Affinity's Adobe-rivaling creative suite is now free for six months

Post by dataflow » Tue, Jul 09, 2024, 2:59 PM UTC

pathartl wrote: post #130

dataflow wrote: post #126

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> The only one who is confused here is you. You're trying to make it sound like this is somehow a big issue or a dealbreaker, when in fact pretty much no one who does actual work with these programs cares Seriously? You don't feel it's ridiculous to say this when just above I posted links to people begging for this feature on the forums since at least 2017? > You can hate on one application or another I'm not hating…

I think some clarity that has been missing to your point is that this isn't an issue that Affinity can't edit raw photos, but more that if you switched from Lightroom to Affinity you're going to be missing all your edits for all your photos, which makes it a non-starter for anyone who doesn't want to or can't redit all of their RAW files.

Post by narrator » Tue, Jul 09, 2024, 3:53 PM UTC

parl_match wrote: post #71

Adobe vs Affinity: Is Photoshop better than Photo? Yes, but not by much. Is Illustrator better than Design? Yes, but not by much. Is there an annoying learning curve? Yes, but not by much. I've put the investment into becoming proficient in Affinity and there's no looking back for me. Adobe's pricing, feature roadmap, and general performance are not even close to being worth 10x the price. If Adobe's suite was 2x, I…

Post by Etheryte » Tue, Jul 09, 2024, 4:43 PM UTC

dataflow wrote: post #129

Etheryte wrote: post #128

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A loud minority requesting a feature doesn't mean it's a deal-breaker for other users. Clearly the company behind the product agrees, otherwise they would've implemented it.

> A loud minority requesting a feature First, thanks for acknowledging that it's not "just me". That kind of nonsensical hyperbole doesn't help the discussion. Second: You have no idea if it's a minority of the market that actually wants this. The majority of users obviously use Adobe, that should tell you more than how many people are voicing their opinions in a forum. Not every user goes out of their way to re-requ…

Post by dataflow » Tue, Jul 09, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

Etheryte wrote: post #135

dataflow wrote: post #129

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> A loud minority requesting a feature First, thanks for acknowledging that it's not "just me". That kind of nonsensical hyperbole doesn't help the discussion. Second: You have no idea if it's a minority of the market that actually wants this. The majority of users obviously use Adobe, that should tell you more than how many people are voicing their opinions in a forum. Not every user goes out of their way to re-requ…

This is such a silly stance to take. Just because something is important or painful for you doesn't make it universal, no matter which way you try to frame it. Just like you won't see the users who don't rerequest a feature, you won't see all the users who don't even remotely care about it.

Post by misnome » Tue, Jul 09, 2024, 6:04 PM UTC

ecjhdnc2025 wrote: post #32

karaterobot wrote: post #11

> This discount, alongside the six-month free trial, is potentially geared at soothing concerns that Affinity would change its pricing model after being acquired by Canva earlier this year. This doesn't sooth my concerns. Why should it, when it's literally them switching to a subscription model. Nothing in the article says otherwise. Do we believe they'll build the infrastructure to support a SaaS, then turn it all o…

They have actually committed not to switch to a subscription model. Why do you think this is them doing that? > Do we believe they'll build the infrastructure to support a SaaS, then turn it all off after this 6-month trial? It's not a SaaS? It's a series of apps with trial keys that expire. Just like the normal 15 day trial or the pandemic-era three-month trial. Once the key expires, the trial expires.