Waldo   96 #13 Posted October 28, 2019 On 26/10/2019 at 22:54, Albert the Cat said: Free alternatives are seldom applicable for serious work. For example, in our environment, we use NX for all our CAD. There is no way we could use a free alternative in our line of work. If you want something done properly, you tend to need to pay for it. I know. Blender is another perfect example of a 'bag of spanners'... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #14 Posted October 28, 2019 On 26/10/2019 at 18:02, swarfendor437 said: I use GIMP and Inkscape. I also have Affinity Photo, Publisher and Designer on Win 7 64-bit - all of the Affinity products interact with each other so items created in one application can be shared with another. I'm sure they're good, but if you are likely to have to use photo shop in your chosen career you'll want to be fluent in that, not some cheap copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Waldo   96 #15 Posted October 29, 2019 10 hours ago, tinfoilhat said: I'm sure they're good, but if you are likely to have to use photo shop in your chosen career you'll want to be fluent in that, not some cheap copy. Cheap copy makes it (Gimp, Affinity Photo) sound inferior. I’m not sure that’s the case, you’d need to compare and contrast each application, feature for feature, and see which best suits your needs.  Granted, Gimp does seem a bit cumbersome in the UI department, but I’m sure Affinity Photo will be every bit as sleek as PS, and it strikes me as having a cleaner code-base and being less bloated etc.  If PS is a requirement your employer is asking for, then it’s a no brainier, you have no choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437   14 #16 Posted October 31, 2019 Well Adobe has now done a M$, all their apps are in the cloud. Student discount is £16.24 a month rising to £25.28 after first year. So, a three year course at those prices equals £826.88. https://www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/buy/students.html?promoid=65FN7X8B&mv=other  Affinity Photo and Desinger one off cost of £48.99 each with free updates until next major release.  Words from a company that earn their crust gives the best arguments:  https://wecreate.digital/blog/why-we-switched-from-adobe-affinity-suite/    Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
