What's new in this version: Art Text 4.3.1 - Introduced sorting by Newest or Name into the Templates Gallery - Resolved a problem with export when a Distortion effect was applied - Fixed some issues with the Shading Material editor
Art Text 4.3.0 - The new Colorize option in Spray Fill allows the creation of portrait designs or photos filled with custom objects - Introduced the new Photo Colorize templates set - Extended the Spray Fill library with 100+ new fill objects - Added Copy/Paste actions for textures and their properties in Colorize and Spray Fill tools - Solved the problem with animating spotlights in 3D text - Added the option to copy texture parameters for a 2D text from Texture Fill and Mask tools (use the context menu on a texture by holding the Control key and clicking on a texture) - Fixed the problem with displaying custom folder textures - Other minor fixes and improvements
Art Text 4.2.2 - Resolved the problem with small objects resizing - Improved animation preview performance - Fixed the problem with occasional app crashing when using custom textures - Fixed the problem with the texture pan in Distortion effects not being animated - Resolved memory leak issue when using Spray Fill text effects - Fixed custom shaders display under the Shading tab in 2D Text Fill - Some issues with the inner shadow option have been fixed - Various animation recording improvements
Art Text 4.2.1 - Changed the approach to creating an animation. Now users have to add a keyframe and then make motion or text effects changes - Introduced animation preview into Templates Gallery for templates that include animation - Introduced keyframe selection that allows users to edit animation - The animation export dialog now has animation preview - Introduced the ability to resize objects from their center by holding the Option key - The background image now has a new selection with no resize handles. The background resize is possible with the document resize only - Fixed the problem with video tutorials playback in the Design Gallery dialog for some users on macOS 13 Ventura - Resolved the problem with Copy/Paste and Drag/Drop of several images from Finder - Object will have raster/vector properties on copy/paste depending on the effects applied to it - Fixed the problem with the entire document copying when no object is selected
Art Text 4.2.0 - The new text animation feature - Export animations to .mov, mp4, m4v, or GIF video formats - Share animation within the Art Text document - Revised the Document Size dialog and added new presets - Fixed the problem with the mask rotation slider - Various improvements relating to work with 2D textures - Many other minor enhancements
Art Text 4.1.3 - Introduced the Request Set option into the What's New dialog - Fixed issues with some 2D masks - Minor UI improvements - Fixed the problem with some 3D templates on macOS 10.13
Art Text 4.1.2 Fixed: - Native color palette is now used for Light and Dark appearances - the problem with the shadow cut on export for 2D text and shapes - the issues with the 2D Glow effect - rare issues with Gradient color dots - templates set preview carousel - some issues with Oval and Radial gradients - the problem with the 3D text bound box not refreshing after transformation - Other minor fixes and improvements
Art Text 4.1.1 - Fixed the problem with memory leak on macOS 12 Monterey - Added the Paste and Match Style option for text editor section - Optimized the app launch performance - Other minor fixes and improvements
Art Text 4.1 - Vector drawing tools: Pen, Move, Convert Anchor Point, Reverse Path Direction - 20 new badge and logo design templates - 300 new vector icons and shapes - 137 shapes for badge design - Export to vector images for graphics with no raster effects - Introducing Convert to Shape that lets you edit text using vector drawing tools - Various other program improvements
Art Text 4.0.7 - Art Text runs natively on Apple Silicon M1 chip - Other minor improvements
Art Text 4.0.6 - Fixed the problem with Glow feature - Solved an issue with irregular text edges being cut - Resolved the problem with Distortion Effects not applied to imported raster shapes - Other minor improvements
Art Text 4.0.5 - Added 8 new Christmas and New Year theme templates into Winter Season set - Minor fixes and improvements
Art Text 4.0.4 - Added support for macOS 11 Big Sur - Introduced precise texture positioning using X, Y, and Angle parameters (available for Distortion Effects, 2D/3D Masks, Shading Bump Map, Distribution Map in Spray Fill) - Added Copy, Paste and Duplicate options for Distortion Effects via Control+click on the effect in the Distortions list - Reworked gradient controls for simplicity and ease of use - Introduced support for macOS 10.13 - Other fixes and improvements
Art Text 4.0.3 - Fixed minor localization issues.
Art Text 4.0.2 - Introduced the new Colorize tool that adjusts the Hue, Saturation and Contrast for the entire design - Improved Design Gallery and introduced Buy All option - Fixed some issues with distortion effects - Other minor fixes and improvements
Art Text 4.0.1 - Fixed the UI problem with Stroke options - Fixed the problem with gradient fill - Fixed the problem with Height and Width values for 3D Text - Fixed app crashes on import of SVG files - Fixed rendering issues with 3D text on bi-resolutions - Other minor fixes and stability improvements
Art Text 4.0.0 General: - All new Design Gallery with 400+ design templates (free and paid) - 122 easy accessible style presets - 110+ new masks - Thanks to Apple Sidecar, Art Text extends workspace to an iPad display - Dark and Light appearance supported
2D Text & Effects: - Introducing new Spray Fill feature - 440+ Spray Fill objects - 18 Spray Fill presets - Spray Fill distribution maps - Individual shadows for Spray Fill objects - Light controls for Spray Fill - 8 font distortion effects: Displacement, Side Displacement, Roundness, Brush, Outer Distress, Erosion, Mask and Blur - 2D Shading materials receive the Bump Map option - Brand-new rendering based on Apple Metal
3D Text & Effects: - Introducing reflection mask feature for 3D materials - Bump Map technology has enhanced with inclusion of both height and normal maps - 150+ Height Map masks for 3D Bump Map - Export to Facebook 3D Photo
Art Text 3.2.6 - The app has been successfully notarized by the Apple notary service - Fixed the problem with opening a file with broken autosave - Other minor improvements
Art Text 3.2.5 - Fixed the problem with missing custom styles, materials and shaders created in earlier versions - Other minor improvements
Art Text 3.2.4 - Improved compatibility with documents created in Letters - Minor bug fixes
Art Text 3.2.3 - macOS 10.13 High Sierra ready - Minor fixes and improvements
Art Text 3.2.2 - Solved the problem with “Fit/Resize to Document” for 2D objects - Fixed an issue with opening version 2 documents - Improved LinkBack support - Fixed the problem with Font dialog size - Enhanced overall program stability
Art Text 3.2.1 - Fixed Google Fonts integration
Art Text 3.2
- Introduced Google Fonts integration, which provides immense choice of fonts to experiment with - Evolved Environment Mapping and new Panorama textures - Added the ability to Copy/Paste Style - Other minor improvements
Added support for MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar: - Visually enhanced layer selection - Switch between Inspector tabs without interrupting the workflow - Conveniently add layer, zoom, export and share your work
Art Text 3.1 - Introduces Depth Gradient effect for 3D objects - Tree new 3D chamfer types - New 3D Shear Transformation - Create isometric-style graphics with Camera Parallel Projection tool - Adds Inner Shadow - 20 Logo samples - Expands the ability to apply masks to 3D objects - Introduces custom image folder to create and fine-tune 3D Textures - Ability to save user style elements as a template in Custom Templates - LinkBack support - Pan tool - macOS Sierra suppor. - Minor fixes and improvements |