Tech Specs
DETAILED SPECS AND VERSION COMPARISON
First Completely Non-Destructive Editing Workflow
Vector Shapes & Editing
Raster Image Editing
Universal 16 bits Per Channel Support
Best-in-Class Adobe Photoshop™ PSD File Importer/Exporter with Layers, Groups, Masks, and Layer Blending Styles
Group and Layer Blending Styles
Optimized for Large Files
Digital Drawing Tablet Support
OS X, Windows and Linux
Editable Liquify and Brush Strokes
Standard Photo Editing Tools and Filters
Customizable Guides and Rulers
Adobe Photoshop™ Brush(ABR) and Shape(CSH) Libraries Import
Custom Channels Creation & Editing
Customizable User Interface
3FR (Hasselblad 3F RAW Image)
ARW (Sony Digital Camera Alpha Raw Image Format)
BMP (Microsoft Windows Bitmap)
CR2 (Canon Digital Camera Raw Image Format)
CRW (Canon Digital Camera Raw Image Format)
CUR (Microsoft Cursor File)
DNG (Digital Negative File)
EXR (OpenEXR File)
HDR (Radiance RGBE Image Format)
ICO (Microsoft Icon File)
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
NEF (Nikon Digital SLR Camera Raw Image)
ORF (Olympus Digital Camera Raw Image File)
PCX (ZSoft IBM PC Paintbrush File)
PEF (Pentax Raw Image Format)
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
PSD (Adobe Photoshop File with Layer Support)
RAF (Fuji CCD-RAW Graphic File)
SRW (Samsung Raw Image Format)
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
TGA, ICB, VDA, VST (Targa Image File)
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
XCF (GIMP Image)
BMP (Microsoft Windows Bitmap)
EXR (OpenEXR File)
HDR (Radiance RGBE Image Format)
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
PCX (ZSoft IBM PC Paintbrush File)
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
PSD (Adobe Photoshop File with Layer Support)
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
TGA, ICB, VDA, VST (Targa Image File)
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
Bloom seamlessly integrates both vector and raster editing, automatically converting between the two as necessary. This not only makes it extremely versatile and suitable for any taks from interface design to photo retouching, but also lets you apply purely raster effects and filters to vector shapes without losing any vector data.
Bloom is the first editor to allow true non-destructive editing. Every filter, effect, brush stroke or vector edit you apply is stored separately, and nothing is baked in. This allows you to come back to anything you've done in the past and adjust it - without redoing all of the subsequent work. Even brush strokes are editable after you've drawn them!
Bloom is a purely 16-bit per channel application. Everything, including images, shape colors, masks, and any other color data is stored with 16 bits per channel. This means you never lose precision and color accuracy, allowing for the most vibrant and precise images to be created.
In Bloom, everything is numerically adjustable - all the time, long after the initial effect has been applied. You can tweak and adjust every detail to your heart's delight until your creation is absolutely perfect.
Unlike many other apps that claim to import Adobe Photoshop PSD file, yet import minimal information, Bloom imports practically everything. Not only does Bloom's PSD importer support layers and groups, it also imports masks on both of them, layer blending modes, and even layer blending effects - on both layers and groups!
Bloom features a full suite of blending effects, including drop shadows, inner and outer glows, stroking, inner shadows, and bevelling. These versatile effects allow you to easily edit layer shapes without changing layer style, as well as help with compatibility with other applications.
Bloom features excellent digital tablet support, recoginizing the drawing vs. the eraser tip of the brush, pen pressure, and scene scrolling with the digital pen alone. Brush settings also support ability to control aspects such as opacity, size, and any other setting with pen pressure - all customizable by you.
Hue/Saturation controls and levels curve.
Editable brush strokes and brush selection menu.
Photographic filter applied to an image.
Bloom's Expose function lets you switch between documents with a single click.
Vector shapes, stroke, and Bloom's color picker with complementary colors.
Quick Mask mode allows one to paint selection with a brush.
