Perhaps a new Tag is needed:

#AdobeAlternatives

I personally use #DarkTable for my photography, and #Krita or #Gimp when needed.. I'm sure there are other PDF and Creative Suite alternative #FOSS titles out there that provide equivalence.

FOSS is my preference, but equally, I'm guessing there are alternative paid lifetime licensed software titles out there too.

Toot the alternatives, Mastodon residents ! ( paid & free ) Are they as polished? probably not, but cheaper and likely the functional equivalent of, in most cases.

Their learning curve or once off price is the toll to get off the BS roundabout, and a relief on your wallet. (unless of course your Org mandates it's use in their pursuits)

In the end Adobe is just hijacking your wallet, using your creativity as leverage, I'd suggest your creativity is worth far more than Adobe is leaching from you, and alternatives definitely worth the effort, to not be gas lit by them.

#Adobe #CS #CreativeSuite #PDF #Enshitification

Ey! Serif is has extended their free trial window for all Affinity products to six months. If you’re looking for an alternative to #Adobe, given all the recent what-nots, Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher are awesome. Not quite as full featured on the AI front, but uh... we see where those features have gotten us so far…

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/trial/

#Design #Art #Software #AdobeAlternatives

idk why I'm bothering to share this but ADOBE CAN KISS MY TAIL

Ever since I first subscribed to Adobe way back in 2016, I’ve been entertaining the idea of leaving the Adobe ecosystem. As a college art student, my biggest gripe was with the expensive Photography Plan. It’s only recently that they started offering a cheaper version of that same plan in exchange for much less cloud storage, which basically makes using Lightroom Desktop useless. Until they make the Local tab of Lightroom Desktop function like Lightroom Classic, it’s lost on me for now.

After having just finished migrating my entire collection of photos and videos I had stored in the cloud, I hear that Adobe updated their user policy to allow the company to "access your content" through "manual and automated methods". Since we’re just customers, we consent to this change simply by using Adobe’s products. This pissed everyone off and they eventually backtracked and clarified they won’t access or own your art, or train their AI on the artwork you create without our consent.

I hate how Adobe has become synonymous with the photography industry as a whole. While’s there’s plenty of competition on the hardware side of things (Sony, Canon, Fujifilm, etc), there’s no such competition when it comes to software. You either pay for Photoshop and Lightroom, or perish as a photographer.

Don’t get me wrong. Photoshop and Lightroom are powerful tools. I just wish the situation was different. I wish there wasn’t a monthly subscription.

Things have changed a lot over the years and there seems to be a growing movement toward kicking Adobe to the curb. So while I’m not alone in these feelings, what lies beyond is pretty new to me.

What do I actually use?

I use Adobe Lightroom extensively in my photography practice, from editing and tagging photos to creating albums of finished projects ready for publishing. I even use it to edit old family photos so they look their best.

Second only to Lightroom is Adobe Fresco, which is a digital painting app made by Adobe that functions a lot like Photoshop, except I actually understand how it works. For most of my life I’ve drawn on either an iPad or an iPhone screen using my fingers so that’s what comes most naturally to me. Art made in Fresco syncs to Adobe Creative Cloud for further editing in Photoshop or Illustrator.

By contrast, I rarely use Adobe Photoshop. I never really learned how to make use of it. Not even after years of photography classes in college. It just never became a major part of my photography practice, which is perfectly valid. Apparently Photoshop has some powerful healing and cloning tools, but so does Lightroom. Especially nowadays.

I also use Adobe Portfolio to host my photography website. The templates on offer are pretty dated and the interface is quite janky to work with. The only reason I use it is because it’s free with my Photography plan. I’m all for trying a free or low-cost alternative.

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#adobealternatives #fuckadobeforever #digitalart #photography #computer #whyamibotheringtosharethis

Adobe's updated terms & conditions have sparked anger among professional users over concerns that the company can access, use, and sublicense their content without consent.

Key Points:

- Users must agree to the new terms to continue using Adobe apps like Photoshop
- Terms allow Adobe to "access, reproduce, publicly display, distribute, modify" users' content for "operating or improving services"
- Creators like designers, artists, and filmmakers have objected, seeing it as a violation of intellectual property rights

The article lists people's reactions which range from disappointment and broken trust to outright anger. Adobe has not provided a satisfactory explanation, leaving users outraged over potential exploitation of their creative work. This is not a fair use of their platform. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.

#Adobe #TermsOfService #CreatorRights #IntellectualProperty #AdobePhotoshop #AdobeCC #AdobeAlternatives

9to5Mac: https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/06/change-to-adobe-terms-amp-conditions/

I don't need #Adobe, I have #AdobeAlternatives. #DigiKam .e.g.:

https://alternativeto.net/software/digikam/about/

The timing of this 50% off sale seems like a very pointed jab at Adobe, doesn't it? (I know, Canva bought Affinity and I'm sure that will eventually kill it, but I'll worry about that later.) And the bundle price ($83 USD) covers both desktop *and* iPad versions.

affinity.serif.com/en-us/

#Affinity #AdobeAlternatives #Adobe