Image Tricks

Image Tricks is a freeware application for editing your photos and images using Mac OS X Core Image filters and Quartz Compositions. This program also contains a powerful random image generator for creating unique backgrounds and abstract images for business cards, web design, print materials and more.

What is new in this release:

• Introduced "Use Background Color" in the Options dialog of Save/Export. Useful when a user doesn't want to preserve transparency, but use the background color instead.
• Added the ability to share an edited image to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more.
• New background images added.
• Improved program UI.
• Filter effects were revised and fixed where necessary.
• Filter parameters (Width, Radius, etc.) adopt to image size automatically when the picture is changed.
• Fixed the problem with incorrect transparency for some borders, frames and masks.
• Photo Effects: Chrome, Fade, Instant, Mono, Noir, Process, Tonal, Transfer were grouped together.
• Similar filters were grouped as following:
  • Kaleidoscope Tiles (Eightfold Reflected, Sixfold Reflected, Sixfold Rotated, Triangle Tile, Twelvefold Reflected);
  • Rectangular Tiles (Glide Reflected, Fourfold Rotated);
  • Acute Angle Tiles (Fourfold Reflected, Fourfold Translated).
• Fixed the problem with mouse/trackpad usage on Triangle Kaleidoscope filter.
• Removed filters: BL Sobel, BL Rectangular Splash, Accordion Ford Transition.
• Multiple other improvements.

What is new in version 3.8.2:

• New OS X 10.11 filters were added:
  Light Tunnel Distortion, Perspective Transform with Extent, Smooth Linear Gradient, Triangle Kaleidoscope.
• Fixed specific OS X 10.11 issues in filters and quartz compositions.

What is new in version 3.8.1:

• New filters and quartz compositions were added for OS X 10.10 Yosemite:
• Accordion Ford Transition, Linear to sRGB Tone Curve, Masked Variable Blur, Perspective Correction, sRGB Tone Curve to Linear, Black and White, Comic Book.
• Filters from "Others" category were improved and moved to different categories:
• Blend with Alpha Mask, Color Clamp, Color Cross Polynomial, Color Polynomial, Photo Effect, Vignette, Vignette Effect.
• Improved german, french and spanish localizations.
• Fixed "File > New from Clipboard" menu option.
• The program can now automatically check for and download available updates using the Sparkle auto-updater technology.
• Fixed interface glitches on OS X 10.10.
• Improved program stability and performance.
• Other minor fixes and improvements.

Limitations:

Filters and Image Generators with PRO mark can be unlocked with a purchase of Pro version license code.