Comments on: The New Wave http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/ Design, nerdery, opinions and more, for your consideration and possible enjoyment. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:04:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Image Is Everything | Jettison Canopy http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/#comment-43 Image Is Everything | Jettison Canopy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:10:13 +0000 http://jonwhipple.com/blog/?p=6#comment-43 [...] comments for The New Wave were excellent, and there were some good suggestions for other programs that one might compare. I [...] [...] comments for The New Wave were excellent, and there were some good suggestions for other programs that one might compare. I [...]

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]]> By: ChrisC http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/#comment-39 ChrisC Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:47:46 +0000 http://jonwhipple.com/blog/?p=6#comment-39 @DaveF Acorn does have a free rotate tool, Filter > Geometry Adjustment > Affine Transform... And just like every filter, it includes a live preview. Several things pushed me to Acorn over Pixelmator (Graphic Convertor was never in the running), Gus Mueller's track record, the lack of hype (so sick of the "Delicious" way of things), but what finally sold me on Acorn was its plugin support. I don't know Python, but I'm learning Objective-C, and with several plugins already available and Pixelmator's response to plugin support > http://www.pixelmator.com/support/viewtopic.php?t=14 - that nailed it for me. @DaveF

Acorn does have a free rotate tool, Filter > Geometry Adjustment > Affine Transform… And just like every filter, it includes a live preview.

Several things pushed me to Acorn over Pixelmator (Graphic Convertor was never in the running), Gus Mueller’s track record, the lack of hype (so sick of the “Delicious” way of things), but what finally sold me on Acorn was its plugin support. I don’t know Python, but I’m learning Objective-C, and with several plugins already available and Pixelmator’s response to plugin support > http://www.pixelmator.com/support/viewtopic.php?t=14 - that nailed it for me.

]]> By: smarl http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/#comment-38 smarl Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:47:18 +0000 http://jonwhipple.com/blog/?p=6#comment-38 The big problem I have with both Acorn and Pixelmator is that they are incredibly memory hungry. Open up a 5 megapixel image from a $200 camera, do a couple of actions and watch your machine start grinding, searching for more memory. I have 2 gigs of RAM in this machine. That should be enough. I just downloaded Seashore, that someone linked to before, and the memory footprint is negligible, even with multiple levels of undo. That's the gimp engine for you, I guess. iPhoto is generally okay, and of course Photoshop can handle huge images. They need to work on their memory management before I can even consider these guys, since most of the time I'm working with big images. The big problem I have with both Acorn and Pixelmator is that they are incredibly memory hungry. Open up a 5 megapixel image from a $200 camera, do a couple of actions and watch your machine start grinding, searching for more memory. I have 2 gigs of RAM in this machine. That should be enough.

I just downloaded Seashore, that someone linked to before, and the memory footprint is negligible, even with multiple levels of undo. That’s the gimp engine for you, I guess. iPhoto is generally okay, and of course Photoshop can handle huge images. They need to work on their memory management before I can even consider these guys, since most of the time I’m working with big images.

]]> By: Your Host http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/#comment-37 Your Host Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:46:36 +0000 http://jonwhipple.com/blog/?p=6#comment-37 @Kenneth: At least we know where you're coming from. @DBL: I'm working on, Thanks for reading past it. @Kenneth: At least we know where you’re coming from.

@DBL: I’m working on, Thanks for reading past it.

]]> By: Kenneth http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/#comment-36 Kenneth Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:45:30 +0000 http://jonwhipple.com/blog/?p=6#comment-36 You forgot to mention the most important thing: Acorn, Photoshop and, I think. Graphics Converter all support tablets. Pixel-shit-mator doesn't. I've tried them all with my Wacom Graphire4. You forgot to mention the most important thing:

Acorn, Photoshop and, I think. Graphics Converter all support tablets. Pixel-shit-mator doesn’t. I’ve tried them all with my Wacom Graphire4.

]]> By: DBL http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/#comment-35 DBL Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:44:34 +0000 http://jonwhipple.com/blog/?p=6#comment-35 <em>Erik said: There's a large image at the top which contains text and all manner of goofy things."</em> <em>"Erik, it's the hasty graphic I made from screengrabs of the Acorn and Pixelmator websites. It's weird but now I am loathe to change it."</em> DEFINITELY -- change it. It looks exactly like a misformatted webpage, with a great bit annoying flash popup on top of it, obscuring it. Often I close webpages like that on site. I thought I just got lucky that most of the text was still readable. Anyway your graphic is definitely not giving the impression you intended... Erik said: There’s a large image at the top which contains text and all manner of goofy things.”

“Erik, it’s the hasty graphic I made from screengrabs of the Acorn and Pixelmator websites. It’s weird but now I am loathe to change it.”

DEFINITELY — change it. It looks exactly like a misformatted webpage, with a great bit annoying flash popup on top of it, obscuring it. Often I close webpages like that on site. I thought I just got lucky that most of the text was still readable. Anyway your graphic is definitely not giving the impression you intended…

]]> By: Tonio Loewald http://jonwhipple.com/blog/2007/09/25/the-new-wave/#comment-34 Tonio Loewald Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:43:31 +0000 http://jonwhipple.com/blog/?p=6#comment-34 Good summary, but let me add: A lot of Pixelmator's core functions (e.g. selection) are broken -- no anti-aliased selections, and the marquee doesn't select correctly (many apps, but not Photoshop, share this problem). Another thing you missed is that Pixelmator only implements about half as many Core Image filters as Acorn, and Acorn offers more direct manipulation (my theory is that the Pixelmator team spent their effort animating the stupid string instead of actual useful functionality). Good summary, but let me add:

A lot of Pixelmator’s core functions (e.g. selection) are broken — no anti-aliased selections, and the marquee doesn’t select correctly (many apps, but not Photoshop, share this problem).

Another thing you missed is that Pixelmator only implements about half as many Core Image filters as Acorn, and Acorn offers more direct manipulation (my theory is that the Pixelmator team spent their effort animating the stupid string instead of actual useful functionality).

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