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imagine a world where blender/kdenlive/gimp/libreoffice are proper alternatives to commercial software and people use them just because they are not "web based"

imagine a world where blender/kdenlive/gimp/libreoffice are proper alternatives to commercial software and people use them just because they are not "web based" or subscription only or avoid linux users like the plague which adobe/autodesk/microsoft do with their products.

oblio 4y ago
> avoid linux users like the plague which adobe/autodesk/microsoft do with their products The support workload is not worth the pitiful money involved.
themodelplumber 4y ago
They are proper alternatives though? Am I understanding that you think they aren't? I've sent many an invoice for work done in those very apps...the city where I live (3D modeling illustrations for promoting a concert series, rendered at 12+ MP for print), a distributor of various different wine brands, and a grocery business are a few example clients. That alone was a lot of work, hundreds of hours at least.
- 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
  what i mean is, only recently it appears the professional circuit across the world is slowly accepting the fact that blender is now a growing good alternative and that has spurred more dev time and more finesse into the software. earlier, everyone would laugh at blender like gimp is a meme now but things have changed. same for kdenlive/libreoffice. these two are there but people don't take them seriously. kdenlive i hear has stability issues and libreoffice has compatibility with MS office. gimp is still a meme.
signaru 4y ago
add InkScape! ... and FreeCad when it solves its topology naming issues
justinclift 4y ago
At least Blender is starting to be seriously considered in that space. LibreOffice would be a "maybe", depending on some factors. The others though, seemd to be a ways off.
whywhywhywhy 4y ago
Blender already is but unlike GIMP and Libreoffice they have people with actual vision on the team. Not just people cloning 2 decade old software badly and complaining when users request features. Every single junior who asks me what 3D software to learn I say Blender, I would have used to say C4D but Blender has improved so much. Never in a million years would I suggest GIMP or Libreoffice.
- ladyanita22 4y ago
  Have you tried any of both? Because that's a huge disregard for other people's work. Especially when these apps are actually pretty good for being so understaffed. They are not Photoshop or MS Office, but I'd love to see what Adobe or Microsoft could do on such little budget.

oblio 4y ago

> avoid linux users like the plague which adobe/autodesk/microsoft do with their products The support workload is not worth the pitiful money involved.

themodelplumber 4y ago

They are proper alternatives though? Am I understanding that you think they aren't? I've sent many an invoice for work done in those very apps...the city where I live (3D modeling illustrations for promoting a concert series, rendered at 12+ MP for print), a distributor of various different wine brands, and a grocery business are a few example clients. That alone was a lot of work, hundreds of hours at least.

2Gkashmiri 4y ago
what i mean is, only recently it appears the professional circuit across the world is slowly accepting the fact that blender is now a growing good alternative and that has spurred more dev time and more finesse into the software. earlier, everyone would laugh at blender like gimp is a meme now but things have changed. same for kdenlive/libreoffice. these two are there but people don't take them seriously. kdenlive i hear has stability issues and libreoffice has compatibility with MS office. gimp is still a meme.

signaru 4y ago

add InkScape! ... and FreeCad when it solves its topology naming issues

justinclift 4y ago

At least Blender is starting to be seriously considered in that space. LibreOffice would be a "maybe", depending on some factors. The others though, seemd to be a ways off.

whywhywhywhy 4y ago

Blender already is but unlike GIMP and Libreoffice they have people with actual vision on the team. Not just people cloning 2 decade old software badly and complaining when users request features. Every single junior who asks me what 3D software to learn I say Blender, I would have used to say C4D but Blender has improved so much. Never in a million years would I suggest GIMP or Libreoffice.

ladyanita22 4y ago
Have you tried any of both? Because that's a huge disregard for other people's work. Especially when these apps are actually pretty good for being so understaffed. They are not Photoshop or MS Office, but I'd love to see what Adobe or Microsoft could do on such little budget.