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Except, if the only app you need is photoshop you can own Affiniy Photo for $30. Or, you can own Affinity Design for $30. And this one is the real kicker, Black

Except, if the only app you need is photoshop you can own Affiniy Photo for $30. Or, you can own Affinity Design for $30. And this one is the real kicker, Blackmagic is giving away most of what you need for free, and if you need more you can get a permanent license for a few hundred bucks. How long do you think it will be before Adobe starts really bleeding.

madeofpalk 8y ago
Adobe has had cheaper competitors for ever - basically the only move it’s competitors have is to be cheaper. Adobe still exists.
- siidooloo 8y ago
  In the past Adobe’s competition wasn’t as good. Now, the competitors products are just as good. In the past PS competitors lacked features pros needed like PMS spot channels/CMYK/LAB. Not anymore. And Resolve is very compelling in the video realm. Many of Adobe’s core products have languished at the same time as many of the features that set them apart in the past are become less differentiating. The photo editing/vector drawing space is becoming more commoditized.
  - bscphil 8y ago
    Which is the "just as good" alternative to Lightroom? I've found its tools to be astonishingly high quality. Adjustments have exactly the effect you expect them to, instead of something closely adjacent to what you expect. The spot remover is basically magical. RAW handling is top notch. I haven't seen anything at all that comes close on a cheaper model.
    - saiya-jin 8y ago
      LR performance with RAW is beyond horrible. LR unability to work properly with simple panoramas is pathetic - Autopano can fetch all info from RAW just as well as LR, perform the joining about 3-4x faster (no kidding), AND do a far better job at joining pictures where LR simply fails to find anything matching. And those are just panoramas
- siidooloo 8y ago
  I should also add, Quark was the king until it wasn’t. Adobe will be the king until they aren’t.
ada1981 8y ago
I’ll have to checkout black magic.

madeofpalk 8y ago

Adobe has had cheaper competitors for ever - basically the only move it’s competitors have is to be cheaper. Adobe still exists.

siidooloo 8y ago
In the past Adobe’s competition wasn’t as good. Now, the competitors products are just as good. In the past PS competitors lacked features pros needed like PMS spot channels/CMYK/LAB. Not anymore. And Resolve is very compelling in the video realm. Many of Adobe’s core products have languished at the same time as many of the features that set them apart in the past are become less differentiating. The photo editing/vector drawing space is becoming more commoditized.
- bscphil 8y ago
  Which is the "just as good" alternative to Lightroom? I've found its tools to be astonishingly high quality. Adjustments have exactly the effect you expect them to, instead of something closely adjacent to what you expect. The spot remover is basically magical. RAW handling is top notch. I haven't seen anything at all that comes close on a cheaper model.
  - saiya-jin 8y ago
    LR performance with RAW is beyond horrible. LR unability to work properly with simple panoramas is pathetic - Autopano can fetch all info from RAW just as well as LR, perform the joining about 3-4x faster (no kidding), AND do a far better job at joining pictures where LR simply fails to find anything matching. And those are just panoramas
siidooloo 8y ago
I should also add, Quark was the king until it wasn’t. Adobe will be the king until they aren’t.

ada1981 8y ago

I’ll have to checkout black magic.