Mac/PC Archive

Mac用画像編集アプリ「Pixelmator」(2,600円) が 2.0.3 にアップデートされました。

販売業者 : UAB Pixelmator Team
© 2011 Pixelmator Team

■What’s new 2.0.3 (2012/04/24)
Improvements:

• Improves the performance of the Move Tool
• Adds the ability to turn off Autosave in OS X Lion by typing the following command in the Terminal:
  　defaults -currentHost write com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator “disableAutosave” -bool YES
• Edit > Deselect now uses the Command + D shortcut
• Edit > Duplicate now uses the Command + Shift + D shortcut
• The Tools palette is now inactive in Export for Web
• Adds the ability to overwrite slices in Export for Web
• Adds a new Hand Tool cursor
• Localization improvements

Memory leak fixes:

• Fixes a memory leak that occurred when copying a selection or using Duplicate
• Fixes a memory leak that occurred when drawing shapes
• Fixes a number of other small memory leaks that occurred when using shapes
• Fixes a memory leak that occurred when saving PXM files
• Fixes memory leaks in the Layers thumbnails
• Fixes memory leaks in the Gradient Tool
• Fixes memory leaks in Export for Web and the Slice Tool
• Fixes a memory leak that occurred during Brush Tool cursor generation
• Addresses a document window memory leak

Other issues:

• Fixes a situation where performance would degrade over time
• Fixes a problem that caused corrupt PXM files
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to use the Load Selection feature with text layers
• Fixes an issue that caused different layer positions in the Layers thumbnails
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to change TIFF file compression in the Save dialog
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to change JPEG quality in the Save dialog
• Fixes an issue that caused the Welcome Screen to be shown with other floating palettes after Restore / Don’t Restore
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to export all slices
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to represent PNG Indexed and GIF images automatically in the Export for Web feature
• Fixes an issue that caused object handles to show when Export for Web was active
• Fixes an issue that caused colors to revert when a file was exported as WebP
• Fixes a problem that caused the ability to change shape fill colors in Export for Web
• Fixes an issue that caused gray edit lines in the Layers palette
• Fixes an issue that caused missing slices after Quit
• Fixes an issue that caused incorrect layer positioning in the Layers palette
• Fixes an issue that caused different PXM file previews to appear when the Export sheet was opened
• Fixes an issue that caused a white canvas after Export for Web
• Fixes a problem that caused the ability to enter Export for Web while showing an empty layer title
• Fixes a situation that caused incorrect titles to be entered in the Slice Tool
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to create slices with the same title
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to resize text layers
• Fixes an issue that caused the bounding box to disappear when a text layer was rotated using the Type Tool
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to localize presets when the localization was changed
• Fixes a problem that caused the inability to represent the Export for Web toolbar thumbnail properly
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to save PNG Indexed and GIF images when using Export for Web
• Fixes an issue that caused incorrect file naming when a slice was exported
• Fixes a situation that caused missing slice names when Pixelmator was inactive
• Fixes a problem that made it possible to enter text when Export for Web was active
• Fixes an issue that caused editable control points to appear on a Shape layer when Export for Web was active
• Fixes a problem that caused changing of a text layer’s color when Export for Web was active
• Fixes a problem that caused the inability to export slices containing only a few pixels
• Fixes an issue that caused the label ‘Quality’ to be dimmed in Export for Web
• Fixes an issue that caused document window flickering when Export for Web was active
• Fixes a problem that caused the inability to save Export for Web toolbar options after the thumbnail was dragged to the Finder
• Fixes a problem that resulted in different behaviors from using the Command + Shift + E shortcut and from clicking Share > Export for Web when a slice was created
• Fixes an issue that caused a black canvas when the Slice Tool was selected
• Fixes a problem that caused the ability to open an incorrect contextual menu when Export for Web was active
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to enter Transform from the Type Tool’s contextual menu
• Fixes a situation that caused incorrect tool icon positions in the Tools palette
• Fixes an issue that caused the Welcome Screen to appear on the Desktop when a document was created in Full Screen
• Fixes an issue that caused the Welcome Screen to appear when a PXM file was opened
• Fixes a problem that caused LaunchBar to quit unexpectedly
• Fixes a problem that caused an inability to open PSD files that contained more than 185 layers
• Fixes a situation that sometimes caused the program to quit unexpectedly when Canvas Size was changed
• Fixes a situation that sometimes caused the program to quit unexpectedly when opening Pixelmator
• Fixes an issue that caused the program to quit unexpectedly when a text layer was converted into pixels and Edit > Undo was chosen
• Fixes an issue that sometimes caused the program to quit unexpectedly when the Photo Browser was open
• Fixes a situation that caused the program to quit unexpectedly when slice colors were changed
• Fixes an issue that sometimes caused the program to quit unexpectedly when PXM files were opened
• Fixes a situation that caused the program to quit unexpectedly when the canvas was zoomed in or out
• Fixes a situation that caused the program to quit unexpectedly when a large number of layers were created
• Fixes a problem that caused the program to quit unexpectedly when layers were merged


▼Pixelmator
▼Pixelmator Blog – Pixelmator 2.0.3 Is Out

オンラインストレージサービスのDropboxは4月23日、Dropbpx上の任意ファイルやフォルダーをDropboxユーザー以外と簡単にシェアできる「Get link」機能の追加を発表しました。

Dropbox内のファイルまたはフォルダーに対するリンクを作成し、他の人 (Dropboxユーザー以外も含む) にリンクを送信して表示することができます。

Dropbox.comサイトだけでなく、パソコン(Windows/Mac)やモバイル(iOS/Androidアプリ)環境でも、リンク取得可能。

これからDropboxアカウント登録をお考えの方は、よろしければこちらからどうぞ。
紹介者(‘-’)ﾉｼには1GB＆申込者に500MBの容量がおまけにつきます。最大32GB。

　→Dropbox.

▼Dropbox
▼The Dropbox Blog – Share your stuff with a link!

米Microsoftは4月23日、クラウドストレージ「SkyDrive」の強化を発表し、WindowsやMac向けアプリのプレビュー版を公開しました。

これにより、WindowsデスクトップやMacファインダーから、SkyDrive経由でファイルを手軽にやり取りできるようになります。

　→SkyDriveアプリ

■SkyDrive for Mac 機能

• SkyDrive にある写真、ドキュメント、およびその他の重要なファイルに Finder からアクセスできます。
• ファイルを SkyDrive フォルダーにドラッグするだけで、新しいファイルを SkyDrive に追加できます。
• SkyDrive のファイルおよびフォルダーも、他のフォルダーと同じように簡単に整理できます。

あわせてiOS(iPhone/iPad)版「SkyDrive」などモバイル向けアプリもアップデートされています。

■SkyDrive for iPhone/iPad 2.0 新機能

• 複数の写真やビデオを選択して、携帯電話からアップロードできます。
• ファイルおよび写真を共有できます。リンクを電子メールで送信することも、リンクを取得し、コピーして貼り付けることもできます。
• ファイルの管理 (移動、削除、名前の変更、新しいフォルダーの作成など) を行うことができます。
• SkyDrive ファイルを別の iOS アプリで開くことができます。

このほか、SkyDriveの料金体系が改定されて有料プランが追加。無料プランは最大7GBまでの制限に変わりました。クレジットカードまたはPayPal決済。
なお、2012年4月22日までに既にSkyDriveに登録している利用者は、期間限定で25Gバイトまで無料アップグレード可能とのこと。

無料プラン:
　最大7GB: 0円
有料プラン:
　+20GB: 800円/年
　+50GB: 2,000円/年
　+100GB: 4,000円/年

• Ability to upload large files – up to 2GB – and folders using SkyDrive for the Windows desktop or SkyDrive for OS X Lion.
• Paid storage plans (+20GB, +50GB, +100GB) so that power users who need more storage can easily add more at competitive prices (US$10/year, US$25/year, US$50/year). Please note that paid-for storage requires the ability to pay by credit card (or via PayPal, in some markets) and a Windows Live ID that can be associated with that credit card or PayPal account.

▼SkyDrive
▼MSDN Blogs – Building Windows 8 – Making personal cloud storage for Windows available anywhere, with the new SkyDrive