Thread 461716

Is affinity actually a good replacement for what it advertises?
I don't mind paying for software so long as it's a perpetual license. I don't wanna give any money to adobe nor do I wanna pirate their software and risk getting fucked.

>>461716 (OP)
Solo designer? It's fine.
No client would care what software you used to make their item.

It's really when you work with other people that you want to stay within the industry standards (ie. PS, Illus, Avid, Corel)

>>461717
>It's really when you work with other people that you want to stay within the industry standards
Accurate. I work for a book publisher, and I was just told to move back to Illustrator and InDesign's shitty UX because they had to redo some stuff I had made on Publisher when I was on leave.

>>461717
I sometimes make business cards and flyers for businesses and the local printer here demands InDesign files because they have to make the "final touches". One place still uses Quark.

>>461717
I assume you can export the files into .psd and .ai files like how CSP can do the same?

>>461716 (OP)
>>461717
My honest review after 3 years of repeated use:

Affinity Designer > Illustrator
Affinity Photo < Photoshop
Affinity Publisher >= InDesign

Shared observations:
- All 3 take a little time to learn if youre used to Adobe. They have some different terms and methods to achieve similar features in their respective programs. Might feel like "xyz with extra steps" at times. But very customizable interface. If you know your needs, you'll be just fine.
- I like Designer a lot :)

Exceptions:
I like Photoshop more than Affinity Photo (AP). AP feels more like Lightroom if it had a bit more of photoshops freedom around the time I was using it.

Worth it if you want something you pay once for with a consistent ecosystem.

>>461992
what makes designer better than illustrator?

i had to move from pc to mac and i couldnt pirate photoshop in here so i bought the lifetime thing of affinity and it takes a learning curve, but its quite great now

>>461716 (OP)
No. It's the better option for non-professionals, but they have some serious work to do before they can fight Adobe on its home turf. E.g. Affinity don't support RTL text. At all.

>>461995
MSJ forum.

I love it, it is fantastic. It SHOULD be the standard. Much easier to learn than adobe stuff. Feels better to use.

It can do the basics but you will eventually run into stumbling blocks. Designer has no vector brushes. There are also no filters for manipulating vectors or vector tracing. It's getting better though with the recent pathfinder tool integration. There were no major updates this year so Canva might not be heavily invested in it.

>>461994
Not having to pay subscription. If you like using plugins however, then it's 50/50 determinate.

Illustrator's plugins don't work in Designer.
But, Affinity Photo can use Photoshop plugins. So far, it's hit or miss with the ones I'm troubleshooting, but the G'MIC plugin is fairly good.

In Designer the pivot point for curves is placed in the middle of the spline. This renders the whole thing useless.

>broke
>trying to get into video editing/graphic design for a hyper focused freelancing market I want to zero in on
>my cracked photoshop and adobe programs have been found out and disabled, and the guide has been removed from the internet
>download GIMP
>fool around editing something, dont really like how it feels
>application suddenly crashes, losing my progress
>I have a super strong computer, app is just ass
>go to check out Affinity, $60 for lifetime but I can try the free trial, Im sure its better
>on affinity's website
>scroll everywhere, cant find download or buy anywhere
>what the fuck
>look it up
>Affinity got bought out, and they removed the ability to purchase the program
>people think they are relaunching a new version with a subscription model

Fucking hell this is frustrating. Maybe I can bite the bullet on just renting Photoshop for $35/month but I really dont want to lock my work into a subscription service, especially when Im so broke. I guess I try to suffer with GIMP more.

>>462380
>gimp
at least use krita, bruh...

OP here, I was almost thinking of getting and now they just outright removed the way to buy it like >>462380 said.
What in the world?

You crackers need to learn how to pirate. I've been using Adobe products for years and never paid a dime. I wish I could also download a car.

>>462382
>>462380

They have announced a major update that will be released on October 30. Many design influencers say that Affinity has gathered a lot of information and has taken ideas and feedback into account.

Since being acquired by Canva, there seems to be more money and resources available for development. It's definitely exciting to see what comes next.

I also don’t think they will introduce a subscription model—but who knows.

Just use DaVinci Resolve. Hovid edits all his videos with it, and it’s also about 90% free.

>>462380
download cc 2018 from rutracker

never had any problems with that

>>462464
The next version is going to be full of AI Jeet code.

>>462472
let’s hope it won’t be like that