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DESCRIPTION
Acorn is a new image editor built with one goal in mind - simplicity. Fast, easy, and fluid, Acorn provides the options you'll need without any overhead. Acorn feels right, and won't drain your bank account.
  • Take screenshots using Acorn and edit them right away.
  • Chain together image filters to create stunning effects.
  • Layer based image editing, an industry standard.
  • Make new images and layers using your built-in iSight.
  • Easy image and canvas resizing, just by changing the size of your window.
  • Take advantage of every pixel of your monitor with full screen image editing.
  • Tablet sensitive for pressure strokes and using the tablet's eraser.
  • Vector shape and text layers.
  • Freeform, elliptical, rectangular, and magic wand selections.
  • Gradients.
  • Create and apply custom text styles.
  • Control opacity and blending modes for each layer.
  • Write plugins using the Python scripting language, as well as in Objective-C.
  • GPU powered. The same graphics card that makes your gaming experience smooth, helps Acorn fly through the toughest of graphics operations.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.2.1:
  • [Fix] Fixed a bug where the brush cursor would sometimes be clipped on the edges.
  • [Fix] The filter window no longer jitters the expanded auto-fit preview when shrinking the window.
  • [Fix] Improved drawing for shapes.
  • [Fix] The "Last Filter" command now asks if you want to rasterize you invoke it on a shape layer.
  • [Fix] Clicking on the filter window when the application is in the background now brings up all windows so you can see your filter preview.
  • [Fix] The image resize window no longer goes wonky if you use the pixels/percentage popup without actually changing the value.
  • [Fix] Fixed a bug where the filter preview would jump around if you had a selection in the canvas.
  • [Fix] File actions no longer show up in the "Last Filter" menu item.
  • [Fix] You can now print unsaved documents.
  • [Fix] Fixed a bug in QuickLook where shapes on shape layers were drawn in the wrong order.
  • [Fix] Fixed a bug in levels, where the preview would draw offset in certain situations.
  • [Fix] Minor bug fixes to Fancy Crop.
  • [Fix] Using cmd-option-k to bring up the crop widget when no crop widget is already up, uses the Fancy Crop functionality.
  • [Chg] Smoother drawing of images when zoomed out.
  • [Fix] The way gradients are applied now match the previews.
  • [Fix] Dropping applications on the canvas now pastes the app's icon again.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Flying Meat Inc.
Downloads:3,653
  - Version d/l:288
Multimedia & Design:Image Editing
License:Demo
Date:24 Jun 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$49.95
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Acorn User Reviews (7 posts)Write A Review
Jun 24 2008

TFINDLAY  The problem with a continually escalating price strategy is that at some point people will just stop buying. Then what do you do? You may lose a good portion of your potential customers forever.   (Version 1.2.1)

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Jun 20 2008

GETSOMESAUCE  Wow. It turns out Gus (of FlyingMeat) really does follow his own words. Version 1.0 was $30. Version 1.1 was $40. Now Version 1.2 is $50 (The macupdate price is incorrect as of 08/06/20). At this rate, version 2.0 will be $130. Is it really THAT good of a program? Me thinks not.  (Version 1.2)

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May 23 2008

GETSOMESAUCE  "People have been saying this for years: If nobody's complaining about the price of your application, then you've got it too low. ... Originally VooDooPad was only $9.95, and right it's 30 dollars, and I, um, just keep on raising the price and nobody's complaining. They keep on buying it. OK, I'll do that."

-Gus Mueller, MacVoices [Podcast] #881, May 7th, 2008  (Version 1.2)

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Nov 11 2007
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MUMUNOL  Really, really promising... Simple but powerful interface: maybe the most intelligent under Leopard. I will take some time to discover how strong it can be.

I would just complain - as for other *new* graphic applications working with pixels - about the poor options related to importation and exportation formats... I don't know why some many news apps can't open any pdf files at more than 72ppi and why they can't export in the GIF or PNG format without offering any option...  (Version 1.0.3)

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