Affinity is an excellent replacement for Photoshop, Illustrator, and Publisher. Gimp is a dumpster fire, both as software and a FOSS project.
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MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
With GIMP 3 and DaVinci Resolve 20 out there, this seems like a very bad idea.
Something something slips through your fingers something.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
killabeezio@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yeah, I tried Gimp. Hated it. One of the biggest issues with Gimp, besides features, is the workflow. If you are trying to get Photoshop users to move over, then it needs to at least have a similar workflow. It’s completely different though. You are learning an entirely new tool with new shortcuts. No one has time for this.
Look at vscode or neovim. Most devs use one of 5 editors these days. Vscode and neovim being the most popular. If you want to compete with these tools, they need to have a similar workflow and feel to what people are used to. Otherwise, no one will use it.
I’ll use photopea over gimp any day for this reason.
epicstove@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
There is photoGIMP which redesigns the UI to be more like Photoshop. There’s also Photoshop keyboard shortcut lists out there that you can change GIMP to.
It’s not perfect, but it defiantly helps for a lot of people.
For whatever reason, GIMP really wants to try and not be Photoshop when that’s literally the thing it’s competing against.
okamiueru@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeh. No fault of course in of itself tho. Gimp developers have tried to make something, but it just hasn’t materialised in the same way as Blender. Kudos for trying.
UniversalMonk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Affinity is an excellent replacement for Photoshop, Illustrator, and Publisher.
I may have to finally make the switch. I’ve been using photoshop/illustrator for over 20 years now though…
It’s gonna be damn hard to make the switch…
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
They are the industry standard so they can do anything
MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Didn’t stop me from switching to Linux for my entire workflow. Industry standard is just a phrase. It doesn’t truly mean anything when viable and real alternatives exist.
filcuk@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I don’t think that’s true, at least for companies.
Industry standard or even company standard means you need a very critical reason to switch because doing so is very costly in ways that don’t really affect an individual or a small team.
This is why large corps often still use decades old software that may be terrible by that point, but impossible to move away from.MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
This is why large corps often still use decades old software that may be terrible by that point, but impossible to move away from.
And sometimes those large corps slowly die off because of those decisions. Technology moves so fast that you can’t afford to be a dinosaur using 20 year old software.
And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
No alternative for after effects, is there?
BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Blender, amigo.
And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
It does have strong composite features which is mostly what I need. Is there a plug in making it as easy as Ae timeline or some 2D motion workflow?
MetaStatistical@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I don’t mess with it enough, but DaVinci Resolve’s Fusion is rather powerful.
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 2 months ago
Name a few features in Photoshop that cant be done in GIMP?
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 2 months ago
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
GIMP still kind of sucks
DaVinci Resolve is on part with PS tho