Photo Editing Software

Mac Photo Editing Software

The MAC Photo Editing Software market is somehow smaller compared to the Windows one, but sitll, there are several interesting products that will be reviewed in this article. MAC machines have always had the reputation of being multimedia centric, so people tend to think that they offer better quality when editing pictures. Digital cameras are getting cheaper all the time so they are becoming widely used, hence more and more people are in the need of photo editing software.

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is one of the most popular low cost MAc photo editing software applications. It was originally developed for UNIX, so it's an open source program with a Mac. It has customizable brushes and patterns that add-up on its drawing functionalities while the growing library supports more and more filters and effects.

Pixelmator is a beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for Mac OS X has everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images. The official website of this software is http://www.pixelmator.com/. Pixelmator is a layer-based image editor. You can quickly create layers from your photos, other pictures, from selections or even your iSight. Pixelmator can add a layer to your composition directly from your MacÂ's little camera. Not only can you link and arrange added layers, but Pixelmator allows you to blend layers, change their opacity, create clipping masks or even add layer masks to hide some portions of layer. This software features a host of color correction nd retouching tools combined with breathtaking filters and effects. And last but not least, Pixelmator can add a layer to your composition directly from your MacÂ's little camera. Not only can you link and arrange added layers, but Pixelmator allows you to blend layers, change their opacity, create clipping masks or even add layer masks to hide some portions of layer.

LightZone is another MAC photo editing software and a very interesting one indeed. LightZone enables editors to manipulate and process images in terms of light and objects instead of pixels. This approach significantly reduces the time necessary to produce better photographs and optimizes the images for print or other media output. Here is how Dean Tucker, CEO and president of Light Crafts describes it: "LightZone takes advantage of the integrated color management features of Mac OS X Tiger and is designed to give serious photographers an advanced image processing solution developed from the bottom up for digital photography."

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