New to Macs - looking for image editor
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| I just got a Mac Mini for iPhone and BlitzMax development, and was working through a tutorial when I noticed that there is no Paint equivalent on Mac! I use Paint all the time in Windows, and I thought that Mac would have something similar. I looked on Apple's website, and it looks like there might be something like that in iWork '08, which I don't have. I know Photoshop runs on Mac, but I already have it for Windows (and it's a bit too slow on my Windows rig, and the Mac Mini has much lower specs). This is my first Mac, so I don't know where to find software like this, besides the Apple Store. So, I'm looking for a lightweight, simple image editing tool, like Paint, but for Macs. What do you use? Thanks! |
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| Graphic Converter is a reasonable image editor. I prefer Fireworks, but it's a bit bigger than "lightweight". There are lots more though... ask Google :-) |
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| Thanks. ...Is there anything that's free or open source? I remember reading something in CPU Mag about a free, online souped-up version of Paint, but I can't remember what it was called, or if it was cross platform. ask Google :-) That can be dangerous - sometimes it's hard to tell if it's legit software or a virus/malware/adware/etc. That's why I'm asking here. :-) Thanks! |
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| Pixen looks pretty good if you are after something pixel based. http://opensword.org/Pixen/ Or how about Gimp? http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ Jason. |
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| Second Pixen for pixel based. Can also do animations. You could try Seashore which does not require X-Windows and is based on Gimp code (according to the docs) http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ Works for me Matthew |
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| I used to use MS Paint for everything, but now I have switched to more powerful SUMO Paint... it runs in your browser and can do some pretty cool stuff, yet isn't extremely confusing to use. http://www.sumopaint.com/app/ |
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| Thanks everyone!! Pixen looks exactly like what I need! And I didn't know Gimp ran on OSX - that's great. I would be a bit nervous working in a browser - doesn't seem like that would be safe.. One other question. I'm extremely new to Macs - do I need any antivirus/antispyware software? Or are there even any viruses for OSX? Windows constantly bugs me to update my security software, but there's nothing like that with OSX. Thanks! |
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| Malware developers wouldn't waste their time on Macintosh computers. That's the myth at least... "Macs don't get viruses" |
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| I found pixen to be very primitive and very slow. I recommend Gimp, but also GimpShop is a reconfiguration of the gimp gui to be more photoshop-like. I'll also second graphic converter but it's not entirely as user-friendly as it could be, but does convert files well. |
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| Okay, I think that answered most of my questions. I'll look at the various options for an image editor. Thanks everyone! |
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| I use pixelmator... Not free, but very nice... PLS |
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| Yeah, Pixelmator rocks. |
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