IanYorke

I certainly agree with the need for much improved noise reduction. Ian

If DXO can't open the native raw files it can't open a converted dng. Apps like Topaz, LR pano/hdr files etc that produce dng files that are "linear" dng, that is effectively a tif file in a dng ...

I've downloaded them but will stick with the msix instals for a while longer as the little "helper" Launch.exe file from Serif sorted the issues with access from other programs. In general I like ...

Not a Mac user but system requirements are OK? Minimum system configuration: • Any CPU • 8 GB RAM • 4 GB available disk space • macOS 11.6 (Big Sur) or higher Recommended system configuration: • ...

PL6 doesn't have a plugin API but you can simply use its export to application feature to use Topaz Photo, Sharpen etc, NIK tools, etc. If you are using other tools like Topaz then it is often ...

I think the two can coexist but it's going to get very confuxing if you do that :-) Ian

For those wanting MSI install option it's now available.

Can't you save an image if you use it as a standalone rather than as a LR plugin? Ian

i would assume that back in the day you had a reasonably sensible hard drive folder scheme. eg Year folder, event and date folders inside that etc, so your dam requirements are modest? The big ...

Unfortunately, all in one PC's normally offer little in the way of upgrading. With the increase in the use of AI in software a decent GPU is becoming a must. You will encounter similar problems ...

Thanks. Ian

My post was about the model not the price. What's your view on the model, subscribe and get a free or reduced price perpetual licence? Might it be adopted by more software vendors? Is it a better ...

The OP was referring to the MSI installs.

You can try them from here, people are saying they work fine: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/178419-msi-installer-upadate/

Are you under the impression that the free perpetual version that you get after 5 years subscription is not the current version but 5 years old? Ian

The perpetual license you get is the version that exists when you stop subscribing so it is exactly the same situation as any perpetual license. C1 is backward compatible, like LR it will upgrade ...

DeepPrime /DeepPrime XD rely on having a decent GPU or the Mac equivalent. Ian

Yes, people will have different immunity profiles but Omicron, unlike Wuhan, is an upper respiratory disease rather than going to the lungs, which is why it is less harmful. Wow, Covid 4 times is ...

I've worked in China for more than 25 years, remotely at the moment of course :-) Lots of ill informed information on the media in the UK at the moment concerning China. Literally everyone in the ...

Yes, that's why I started this thread, C1's subscription model is more attractive than the traditional one where you stop subscribing where, using Adobe as the example, you lose all access to ...