved a great deal – there’s now support for advanced features like SF Symbols sizing and improved handling of line height, spacing, and indents.Ī really nice extra detail is that you can now optimize exported PSDs for Apple pro apps like Final Cut Pro and Motion. This includes support for PSB files (very large PSDs), layered TIFF files (which actually include embedded PSDs), way better support for effects, and even support for some adjustment layers (such as Hue/Saturation, Exposure, Invert, and Channel Mixer). In addition to this, there’s a whole lot more that we’ve added. Layered TIFFs, PSBs, improved effects, and more They’ll also be exported as shapes from Pixelmator Pro, bringing much improved compatibility! Now, they’ll be opened as vector shapes, which is a really big deal. Previously, PSD shape layers would be opened as image layers in Pixelmator Pro. ![]() There are so many things that have been improved with regard to PSD support, but one of the most important ones is support for shapes in PSDs. Also, we dived really deep into the PSD format itself and have a much better understanding of it, with some fantastic internal documentation and a great foundation for even more improvements in the future. A cool note is that for the reading and writing part of this project, we used the Rust programming language. ![]() ![]() This was a really big project and took us almost a year to complete. And we’ve completely rewritten it to be faster, safer (crash-free!), and much more advanced. Today, we’re releasing Pixelmator Pro 2.1.3, which includes a huge update to our support for Adobe Photoshop files – in fact, we’ve rewritten the entire engine that handles this from the ground up.įirst of all, what’s the PSD engine? It’s what we call the part of the app that handles reading, opening, and writing PSD files – in a nutshell, everything to do with PSDs. AugPixelmator Pro 2.1.3 brings huge improvements to PSD supportĪfter a short summer break, the entire Pixelmator Team is back at work, continuing our quest to create the world’s best image editor! And boy do we have some great stuff in store for you over the coming months.
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