Software Survey
Aug 12, 2019 08:51:56 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
To Infinity and beyond!
Great movie. I have an affinity towards it. 😜
Aug 12, 2019 08:57:04 #
Longshadow wrote:
There are a ton of packages out there...
I use DPP (Canon), Elements, and Photo Impact Pro.
I don't care about any others.
Pick one. If it meets your needs, use it.
If it doesn't, pick another...
I use DPP (Canon), Elements, and Photo Impact Pro.
I don't care about any others.
Pick one. If it meets your needs, use it.
If it doesn't, pick another...
Interesting that you mention Photo Impact Pro - didn't think anyone else used it! I've had it for years but never got past basic editing (cropping, exposure, etc). I found it hard to use and not much help available. I will admit, though, that I didn't spend a lot of time on it.
I finally gave up and bought Affinity (still learning!) I might have gone the LR/PS route but I already had a very capable Digital Asset Management program so I didn't need LR's library function.
Now I keep hearing that Affinity RAW development is not so good. I'm considering using the Nikon software that came with the camera for RAW processing.
Aug 12, 2019 09:03:14 #
Aug 12, 2019 09:05:55 #
Bob Mevis wrote:
I tried downloading affinity trial version and it froze at 90% three times.
Bob
Bob
Try turning off your anti-virus software. I presume your machine meets the OS and hardware requirements.
Aug 12, 2019 09:09:13 #
This can be boiled down to a simple agree/disagree proposition though you lose a lot of valuable discussion. I disagree with the proposition. I will stick with LR.
Aug 12, 2019 09:23:58 #
Maik723 wrote:
Infinity Photo software is the way to go these days. Agree, or not Agree?
Not much of a survey.
A statement of preference by one person (and I'm sure there are others out there).
Not the way to go for me.
Aug 12, 2019 09:39:49 #
I've used LR for years now, despite that hateful subscription service that bleeds you of funds every month. I don't feel like learning a whole new package if it is not demonstratively better. I think that is the reason for a lot of photo editing software 'loyalty': They just don't want to go to the bother of learning a new way of doing the same thing, especially if you are not a professional who would use it every day.
Aug 12, 2019 09:43:18 #
Maik723 wrote:
Infinity Photo software is the way to go these days. Agree, or not Agree?
Ball-peen hammer is the best tool ever!
Unless you are doing something that requires a different tool. You know, like screwing in a light bulb. The hammer does not work so well for that.
Aug 12, 2019 09:45:13 #
Ysarex
Loc: St. Louis
Affinity Photo -- not for me. I want my raw editing workflow to be 100% non-destructive and non-linearly re-editable. AP won't permit that.
Joe
Joe
Aug 12, 2019 09:46:25 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Ball-peen hammer is the best tool ever!...
I, personally, prefer a backhoe.
Aug 12, 2019 09:49:40 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I, personally, prefer a backhoe.
DUHHH!!!
I should have thought of that!!! My shoulder gets so achy when I lift my arm to screw in the bulb.
A backhoe would solve that !!!
I could just use it to remove the section of the ceiling with the light, gently lower it to the ground and no more reaching up to change the bulb!!!!
Aug 12, 2019 09:54:37 #
LCD wrote:
I've used LR for years now, despite that hateful subscription service that bleeds you of funds every month. I don't feel like learning a whole new package if it is not demonstratively better. I think that is the reason for a lot of photo editing software 'loyalty': They just don't want to go to the bother of learning a new way of doing the same thing, especially if you are not a professional who would use it every day.
I wouldn't describe it as a "hateful subscription service that bleeds you of funds every month". There are other costs to life that are larger (e.g. sales tax). The cost is minimal for what you get in return. And since I use the software, the cost is directly associated with my activities, unlike that sales tax, which supports governmental activities that benefit me, but less directly.
The other part of your post has a ring of truth. I am loyal to Adobe in part because, having spent the effort to learn LR/PS in fair detail, I have other demands on the time I have available for photography and learning new things. The Adobe software works for me, as an amateur, at what I consider a minimal cost. Any hobby has some costs. At least I don't play golf or maintain a boat. And what would I gain from applying the effort to switch? I have not identified a problem that I have to solve.
Aug 12, 2019 09:59:58 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Ball-peen hammer is the best tool ever!
Unless you are doing something that requires a different tool. You know, like screwing in a light bulb. The hammer does not work so well for that.
Unless you are doing something that requires a different tool. You know, like screwing in a light bulb. The hammer does not work so well for that.
Aug 12, 2019 10:07:58 #
Maik723 wrote:
Infinity Photo software is the way to go these days. Agree, or not Agree?
Not for me.
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Aug 12, 2019 10:09:01 #
LCD wrote:
...hateful subscription service that bleeds you of funds every month.
WTF?
I paid thousands to license Adobe packaged software between 1985 and 2015... Ten bucks a month is trivial compared to a lump sum of hundreds every 18-24 months.
The HUGE benefit of subscription is that it’s always up to date, so the learning curve is incremental.
ALL packaged software is licensed. We don’t own it. It works “as is” until your OS is out of date or your machine dies. You pay for upgrades (not updates).
The subscription model has been great for me... no unexpected lump sum expenses.
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