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Adobe's decision to eliminate perpetual licensing for its Elements software has stirred controversy among consumers (www.techradar.com)

submitted 1 month ago by fne8w2ah to c/technology

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[–] JustARaccoon 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'd add that they often have steep sales, and Black Friday is coming, but also while affinity is an underdog their formats are just as closed source if not more so than Adobe

[–] Paranoidfactoid 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Until GIMP gets nondestructive adjustment layers, Krita is the closest. And it's definitely not good enough. But Inkscape is very good. Blender is very good, even it's broken VSE editor. Though Resolve is amazing and the pro version is ridiculously cheap at $300.

[–] JustARaccoon 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah there's no easy win, Affinity is the closest competitor but it's worth keeping in mind that they're not the anti-adobe, they're not fighting for accessible open software, especially not since they've sold out to Canva.

I am still happy with my purchase and I think it's a good deal tho esp on a sale, just worth the consideration.

[–] Paranoidfactoid 4 points 1 month ago

It's a one time purchase license, not a subscription. And the software is good.