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Re: Affinity 2

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Post by drcongo »

dr_faustus wrote: post #13

Serif's Affinity suite has probably the greatest value for money in the whole software industry. I mean 119 bucks ONE-TIME for three pretty comprehensive graphics apps which are polished and get constant updates is very hard to beat. For people making their living with graphical work (designers, photographers, etc.) Adobe is probably still the way to go (even if just to keep using the muscle memory). However for the…

Amazingly there's people moaning at them about the price in their Twitter announcement.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by bj-rn »

lidavidm wrote: post #48
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.

Hmm, I bought it about…a couple weeks ago? And they sent me an email with two discount codes: a free copy of Affinity Photo 2, and a heavy discount on the all-apps-all-platforms license.

Bought it exactly one month ago (all apps). No discount. Feel kind of bummed.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by Eric_WVGG »

vetinari wrote: post #64
Eric_WVGG wrote: post #38

Wondering if they’ve added WEBP export (I don’t see it in the release notes). I’ve been prodding Affinity on their forums with a feature request over the past few years, but other forum-dwellers get weirdly hostile over it… like, yeah, I wish JPEG-2000 had made it too, but it didn’t, and WEBP is here today and it works, should our graphics apps not live in the present?

WEBP and JPEG-XL yes, AVIF no.

Awesome! Upgrading for the feature alone, everything else is a bonus.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by fxtentacle »

rpastuszak wrote: post #25

Protip for people trapped in an Adobe sub if you want to avoid the fine[^1]: 1. change your payment method to PayPal 2. cancel your payments in PayPal 3. add Adobe to your spam/archive filter [^1] The "pay monthly" (small print: annual) subscription we all love and cherish

This works precisely because Adobe's terms are so exortionary that they don't want to risk testing their validity in court by suing you... Well played!

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by lynndotpy »

Longtime GIMP user, never spent much time on any alternatives.

This hit all my checkboxes:

- No arbitration clause in the ToS - Rest of the ToS, PP is a breath of fresh air (comparatively speaking.) - One-time payment, not subscription based - License across all platforms is surprising and good, and is what made this an instant purchase.

It's nice to know I'll have Affinity 2 forever, even if Adobe (god forbid) purchases Affinity.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by rchaud »

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.

I do the same: Affinity Photo + Photopea + GIMP

A combination of these usually gets the job done.

Adobe products are boycotted in my work setup. I'm voting with my wallet!

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by kyrra »

sleepless wrote: post #56

So does version 2 of Affinity Photo add support for AVIF? Can't find it listed on https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/full-feature-list/ (rather hard to search, since sections have to be uncollapsed one by one). Strange price model where existing customers do not get an upgrade discount.

This was one thing that annoyed me about Affinity as well, no AVIF or WEBP support. There are a number of threads on their forums asking for it, but Serif staff stopped responding to those a while ago.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by rchaud »

lynndotpy wrote: post #75

Longtime GIMP user, never spent much time on any alternatives. This hit all my checkboxes: - No arbitration clause in the ToS - Rest of the ToS, PP is a breath of fresh air (comparatively speaking.) - One-time payment, not subscription based - License across all platforms is surprising and good, and is what made this an instant purchase. It's nice to know I'll have Affinity 2 forever, even if Adobe (god forbid) purch…

The good news here is that Adobe suite is not really threatened by Affinity products, as they're ahead in terms of features and enterprise presence.

They acquired Figma because Figma was quickly becoming the go-to collaborative UI design tool in the workplace, something Adobe did not have with AdobeXD. If they were to try to acquire another company in this space, it would likely be Canva, rather than a comparatively small player like Serif.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by lynndotpy »

reaperducer wrote: post #65
dr_faustus wrote: post #13

Serif's Affinity suite has probably the greatest value for money in the whole software industry. I mean 119 bucks ONE-TIME for three pretty comprehensive graphics apps which are polished and get constant updates is very hard to beat. For people making their living with graphical work (designers, photographers, etc.) Adobe is probably still the way to go (even if just to keep using the muscle memory). However for the…

In addition to it not being a subscription, I also love this bit from the App Store's Privacy section: Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app. After I post this, I'm off to buy the desktop and iPad versions. I tried to buy a certain type of simple app a couple of weeks ago, and while there were dozens of options available, not one didn't Hoover up everything it could about me. Really…

Just so you know, that's not true. After all, they need to collect your email to login for the perpetual license. At the very least, this needs a "Data Linked To You - Contact Info" card.

Generally speaking, 'App Privacy' cards are lies. Apple does not check them, you need to do it yourself. Here is the Privacy Policy: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/privacy/

In the EULA (quoted from Affinity Photo 2 for MacOS), you further agree to, among other terms:

> *Consent to Use of Data* > > a. 16. You agree that Serif and its affiliates may use any information you give to use as part of product support and other services provided to you, if any, related to Serif Software solely to improve products or to provide customised services or technologies to you and will not disclose this information in a form that personally identifies you.

Re: Affinity 2

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Post by wdb »

sleepless wrote: post #56

So does version 2 of Affinity Photo add support for AVIF? Can't find it listed on https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/full-feature-list/ (rather hard to search, since sections have to be uncollapsed one by one). Strange price model where existing customers do not get an upgrade discount.

Problem is that it's difficult to give discounts in the different App Stores so they give the discount to everyone
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