![]() ![]() ![]() Yeah, the Creative Suite is a bit like Office too. It has all of the brushes you need to get the job done, with a lot of customization features. It is fast, well organized and has almost everything that most image editors might require on a daily basis. It is definitely affordable, and its performance is spectacular. Where Affinity really shines is its speed and price. Affinity Photo takes between 10-20 seconds. running a Macbook Pro 15" with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB Hybrid Drive.Īs a rough comparison, my Photoshop install typically takes between 45 seconds to 2 minutes to boot up and start running. These days it's often difficult to get a simple list of features on websites. They emphasise that their software is 50US$ which includes two years updates, in contrast to Photoshop which requires a subscription - with Lightroom, 8 to 10US$/month (+taxes), depending on location.Īll that's no good if it dont work. It aims to compete directly with Photoshop. I'll focus on Affinity Photo, as that's what I have the most info about (and it sounds the more promising of the two).įrom Serif, has been available on mac for over a year now. Where Xara lets itself down is its naff subscription model: Affinity states "You do not need to remain online or signed in to use this content." Wouldn't that be nice? Affinity keeps throwing free content at me and I get to keep it too.I'm just after signing up for the Affinity Window's beta programme. The attraction of the XDA is, however, its simpler user interface (present changes notwithstanding) and seamless integration. Tellingly, Affinity Publisher knock spots off the XDA in lots of areas for PDF manipulation. It certainly needs better ImpEx using SVG to Affinity Designer and other vector programs. Xara offers photo manipulation with OLE out to a third-party editor (Affinity Photo, Photoshop, etc). I believe building a website is an art, as is creating a cursive document and both are as "graphic" as a drawing. That said the XDA is a vector program so some may not switch easily to this 'media', preferring to paint pixels instead. Compare the cost against canvas, brush, paint and print materials. Artists need to present their work and the web is next to free, which is where the skew comes in (I do think there are more monotheist church sites than artists' ones!). and this afternoon someone was complaining that Affinity couldn't do what DrawPlus does.so familiar when people move software.People develop their art skills all the time and stop contributing as they are drawing and painting. I recently joined the Affinity Facebook group. and this afternoon someone was complaining that Affinity couldn't do what DrawPlus does.so familiar when people move software. Talkgraphics is something of a misnomer these days. In an afternoon I've seen more artwork than in a year on Talkgraphics. It very much has an enthusiastic vibe that is like talkgraphics used to be - about drawing stuff not websites. Certainly Affinity Photo is an excellent replace for Photoshop.I recently joined the Affinity Facebook group. ![]() If one has another web product, Adobe, coffee cup etc, Affinity is a tool to add to the toolbox.Īffinity at the moment is not interested in producing a web program. It all depends upon your workflow and tools. For web very handy for photo enhancement again on the fly. Xara’s power lies in adjusting on the fly. ![]() Certainly Affinity has some great newsletter capabilities, and offers some very handy presets especially for Facebook and Instagram. If it's more business, then it's unlikely to be from me. I just don't understand what Xara/MAGIX hope to gain by this permanent message?! Whilst Affinity continue to provide updates, even though I bought AD many, many years ago.Īnd this was the second update from Affinity in about 5 months.įor a product that's a fraction of the price of XDP. This is the message I have to get past EVERY time I start XDP17.Īnd Xara/MAGIX Support has said: "The notification about your update service expired is unfortunately something that is not possible to get rid of, there is no way how to stop it from popping up." What I do want to say is that Xara/MAGIX seem hell bent on pissing me off, whilst Affinity continue to provide good service. No doubt, if I spend the same number of years on AD, I may also get proficient on AD. I think there are many who are much more qualified, than I am.Īnd to be honest, I've not used AD that much. I'm not posting here to compare Xara Designer Pro against Affinity Designer, when it comes to drawing. ![]()
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