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Here's an alternative hot take on this. You gotta cut the Creative Cloud addiction. Unless you're a full-time designer (especially if working in print or somet
by Klonoar 7y ago
Here's an alternative hot take on this.
You gotta cut the Creative Cloud addiction. Unless you're a full-time designer (especially if working in print or something), alternative tools exist, and it's about figuring out how to move and work in them.
No, GIMP isn't in the conversation.
People complain about web tech, but I've found that it's honestly really the best bet for new design technology. Figma et all are good enough for most stuff, many have PSD support, and better collaboration stories on top of all that.
My two cents, at least. I could be wrong, but this is what I'm trying to do - my logic became "if I'm gonna pay monthly for this shit, why am I paying Adobe?". They're not even truly native on macOS and it's run worse for me with each update.
- Uehreka 7y agoI get what you’re saying in terms of Photoshop and Illustrator, but what about After Effects (and by extension Adobe Media Encoder)? I love web tech, but I have never seen an application come close to the power I get in there.
- mackrevinack 7y agofusion? im pretty sure they have a Linux version. they do with Resolve anyway. you can also do some fusion stuff inside of resolve now
- toastal 7y agoSwitching year ago away from Lightroom, I can do so much photo editing/retouching in RAW that darktable has pretty much eliminated my need for Photoshop/GIMP.
- kraig911 7y agoI've tried this though. The tools are just essential though :/ Figma in the browser is great for most things but you can't draw well in it. Inkscape takes extra effort. But animating svg for out put or making high rez images to output for 2x/3x? That's the difficult part. I just wish Adobe would listen. You're dead right on the macOS point and here I am running windows nowadays.