danbord Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Bought Affinity Designer and Photo and love it (from an amateur perspective). But now I'd really like to see a Lightroom competitor from you guys! You rock, keep up the good work! :) Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFisher Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hi Dan, welcome to the forum! :)Great to hear you like the apps! We have plans to create a DAM app in the future, we'll be sure to keep everyone updated on this. :) Sensorgrafie and danbord 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scene24 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I know this forum isn't a democracy but I would like to add my vote to the request for a DAM app. I've been using Lightroom for years but am ready to jump ship. One thing a DAM app would need is the ability to see, read, and process DNG files. I made the mistake of converting all my RAW files to Adobe's DNG format over the years and now have software limitations outside of Adobe's suite for handling the RAW files. Love your Affinity Photo app, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixels Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Kinda a stupid question but what is a "DAM" app? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Kinda a stupid question but what is a "DAM" app? :unsure: It stands for Digital Asset Manager. I don't understand entirely myself, but it's my understanding that it is a collection of images with tags, adjustment tools, sharing options, and practically an image library and organizer to store all files. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixels Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 It stands for Digital Asset Manager. I don't understand entirely myself, but it's my understanding that it is a collection of images with tags, adjustment tools, sharing options, and practically an image library and organizer to store all files. Ah, ok I see. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 It stands for Digital Asset Manager. I don't understand entirely myself, but it's my understanding that it is a collection of images with tags, adjustment tools, sharing options, and practically an image library and organizer to store all files. That's one kind of thing a DAM is, but this is the problem - there are as many ideas about what a DAM should be as there are people who would use it, and Serif is going to have the Devil of a job getting that right. In fact, even the phrase "Lightroom competitor" tells the story: I have never used Lr as a DAM solution (I have my own), only as a Raw conversion solution. So for me a "Lightroom competitor" is Photo Ninja, my Raw converter of choice. By the same token, because Photo has the Raw conversion functionality, it is already a "Lightroom competitor". See what I mean? Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 In the old days DAM would be just an asset manager, not a raw developing tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Yep, agreed - that's my point. Which is why "Lightroom competitor" doesn't make sense if we're only talking about cataloguing, because Lr is definitely not "just" an asset manager. Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Fact is If you come home from a so called "shoot" with a certain amount of pictures, AP alone is a very poor choice (any operating system) Additional free software is mostly poor choice and good software is either rented (LR in which case you most likely also have got PS, and we are talking about the future so using an old LR is not an option). Or expensive (C1, other RAW ninja or something like that). So the affinity DAM together with AP should allow to manage professional grade shoots/ edits. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Fact is If you come home from a so called "shoot" with a certain amount of pictures, AP alone is a very poor choice (any operating system) Nope - not even close to "fact", except as it applies to your expectations. And (I really shouldn't have to point this out) your way isn't the only way, nor is it remotely the only "right" way. Fact: deal with the DAM part of your workflow before opening Photo and it isn't a "poor choice" at all. There's no rule anywhere - written or unwritten - that your DAM solution has to come from the same company that provides the software you use for the rest of your workflow. Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 other RAW ninja or something like that Do you mean "Photo Ninja"? Because that has no cataloguing whatsoever. Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 So the convenience of a newer DAM is that it can view and convert RAW images? anon1 1 Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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