[Leica] moving beyond Adobe

[Aram Langhans]

Hi Brian.  I have not succumbed yet, either.  I have looked at other 
possibilities, but since I have been using LR since version 1, and 
keywording and developing over 60K photos, I have a large investment in 
time and energy with LR.  If I were to find something else, I would have 
to either export all my files as TIFF or loose all my work.  I do not 
see me abandoning Adobe for that reason.  However, I have not found much 
new in the CC versions over 6.14 that I cannot do without, but they are 
getting close. Perhaps the inclusion of profiles in 7.3 might be the 
tipping point. I have been playing with it on my father-in-law's 
computer since it came out and I can see the potential.  I also like the 
masks you can apply to the brushes and the grad filter.  So, as I said, 
I am close to paying the ransom.  I will hang on to LR6 and CS6 as they 
will always work and I own them, unless I get a new camera, as Phlippe 
says, that will require I either upgrade or use the Adobe DNG converter, 
but that will add a few steps.

Aram


On 4/5/2018 12:26 PM, Brian Reid wrote:
> Ome thing I've learned from watching all of these upgrade questions is 
> that many people do what I do with Adobe software, which is to cling 
> to the last pre-CC version, because CC veersions all have monthly fees.
>
> I use Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6, Lightroom 5.7, and Dreamweaver CS6. 
> I cannot bear the thought of signing up for monthly fees.
>
> I wonder if Affinity is ready to be real competition for Adobe. I've 
> used Photoshop for at least 20 years, and I can do anything with it. 
> My fingers and spinal cord know how to use it. Ditto for Dreamweaver. 
> Once a year I have to consult the manual for InDesign, but it is also 
> an integral part of my life. Lightroom just works; there's not much of 
> a learning curve.
>
> I'm tempted to buy some Affinity products and try them out, but I 
> haven't done it yet. Mostly for lack of time to learn something new. 
> Have any of you tried to let go of Adobe, and, if so, where did you go 
> and how did you like it?
>
> Brian Reid
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