On 11/14/2016 4:11 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-11-14 19:24:50 +0000, Neil said:

I've downloaded and started getting familiar with this app, and
thought I'd share a few first impressions; I will be buying this app!

I mentioned in another thread that I used Serif software long ago, but
that they faded into the background for me when Adobe started buying
the better graphic app companies and subsequently dominated the
market. Like their earlier products, Photo appears to be aimed at the
professional user. The app handles all the essential formats including
CMYK and LAB. The tool set is considerable, and I even found some
creative ways that some of the "common" tools work to make editing
photos easier and faster.

Not only is this app a functional competitor to PhotoShop, there is no
comparison to the "lesser" apps like GIMP. There may be something one
can do in PS that can't be done with Affinity Photo, but it might take
me some time to find it.

Thanks, Duck, for the pointer!

I am glad you took the time to explore Affinity Photo and discovered the
geat functionality of this app.

It is a powerful app which will meet the needs of many folks looking for
a Photoshop replacement without much compromise. I understand that there
is a resistance against much of what Adobe has done in recent years with
the subscription model, even though for many of us Adobe CC is currently
our preferred choice.

For the last three years I have explored many of the options for a PS
replacement and maintained my Adobe CC subscription. Through this period
I have found two Mac only apps, Acorn and Pixelmator, which are adequate
PS replacements, and one which is probably the best, of the current PS
replacement class, Affinity Photo. I have bought both Pixelmator and
Affinity Photo (AP), putting my money where my mouth is, and I use both
along with my normal Lightroom CC/PS CC workflow so that I can climb the
AP learning curve and discover different results with different apps.

Anyway, I have no doubt that Affinity Photo will meet your photo editing
needs.

Yes, there will be a learning curve, but I can already see many
correlative functions between AP and PhotoShop. Some of the tools have
different and/or added functionality, some PS functions are made
available in a different way, e.g. some selection tools and curve
editors. But, the control appears to be there, and as I'm not a
"pre-set" fan, I was glad to see macro capabilities.

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best regards,

Neil