I've used affinity it for a few yearsGetting fed up with paying out for the rental on Adobe LR etc. what's the feeling regarding Affinity or Luminar.
ThanksI've used affinity it for a few years
Works for me.
ThanksI use Adobe elements 14 and premier elements14, they do as much as I need . There are newer versions now
ThanksAffinity Photo is excellent. And a LOT cheaper than Lightroom and Photoshop.
I beg to differ.Affinity is more like Photoshop, Luminar is more like Lightroom. Only Luminar implements asset management (e.g. tagging). Affinity also has an iPad app, and I wish Luminar did, too. Both are cheap compared to, say, ON1 Photo Raw, though the latter is more fully-featured. Affinity also implements pixel-based drawing with brushes, Luminar doesn't. Affinity Photo on the iPad outputs files that are compatible with Affinity Designer, and I expect that they'll be compatible with the new Affinity Publisher when that's released.
It's a good idea to check out the full feature list of each. They're both excellent but each is missing features the other has and has features the other doesn't. For example, in Luminar a vignette is a couple of clicks away, while in Affinity it takes a fair bit more effort.
ThanksAffinity is more like Photoshop, Luminar is more like Lightroom. Only Luminar implements asset management (e.g. tagging). Affinity also has an iPad app, and I wish Luminar did, too. Both are cheap compared to, say, ON1 Photo Raw, though the latter is more fully-featured. Affinity also implements pixel-based drawing with brushes, Luminar doesn't. Affinity Photo on the iPad outputs files that are compatible with Affinity Designer, and I expect that they'll be compatible with the new Affinity Publisher when that's released.
It's a good idea to check out the full feature list of each. They're both excellent but each is missing features the other has and has features the other doesn't. For example, in Luminar a vignette is a couple of clicks away, while in Affinity it takes a fair bit more effort.
ThanksI beg to differ.
To add a Vignette in Affinity (assuming you already have an image open)
Click "Layers" - 1 click
Click "New Live filter Layer" then select "Colors" then select "Vignette" and click. - 2 clicks
You are then in the Vignette adjustment mode.
A total of three clicks is hardly "a fair bit more effort."
EDIT:
My mistake.
You DON'T need to click "Layers" in order to open the drop down.
That makes it two clicks in Affinity.
You can always do the same in "Filters" if you don't want to add an adjustment layer, it's the same method.
What are you using it on?I have dl Affinity and had a look at it. How do you dl a image from say a CF card on to it Please ?.
What are you using it on?
You need a cf card readerSorry running it on 27"iMac with latest OS.
You need a cf card reader
You need a cf card reader
Or a cable that can plug into the camera & the mac.
Affinity doesn't automatically import images from a media card or USB drive. When the reader containing the card is connected, you should be able to access it from the Finder and copy the image files to your hard disk manually, as you would any other files.
That's a good thing - it shouldn't be left to the computer to decide where to store files.Affinity doesn't automatically import images from a media card or USB drive. When the reader containing the card is connected, you should be able to access it from the Finder and copy the image files to your hard disk manually, as you would any other files.
That's a good thing - it shouldn't be left to the computer to decide where to store files.