dandev Loc: Enumclaw, WA

I am in the process of evaluating a number of non-Adobe editing packages. I have download trial versions of these packages to see how they work. (Note - I'm not being sponsored to do this, and I don't have a YouTube channel.) The project is not for the faint of heart. I have questions on two of the packages that I am evaluating.

1. Affinity. This is interesting software with functionality similar to Photoshop. What it doesn't have is a digital asset manager (DAM) - or the ablity to rate or sort photos. Here's the question - what do people use as a DAM or front end for Affinity. What does your workflow look like? I run on a PC (Windows 10) and often have a few hundred photos that I have to evaluate and process quickly. And I haven't seen any packages that interface well with Affinity. Right now I use LR6 and can easily edit in Photoshop CS6 and it automatically populates back into the same LR folder.

2. Capture One. This was the software that I was prepared to buy when I started this project. I run dual monitors - a high resolution laptop (2560 x 1440) and a medium resolution second (larger) display (1920 x 1080). The problem is that Capture One doesn't scale between the monitors so I can't look at it on the larger monitor as it's too big. My laptop is too small to be a good thing to edit with for long periods of time. I've had this issue with other software packages, but I usually can restart the program on the large display and it works fine. None of the other packages I'm currently evaluating have this issue - other than Capture One. I've tried to change resolution and scaling on both displays (which is what Capture One tech support recomended) - but nothing has worked. Any suggestions - other than buying a new computer/laptop/secondary display?

Thanks...

nsilberma Loc: San Jose, Calif.

I use Capture One on a dual display (Laptop and a 27" screen on HDMI) with no problems. Windows 10 allows you to configure each display to correct settings separately. I use the displays in Duplicate mode. Let me know if you need more info.

dandev Loc: Enumclaw, WA

Wow - that did the trick. I hadn't tried duplicating the monitors.
Thanks...

wmcy Loc: Charlotte

Just a strong endorsement here for Capture One v12. A bit costly, but fast, accurate, and very intuitive.

blackest Loc: Ireland

on1 photo raw 2019 might be interesting its $99 or $69 for existing users i think you get the $69 price a few days into the trial even without an upgrade.

wendallb

I use Corel Aftershot Pro for the catalog features then export tif's and then edit with Affinity Photo. It works well.

Julian Loc: Sarasota, FL

iamimdoc

Use Adobe Bridge as the DAM to invoke Affinity or any other program.

dandev Loc: Enumclaw, WA

Thanks. I've been putting ON1 through its paces. It runs pretty slowly on my laptop, and often just stops running. (Windows 10 with 8G of Ram and I7 Intel.) If you get the trial they send you emails with a $69 price.

iamimdoc

I have on1 with similar configuration but 16 g ram on desktop. Runs ok.

iamimdoc

I have on1 with similar configuration but 16 g ram on desktop. Runs ok.

Linary Loc: UK

You can still use LR6 as a DAM for both CS6 AND Affinity. Just set it up as an additional external editor in LR Preferences.

DVZ Loc: Littleton CO

I too use Affinity when I need to, but I get most of my work done in ACDSee which is a very fast DAM/Raw Processor and now also has a pixel editor all in one application. With ACDSee I don't really need Affinity except I already had and it is an extremely nice editor, much more developed than ACDSee's. If you don't shoot Raw, Faststone is an adequate viewer/organizer and it's free.

Dennis833 Loc: Australia

xnview is great and can be set to invoke Affinity. https://www.xnview.com/en/