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[smoke665]

Generally once I move into PS it's because I've gone as far as I can in LR anyhow. Occasionally if I have any question about the image I'll save it as a PSD to work with later, but most of the time it's a TIFF. Generally I try to crop in LR as the final step.

One thing I noticed on C1 is that it doesn't support Pixel Shift, something I use quite a bit.

 

[Ysarex]

The PITA of buying C1 has at last been done, have set it so I start in C1 then finish in AP. So I can see how I get along, I am going to open a post up in Just for Fun then I can see and learn from my mistakes.

How about start in C1 and finish in C1. Why complicate things?

Joe

Or I could do some edits in C1 and some in AP, then I have the best of both worlds. Or even better use it like I did for Adobe, start in one and finish in the other, that`s why I got both.

Or you could do all your editing in C1 and have the best of all worlds. Switching between C1 and Affinity Photo complicates your editing and creates a destructive editing step as you move between the two apps. Once you do that you can't go back and you set yourself up for future re-dos. There are times when you'll need Affinity since C1 will lack the capability, but those times should be few and far between.

Joe

Thanks Joe, for me and only me I dumped Adobe and bought both the editing software to work as one. I have seen some fantastic edited photos using both and plus I wanted the change so for me I am very happy I got them both and will now learn from using them and reading the AP workbook on how and what I can do.

That's fine, you made an excellent choice. I'm just trying to help with your workflow. If you successfully complete your edits in C1 you achieve this: non-destructive, non-linearly re-editable workflow. (As a bonus you save massive amounts of hard drive space, but that's secondary.)

Nobody is good enough at photo editing that they won't want to occasionally revisit an edit. When that happens do you want to start over again from the beginning or just make the new changes? If you do part of your work in app 1 and then part of your work in app 2 and decide later you don't like something you did in app 1 that forces a complete re-do of your work in app 2. That's destructive editing.

There are things we can't do in a parametric editor like extensive cloning; that forces app 2. But you just purchased the best state-of-the-art parametric editor in C1. Most of what you need to do with a photo you can do in C1. Why make your life harder than it has to be?

Joe

 

[Fujidave]

The PITA of buying C1 has at last been done, have set it so I start in C1 then finish in AP. So I can see how I get along, I am going to open a post up in Just for Fun then I can see and learn from my mistakes.

How about start in C1 and finish in C1. Why complicate things?

Joe

Or I could do some edits in C1 and some in AP, then I have the best of both worlds. Or even better use it like I did for Adobe, start in one and finish in the other, that`s why I got both.

Or you could do all your editing in C1 and have the best of all worlds. Switching between C1 and Affinity Photo complicates your editing and creates a destructive editing step as you move between the two apps. Once you do that you can't go back and you set yourself up for future re-dos. There are times when you'll need Affinity since C1 will lack the capability, but those times should be few and far between.

Joe

Thanks Joe, for me and only me I dumped Adobe and bought both the editing software to work as one. I have seen some fantastic edited photos using both and plus I wanted the change so for me I am very happy I got them both and will now learn from using them and reading the AP workbook on how and what I can do.

That's fine, you made an excellent choice. I'm just trying to help with your workflow. If you successfully complete your edits in C1 you achieve this: non-destructive, non-linearly re-editable workflow. (As a bonus you save massive amounts of hard drive space, but that's secondary.)

Nobody is good enough at photo editing that they won't want to occasionally revisit an edit. When that happens do you want to start over again from the beginning or just make the new changes? If you do part of your work in app 1 and then part of your work in app 2 and decide later you don't like something you did in app 1 that forces a complete re-do of your work in app 2. That's destructive editing.

There are things we can't do in a parametric editor like extensive cloning; that forces app 2. But you just purchased the best state-of-the-art parametric editor in C1. Most of what you need to do with a photo you can do in C1. Why make your life harder than it has to be?

Joe

I think what I will do for now is, most of my editing will be done in C1, then on some other stuff I can use AP. So learn one first then go to the other one after.

 

[JoeW]

Back on topic @Fujidave please keep us updated as you progress in the learning process with Affinity. I use Adobe, because I never found a suitable alternative, but there is no love there, and would gladly dump their monthly strangle hold.

Then check out these quick video tutorials for AP on the AP site. No license, no firewall. Peruse maybe 5 videos (for a total of 2 minutes each) and see if it looks user-friendly enough for you.

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[Fujidave]

Back on topic @Fujidave please keep us updated as you progress in the learning process with Affinity. I use Adobe, because I never found a suitable alternative, but there is no love there, and would gladly dump their monthly strangle hold.

Then check out these quick video tutorials for AP on the AP site. No license, no firewall. Peruse maybe 5 videos (for a total of 2 minutes each) and see if it looks user-friendly enough for you.

Affinity Photo

Thanks for that, will watch some now.

 

[Fujidave]

Well AP will not let me use my Topaz plugins at all now, so LR6 is now back on the lappy. So I can now go from LR6 to AP, while I will only use C1 on it`s own.

 

[Fujidave]

I totally give up with the Topaz plugins, one minute I can use them in AP then the next they disappear, so when I want to use them now I will either go into Topaz studio or use them in LR as they work fine in them.

 

[Fujidave]

So I now have Affinity Photo set up with my plugins at last and they work fine, I start in LR 6 then finish off in AP as I only use C1 as it is on it`s own so I now have the best of both worlds.

 

[BananaRepublic]

So last night I got Affinity Photo plus the Workbook that is now on the way, today I have just started my free 30 day trial of Capture One Pro 11. Since I got rid of all my Canon kit and switched to Fuji, I have been thinking about switching my editing software. At the moment C1 Pro 11 and AP work good together, but what are your thoughts if you own and use both ?

I have done a trial on C1 pro, in an attempt to rid myself of adobe, and found it gave you to many options, if there is such a thing. The layers feature was very nice. Overall if I could have got the hang of it I have no doubt it would be a great program but its overcomplicated nature and the price from a hobbyist point of view turned me off. I use affinity now for major editing work. and optics 11 for library. Optics is limited to minor editing but the version I have I got for free on promotion which may explain that.

 

[mikeaijlman]

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