I'm actually not that familiar with the Studio interface or features, I hope that everything works the same if not better accessing my paid for plugins via Studio than directly but I guess I won't really know till I take the plunge. I do see for example that Affinity seems to run Topaz Studio rather than the Plugins directly. But even $55 is a waste of cash if I feel as though I cannot properly port across and lay waste to Adobe products. Given the price I think it's a no-brainer.Yeah it's on special right now for $55AUD, seems decent price. I don't use it for raw conversion I'm a long time user of Iridient Developer for that. I use it for stitching panoramas, stacking and aligning bracketed images, spot removal for film scans, and local tonal adjustments (with masking or the dodge/burn tool). I've tried other programs acclaimed as "Photoshop replacements" over the years, but was never convinced by any of them. I did use GIMP for many years, before finally giving up on it (latest versions have been unusably slow for me). I'm no Photoshop expert, having basically never used it, so I can't compare. However, apparently you can use Topaz plugins with it:Īccessing Topaz in Affinity Photo ? Topaz Studio Help Center I'm excited that perhaps I have found my Adobe substitute!Ĭan anyone weigh in and give me some feedback on those questions raised? I'm also curious to know the extend of power/features that Affinity has, can you for example also do 'layers' and 'masking' akin to Photoshop?
#Affinity photo update 2018 trial
I'd test it out however my trial has expired long ago, and at the time I wasn't aware of its relationship with Topaz etc. I thought I would be tied to Adobe forever because of the Topaz plugins, but I have just seen that Affinity Photo is also associated with Topaz? Can it be true?! Can you launch Topaz Plugins from Affinity Photo?! I don't know why but on my machine specs to the brushing and masking is more fluid in PS than the Topaz Plugins directly. The real magic starts when I then choose 'Edit In' and select PS, from here I use a variety of Topaz Plugins that really assist my work, I choose to ignore the masking ability from within the Topaz Plugins, and instead apply the effects and mask back in PS.
After that it's LR to do basic editing (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Cropping, Spot (Dust) Removal etc. My editing process see's me first use Faststone Image Viewer, I use this to actually do the first wave of culling. It's costing me $14AUD/month, and whilst I am generally happy with the products I do see myself moving towards more subscription services that will hike my overall monthly expenses up and I'm looking to cut back where I can. I'm thinking of ditching my subscription to LR/PS/Adobe Portfolio.
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