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When I asked for Pixelmator to confirm that there’s no History panel to be optioned, I got a one-word affirmation of “correct.” I’m thinking that means they don’t intend to change that anytime soon.Īnother big issue I have with Pixelmator Pro is that there’s no adjustment layers capability. I found out the hard way that if you accidentally delete that complicated mask on a layer that took a long time to draw, you can’t undo that and get it back. Furthermore, some actions appear to not record in the Undo-Redo log, such as deleting a mask. There’s the basic Undo and Redo menu actions, but there’s no multi-step undoing and no visual record of what’s happening to the image being edited. Apparently professionals don’t make mistakes and don’t care to one-click check before and after versions of their complex, multi-step changes. One of the more glaring omissions is having no History panel. The first place I looked was the Preferences window, however I was stopped dead in my tracks at the only two tabs on the screen: General and Rulers. There’s a sizable amount missing from an editor considered “Pro” by name.

While the interface looks aesthetically pleasing, once work began on photo editing I started to notice Pixelmator Pro begin to unravel in its functionality. Pixelmator’s statement on the issue is that they “feel a dark interface works best for editing images,” continuing, “but we haven’t ruled out a light option in the future.” Functionality

Nino Batista has a great article to explore more on the subject if you are interested. Dark interfaces also strain my eyes more because my pupils have to stay wide open to gather more light, just like when forced to read paragraphs of white on black text. Generally, a middle gray is what I find best for photo editing a dark interface will usually result in darker images since they appear to be lighter than what they actually are in comparison to the surrounding darkness. Combined with low contrast gray tool icons and text, your eyes are in for a workout if you spend a lot of time editing. Show Split Comparison: Option ⌥ – click the Show Original button or press Control ⌃ + C on your keyboard.Ĭlick Reset to discard all the current changes made with the Soften tool.The non-optional near-black interface is definitely going to be a turn off for some users.

Show Original: Click the Show Original button to see what the image looked like before you softened anything in it.

Highlights: When you brush over an area to soften it, only the highlights in that area are softened.īrush over the area of your image you’d like to soften.

Midtones: When you brush over an area to soften it, only the midtones in that area are softened.

Shadows: When you brush over an area to soften it, only the shadows in that area are softened.

All: When you brush over an area to soften it, the darkest, brightest, and midtone areas are softened equally.

Strength: Drag the Strength slider to adjust the intensity of the softening effect. With softer edges, the softened areas will usually blend in better with the rest of the image. Softness: Drag the Softness slider to adjust the softness of the edges of the Soften tool brush. Tip: You can use the keys on your keyboard to change the size of the Soften tool brush. You can also manually enter a value from 0% to 200%. Press and hold the Option ⌥ key to extend the range of the Brush Size slider beyond 100%. In the Tool Options pane, customize the Soften tool:īrush Size: Drag the Brush Size slider to adjust the size of the Soften tool brush.

Choose Tools > Retouch > Soften (from the Tools menu at the top of your screen).

The Soften tool is used to make a specific area of an image softer.