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I maintain a list of Adobe alternatives here: https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/alternatives-to-adobe/ https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/alternatives-to-adobe/ I

I maintain a list of Adobe alternatives here: https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/alternatives-to-adobe/ https://untested.sonnet.io/notes/alternatives-to-adobe/ I had been using Adobe since Photoshop 5.5, but ditched it a couple of years ago and I’ve never looked back.

tristor 2y ago
I see you recommend CaptureOne to replace Lightroom. My wife is currently trying out CaptureOne, and my biggest issue is that it has such a different UX. I would love to ditch Lightroom, because I don't even use it for editing, I only use it for digital asset management/cataloguing, I do all my RAW edits from DxO Photo Lab, but I have thousands of raw images in my Lightroom catalog, just for this year so far. Unfortunately, all the alternatives I try have such a fundamentally different UX, especially when it comes to the export/import flow for third-party editing tools, that I haven't yet been able to get anything to fit my workflow.
- rpastuszak 2y ago
  Yup, had the same problem and decided to bite the bullet with CO. The OSS alternatives weren't that good at the time I made the switch, but maybe they've improved? I remember hearing something about Darktable splitting into two separate projects, one with a better UX? (I'm probably wrong re the details, on the phone atm) Ironically importing 40k or so photos from my old catalog into CO took just a fraction of time needed by LR to do the same. That was one of the triggers to stick with it for a few more days.
  - tristor 2y ago
    I haven't yet tried CaptureOne myself, so maybe I'll just give it a go. My wife got her license included with her camera purchase. Do you happen to know if it's fairly fully functional in the trial period, or am I going to have to shell out for it and hope for the best? My wife is also on Windows, and I'm on a Mac, so I don't know if that will end up with a better UX or not. I would really like to get rid of Lightroom. I pay right now for the CC Photography Plan, and I /only/ use Lightroom Classic and nothing else, and I only use it as a DAM, everything else is done in DxO Photo Lab or Photomatix anyway.
    - rpastuszak 2y ago
      > Do you happen to know if it's fairly fully functional in the trial period, Yeah, it should be! I'd say just give it a go and see. CO has also some interesting workflows for managing photoshoots, a more classic one similar to LR and a session-oriented one. The bulk update UI is not as nice as LRC imho.
  - _boffin_ 2y ago
    Was using Darktable last night. Awful ui/ux compared to Lightroom. I really do love Lightroom, but despise Adobe and their ways.
- lofaszvanitt 2y ago
  lightroom's UI/UX is trash compared to captureone, your productivity will skyrocket once you get to know C1. the company has lots of good videos where you can learn the whole program in 1-2 days.
  - _boffin_ 2y ago
    Please expand on why Lightroom’s UI is trash compared to CaptureOne. Just went to C1’s site and their vibe is more of a polished darktable than the polished golden turd Lightroom is.
    - lofaszvanitt 2y ago
      maybe use both and you'll discover it yourself.
Mashimo 2y ago
It's sad that CaptureOne now cost 350 USD and you will not get any updates :(
- rpastuszak 2y ago
  Yeah, I got it with a discount (Black Friday IIRC). I'm still on an older version but it works perfectly fine with all of my cameras, I don't see a reason to update.
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- lofaszvanitt 2y ago
  they have lot of 50% off deals throughout the year, especially towards the end of the year

tristor 2y ago

I see you recommend CaptureOne to replace Lightroom. My wife is currently trying out CaptureOne, and my biggest issue is that it has such a different UX. I would love to ditch Lightroom, because I don't even use it for editing, I only use it for digital asset management/cataloguing, I do all my RAW edits from DxO Photo Lab, but I have thousands of raw images in my Lightroom catalog, just for this year so far. Unfortunately, all the alternatives I try have such a fundamentally different UX, especially when it comes to the export/import flow for third-party editing tools, that I haven't yet been able to get anything to fit my workflow.

rpastuszak 2y ago
Yup, had the same problem and decided to bite the bullet with CO. The OSS alternatives weren't that good at the time I made the switch, but maybe they've improved? I remember hearing something about Darktable splitting into two separate projects, one with a better UX? (I'm probably wrong re the details, on the phone atm) Ironically importing 40k or so photos from my old catalog into CO took just a fraction of time needed by LR to do the same. That was one of the triggers to stick with it for a few more days.
- tristor 2y ago
  I haven't yet tried CaptureOne myself, so maybe I'll just give it a go. My wife got her license included with her camera purchase. Do you happen to know if it's fairly fully functional in the trial period, or am I going to have to shell out for it and hope for the best? My wife is also on Windows, and I'm on a Mac, so I don't know if that will end up with a better UX or not. I would really like to get rid of Lightroom. I pay right now for the CC Photography Plan, and I /only/ use Lightroom Classic and nothing else, and I only use it as a DAM, everything else is done in DxO Photo Lab or Photomatix anyway.
  - rpastuszak 2y ago
    > Do you happen to know if it's fairly fully functional in the trial period, Yeah, it should be! I'd say just give it a go and see. CO has also some interesting workflows for managing photoshoots, a more classic one similar to LR and a session-oriented one. The bulk update UI is not as nice as LRC imho.
- _boffin_ 2y ago
  Was using Darktable last night. Awful ui/ux compared to Lightroom. I really do love Lightroom, but despise Adobe and their ways.
lofaszvanitt 2y ago
lightroom's UI/UX is trash compared to captureone, your productivity will skyrocket once you get to know C1. the company has lots of good videos where you can learn the whole program in 1-2 days.
- _boffin_ 2y ago
  Please expand on why Lightroom’s UI is trash compared to CaptureOne. Just went to C1’s site and their vibe is more of a polished darktable than the polished golden turd Lightroom is.
  - lofaszvanitt 2y ago
    maybe use both and you'll discover it yourself.

Mashimo 2y ago

It's sad that CaptureOne now cost 350 USD and you will not get any updates :(

rpastuszak 2y ago
Yeah, I got it with a discount (Black Friday IIRC). I'm still on an older version but it works perfectly fine with all of my cameras, I don't see a reason to update.
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lofaszvanitt 2y ago
they have lot of 50% off deals throughout the year, especially towards the end of the year