Photo Editing Software

**cpk** · 06-15-2019, 07:00 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pschlute

You are not forced to use the Adobe cloud. I use the Adobe Photographers plan which includes Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. Both must be installed on your computer. Registering for cloud service is not required.

I think for £10 per month it is terrific value.

Besides having the Adobe software installed on my desktop, the plan also gives me 20GB of cloud storage at no extra cost. Although all my photographs are stored on my hard drive, this amount of cloud storage enables me to mark in Lightroom what collections I want copied over to the cloud. I can then go to a coffee shop, or anywhere else, and work on these photographs on my Android phone or tablet and have all the changes I make in this way copied back to my desktop. This also applies to Apple devices. It gives me a mobility I can't get with other software.

**landofcourtness** · 06-15-2019, 07:32 AM - **1 Like**

I have to 2nd macman's ON1 suggestion. While I don't think that it is a Photoshop specific replacement... there are a lot of features that it allows that you would use Photoshop for. I would guess it probably allows 75% or so of what most people need in terms of editing. What I can say, is that it a pretty complete replacement for Lightroom though. The only downside to it over Lightroom, is its inability to import presets from Lightroom into ON1. It does have some pretty good presets itself, and each month they come out with tons of new ones, from photographer catalogues too (all completely free!). There are also tons of youtube tutorials too. There is only a one-time fee (I think that the 2018 version was $40, with every single add-on). It's a great value and made me leave Lightroom/Ps behind (still use Adobe Elements/Premiere for video especially, but their photo-editor is pretty good... Elements + ON1 is a pretty powerful combo).

I would direct you to FirstMan's video comparing a lot of them:

Youtu.be

BrianCoup · 06-24-2019, 03:36 AM

I went with Luminar 3 as I wasn't prepared to pay the Adobe prices. Great idea but full of glitches - currently being told I need more RAM to get it to start (got 4gB). Annoyingly there are a lot of pictures stored in a file I cannot access. My mistake not backing it up.

Benz3ne · 07-10-2019, 02:38 AM

At the moment I'm switching between Darktable (which I'm more familiar with) and a trial of Luminar 3 on the advice of another member to try Luminar (though I believe they may use Flex).
I need to spend more time with the latter as I've absolutely not got to grips with it, but the processing of images is, at a glance, considerably quicker with Darktable. Despite my computer housing a water-cooled 4.6GhZ i7 processor, 16Gb RAM, NVidia 980ti GPU, and 500Gb Samsung Evo SSD images still (appear to) take a short while to process/update*.

*to reiterate, I've admittedly not spent enough time with Luminar 3.

**Kerrowdown** · 07-10-2019, 02:48 AM

Originally posted by Oldseabee

Photo Editing Software

Originally posted by CarlJF

The Lightroom and Photoshop combo is really hard to beat.

+1 this combo certainly works for me and is also pretty much the industry standard (no rights or wrong implied or given), so no compatibility issues with clients or working colleagues.

edom31 · 08-16-2019, 08:43 PM

I am adding my frustrations here so not to start a new repetitive thread.

I have to move on from LR... Reading these posts apparently there is good acceptance for luminar and affinity.

Luminar flex ppl - from which stand alone do you run theplugin (my understandings is that flex needs a"host", wrong?)

Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne?

**boriscleto** · 08-17-2019, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by edom31

I am adding my frustrations here so not to start a new repetitive thread.

I have to move on from LR... Reading these posts apparently there is good acceptance for luminar and affinity.

Luminar flex ppl - from which stand alone do you run theplugin (my understandings is that flex needs a"host", wrong?)

Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne?

Luminar flex works as a stand alone or as plug-in

edom31 · 08-17-2019, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Luminar flex works as a stand alone or as plug-in

Thanks for the info... Looking to see if any of these offer free trial.

dstar · 08-17-2019, 10:00 PM

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**pepperberry farm** · 08-18-2019, 07:35 AM

Originally posted by edom31

I am adding my frustrations here so not to start a new repetitive thread.

I have to move on from LR... Reading these posts apparently there is good acceptance for luminar and affinity.

Luminar flex ppl - from which stand alone do you run theplugin (my understandings is that flex needs a"host", wrong?)

Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne?

I do not use Luminar Flex as a plug-in; I use it as a standalone app....

edom31 · 08-18-2019, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Luminar flex works as a stand alone or as plug-in

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

I do not use Luminar Flex as a plug-in; I use it as a standalone app....

I hope it works on a mid-2000's MacBookPro - I believe to have found a trial version for the 3.1 Luminar (any diffenreces from the flex?)

I am honestly not happy to have to change my platform... but...

**boriscleto** · 08-18-2019, 02:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by edom31

I hope it works on a mid-2000's MacBookPro - I believe to have found a trial version for the 3.1 Luminar (any diffenreces from the flex?)

I am honestly not happy to have to change my platform... but...

Luminar 3 is the full app with DAM. Luminar Flex drops the DAM. Luminar 3 is very slow on my early-2009 Mac Mini running a patched version of High Sierra but Luminar Flex seems to work well. If your MacBookPro is early-2008 or later you can run High Sierra too...If it's 2006 or 2007 you're out of luck...

macOS High Sierra Patcher

**sbh** · 08-23-2019, 11:48 PM

Originally posted by edom31

...

Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne?

I'm using CaptureOne. I switched from Aperture quite a while ago. Afaik it's the industry standard for professionals aside of LR.

**Des** · 08-24-2019, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by CarlJF

DxO Photolab is excellent if your camera is supported.

I really like it too. Simple for quick edits but very capable for more complex ones, especially with the addition of local adjustments. It does a good job of increasing clarity and microcontrast without creating artifacts. The simulations of various camera or film looks is a nice feature too. If you go for it, get the Elite version, not Essentials, which misses out on some key features. Free 30 day trial.

wings · 10-03-2019, 07:43 PM

I have been looking for a good program besides PS/LR. Thanks for the info.

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06-15-2019, 07:00 AM - 1 Like	#16
cpk Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 638	Originally posted by pschlute You are not forced to use the Adobe cloud. I use the Adobe Photographers plan which includes Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. Both must be installed on your computer. Registering for cloud service is not required. I think for £10 per month it is terrific value. Besides having the Adobe software installed on my desktop, the plan also gives me 20GB of cloud storage at no extra cost. Although all my photographs are stored on my hard drive, this amount of cloud storage enables me to mark in Lightroom what collections I want copied over to the cloud. I can then go to a coffee shop, or anywhere else, and work on these photographs on my Android phone or tablet and have all the changes I make in this way copied back to my desktop. This also applies to Apple devices. It gives me a mobility I can't get with other software.

06-24-2019, 03:36 AM	#18
BrianCoup Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 42	I went with Luminar 3 as I wasn't prepared to pay the Adobe prices. Great idea but full of glitches - currently being told I need more RAM to get it to start (got 4gB). Annoyingly there are a lot of pictures stored in a file I cannot access. My mistake not backing it up.

07-10-2019, 02:38 AM	#19
Benz3ne Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Cymru Posts: 2,356	At the moment I'm switching between Darktable (which I'm more familiar with) and a trial of Luminar 3 on the advice of another member to try Luminar (though I believe they may use Flex). I need to spend more time with the latter as I've absolutely not got to grips with it, but the processing of images is, at a glance, considerably quicker with Darktable. Despite my computer housing a water-cooled 4.6GhZ i7 processor, 16Gb RAM, NVidia 980ti GPU, and 500Gb Samsung Evo SSD images still (appear to) take a short while to process/update. to reiterate, I've admittedly not spent enough time with Luminar 3.

07-10-2019, 02:48 AM	#20
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,804	Originally posted by Oldseabee Photo Editing Software Originally posted by CarlJF The Lightroom and Photoshop combo is really hard to beat. +1 this combo certainly works for me and is also pretty much the industry standard (no rights or wrong implied or given), so no compatibility issues with clients or working colleagues.

08-16-2019, 08:43 PM	#21
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	I am adding my frustrations here so not to start a new repetitive thread. I have to move on from LR... Reading these posts apparently there is good acceptance for luminar and affinity. Luminar flex ppl - from which stand alone do you run theplugin (my understandings is that flex needs a"host", wrong?) Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne?

08-17-2019, 04:14 PM	#22
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,473	Originally posted by edom31 I am adding my frustrations here so not to start a new repetitive thread. I have to move on from LR... Reading these posts apparently there is good acceptance for luminar and affinity. Luminar flex ppl - from which stand alone do you run theplugin (my understandings is that flex needs a"host", wrong?) Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne? Luminar flex works as a stand alone or as plug-in

08-17-2019, 05:22 PM	#23
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by boriscleto Luminar flex works as a stand alone or as plug-in Thanks for the info... Looking to see if any of these offer free trial.

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pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,636	Originally posted by edom31 I am adding my frustrations here so not to start a new repetitive thread. I have to move on from LR... Reading these posts apparently there is good acceptance for luminar and affinity. Luminar flex ppl - from which stand alone do you run theplugin (my understandings is that flex needs a"host", wrong?) Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne? I do not use Luminar Flex as a plug-in; I use it as a standalone app....

08-18-2019, 01:55 PM	#26
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by boriscleto Luminar flex works as a stand alone or as plug-in Originally posted by pepperberry farm I do not use Luminar Flex as a plug-in; I use it as a standalone app.... I hope it works on a mid-2000's MacBookPro - I believe to have found a trial version for the 3.1 Luminar (any diffenreces from the flex?) I am honestly not happy to have to change my platform... but...

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,473	Originally posted by edom31 I hope it works on a mid-2000's MacBookPro - I believe to have found a trial version for the 3.1 Luminar (any diffenreces from the flex?) I am honestly not happy to have to change my platform... but... Luminar 3 is the full app with DAM. Luminar Flex drops the DAM. Luminar 3 is very slow on my early-2009 Mac Mini running a patched version of High Sierra but Luminar Flex seems to work well. If your MacBookPro is early-2008 or later you can run High Sierra too...If it's 2006 or 2007 you're out of luck... macOS High Sierra Patcher

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sbh Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Black Forest, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 849	Originally posted by edom31 ... Why no love for CaptureOne - this one is grasping my attention, even before posting here and learning of luminar and affinity... Anyone has gone from LR to CapOne? I'm using CaptureOne. I switched from Aperture quite a while ago. Afaik it's the industry standard for professionals aside of LR.

08-24-2019, 12:13 AM	#29
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,421	Originally posted by CarlJF DxO Photolab is excellent if your camera is supported. I really like it too. Simple for quick edits but very capable for more complex ones, especially with the addition of local adjustments. It does a good job of increasing clarity and microcontrast without creating artifacts. The simulations of various camera or film looks is a nice feature too. If you go for it, get the Elite version, not Essentials, which misses out on some key features. Free 30 day trial.

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wings Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 209	I have been looking for a good program besides PS/LR. Thanks for the info.