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/rant I do contract work and it’s ridiculous that some clients specifically request for graphics to be done on Adobe. When there are a myriad of other options n

by jansho 9y ago

/rant I do contract work and it’s ridiculous that some clients specifically request for graphics to be done on Adobe. When there are a myriad of other options now, like Affinity as you suggested, and Inkscape which I happen to prefer over Illustrator. And sometimes ad-hoc methods like online gif generators and filters are all you need for a simple job.

AmVess 9y ago
I'd stick with PS if I were using it in a professional manner simly because it is the standard. Affinity Photo is perfect for me because it does 95% of what I want, and it has really good .psd support so all those gigs of .psds that I have can still be used. It is the first photo app that I'm happy with instead of using PS. Sure, it has some warts here and there, and it's not as fast a PS...but Adobe has quite a long lead on them. They've done an admirable job catching up as much as they have, and they are constantly developing it, too. It has a 10-day trial which is a healthy chunk of time to get used to it. I've been using PS since version 5, and I felt comfortable with Affinity Photo after a few hours. I'm not a professional, nor am I a hardcore PS user, but I am very familiar with it. 0 regrets switching so far.
- arvinsim 9y ago
  > I'd stick with PS if I were using it in a professional manner simply because it is the standard. And it will continue to remain standard until professionals demand the right to choose the program they want to work in. Seriously, professionals whine all the time about Adobe but they aren't taking the steps to break out of the monopoly.
- jjeaff 9y ago
  But what about that remaining 5%? It reminds me of those that day that an iPad can do 99% of what you need to do. So to me, that says I still need a laptop for that last 1%.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
    True, iff you use that 1%. Most people never need Photoshop per se.
cm2012 9y ago
I def prefer when contractors work in adobe, since then I can easily make tweaks to their work in the future.
johncalvinyoung 9y ago
I do contract design as well and for some things there really is no competitor. I haven't heard of anybody seriously competing with InDesign since Quark XPress became not-a-thing-anymore.

by jansho 9y ago

AmVess 9y ago

I'd stick with PS if I were using it in a professional manner simly because it is the standard. Affinity Photo is perfect for me because it does 95% of what I want, and it has really good .psd support so all those gigs of .psds that I have can still be used. It is the first photo app that I'm happy with instead of using PS. Sure, it has some warts here and there, and it's not as fast a PS...but Adobe has quite a long lead on them. They've done an admirable job catching up as much as they have, and they are constantly developing it, too. It has a 10-day trial which is a healthy chunk of time to get used to it. I've been using PS since version 5, and I felt comfortable with Affinity Photo after a few hours. I'm not a professional, nor am I a hardcore PS user, but I am very familiar with it. 0 regrets switching so far.

arvinsim 9y ago
> I'd stick with PS if I were using it in a professional manner simply because it is the standard. And it will continue to remain standard until professionals demand the right to choose the program they want to work in. Seriously, professionals whine all the time about Adobe but they aren't taking the steps to break out of the monopoly.
jjeaff 9y ago
But what about that remaining 5%? It reminds me of those that day that an iPad can do 99% of what you need to do. So to me, that says I still need a laptop for that last 1%.
- yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
  True, iff you use that 1%. Most people never need Photoshop per se.

cm2012 9y ago

I def prefer when contractors work in adobe, since then I can easily make tweaks to their work in the future.

johncalvinyoung 9y ago

I do contract design as well and for some things there really is no competitor. I haven't heard of anybody seriously competing with InDesign since Quark XPress became not-a-thing-anymore.