chetko Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I just found this app and missed the beta. Im retired and living on a fixed income so even $40 has to be evaluated. Gave up on Photoshop years ago because of upgrade expense which didn't make sense for shooting just for fun. Even 24 hours would help! jo paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimGoshorn Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 It has been posted here that a trial version will be available in about a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetko Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 That's great! But the software will also cost 25% more if I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 If you buy it now, I don't think you will regret it. As a casual user, like me, it will do everything that you needed Photoshop to do, and a lot that the older versions of Photoshop couldn't do. I was still using PSCS3 and Affinity Photo is so much better and more fun to use. It does do a number of things differently from Photoshop but there are excellent tutorial videos on the Home page. And this forum is incredibly friendly and helpful whenever one runs into a problem or can't figure out how to do something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimGoshorn Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 In all fairness (comparing apples to apples), CS3 was version 10 of Photoshop and we have had CS4, CS5, CS6, CC, CC2014 and now CC2015 since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 True, but I did specify older versions and Chetko also mentioned that he gave up on Photoshop "years ago" so his experience may not be all that different from mine. And the comparison was, after all, offered as personal opinion. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimGoshorn Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 No criticism intended. Posted that for the purpose of others reading the subject ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 No offense taken. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetko Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Well, I guess there is no trial now, but can you compare and contrast the major differences between Photo and On1 Photo Suite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Sorry, chetko. I don't have On1 PhotoSuite. Without a trial available, I think your best bet for the information you need to make a decision would be to click on the Affinity logo at the top of this page, then on Menu on the right side of that page and scroll down to Tutorials. There are a number of them and they will give you a very good idea of what the program can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetko Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 I checked out all the videos and some of my questions were answered. I also checked out some of the other support forums and it seems there are still a number of issues with Photo which makes me think the release from beta may have been slightly premature. With the On1 trial, even though it may not be as rich as Photo, I know what I will be getting and that it is working without issues. So i will probably be going that route. Also, as noted in an earlier post that there will be a trial in a month - why not now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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