Macintosh Drawing Software Compared
6 days ago
- #System7
- #DrawingApps
- #RetroComputing
- Deneba artWORKS supports both pixel and vector graphics, offers layers with partial transparency (bottom layer opaque, others transparent), and has a limit of 8 layers.
- SuperPaint features two layers (pixel and vector) with transparency in all but the base layer, and allows pixel-to-vector conversion via SuperBits objects.
- Freehand is highlighted as a superior vector app compared to Illustrator, with multi-level undo support, making it popular in the 1990s.
- Early versions of popular apps like Photoshop and Freehand lacked layers or full transparency support.
- Most apps listed offer only single-level undo, with exceptions like Expression and Freehand.
- Macromedia Fireworks is noted as incompatible with 68K System 7 due to PPC architecture requirements.
- A comparison table details features of various drawing apps, including support for pixel/vector, layers, transparency, and undo functionality.