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Re: Affinity 2

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Post by TimTheTinker »

keyle wrote: post #5

I migrated to Affinity after Adobe put the last nail in the coffin for me. I have to admit that even with some experience, Affinity doesn't get close to Photoshop in terms of shortcuts and ease of use ("getting in the flow"). Sometimes I even resort to using photopea web, rather than open affinity. That said, I really appreciate their pricing model and hope they stick to their guns.

Next month's news: Adobe buys Affinity.

(Please let it not happen!)

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by bogwog »

Vt71fcAqt7 wrote: post #141
bogwog wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Consumers/the free market told Adobe to fuck off, but Adobe ignored them and forced their way in by buying the competition. This is something they've consistently done throughout their history, and it doesn't seem like there's anything consumers can do about it. /end-lossely-related-rant

Can you give some examples? I'm thinking of flash, but that was bound to die anyway.

FreeHand is probably the most high profile, if not well known nowadays, since it led to a lawsuit brought by pissed off ex-FreeHand customers (which ultimately ended in a shitty settlement).

There's also a full list of their acquisitions here, which might be fun to scroll through: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Adobe

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by mryingster »

vladstudio wrote: post #11

I've been Photoshop user since, hmm, 2000? Gave up couple of years ago, and spent some time comparing Affinity Designer and Pixelmator Pro. For me personally, Pixelmator won, and it's been my editor of choice: https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/

Interesting. I had the opposite outcome. I didn't like how Pixelmator reinvented the wheel as far as interface goes. I felt like Affinity Photo was a much better lateral transition from Photoshop for my needs. I bought both though mostly to support them. I'm glad we have options that aren't Adobe. I just can't abide the idea of licensing software in perpetuity.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by orbital-decay »

t0bia_s wrote: post #98
datalopers wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

darktable

Not a chance if you need it for professional editing. No clone tools, no camera profiles, probably lack of lens correction profiles as well. UI is prehistoric. RawTherapee is little bit less nerdy than darktable but still not suitable for serious photography work.

Huh? It has all that. UI is optimized for hardware controllers and customization, and I think if you value workflow and features you can tolerate your dog barking at your app. I personally observed darktable being used in a mid-to-large studio along with C1. I think the weakness of darktable in production is mainly speed and highlight restoration, not anything of what you said. And possibly its filmic module which confuses a lot of people. (subjective, many swear by it; you can use classic curves instead)

RawTherapee being less nerdy is also bizarre to hear, since it exposes much more technical details at once, without offering a definite workflow.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by commoner »

mikece wrote: post #175

I don't want to renew my (annual) subscription for Lightroom and Photoshop when it's up; ideally I would like to move this workflow Linux (it's one of the few things keeping me on macOS). Are there Linux alternatives besides Darktable and Gimp and are they really able to compete with the Adobe (or Affinity) offerings?

Krita (https://krita.org) is a Linux-compatible alternative to GIMP, Affinity Photo, and Photoshop.

Linux-compatible alternatives to Darktable and Lightroom include digiKam (https://www.digikam.org) and RawTherapee (https://rawtherapee.com).

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by Tao3300 »

kowlo wrote: post #31

Spent £116 through the App Store on version 1 of this software not long ago and now I can't upgrade, but instead, have to buy it all again at a "discount". Downloading my versions means looking through the purchase history too. Not happy with that - would advise against it.

Depending on what "not long ago" means, that's pretty unfortunate timing. You should reach out to them. They've been pushing updates and features for V1 for a long time and have an established track record for being a company that isn't nickel-and-diming people. The line does have to be drawn somewhere though. Long term users have known this was coming, but I can see how the short/mid term user might feel pinched.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by Tao3300 »

boomskats wrote: post #41

89 GBP vs 119 USD. Something is finally cheaper in GBP than it is in USD. Wow.

I'd been meaning to become a paid subscriber to a certain British podcast, and the recent Tory discount was the perfect time to do it.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by Tao3300 »

can16358p wrote: post #152

Last time I used Affinity Photo years ago it was well behind Photoshop especially in RAW editing. Has it come to somewhere comparable? I really want to go Affinity instead of paying Adobe every month but I want something at least capable as Photoshop and Camera Raw. I heavily do astrophotography/night photo editing and Affinity was just not good enough. But it was years ago. Any recommendations from anyone who used b…

Can't you download the latest version of the one you own and see?

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by kmeisthax »

wlesieutre wrote: post #145
kmeisthax wrote: post #102

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Is $100 for a universal suite license even that much of a price hike? Affinity v1 was $50 a pop with no universal license option - as in, you had to buy each platform's port of the app separately. I happen to have one foot in every tech ecosystem and bought all three apps, so I wound up spending more on Affinity v1 than I will on v2's universal license. And, of course, it's still hella cheap compared to subscription-…

Sales for v1 at $25 were pretty common, but even then if you want two pieces of software on two platforms that's $100 already.

I actually bought all of v1 on sale... so three $25 apps for both Mac and Windows. Plus the iPad versions of Photo and Designer. So that puts me at around $170? IDK, I forgot how much the iPad versions of v1 cost.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by t0bia_s »

virtualritz wrote: post #123
t0bia_s wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not a chance if you need it for professional editing. No clone tools, no camera profiles, probably lack of lens correction profiles as well. UI is prehistoric. RawTherapee is little bit less nerdy than darktable but still not suitable for serious photography work.

TLDR; lies. Kindly substantiate your claims. DT has a clone tool. It's part of the retouch tool.[1] Which is very powerful and allows way more than just cloning. It is also non-destructive, like anything in DT. DT has camera profiles, new cameras get added regularly. You can also create them yourself if you have access to a color checker using a built-in tool.[2] DT has tons of lens correction profiles. Basically any…

I cannot find anything like heal tool or camera profiles (ie Fujifilm Provia, Canon Natural, etc.). Which brings me to prehistoric UI... There is tons of useless features, that are really pointless for serious workflow, but those most necessary things are missing or are hidden in obsolete UI. You really need to spend many hours by tweaking UI to get what is really needed and then find out, that it is not working correctly. I was not be able to get on DT from RAF same result as from LR. Ever.

Lens corrections are there and database has most used lenses.

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