Pixelmator Pro Editing workspace with Peakto

3. 1 The Pixelmator Pro editing workspace

1. The Pixelmator Pro editing workspace

Peakto includes a dedicated Workspace for Pixelmator Pro v3 and following.



This workspace has the following properties
  1. All Pixelmator Pro files are rendered on the fly, at super high resolution preview, using Pixelmator in the background. You have the same experience than in Pixelmator. You can click on the file from Peakto to open it in Pixelmator for editing where you can access to all your layers and edits. 
  2. All Pixelmator Pro files are rendered on-the-fly, providing super high-resolution previews by utilizing Pixelmator in the background. This ensures that you have the same immersive experience as in Pixelmator itself. Should you wish to edit a file, simply click on it within Peakto, and it will open in Pixelmator, granting you access to all your layers and edits.
  3. The 'Last Edits' section shows the latest document you have edited in Pixelmator, allowing you to easily and quickly return to edit them.
  4. When adding a new file to the work folder of that workspace, a new Pixelmator Pro document is created from the source image.

1.1. Editing any images in Pixelmator Pro

From Peakto, you have the ability to select images from various catalogs such as Capture One, Lightroom, and more. Simply drag and drop them into the Pixelmator Pro Work Folder located in the left sidebar. This action will create a Pixelmator Pro document using those files. Clicking on the documents will open them in Pixelmator Pro, granting you access to all the layers and edits. If your original document was a RAW file, it will appear in the RAW layer within the Pixelmator Pro document.

Once you have completed your edits, Peakto will reflect the synchronized image, capturing the changes made. Additionally, Peakto will indicate that your image now has different versions: the original document in Capture One and the new one in Pixelmator Pro. Peakto can serve as a starting point for editing your image in Pixelmator while keeping track of all the changes made.

Moreover, you have the option to create a new document directly in Pixelmator. By dragging and dropping an image from Peakto to Pixelmator Pro, you can add it to your new document. You can then save this new document directly into the Peakto Work Folder, where it will appear in Peakto. Additionally, you can annotate your new images in Peakto and access the AI analysis conducted within Peakto, including aesthetic scores, content analysis, and color harmonies.

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