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Serif affinity sale9/10/2023 ![]() It even lets you open PSD files and save as a PSD! So if you work in an environment where some people are using Photoshop, you can still play nicely with them. In fact, when you open it for the first time, you realize that it basically looks just like Photoshop, just a little more polished and flashy. ![]() This is definitely not just a basic photo editing tool. Just like Photoshop, Affinity Photo goes WAY beyond the needs of most photographers by offering an insane feature set that includes things like 3D modelling and many functions that are useful for graphic design, UX design and publishers. While there are several applications out there that could take the place of Adobe Lightroom (Skylum Luminar, On1 RAW, Capture One Pro 20 etc.), there aren’t really any true Photoshop replacements other than Affinity Photo. I have 3 months to decide if I want to keep it.Powerful lighting tools in Affinity Photo I went for the Affinity 1.9.1 version from the web store and not the Mac App Store. As a result, I decided to re-purchase Affinity Photo from the web during their latest sale, even knowing that when v2.0 eventually comes out it will be a paid upgrade. I suspect that Affinity's decision give us the option to purchase Affinity Photo from the website was due to the problems between the old Photoshop plugin interface and the App Store sandbox restrictions. ![]() While testing the Affinity Photo 1.9 beta I was not surprised to discover that these plugins work with the web version of the 1.9 beta. Note the plugins impacted have never been "officially" supported by Affinity (the plugin preferences list the compatibility status as "Unknown"). With the latest macOS updates with stricter sandbox rules for App Store Apps, some of my older Photoshop plugins stopped working forcing me to use them as stand-alone applications rather than launching them from the Affinity Filters menu. I bought it from the Mac App Store as that was the only option at the time. ![]() I have been using Affinity Photo since v 1.0 was released. They have no immediate plans for an Affinity 2.0 upgrade. I could be mistaken but I thought the developer posts in DPR? I will send Serif email. ![]()
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