About Vectoraster
Vectoraster 8, macOS graphics software for creating custom vector or animated halftones and patterns based on images, videos or gradients. Download and try for free!
Vectoraster is a graphics design app for creating custom vector halftones, stipple designs or animated raster effects based on imported images or dynamic elements like gradients, text or noise fields.
The halftone patterns and point shapes can be changed and varied across the pattern to produce many different styles. The resulting effect is always shown, with the preview updating in real time as you change parameters. The result can then easily be exported as vectors to SVG, PDF or EPS files, as images to JPEG, PNG or TIFF, or simply copied and pasted into most graphics software.
With Vectoraster 8 you can now also animate all these effects to create transitions, video backgrounds or other effects to use in your motion design projects. The result can be exported either as GIF, MOV or MPEG4 video files or a sequence of frame pdf or image files.
Inspiration
There is a collection of projects that could work as inspiration for what you could use Vectoraster for here on Behance:
Inspiration on Behance
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Vectoraster since it was posted on our website on 2015-03-12 22:14:13.
The latest version is 8.5.11 and it was updated on 2024-04-22 14:57:07. See below the changes in each version.
Vectoraster version 8.5.11
Updated At: 2024-04-17
Changes: Fixes and improvements
- Fixes not being able to dynamically vary optional parameters like additional point scaling and additional point rotation.
- Fixes tabbing between min/max value fields for newly enabled dynamic varied parameters.
Vectoraster version 8.5.10
Updated At: 2024-03-26
Changes: With this update Vectoraster is now also available to purchase on the macOS Apple App Store:
Vectoraster 8 on App Store
The application will still be available to purchase outside of the App Store as well and this change should not affect the functionality of the application. Future updates will continue to be released both the App Store and non-App Store version, so you'll get the same functionality regardless of version. It will however not be possible to convert an App Store purchase to a license for the non-App Store version or the other way around.
Vectoraster version 8.5.9
Updated At: 2024-03-13
Changes: Changes and improvements
- Fixes some minor macOS 14 compatibility issues.
- Fixes some sandbox access restriction issues.
Vectoraster version 8.5.8
Updated At: 2024-01-23
Changes: - Fix generation of innermost spiral raster points when generating line rasters.
- New setting to automatically convert background color colorspace to match point color (for CMYK exports for example).
- Add clipping rect to exported SVGs.
- Changes to export file writing and saving APIs.
- Changes to file reading handling when importing source files APIs.
Vectoraster version 8.5.7
Updated At: 2023-12-04
Changes: Changes and improvements
- Fixes an issue with the multiscale-panel not displaying correctly when opened in a loaded file in recent 8.5.5+ versions.
Vectoraster version 8.5.6
Updated At: 2023-11-16
Changes: Changes and improvements
- Fix issue with collapsed bottom UI panels still showing on macOS 14.
- Improved load times for files with large source images.
- Removed deprecated EPS export format on macOS 14 and later (still available on earlier macOS versions).
Vectoraster version 8.5.5
Updated At: 2023-10-04
Changes: Changes and improvements
- Added support for CMYK and other non-rgb color models in static colors (varying dynamic point colors will still convert to RGB in rendering and exports). CMYK colors are only supported in PDF exports.
- Improved interface performance.
- Improved support and handling of pasting graphics as source image layers.
Bugfixes
- Fixed bug where exporting to CSV or SVG would result in the preview going blank.
- Fix issue with new source images pasted in getting the wrong initial size.
- Fix issue with importing vector graphics with very large sizes causing memory issues.
Vectoraster version 8.5.4
Updated At: 2023-08-22
Changes: Changes and improvements
- Added new point Row, Column or Row+Column index source options, letting you base parameters on the row or column of the point.
- Added support for complex multi-byte unicode characters like SF symbols and ligatures in text rasters.
- Added Lost Minds Mastodon link to Help menu.
- Added some more helpful information to error messages when failing to load files.
Bugfixes
- Fix issue with importing vector graphics with very large sizes causing memory issues.
Vectoraster version 8.5.3
Updated At: 2023-07-13
Changes: Fixes and improvements
- Fixes issue with incorrect physical sizes when importing image source layers.
- Better error messages on file access permission issues when importing files.
Vectoraster version 8.5.2
Updated At: 2023-06-01
Changes: Fixes and improvements
- Point size is now renamed Line length for simple line points.
- Properly deactivate color well and close the color picker when hiding an active color parameter.
- Fixes the preview sometimes not reverting correctly back to the current time after exporting an animation.
- Fixes an issue where the source layers list would not display correctly after reordering sources.
- Fixes some precision issues in applied Multiscale when using the slider instead of the scale field.
- Sparkle version checking framework updated.
Disclaimer
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