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DESCRIPTION
Seashore is an open source image editor for Cocoa. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMP's technology and uses the same native file format.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.1.9:
  • Makes Seashore a Universal binary
  • Fixes a bug that caused the program to produce dull colours for some TIFF files and when flattening an image
  • Fixes a bug that caused floating layers to appear incorrectly when working with channels
  • Fixes a bug when rotating images on Mac OS X 10.3
  • Fixes a bug that made large TIFF files unreadable on Mac OS X 10.3
  • Adds write support for GIFs
  • Adds Hue, Saturation and Value plug-in
  • Adds CMYK plug-in
  • Adds the clone tool
  • Adds the ability to check for updates
  • Adds aspect ratio setting to selection tools
  • Adds ellipse tool
  • Adds polygon lasso tool
  • Adds anti-aliasing to lasso tool
  • Adds non-modal new document panel
  • Adds selection operations
  • Adds the ability to create new documents with a transparent background
  • Scales the new document window to the content size (plus border)
  • Removes crop tool (now part of rectangular selection tool)
  • Improves plug-in capabilities
  • Retains EXIF data for JPEGs (Mac OS X 10.4+ only)
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
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SCREENSHOT

Developer:Mark Pazolli
Downloads:39,484
  - Version d/l:17,575
Multimedia & Design:Image Editing
License:Free
Date:05 Apr 2007
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
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May 28 2007

M-RICK  Try LiveQuartz http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/18064

More features, more Mac OS X  
(Version 0.1.9)

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Apr 5 2007

GLOBETROTTERDK  I get a "too many processes" error message when I try to open the image file.  
(Version 0.1.9)

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Feb 28 2007
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TOMIS  I've been watching Seashore develop. I keep hoping they'll add more of Gimp's effects.

I've become addicted to live previews in other apps, I hope they'll add it to Seashore.

Overall a good little app if you don't need all the power of a Photoshop or Gimp.  
(Version 0.1.8p3)

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Feb 2 2007
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HENRIKTEKNIK  Not too bad. I think Seashore has potential!

Here are my wishes for improvement:

- Alt-dragging to automatically duplicating selection (á la Photoshop).

- Realtime transparency interaction. I.e., be able to show (in realtime) when you change a layer's transparency.

- Command-+/- for zooming.

- Scroll-wheel support for zooming.

- Option to not let the screen dim when you make a selection. Plus, alternatively adding an option to use a more 'conventional' type of marquee (again, á la Photoshop).

- More enhanced gradient editor.

- Do I dare asking? Bezier-curves/simple vector gfx support? :)

Good luck! And thanks so far!  
(Version 0.1.8p3)

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Feb 23 2006
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GABRIEL REIMERS  this is a very promising app. for only being 0.1 it's very well done.

seashore is extremly fast and comfortable to use.

sure, there is still a lack of functions but basic editing can be done very easily and i think more features will be available throughout the next versions.

what i'd like to sea most would be a stamp tool like in photoshop.  
(Version 0.1.8RC4)

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Feb 22 2006

MRUBEN  Another benefit of this program - it's about 1/20th the file size of GIMP.  
(Version 0.1.8RC3)

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Feb 23 2006

DP-G4-450GUY  GIMP and Seashore are two different-goal applications.

GIMP is like Photoshop.

Seashore is a drawing app like Illustrator (very, very lite.)

GIMP has so many features crammed into it that it naturally has a much larger file-size.  
(Version 0.1.8RC4)

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Apr 5 2007

AMAKE  Yeah, it also has about 1/20 the functionality.

And to the other commenter: No, actually Seashore is NOT like Illustrator at all. Illustrator is for vector graphics; Photoshop, GIMP, and Seashore are for bitmap graphics (with some, limited vector capabilities).  
(Version 0.1.9)

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Dec 29 2005
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GUNTIS  Very nice beginning! I have a few wishes:

1) I wish it had editable text layers.

2) Text tool automatically create new leayer for each text entry.

3) Paintbrush, Penil and Smudge tools could have option to show it's real size, not just center crosshair.

4) Gradient tool could show direction line when I drag it, to give me better idea about the direction.

5) Gradient Style options could be shown as buttons, so won't need to open menu to set desired option.

6) Selection Tool options could be shown as buttons, so won't need to open menu to set desired shape.

7) Actually Options section could have it's own section in the palette, so I could have it always open. Brushes and Textures could be also separate sections below each other. Maybe something similar to the OmniGraffle palette design? - I can detach each one and move where I want, and I can "stack" them into one tall palette, if I want to.

8) Why not use Photoshop Zoom In/Out/Fit shortcuts? (Command+=/-/0) It's industry's standard...  
(Version 0.1.8 RC2)

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Sep 22 2005

ANONYMOUS  Very nice, hope it will in the end get all the functionality of Gimp. What I really don't understand though, is why the developper copied this rather alien interface from Gimp. I mean, if you're improving the interface of an app by cocao-ising it, why not go the whole way and dump the senseless amount of gimp windows floating around?  
(Version 0.1.7)

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Sep 22 2005

DPG4450GUY  That's wholly subjective on your part about the interface. One man's feeling of alien I/F is another man's comfy.

The major accomplishment here is that he's removed X11 environment - even thought that, too, is subjective.

It's very nice to have, but there's nothing "wrong" with X11.  
(Version 0.1.7)

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Sep 23 2005

ANONYMOUS  OK, alien to a typical OSX interface. I just find that all these open windows for 1 program make it incredibly cluttered, and I really don't see why some things are on one window, and other on another window. It doesn't make any sense to me.

I'm really glad it doesn't use X11 though. Nothing wrong with X11 in itself, but on a Mac it completely breaks the unity of the interface, menus are in different places, key shortcuts are different etc, and this is bad from an interface point of view.  
(Version 0.1.7)

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Aug 26 2005
*****

ARI  unbelievable app. this is certainly commercial quality–it is 100% cocoa, so it's not slow like GIMP or other carbon or java apps (in fact, it starts up and runs very quickly). beautiful work–it's a very simple, lightweight, easy to use image editor with the only the features that matter the most. perfect for when i need to do some graphic editing.  
(Version 0.1.6)

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Aug 14 2005
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ANONYMOUS  Very fast loading version of gimp.

Fast and have pressure sensitivity and layers support.

Easy to use

replaces programs such as Paint shop pro and Graphic converter  
(Version 0.1.6)

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