#Photoshop vs affinity designer software#
Like Photoshop, this is software designed for people who know what they want to do and don’t need any ideas from their software.Īffinity Photo 2 does have some notable power features. There is no library of presets and no means of creating your own. It’s also not designed for instant effects and ‘looks’. It is an extremely powerful photo editor that matches Photoshop feature-for-feature and even beats it in many areas.īut it also lacks any kind of browsing or cataloguing tools, and there are none across the whole Affinity suite, not even something as basic as Adobe Bridge. Perhaps the most important thing to note about Affinity Photo is that it’s just like Photoshop – and lacks all the things that Photoshop lacks. Image credit: Rod Lawton Live Filters are one of Affinity Photo’s party tricks – it can apply lightning effects live, for example, in a non-destructive layer you can modify at any time.
Image credit: Rod Lawton The Develop Persona’s Detail Refinement option does a remarkable job of enhancing detail without artefacts. Key features Affinity Photo 2 has powerful RAW processing tools to rival those in Adobe Camera Raw, but it’s integrated into Affinity Photo, not a separate tool. There is also an Affiinity Photo for iPad edition, which I reviewed some time back, which is remarkably powerful for a tablet app and feels more ‘finished’ than Photoshop for iPad. What’s more, at the time of writing, Affinity is continuing a 40% off introductory offer which means Affinity Photo 2 is just $40.99/ £35.99 to buy. And although all three have had a slight price increase, they are still dramatically cheaper to buy/own than their Adobe rivals. I have written a separate Affinity Photo 2 review in Amateur Photographer if you want to check that one out.Įssentially, the three Affinity applications are rivals to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, but without the Adobe subscription.They can all be used individually but have been designed to work together too, and have recently been updated across the board and relaunched as Version 2.
#Photoshop vs affinity designer professional#
Affinity Photo 2 is one of a trio of professional creative applications under the Affinity brand, which also includes Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher.
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