It has all space colours (RVG, CMYK, LAB, etc.) and all photo-editing tool (pen, selection tools, liquify tool, etc.)įOR WHOM AFFINITY PHOTO IS NOT: big AD agencies, those who heavily rely on the Adobe ecosystem, and those freelancers who make real money on their job are at risk by moving to Affinity Photo.Įven if tools are all present, their performance is somewhat less impressive (ex. Those who cannot invest anymore in the Adobe CC suite can step down easily and embrace Affinity Photo, as workflows are very similar and learning curve is very smooth.Īccording to my experience, compatibility with PSD format is good, and layers structure is generally well respected. Together with Affinity Designer (vector graphic) and Affinity Publisher (desktop publisher), it is part of a promising ecosystem.
Since 2015, when it was released, it receives regular updates and is getting better at every year.
#Mac for photographers 2015 software#
For 50 bucks no photo editing software give more for the money.
Added additional file drag drop options when holding Option key.Added ability to Load ACM lens profiles.Added GPU acceleration for blend ranges.Added hardware acceleration to Gradient Map adjustment.Median Blur mode for Frequency Separation filter.Support for FUJIFILM X-Trans sensor images.Open FITS files directly in Photo Persona (control over demosaicing).Stack images for different filters simultaneously using file groups (auto-alignment avoids resampling).Edit stacked image names for better organisation.Improved Lens Correction for Canon, Tamron and Sigma lenses.Improved IME text editing for Japanese and Simplified Chinese languages.Documents which contain flattened, opaque layers (usually the result of merge visible).Converting documents between ICC profiles / pixel formats.Heavily layered documents (faster rendering during panning and text reflow).Adjustment layers when hardware acceleration is disabled.Defringing and increased maximum radius.