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Only After Effects doesn't have an all-in-one competitor, really. Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign, as a linked suite, has a very, very able competitor in Affini
by unfocussed_mike 5y ago
Only After Effects doesn't have an all-in-one competitor, really.
Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign, as a linked suite, has a very, very able competitor in Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher. Given the complexity of these products, expecting more than one fully-integrated competing suite might be too much.
You might find this video useful, to see the extent to which it is a competitor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVqJIaMlB6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVqJIaMlB6E
Not a 100% drop-in replacement, mind you, but almost nothing ever is. Very close, though, and capable of some remarkable things.
(I still don't have Publisher but I love Photo and Designer.)
- roywiggins 5y agoLast I looked for a replacement for Lightroom I didn't really find anything that worked well for me. Maybe the open source tools have matured in the interim? I've been sticking with my old copy of Lightroom 5 and until I buy a new camera that it doesn't support processing raw files for.
- unfocussed_mike 5y agoI don't really like Darktable for that job to be honest -- nothing against what it is capable of, because it is clearly capable, it just rubs me up the wrong way GUI-wise. Haven't tried RawTherapee in a long time but maybe? Because I don't really like working in "sessions" and prefer folders, what I do is use DxO PhotoLab (which now comes in an "Essentials" version when you get it with their Nik tools, which might appeal to you). It's fast enough to cull in, though for really fast culls I use Fileloupe on the Mac.