bleirer wrote:
Can you name one or two? The more I dig into Photoshop the more I realize what one can do.
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https://www.educba.com/photoshop-vs-affinity-photo/ The main difference between Photoshop vs Affinity Photo application is the price of the product. Affinity is subscription free software.
Affinity Photo has Live tools, live previews, and real-time editing, a full set of 16-bit filters, instantly undo/redo over 8000 History steps, dedicated Raw editor with split view, advanced layer handling with unlimited layers, High Dynamic Range (HDR) editing, and Adobe Photoshop plug-ins are compatible.
Photoshop’s functionality is extended by using add-on programs called plugins, the pen tools allow selecting objects through a precise path, the stamp tool helps to duplicate objects or to remove defects in images, cropping and slicing of images are possible, the marquee tool helps to edit a selected area without affecting the rest of the image, video editing is also possible with Adobe Photoshop, 3D Extrusion and 3D painting features are available in the latest versions, 360 Panorama workflow, and last but not least Adobe Camera Raw 9.1 enhancements.
Affinity photo has live brush previews whereas Adobe Photoshop does not. Affinity also has built in luminosity masks, PS does not.
The Move tool in Affinity photo is way better than Photoshop. For example, if we want to resize an object, too many steps are needed in Photoshop at the same time in affinity we just need to grab the move tool and resize the object. Also, there is no need to make the layer as a smart object, Affinity automatically resize its layers in a non-destructive manner.
Another major difference in the interface of both the software is the five personas present in Affinity photo. Personas are the useful features that giving you the ability to control software interface based on your product. But Photoshop has a standard workflow.
Some of the features of Photoshop which Affinity photo misses are 3D features, 3D printing features, animation, video timeline, and scripting.
Smart objects and live smart filters are available in Affinity photo and at the same time, these are missing in Photoshop.
Both PS and Affinity are raster graphics editors. Both are great programs. It’s kind of a Nikon versus Canon thing. It boils down to what you are used to. I used Adobe products for years and switched because I got tired of Adobe being such a resource hog and the expense.
Another major difference in the interface of both the software is the five personas present in Affinity photo. Personas are the useful features giving the user the ability to control software interfaces based on the product. Photoshop has a standard workflow.