It's a new day, how is Affinity Photo treating you

Toermalijn said:

Chaplain Mark said:

I can't speak to Affinity's strengths and weaknesses, because I'm fairly new to post-processing.

I very definitely can speak to the learning curve.....Affinity Photo is the first photo editing software program I have been successful at learning and using, and during the past several months, I have tried several different programs.

I have read several negative comments regarding Affinity's RAW capabilities, but I have nothing negative to say so far. Have been very much enjoying the RAW processing I have so far done in Affinity.

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Geekapoo said:

I have been a LR user since LR4 and have decided to stop upgrades due to the subscription pricing strategy.

I'm currently evaluating ACDSee, DxO Photolab and Affinity. I appreciate that I have yet to fully understand the nuances of each program as relates to processing images (or even seriously tap into the capabilities). What I've encountered is that I can get similar results with all of the software programs except Affinity (with DxO an impressive standout re noise reduction). Also, it is my least liked UI.

So, I have removed Affinity from consideration and am adding Capture 1 Pro to the mix. Currently DxO is my favorite and assume that Capture 1 Pro may give DxO a challenge.

Too bad as I find the online learning resources for Affinity to be quite rich (vs DxO) but get better results with other software programs.

Richard

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Chaplain Mark said:

Geekapoo said:

I have been a LR user since LR4 and have decided to stop upgrades due to the subscription pricing strategy.

I'm currently evaluating ACDSee, DxO Photolab and Affinity. I appreciate that I have yet to fully understand the nuances of each program as relates to processing images (or even seriously tap into the capabilities). What I've encountered is that I can get similar results with all of the software programs except Affinity (with DxO an impressive standout re noise reduction). Also, it is my least liked UI.

So, I have removed Affinity from consideration and am adding Capture 1 Pro to the mix. Currently DxO is my favorite and assume that Capture 1 Pro may give DxO a challenge.

Too bad as I find the online learning resources for Affinity to be quite rich (vs DxO) but get better results with other software programs.

Richard

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I must be wired exactly opposite from everyone else, lol, because I have found Affinity Photo to be the only image editing software program whose UI makes sense to me and which I've been able to learn and use.

Just cracks me up how one man's ceiling can be another man's floor...!!

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irv00 said:

Chaplain Mark said:

Geekapoo said:

I have been a LR user since LR4 and have decided to stop upgrades due to the subscription pricing strategy.

I'm currently evaluating ACDSee, DxO Photolab and Affinity. I appreciate that I have yet to fully understand the nuances of each program as relates to processing images (or even seriously tap into the capabilities). What I've encountered is that I can get similar results with all of the software programs except Affinity (with DxO an impressive standout re noise reduction). Also, it is my least liked UI.

So, I have removed Affinity from consideration and am adding Capture 1 Pro to the mix. Currently DxO is my favorite and assume that Capture 1 Pro may give DxO a challenge.

Too bad as I find the online learning resources for Affinity to be quite rich (vs DxO) but get better results with other software programs.

Richard

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I must be wired exactly opposite from everyone else, lol, because I have found Affinity Photo to be the only image editing software program whose UI makes sense to me and which I've been able to learn and use.

Just cracks me up how one man's ceiling can be another man's floor...!!

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You’re misunderstanding the other poster: he eliminated Affinity because he is clearly interested in a raw converter, Affinity Photo’s weakest point. From *that* angle it makes total sense.

On the other hand, if he were interested in an editor in the Photoshop tradition/line, Affinity Photo would be one of the top candidates, perhaps number 1.

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Scott Vail said:

irv00 said:

Chaplain Mark said:

Geekapoo said:

I have been a LR user since LR4 and have decided to stop upgrades due to the subscription pricing strategy.

I'm currently evaluating ACDSee, DxO Photolab and Affinity. I appreciate that I have yet to fully understand the nuances of each program as relates to processing images (or even seriously tap into the capabilities). What I've encountered is that I can get similar results with all of the software programs except Affinity (with DxO an impressive standout re noise reduction). Also, it is my least liked UI.

So, I have removed Affinity from consideration and am adding Capture 1 Pro to the mix. Currently DxO is my favorite and assume that Capture 1 Pro may give DxO a challenge.

Too bad as I find the online learning resources for Affinity to be quite rich (vs DxO) but get better results with other software programs.

Richard

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I must be wired exactly opposite from everyone else, lol, because I have found Affinity Photo to be the only image editing software program whose UI makes sense to me and which I've been able to learn and use.

Just cracks me up how one man's ceiling can be another man's floor...!!

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You’re misunderstanding the other poster: he eliminated Affinity because he is clearly interested in a raw converter, Affinity Photo’s weakest point. From *that* angle it makes total sense.

On the other hand, if he were interested in an editor in the Photoshop tradition/line, Affinity Photo would be one of the top candidates, perhaps number 1.

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Which other poster? Mark was responding to Geekapoo,

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Scott Vail said:

who eliminated Affinity Photo based upon a dislike for the user interface.

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Scott Vail said:

There was no mention of a RAW converter in Geekapoo's post, nor Mark's response.

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Scott Vail said:

I totally agree that Affinity Photo's weakest point is processing in RAW.

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Scott Vail said:

As far as the interface, it's uncannily similar to that of Ps.

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Scott Vail said:

Neither are intuitively obvious until one plays a bit and grasps the logic behind using layers and understanding the concept of relationships between parent/child.

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montera2 said:

At the moment treating not so friendly, can't open the SW. I installed it when it first was released for Win. Have been done some trial stuff with different cameras I own, all but the latest GFX files can (could) be opened and the SW kind of did what could be expected. At the end of 2017 the SW stopped working, could not be opened. Installed the latest Beta but no luck. I found some DIY tweak suggestions but have no time to start that route. Are there more "unhappy users" of an AfP totally dummy SW? Win 10 Pro, 64bit, 1709.

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JLGF1 said:

AP runs fine on even modest Win-10 64-bit systems so your report, if true, sounds like an isolated case. Perhaps you need to un-install and re-install or find someone experienced for assistance.

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montera2 said:

JLGF1 said:

AP runs fine on even modest Win-10 64-bit systems so your report, if true, sounds like an isolated case. Perhaps you need to un-install and re-install or find someone experienced for assistance.

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Yes, it may be an small group nuisance. Google didn't give the answer but I got the remedy from AfP forum; "Can you hold down CTRL and start the application? You should get prompted to reset settings. If you tick everything and continue, it should help."

It did, it's running again. No way had I got it right on my own.

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