Can Affinity dethrone photoshop
May 27, 2020 21:14:29 #
John Sh
Loc: Toronto, Australia
For the Affinity nay sayers here is a video from Olivio Sarikas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pvjc5Jh0U
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
May 27, 2020 21:36:22 #
Ysarex
Loc: St. Louis
John Sh wrote:
For the Affinity nay sayers here is a video from Olivio Sarikas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pvjc5Jh0U
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
This is going to be a real nail biter. Only one leaves the arena victorious.
Joe
May 27, 2020 22:01:30 #
John Sh wrote:
For the Affinity nay sayers here is a video from Olivio Sarikas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pvjc5Jh0U
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
These wanna-be's have been trying to best Photoshop since 1990, (edited). Adobe is still #1 by a very long way!
May 27, 2020 22:05:05 #
MT Shooter wrote:
These wanna-be's have been trying to best Photoshop since 1982. Adobe is still #1 by a very long way!
PS was released in 1990
May 27, 2020 22:06:55 #
IMO, Photoshop is still King. Affinity is a low cost Photoshop Lite geared to photographers.
May 27, 2020 22:13:06 #
John Sh wrote:
For the Affinity nay sayers here is a video from Olivio Sarikas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pvjc5Jh0U
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
Actually it's just a feature comparison. Using Afinity is a bit awkward, slow, and not workflow-friendly. It is a hobbyist's tool with some cool stuff that mimics some of Photoshop's cool stuff, but it lacks the scope and depth that Photoshop provides. I use 5 different photo editors, so I like to think I am not biased too, but I've been using Photoshop since the mid 90s. I have to say that the most attractive thing about Affinity seems to be the price. It seems promising, but has a very unfinished feel to it, no photo organizing tools, an awkward interface, and a lot of other stuff that I have grown to depend on in Photoshop.
May 27, 2020 22:14:20 #
What it will ultimately come down to is price. ADOBE has ignored the consumers desire to keep costs down and continued to increase pricing each year with different marketing strategies. The pendulum swings and there will always be a new kind on the block. I don't believe ADOBE will hold its marketplace.
May 27, 2020 22:14:24 #
What it will ultimately come down to is price. ADOBE has ignored the consumers desire to keep costs down and continued to increase pricing each year with different marketing strategies. The pendulum swings and there will always be a new kind on the block. I don't believe ADOBE will hold its marketplace.
May 27, 2020 22:14:29 #
What it will ultimately come down to is price. ADOBE has ignored the consumers desire to keep costs down and continued to increase pricing each year with different marketing strategies. The pendulum swings and there will always be a new kind on the block. I don't believe ADOBE will hold its marketplace.
May 27, 2020 22:14:30 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
PS was released in 1990
Sorry, got my decade off. I got Photoshop 3.0 in 1992, just checked my disk. Updated to Photoshop 7.0 in 2002, still have that disk too.
May 27, 2020 22:14:40 #
What it will ultimately come down to is price. ADOBE has ignored the consumers desire to keep costs down and continued to increase pricing each year with different marketing strategies. The pendulum swings and there will always be a new kind on the block. I don't believe ADOBE will hold its marketplace.
May 27, 2020 22:14:43 #
What it will ultimately come down to is price. ADOBE has ignored the consumers desire to keep costs down and continued to increase pricing each year with different marketing strategies. The pendulum swings and there will always be a new kind on the block. I don't believe ADOBE will hold its marketplace.
May 27, 2020 22:22:13 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
John Sh wrote:
For the Affinity nay sayers here is a video from Olivio Sarikas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pvjc5Jh0U
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
He goes into some depth covering the good's, bad's and ugly's of Affinity and Photoshop. His discussion and conclusions are not biased.
Regardless of the similar features Affinity may have, it lacks the refinement of the very mature Photoshop. For dedicated raw shooters, Affinity's raw processor, the Develop persona, has very limited functionality compared to Adobe Camera raw or Lightroom. I recently purchased Affinity, and it has a lot of functionality for a very low cost. However there is that old adage, you get what you pay for. Affinity has a lot of potential, but it's not a Photoshop killer, ... yet. Anyone who is a skilled user of both products will realize that very quickly.
May 28, 2020 00:47:06 #
Ysarex
Loc: St. Louis
Reality check: Go to Adobe's website and look at how/what they're selling to Photographers. Opening page pull down the menu and there's Photographers. What do they list first? (see first screen shot below). Click on Photographers and what do you get next (see 2nd screen shot below). Adobe know what they're selling and Photoshop is the bonus giveaway.
Affinity is on sale right now for the (deep breath, hold it..... exhale) hefty price of $25.00. Serif knows that's about all they can get when competing with bonus giveaway.
A contest between the bonus giveaway app and the app that costs less than a family trip to Burger King. Whew! Those are the big boy stakes right there!
Joe
Affinity is on sale right now for the (deep breath, hold it..... exhale) hefty price of $25.00. Serif knows that's about all they can get when competing with bonus giveaway.
A contest between the bonus giveaway app and the app that costs less than a family trip to Burger King. Whew! Those are the big boy stakes right there!
Joe
May 28, 2020 08:23:16 #
I have used Serif editing software for many years, and now use Affinity, which I think is great - and I still use PhotoPlus v8, especially if I expect to use layers. The intuitiveness of all Serif products, and the clever way that they manage to turn complicated into simple is their forte.
So many pros use PhotoShop that it must be good (if you enjoy the hours and days) - (or is it months and years) to become PS proficient.
I often read that photographers never get to use all PS facilities, which makes me wonder what ever happened to KISS?
I think there was a similar problem for Lotus 123 when faced with MS Office.
Planning to use any major editor is, surely, photographers admitting that they cannot get what they want from their cameras. I do not exempt myself from this, although I do strive for SOOC.
So many pros use PhotoShop that it must be good (if you enjoy the hours and days) - (or is it months and years) to become PS proficient.
I often read that photographers never get to use all PS facilities, which makes me wonder what ever happened to KISS?
I think there was a similar problem for Lotus 123 when faced with MS Office.
Planning to use any major editor is, surely, photographers admitting that they cannot get what they want from their cameras. I do not exempt myself from this, although I do strive for SOOC.
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