di Mayo

Yes, I know. But the algoritmes results in something completely different than PS. And as you said, you cannot adjust them afterwards. That's a pain. No, at this time, for me, it would be a very hard work, and cost a lot of time and affords, to learn a new app. What doesn't mean that Affinity isn't a good thing. Far away from that. I even I'm sure for Newbies it is much easier to learn handling the tools. I'm afraid I'm condemned to something as Elements. Or pay 25 € a month. Which is a lot of money in comparison to my ... pension.

I just popped in into this discussion, looking for an alternative for Photoshop. In Photoshop, 'Automatic Levels' is a great [ say, a very great ] tool. I admit that I use it a lot of times. So, the lack of it in Affinity makes me doubt for stepping into Affinity. As a user of PS Extended for so many years, it is not easy to switch. Things and actions are 'stoned' into one's fingers and brains. But for a hobbyist, Adobe has become too expensive. And even Photoshop Elements is not the real replacement. Makes me wandering to nowhere ...