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I agree with everyone here who is using Capture One 11 - that's the latest version, that it is one of the best if not THE best. I've tried and actually still trying Capture One using the 30-day free trial and I extended it for another 30 days and my overall assessment is it is a really good photo RAW editor. It is fast and it is just a joy to use. Pictures really come out nice in terms of color, sharpness and brightness. I also have Lightroom and ON1 but I always go back to Capture One for some reasons. Initially, it is overwhelming because a lot of the tools are very unfamiliar and hidden especially if you're coming from Lightroom. But after watching one or two tutorials and one webinar on layering, which they have plenty of, you will catch on very quickly and it just becomes a very enjoyable program to use. Exporting is also fast. For me, Capture One's strong points are its ease of use in layering and in manipulating colors and color balance AND the speed. It executes all the changes that you want really, really fast. The negative is it is very expensive to buy the PRO version @$300. Sony version is affordable @$79 unfortunately it's good if you're using Sony cameras only.

Dennis833 Loc: Australia

It's the best raw processing software IMO.

Vigneron

I've been reading up on Affinity Photo and looking at the tutorials. Seems to be a winner for what I want to do. Easier than GIMP and will do most of what PS will do. Cost is only about $50 to purchase and NO subscriptions.

selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

My curiosity tempted me to download a trial version. It seemed to work but it is no match for Capture One or other existing software.

When I saved the work I did on a single 24MP file wit the intent of returning later to continue development, the result was a file of more than 120 megabytes. Capture One, Lightroom and other products are much more efficient. I uninstalled the free trial within a day.