wonderwharf Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 Are there any plans for a Bridge/ACDSee type software? There is really an empty spot in the Windows market for a personal photo library DAM. Juraj Sciranko 1 Quote
Staff Callum Posted June 22, 2023 Staff Posted June 22, 2023 Hi WonderWharf, This is something we would like to do in the future but theres nothing set in stone just yet. Thanks C Juraj Sciranko 1 Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP.
dominik Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, wonderwharf said: Are there any plans for a Bridge/ACDSee type software? There is really an empty spot in the Windows market for a personal photo library DAM. Hello @wonderwharf and welcome to the forum. As @Callum said this is not on the horizon. But there have been postings in the (far) past about a project like this. Just don't expect it anytime soon ... or after soon. d. Quote Affinity Suite on Windows (V2) and iPad (V2). Beta testing when available. Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil
JSS Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 I am looking into DAM software options. I've been using Capture One, but its DAM capabilities are limited. (It won't manage Affinity files.) I want to separate image processing from DAM. Companies like Adobe and C1 use DAM (library, catalog, etc.) to lock us into their "product ecosystem." I want a DAM system to manage my RAW files with multiple RAW development software, metadata, pixel processor files like Affinity Photo, JPEG/HEIF collections, associated projects like Affinity Designer and Publisher, and whatever else I want to associate with my photos. There are free DAM solutions available, but I've only started evaluating them. I'm looking into MyLeo and Photo Supreme. Has anybody out there crossed that bridge yet? Perhaps we can compare notes in this thread. Quote
walt.farrell Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, JSS said: Has anybody out there crossed that bridge yet? Perhaps we can compare notes in this thread. There are many other threads related to this. It would be better in my opinion to find one of them to discuss in, if they don't already answer the question for you. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/search/&q=DAM&quick=1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.2.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
billtils Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 It's been a topic since early V1 but nothing continues to happen so I wouldn't hold my breath wonderwharf. Quote Retina iMac (4K display, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM) OS X 10.11.6 Capture One 10.
JSS Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 1:31 PM, walt.farrell said: There are many other threads related to this. It would be better in my opinion to find one of them to discuss in, if they don't already answer the question for you. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/search/&q=DAM&quick=1 Walt, thanks. I did search these forums and didn't really find what I was looking for. I don't want Affinity to get into the DAM business. I want my DAM to operate with any processing software and files. I've done some more research, and I'm starting to zero in on NeoFinder. It certainly supports Affinity. Any comments? Quote
walt.farrell Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, JSS said: Walt, thanks. I did search these forums and didn't really find what I was looking for. I don't want Affinity to get into the DAM business. I want my DAM to operate with any processing software and files. I've done some more research, and I'm starting to zero in on NeoFinder. It certainly supports Affinity. Any comments? There are threads discussing which DAMs to use. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.2.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
walt.farrell Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 You could even do a forum search for Neofinder, for example. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/search/&q=Neofinder&search_and_or=and PaoloT 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.2.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
PaoloT Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 Since Serif is already busy with the core software, and since a DAM is intended as a general cataloguing system, wouldn't it make more sense to ask to one's preferred DAM's developer to add compatibility with Affinity files? Paolo Pšenda 1 Quote
Pšenda Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
billtils Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 PaoloT, not sure what you mean by "preferred DAM's developer to add compatibility with Affinity files?" - I wouldn't disregard round tripping to and from another program that is not integrated into AP - but FWIW here's my long and short term experience. If you search all the threads on this from early in V1 you'll find my name there somewhere, but I found what for me was an easy and effective answer in the shape of a perpetual licence for CaptureOne. I like its library functionality, and its default RAW developer is pretty good. Round-tripping from AP to C1 and back again is quick and easy. Encouraged by some of the recent posts here however, I decided to give NeoFinder a run - big mistake on my part, a lot of effort for no net gain. If/when Serif come up with a tailor made DAM for AP then for sure I'll give it a go, but after my experiences with NeoFinder - and indeed about 9 months with the LR/PS library/editing package a couple of years ago - I am happy to wait or indeed not bother with a Serif package. That conclusion reflects my personal experiences and preferences, including that I already had a licence for C1 - not sure if it would be value for money for everybody. Quote Retina iMac (4K display, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM) OS X 10.11.6 Capture One 10.
Pšenda Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 5 hours ago, billtils said: PaoloT, not sure what you mean by "preferred DAM's developer to add compatibility with Affinity files?" Apparently the idea is that if Serif doesn't have the development capacity to develop a quality and competitive DAM, then it should choose an available DAM and provide its developers with information about its format (which I think will be the main problem). Affinity users would thus get a DAM with support for *.af files without the need to develop their own tool. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
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