[DM-MUG] Follow-up on last night's meeting

[Ray Bowler]

Thanks Bailey. I remember your mentioning it last night but I didn't  
get the name down.

Ray.
On Oct 29, 2008, at Oct 29, 20087:25 AM, Bailey Ford wrote:

> Good morning DMMUGgers,
>
> Thanks to Holly for a great show. I now have nightmares about  
> stoplight babies and excessively styled glyphs.
>
> I wanted to throw Pixelmator out as an alternative for entry level  
> image editing. Nearly all of the stuff that Holly talked about can  
> be done in this application too. It does not do some things (like  
> layer effects) but all of the nondestructive editing tricks work in  
> the same way. Also, Pixelmator adds a few other features that  
> PSElements does not - especially in the upcoming 1.3 release which  
> is due out before year-end.  I think the two biggest draws for the  
> DMMUG crowd would be that 1) it's a little cheaper at $60 and 2) the  
> GUI is very Apple-centric instead of being Adobe-centric (i.e. I  
> think the interface is prettier).
>
> So, without further ado, here are some links that have video of  
> someone showing off the app kinda like Holly did for PSElements:
>
> http://www.screencastsonline.com/sco/files/SCO0117-pixelmator.html
> http://www.screencastsonline.com/index_files/SCO0168-pixelmator.php
>
> - ßailey
>
> PS My favorite mac tip might be useful for someone who reads this  
> and doesn't know what "glyph" or "GUI" means. Move the mouse over  
> some word and do Command-Control-D. It will pop up the definition  
> for you. This works in Safari, Mail, iChat, etc. (any Cocoa app).
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Ray Bowler

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