Pixelmator 3.1 brings 16-bit picture assist for Mac Professional, built-in picture printing and extra GL-NEWS

Pixelmator have launched the newest model of their app at present, model 3.1. As regular, it’s available exclusively in the Mac App Store for $29.99. Codenamed Marble, this replace brings a number of enhancements to the picture editor together with particular Mac Professional optimizations resembling 16-bit picture assist.

Primarily, Pixelmator 3.1 optimises for the brand new Mac Professional’s {hardware}. Apple has used Pixelmator earlier than to tout the Mac Professional’s efficiency advantages, and the builders are clearly eager to push this additional nonetheless.

The “unique” assist for the brand new Mac Professional allows the simultaneous use of each GPU’s for even quicker composition and rendering. Actually, the app can compute the autosave information while the picture is being rendered. This interprets to vital pace enhancements throughout the app.

All of Pixelmator’s operations are in a position to make the most of the elevated reminiscence bandwidth on the brand new Mac Professional and the builders have centered on zooming efficiency, particularly. Particular optimizations have been made for each variant of Xeon CPU the Mac Professional may be bought with.

The facility of the machine additionally implies that Pixelmator have been in a position to carry 16-bit assist picture modifying to the app for the primary time. This allows professionals to work with wealthy and vibrant 16-bit per channel coloration pictures for the primary time.

Pixelmator 3.1 additionally provides integration with MILK to order bodily prints of your photographs direct from the app. Positive-quality posters, prints, postcards and framed prints may be ordered from inside the interface at costs starting from $15 to $125.

The replace additionally brings a complete slew of smaller enhancements, together with enhancements to the behaviour of layer kinds (originally introduced in version 3) when working with a number of layers directly. Results that had been taken out of Pixelmator (like Mandala, Metropolis Lights and Shade Hatch) in the course of the transition to a brand new Results Browser have been reinstated. RAW file format compatibility has additionally been improved.

Pixelmator is available in the Mac App Store for $29.99. Extra details about the app may be discovered on the developer’s website.