![]() Adobe relies too much on modal dialogs, I think another consequence of all the old code.Despite that, or maybe because of it, every so often the old version of PSE would break after installing an upgraded Mac OS version, so I had to buy a newer version of it to keep using it.Adobe relies too much on its own code, much of it originally developed decades ago to simplify cross-platform compatibility, when there are more efficient OS-specific alternatives it could be using instead.At least for PSE, there is an 'auto-repair' feature that maddeningly won't let me delete the files I don't need & just run the app without them. Adobe apps install tons of support files, many of them in obscure or unusual locations, that I have no use for.PSE (& I assume PS) are resource hogs, requiring large amounts of installed RAM to maintain acceptable performance & rely far too much on VM & scratch disks, particularly when I am running several apps concurrently.There are several reasons I disliked using it, which considered together made it a no-brainer to buy Affinity Photo & (finally!) banish all trace of PSE from my Macs. It's still a very very young app, but I think that it will gain more and more popularity.Īll in all I think most people do switch more due to their cloud based distribution and leasing model costs here, which isn't that great for the lone fighters and -even many people won't admit it- also due to the said overall pricing here.Įxcept for in the distant past, my only experience with Photoshop has been with several older versions of Photoshop Elements, which of course is not subscription based. I feel very excited that I found it, and, even if it's not perfect, overall I haven't used anything better, and I really enjoy working with it And I'll advocate for its use whenever I get the chance, on forums, discussions etc. So, I don't know about Affinity Photo, I don't do print design/photo manipulation, I only work with shapes and text for websites and apps, and from my point of view, Affinity is by far the best tool I've ever used. This is the only reason I don't wanna use Photoshop, I would be willing to pay their ridiculous fees if I actually enjoyed working with their app. And for me, if an app isn't fun to work with, it's not worth working with. For example, changing the X/Y coordinates of a shape: select shape tool, click right, select Free Transform, and then the X/Y coordinates appear in the properties panel WHY? Why not just click on the object and the X/Y coordinates appear instantly? Why several selection tools? It just doesn't have a logic. Everything is weird, and to me it doesn't make sense. When I stumble upon something that I can't learn without the help file, I hate it from the start, because it's not intuitive Except for Flash, for which I had to use the help file, but only because it was a bit more complex and new to me, since it's got all sorts of stuff, like animations, coding etc, Photoshop was the only software that made me feel like I'm scratching my nose with my feet. For example, I usually learn 80% of a software without the help file, just by playing around in it. Talking only as a ui designer, and I have to say I don't use Photoshop simply because the UX is bad.
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