Affinity Photo / Designer
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My software journey ... (apologies in advance for length, wanted to be constructive)
I like them. It's a bit of adjusting but I find it very comparable for overall editing and design. Got the three pack on sale, I think I paid under a $100 for the suite. It opens adobe files, which is really rad. I could finally kick adobe, minus my dire addiction to LR and Photoshop for photos. Still need to push them (exp 16 x 45 megapixel panorama). Adobe creates a psb file to handle the size. Not sure how Affinity will do. Stacking photos as well .... super intense for CPU and RAM. Will see if I can bust.
I love NOVA from panic, finally was able to kick dreamweaver. I really love it. Once you get the hang of it, I found it to be the better tool. Yet, these are not the fastest applications, but if you got some good guts and some patience I found these to be wise investments.
Unfortunately for photos, I cannot shake LR or Photoshop. Adobe has created a symbiotic relationship between the two that is actually extremely beneficial and efficient for editing / post / general photography. They got me. I tired other apps, yeah they cool but there is a reason these tools still dominate the atmosphere, they are good if not the best for overall pixel wizardry. Amazon has an awesome deal ... $120 for both/year. In contrast. $60 for CC monthly.
Premiere is dust for me. Smoking on FCP. Apple plays nice with Apple. From editing to output, FCP just kills it on its own chips. Not doing anything graphicallly intense, but playing with 8k (z9) footage which is a burden on its own.
I am sure there are many other contenders, I just found these to work, as I slowly ease off Adobe.
Bananas.
Not gonna lie ... I did rent Illustrator for a month. Which was kinda rad. I just focused use on that application for that month. Cleaning identifies, eps, ai files and la la la. It's a nice feeling to know you can rent the "needed" application for the month.
My setup
Affinity Suite - Paid $82.99
Nova - Paid $99
Lightroom & Photoshop Crack Addiction ($120 year amazon deal)
FCP - Paid $299= $600.99 Year 1 cost
= $720.99 Year 2 cumulative cost
= $840.99 Year 3 cumulative cost
10 Year Cost = $1,680.99 (*straight use)Vs
One year of CC $60 x 12 = $720 (no ownership)
Year two cumulative cost ... $1440
Year three cumulative cost ... $2160
10 Year Cost = $7,200.00 (*assuming Adobe does not balloon the monthly cost in the next 10 years ... )Hi!
- Shit. Sorry I missed this - I love the cumulative cost breakdown - nice!Nairn