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I'm absolutely amazed I haven't seen Photoshop on the list yet. Incredibly powerful, very reliable, thoroughly worth the pricetag - and I don't love subscripti
by thenomad 10y ago
I'm absolutely amazed I haven't seen Photoshop on the list yet.
Incredibly powerful, very reliable, thoroughly worth the pricetag - and I don't love subscription software.
It's generally a joy to use. And I can't think of another piece of powerful visual creation software that is.
- huhtenberg 10y agoPhotoshop is incredibly glitchy, at least its Windows version is. It manages to crash even while initializing.
- throwanem 10y agoWhich version? I've been using CS3 for years and it's rock solid.
- thenomad 10y agoI'm on Windows and I honestly can't recall the last time I saw a PS crash - and I've used it more or less daily for the last half-decade or so.
- simbalion 10y agoCS5 never crashes for me... That said, The price tag is obscene. Large price tags for specialty business software is fine when the publisher is an indy developer with a small demographic. Photoshop does not qualify. I understand they will charge whatever the market will pay, but that doesn't make it right or "not evil". It's 2016 and I think we should really grow up as a species. Competing so ferociously with your fellow man that you make all the money and they end up dead should not really be socially tolerable.
- jpindar 10y agoCorel PaintShop Pro is a professional quality program that's almost as almost as full featured for a fraction of the price. I create content for virtual worlds and once I moved past the beginner's stage of using free programs (of which I believe Paint.Net is the best) I bought PSP and found it has everything I need.
- kiwijamo 10y agoPremiere Pro and Photoshop has improved a lot over the last few years. But it's let down by the crappy Creative Cloud app which does weird stuff such as suggesting updates that have already been applied. But it's hard to find a better alternative for some of their apps.