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panja@lemmy.world 8 months agoI mean I hate Adobe as much as the next guy but photoshop is like $10/month
mihnt@lemmy.world 8 months ago
HidingCat@kbin.social 8 months ago
Photography plan should still be US$10 for both PS and LR.
icedterminal@lemmy.world 8 months ago
mihnt@lemmy.world 8 months ago
[deleted]HidingCat@kbin.social 8 months ago
Eh, would you prefer that to be US$20 each instead? Why are you ideologically opposed to something when there are benefits?
Prismo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeh, I use 4 applications from Adobe in very limited amounts. I wish they did a pay as you use subscription! If you use them all every day it’s cheap, but I maybe use them about 10-15 hours per month at the most.
mihnt@lemmy.world 8 months ago
[deleted]Prismo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Traditional I would be working on a freelance basis with companies and teams that would only use adobe, and wanted files in those formats. Though as I’m doing more and more of work just for myself the alternatives are getting more tempting.
CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
I have the $10 plan.
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Americans will talk of $10 a month like it’s chump change. It’s more expensive than my water bill.
Now add every other tool that decides to take the same approach.
Wahots@pawb.social 8 months ago
$10 is also more expensive than my water bill in the US*. I purposely have as few subscriptions as possible.
*other utility bills are higher though, like sewer capacity, which is $17/mo.
panja@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If you’re using photoshop in a business or hobby capacity, $10/month is a fairly good deal.
I personally use Affinity Photo but I’m not going to pretend that it has feature parity with photoshop.
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Paying forever is not a better deal than paying the price of a few months of use and then having it for years. Maybe a business can justify that, but for a hobby? No way.
panja@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Maybe a business can justify that, but for a hobby? No way.
Hobbyists CAN and DO get the $10/mo plan. It’s cheaper than most streaming services and if it’s a part of your workflow (as a hobby photographer, for example) then $10/month for a constantly updated software is a good deal.
Like if you don’t value photoshop at $10/month that’s okay but A LOT of people do.
Paying forever is not a better deal
I just ran into the not forever issue when I had to re-buy Affinity photo to get the newest version.
Virkkunen@kbin.social 8 months ago
Affinity Photo is $60 once and you own it forever, with free updates. It's pretty much the only actually good Photoshop replacement.
Vordus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
GIMP is free and also doubles as a way to express just how much I hate myself!
dave@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Free minor updates. And if you buy it a month before a major version update, you get nothing. Ask me how I know :/.
SaltySalamander@kbin.social 8 months ago
🏴☠️
baked_tea@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Photopea is free and in browser as well
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Being a browser app is not a plus imo. I’ll take a snappy native app over easy portability every day.
HidingCat@kbin.social 8 months ago
They need to do a LR replacement, then I'll just switch to Affinity.
ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Darktable is an excellent replacement
HidingCat@kbin.social 8 months ago
I'll try it again, but several years ago when I tried it I didn't find it as good.
panja@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yep I use and love affinity photo. It works well for my needs.