2 Years After Leaving Adobe - Update

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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
  • You can view the full list of alternatives here: sturgillmedia.com/adobe-alter...
    In this video, I give an update on my experience of leaving Adobe and switching to alternative software such as DaVinci Resolve and Affinity Photo. Two years later and I still find Adobe's pricing too high and their problematic software. DaVinci Resole and Affinity Photo have been working great for me. I also give a quick update on some new software I'm using, since my last video on why I left Adobe was made specifically with my Lightroom alternatives. I encourage anyone to use what works best for them and their budget, but for me, I love the alternatives that I have found and use.
    Thank you for watching. Let me know about your experiences in the comments below.
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  • @MathieuGodboutComma
    @MathieuGodboutComma Před 10 měsíci +106

    I made the switch too in 2020. I'm professional graphic designer. I've worked with adobe, quark, corel, freehand since 1995. Now I'm Adobe free with Affinity suite, Davinci, Blender (3d and 2d animation). The lack is on the PDF side, but I use PDF studio from Qoppa and Packzview for accurate color separation proofing. It's not the price that bug me, it's the renting concept. Like my mechanic, I want to own my tools. When I retire, I want to be able to do little job for hobby or help friends and not have to pay monthly fees all my life.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 9 měsíci +5

      That's awesome! I'm glad you found things that work for you!

    • @phillipreay
      @phillipreay Před měsícem +1

      Y, renting tools .. I used my photoshop version 3 (yes 3) until there was a version 10.. almost a decade without upgrading. Nowadays, procreate is my pencil.

  • @AnksRandomShenanigans
    @AnksRandomShenanigans Před měsícem +14

    id love a lightroom affinity program!

  • @RossPullen
    @RossPullen Před rokem +71

    As an Affinity evangelist, I gotta say they constantly run sales. I bought Affinity V1 in 2017 for less than $100, and then 5 years later upgraded to the V2 apps for $120.
    The value is just incredible when compared to Adobe. If V2 lasts another 5 years, that'll be $120 compared to $3,300 if you paid for Adobe for that period. People can complain about 'missing features', but I'm not sure the Adobe features are worth $3000 for most users.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem +4

      That's another reason why I love the Affinity suite. I originally got version 1 for half off. I'm saving so much money now

    • @maboleth
      @maboleth Před 5 měsíci +5

      Why Affinity photo isn't native on Linux? For real? I'd be one of the first in line to buy it and use it. I think they neglected that market that doesn't have anything except GIMP. Affinity would be in Linux what PS is in the Windows world.

    • @dingushussey4100
      @dingushussey4100 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Adobe relies quite heavily on having been without competitors for many years, I have been using their products professionally for 30 years and since the advent of the cloud and subscription only I have become more and more frustrated with them. Took me a while to migrate to Affinity designer and photo, but now I have I am completely satisfied. Affinity doesn't offer some of the features available, but works so much better than modern Adobe apps and does the fundamentals and primary processes far more efficiently.
      Adobe is now relying on brand loyalty and laziness.
      I only hope Affinity keep their integrity.

    • @roguewavecreative
      @roguewavecreative Před 2 měsíci

      @@dingushussey4100as someone that worked in Adobe for 2 decades (right out of school) I am really blown away with how Affinity works. The thing I have learned is yes there are certain things Affinity does not do BUT with 2.0 and also realizing there is so much in Adobe AI I never used it made the transition much easier. I really think Canca is sincere with what they want to do. My hope is Affinity really becomes the go to for graphic designers and Canva gets real pros to sign u- and talk it up.

  • @uniworkhorse
    @uniworkhorse Před rokem +40

    I'm so happy to see the market re-fragment. I am curious to see when Resolve will become the new "industry standard" with all these new editors learning Resolve because it's free nowadays. Hopefully they don't get too comfy and we see a video editing arms race!

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem +3

      I mean, it's probably a big possibility that Resolve would become the new industry standard. It already kind of is for color grading, so I'm sure we'll see some sort of shift to it, especially now that a lot of CZcamsrs and smaller companies are making the switch.

    • @bartekmuczyn
      @bartekmuczyn Před 8 měsíci +1

      Resolve IS industry standard. Almost all best film and vfx companies use it for color grading.

  • @vasiovasio
    @vasiovasio Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great overview! Thank you for the list Michael!

  • @kat_n
    @kat_n Před 4 měsíci +1

    Incredibly helpful. Thank you!

  • @unlockthepicture
    @unlockthepicture Před měsícem +1

    Great video! I am stil using Adobe as my current student license still goes till November this year. But I already bought Affinity Suite during the 50% sale and installed Danvinci Resolve. After that I'll switch fully to Affinity and Davinci.

  • @asphaltandtacos
    @asphaltandtacos Před 9 měsíci +10

    Resolve has made so much progress over the last two years. They did add a multi merge node in the Fusion page. It is not perfect but you do get more flexibility when arranging the layer order of images in the composition. Color grading is really the best because you can do it in a group. Affinity Photo is about to make it back into my pipeline.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 8 měsíci

      You are spot on. I love all the updates Resolve has been getting lately. I actually didn't know they added multi merge nodes into fusion, that's awesome. Thank you for your comment!

  • @andystiller3793
    @andystiller3793 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Great video. I had the misfortune to use Photoshop elements. That out me of Adobe. When then went to distribution only I ever straight to get editors and Affinity photo.
    I find it amusing that I got an Adobe after effects advert directly after your video.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 8 měsíci

      Thank you. I've never tried elements, but I've heard some not so great things about it. That's funny that you got an ad for After effects. It's like they know we're talking about them, lol.

  • @Nedvio
    @Nedvio Před 5 měsíci +8

    Thanks. I scrapped Adobe, because there is no reason for a hobbyist to pay that much money without a return. Resolve and Affinity seem really great - I will give them a try.

  • @vvidover
    @vvidover Před 2 měsíci

    Great list of options. Thank you.

  • @Yarkspiri
    @Yarkspiri Před 7 měsíci +7

    Moho is an animation software which might be useful for parts that need to be animated. I've switched over from Adobe a while ago as well, and I love it. Between Davinci Resolve, Affinity and blender I've pretty much been able to do whatever I want.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thanks for sharing! I haven't heard of that yet. I'm glad what you have works for you!

  • @animatewithdermot
    @animatewithdermot Před 5 měsíci +11

    Regarding After Effects: if you can get a hold of CS5 or CS6, that'll allow you to own the last decent ish versions, have access to many of the filters, etc., and it won't come with CC bloat / cost.

    • @jm_sc
      @jm_sc Před 2 měsíci +1

      Sorry what are Counter Strike 5 and 6?

    • @tomaszh2128
      @tomaszh2128 Před 2 měsíci

      @@jm_sc I hope u r joking

    • @jm_sc
      @jm_sc Před měsícem

      @@tomaszh2128 well yes but still dont know what is CS5 or CS6

    • @TomaszGracz-qo6qk
      @TomaszGracz-qo6qk Před měsícem

      @@jm_sc Creative Suite 6 was last version of Adobe software which You could pay once and use it forever

    • @axelsippel
      @axelsippel Před 28 dny

      @@jm_sc Earlier versions of Adobe products were called CS which stands for Creative Suite. Nowadays its Creative Cloud, which makes sense since earlier you actually owned the products.

  • @FotixTheMonster
    @FotixTheMonster Před rokem +1

    As a small fellow content creator im happy that there are alternatives ways to still become a creator even if you are broke,
    personally im still using premiera and well not photoshop cause i dont know how to use it yet, also im not paying i have a (free) old versions so im good for now,
    Davinci as much i know they using it on movie studios too? if i remember correctly AND the fact that im buying its amazing also i didnt knew about affinity but now i learn from you and well when it will be more nesecery for bigger projects in the future i want to buy both of them but for now im still a small creator and learning at the same time (even that im on this platform for 3,5 years) so im just try to be better and when ill needed for sure ill buy both,
    so yeah thanks dude for this useful information it helps alot really 👍

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem +1

      That's awesome! And yeah Davinci Resolve was used to edit or color grade Deadpool 2, alien covenant, and a ton of other movies. Thanks for the comments and the nice words! I really appreciate it

  • @BenDurham
    @BenDurham Před 6 měsíci +7

    I'd switched from Premiere to Davinci a while back BUT was missing After Effects... So I jumped into forcing myself to learn Fusion for this upcoming motion-graphics heavy client video.
    So far, it's a stellar replacement to After Effects once you wrap your head around the node system!

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci

      Awesome! The node system certainly took me some time to understand, but I fully agree that it's a great replacement. Thank you for the comment!

    • @antonvoloshin9833
      @antonvoloshin9833 Před 4 měsíci

      Exactly! When you make an effort to actually study alternative instruments you immediately come to understanding how crappy Adobe products are, especially for their pricetag.

    • @roguewavecreative
      @roguewavecreative Před 2 měsíci

      @@antonvoloshin9833Adobe unfortunately is not unlike so many software companies where the users become the betas. One thing I’ve never understood about adobe is is why do they not go through their main programs and streamline them it just seems like they keep making them bigger and bigger and that’s not good overall and they’re so many things especially in illustrator, which is my main focus where I just never use it I mean, that’s what I did not find a big curve going over to affinity designer because it’s got all the good basics and some actually cool stuff the way that it’s set up and their user interface is so much easier and it’s so much faster and again it’s not perfect, but this last version is really close, it really is.

  • @paprika2736
    @paprika2736 Před měsícem +1

    My alternative for Photoshop is Clip Studio Paint. It's a paid software with focus on drawing illustrations, comics/manga and animating clips and gets updated and new features on a nearly regular basis and is on its way to become an industry standard in Japan for Animators and Mangakas.

  • @karamsulaiman6605
    @karamsulaiman6605 Před rokem +3

    Crazy! Just watched your previous video! (a few minutes ago) How timely!!! Thanks for the intelligent video update.
    If you could please answer these question Michael, that would be greatly appreciated!
    1) How long did you use Adobe?
    2) How long did it take across the various platforms to learn them?
    Cheers!

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem +4

      haha that's some good timing. Thank you for watching! As for your questions, I used Adobe for about 7 or 8 years because I learned most of the programs in high school and just kept going with them. Photoshop took me about 2 months before I started feeling pretty confident in my abilities with it, but I already had some experience with gimp, so I wasn't starting from scratch. But with After Effects and Premiere I did start from scratch, and they took me probably around 6 months to a year to start feeling somewhat comfortable with my abilities. I had a pretty great teacher, and I took some time outside of school to learn more about them from tutorials on CZcams. For some contrast, Affinity Photo probably took less than a month to feel comfortable in because it's very similar to photoshop and DaVinci Resolve took around 1 - 2 months to feel comfortable coming from premiere, but I still feel like I'm learning the Fusion panel. I hope this answers your questions. Thanks for your comment!

    • @karamsulaiman6605
      @karamsulaiman6605 Před rokem +1

      ​@@MichaelSturgill indeed! (can't believe it). Thanks for taking the time to give such a comprehensive response. Do you know if companies have also made the switch?
      Cheers!

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem +2

      @@karamsulaiman6605 I don't really know any specific companies, but I had several people tell me in my last video about how their company switched or that their college started teaching the Affinity Suite over Adobe

    • @karamsulaiman6605
      @karamsulaiman6605 Před rokem

      @@MichaelSturgill Very interesting!!! Are there some really complex features that only Adobe can deliver to clients?
      Cheers
      Karam

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem +1

      @@karamsulaiman6605 I mean, I can admit that one thing Adobe's software has over alternatives is that Adobe is sort of industry leading and has had a lot longer to be developed over alternatives. It kinda depends on what software we are talking about, but Adobe has had the time to develop these advanced tools. Alternatives are catching up though. An example would be Luminar Neo's AI features are fantastic when compared to Adobe's features in Photoshop.

  • @sajalrai7957
    @sajalrai7957 Před měsícem +1

    Cavalry as an after effects alternative, it's procedural and works like a charm.

  • @mnqobingcobo3200
    @mnqobingcobo3200 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you Michael.

  • @MarioDuch
    @MarioDuch Před měsícem

    I’m finally canceling my Adobe photography plan this month and hopefully switching to Photomator and Pixelmator Pro I really like how they work and that they are a one time purchase for super cheap!

  • @LotusEater14
    @LotusEater14 Před měsícem

    Luminar Neo locks features behind the subscription wall. That's the only thing I hate about them. I bought a perpetual license, just for them to change what would be included in the perpetual license, making it different to the subscription model.

  • @FanVidder72
    @FanVidder72 Před 29 dny +2

    Pure greed. I'm currently doing a graphic design course at college. I feel like I have to get Adobe CC so that I can access Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Photoshop at home, so that I don't need to use the college computers when I'm not in class. At the moment, I'm using Affinity, Pixelmator and VectorStyler. We use Mac at college, and I have a Mac at home. Although I'm managing with Affinity's suite, I still feel that I'm missing out on some of the professional tools that only Adobe can offer. I just hate the grip that Adobe has on the customer. If you're working for yourself or a company, you can probably factor in the sub fee when you're billing the client, but if you're using it for your own needs, it's a total rip-off. Thanks for sharing this video and letting us know that there are alternatives out there.

  • @manic221
    @manic221 Před 6 měsíci +7

    My biggest peeve with adobe isn't just that it's sub (which is annoying) but as a hobbyist who only really uses photoshop for fun have never made a penny from it and just occasionally use it for quickly editing some photos or making sure I don't forget the only thing I actually learned in University - there should be a MUCH cheaper option for personal use cases/hobby cases the fact that everyone pays the same flat fee regardless £9.99 a month here in the UK is ridiculous.
    Long story short I've had enough and partially buoyed by the Black Friday deal on affinity right now I've decided to finally knock off photoshop. (at least I will once my annual subscription ends)

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yeah I can relate to that. Up until very recently it was just a hobby for me and I hated spending so much on it. I'm glad you got the black friday deal. I hope it all works out well for you!

    • @BreMue
      @BreMue Před 2 měsíci +1

      Exactly! You have to be all or nothing - I built my resume in in design and dabble in illustrator projects and since I got a student deal at $20/month I have been paying 240+tax a year (at a discount!) For years and I've just been throwing money away scared of switching because I can't get that $20 a month again if I cancel

  • @Dexter101x
    @Dexter101x Před měsícem +1

    The one caveat that that AP doesn’t have is camera calibration/profile, this would be a game changer

  • @pixel-ink
    @pixel-ink Před měsícem

    I've been free from my "Adobe-addiction" since 2018. Loving it!!!

  • @marlonphotography2864
    @marlonphotography2864 Před 11 dny

    I have watched 100's of videos like yours and truely appreciate that I'm not alone in the unfair pricing and policies of Adobe. I love what Affinity is doing but I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Corel products which Adobe has copied many processes and filters from since the beginning over 30 years ago because they were afraid of Corel moving in on their market share. CorelDraw is still the most powerful vector app in Windows and if you use it you will understand why it is the number one software for vehicle wrap design, embroidery, label applications and a lot more. Their one time price for their suite with vector , photo, ocr, font management & more is a one time price of $400 + for life. It may be a little more than Affinity but they have been around as long as Adobe. I still use Adobe as well as Corel and will be adding Affinity soon, but I believe Corel is a viable option for some too. Just wanted to mention this. "Cheers"

  • @ColdCoffeePhotography
    @ColdCoffeePhotography Před rokem +5

    Captureone no longer makes financial sense to anybody but professionals, you only get updates on the subscription model and its pricing frankly makes adobe look like a bargain - but I do agree with the rest of what you say

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem +1

      I can fully understand that. Capture One is wonderful, but it is quite expensive. Thank you for your comment!

  • @tmkwb1292
    @tmkwb1292 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing! Your video and the list are very helpful. Thanks to you I was able to leave adobe and use money for other great apps :)

  • @mbsrosenberg
    @mbsrosenberg Před 20 dny +1

    Nice man cool video

  • @obsidiryn
    @obsidiryn Před 5 měsíci +2

    its like apples ecosystem once you start with adobe its hard to get out of but im slowly gonna test out affinity photo for their one time purchase and hopefully transition into it bc the pricing for adobe and subscriptions in general are so just so annoying and getting out of hand the only adobe app i would be concerned about is losing adobe acrobat unless theres a suitable alternative out there as well for a one time purchase

  • @imagina-toon
    @imagina-toon Před 19 dny

    Xara Photo and Graphic Designer is a nice alternative. It's like Illustrator with a little bit of photoshop making it possible to edit photos and vector files together.

  • @PremierPrep
    @PremierPrep Před měsícem

    Great video! If you're on PC you should try switching to Linux too if you're tired of Windows' problems!

  • @jfonsecaesilva
    @jfonsecaesilva Před měsícem +1

    what about inkspace for vectors?

  • @scatolabox
    @scatolabox Před 3 měsíci

    same thoughts, same cosiderations, I am happy to see this common ideas!

  • @Dexter101x
    @Dexter101x Před měsícem

    I’m still on cs6 and lr6, but I still use affinity photo and designer

  • @oxanagutu
    @oxanagutu Před 4 měsíci

    I've got capture one few years ago with 50% discount... sometimes if you sign for them they will send you discount codes.

  • @EurocatGames
    @EurocatGames Před 6 měsíci

    With the Affinity Suite, can you open, work with and save files in .dds format?

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci +1

      From what I've seen there are plenty of people asking for support for dds it but as far as I know you can't right now. Hopefully they'll add it in the future.

    • @EurocatGames
      @EurocatGames Před 6 měsíci

      @@MichaelSturgill Thanks for the reply. Yeah, that's the only reason that I use Photoshop because as a modder of my games that is a must have file format.

  • @nerdynautilus5373
    @nerdynautilus5373 Před 8 dny

    What’s a good alternative to Lightroom for photo library management and not just for editing?

  • @Argyll9846
    @Argyll9846 Před měsícem +2

    I left Adobe over 3 years ago. I have no regrets and miss none of their programs.

  • @JeahnLaffitte
    @JeahnLaffitte Před 6 měsíci +1

    Procreate Dreams is pretty dang solid looking for AE. But also, Cavalry

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yeah, from what I've seen, it looks awesome. I've added to my list of alternatives since so many people seem to really like it.

  • @orangeofmars2835
    @orangeofmars2835 Před 4 měsíci

    No mention of ACDSee. I keep on going back to ACDSee Ultimate after keeping on trying to use Lightroom and Photoshop. ACDSee is just easier for me and the way I work. Lightroom Catalogs for me are just to cumbersome. I can use ACDSee and go to my manually created folder system without having to bring everything into Lightroom Catalogs first.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I've added it to the list. Thank you for the suggestion!

  • @BeckyAnn6879
    @BeckyAnn6879 Před 3 měsíci

    I used a copy of CS3 Master Collection I was gifted by a friend until Win10 wouldn't parse anything I tried to open, even files I created IN the same program on WinXP.
    I then gave Adobe the heave-ho and went to Free alternatives until Affinity was available for Windows. I'm planning to upgrade to V2 as a birthday present to myself.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 3 měsíci

      Nice. V2 has been great for me to work in and I love it. I'm glad you found some stuff that works for you!

  • @jabulaniharvey-stinkycheese

    The annual subscriptions are definitely more expensive over here (Zimbabwe) CC for Individuals costs around $1600 per year and Adobe Type is limited under this plan....Under the plans for a single app, these cost about $700 per year (same limitations for Adobe Type).....digital technology rent sucks

  • @ZachGroney
    @ZachGroney Před 2 měsíci

    I'm curious from a price standpoint. How much are you actually saving. Adobe does have its problems but they do get you with the all in one cc where everything talks to each other. How much are you paying yearly for all the programs that replace adobe?

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 2 měsíci +2

      To break it down, over the last 3-4 years I spent a total of about $800 on perpetual licenses for Affinity Photo, Capture One, Davinci Resolve Studio, etc. If I had stayed with Adobe, over the same time frame, I would've spent about $2,400 ($600/yr) in total. So I've saved on average $400 per year. This year I probably won't pay anything for any of those since they were all a one time purchase. Hope this helps!

  • @SpartecusNL
    @SpartecusNL Před 8 dny

    A good alternative for after effects is Fusion inside of davinci resolve.
    It has a learning curve with node based system but its so powerfull

  • @jglaird
    @jglaird Před měsícem

    Regarding the Capture One tethering issue, try removing your camera's memory card before turning on your camera. This solved that issue for me. You can reinsert the card immediately. Thanks for the information. I dislike the Adobe price model and have been moving alternatives. I am a huge fan of Davinci Resolve. I've been reluctant to move to Affinity, but it's time to give it more thought. It's close to renewal time for Adobe!

  • @ElTrolldego
    @ElTrolldego Před měsícem

    Have you tried the new motion graphics module in Unreal Engine?

  • @breconsatchwell3250
    @breconsatchwell3250 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Have you tried ACDSee Ultimate ?

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci

      I'm not sure I've heard of that one honestly. I'll have to check it out

  • @MohamadSalahaldin
    @MohamadSalahaldin Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks for the video, however this program you recommend as alternative to Lightroom and photoshop. Adobe is greedy

  • @user-qo9jq7ed2l
    @user-qo9jq7ed2l Před měsícem

    We left the full Adobe suite but have returned just for Lightroom ($15p/month) ON1 RAW was just too slow, painfully slow, which is unfortunate as I bought it.

  • @Bluesky_Blueocean
    @Bluesky_Blueocean Před 22 dny

    hello, im a freshgraduate,
    interested to learn digital designing.
    in my region, customer and businessman are more familiar with photoshop.
    but why in the youtube, lately, the recommendation shows me about leaving it??🙏
    can someone explain it, what already happen.

  • @dakunclear
    @dakunclear Před 23 dny

    So are the major updates for Affinity like going from 2.3 to 2.4 for instance?

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 22 dny +1

      They consider the major updates to be 1.X - 2.X

    • @dakunclear
      @dakunclear Před 22 dny

      @@MichaelSturgill that’s good to know, I’ve been using Lightroom and Photoshop for years kinda tired of paying the sub. I also don’t batch edit cause I find every photo needs a different touch. I also catalog on my own cause I have my own processes of doing things.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 22 dny

      @@dakunclear Nice! I operate almost the exact same way

  • @JohnCollins-iy1pw
    @JohnCollins-iy1pw Před rokem +2

    I still use the Nik Collection (free version still availible to download,although I think it is a bit dated.However it still works so what the hell)

  • @cg.destroyer
    @cg.destroyer Před 22 dny

    Try Left Angle Autograph as AE alternative

  • @user-hx6iw7dg4c
    @user-hx6iw7dg4c Před 3 měsíci

    Curve and Linearity are a nice duet of free vector and animation apps that cover your basic needs.

  • @yuddhveersingh710
    @yuddhveersingh710 Před rokem

    i have been trying to learn fusion because there is no tutorials to explain thing in depth but it is hard so should i learn after effects. if i want to learn affinity from basic from where i should and other apps which you compared to lightroom i think lightroom is pretty good maybe it must be the only good in Adobe 😅

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem

      I mean for fusion or After Effects it can depend on what your goals are. I can fully understand someone wanting to learn AE over Fusion because it can be complicated. I won't deny that Lightroom is pretty good, but there are still some great alternatives for that as well

    • @yuddhveersingh710
      @yuddhveersingh710 Před rokem

      @@MichaelSturgill can you tell me alternative to lightroom and from where i can learn them from

    • @yuddhveersingh710
      @yuddhveersingh710 Před rokem

      ​@@MichaelSturgill from where i can learn on1 and lumnar from

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem

      @@yuddhveersingh710 I have a full list on my blog in the description of this video if you want to see a full list. Right now, I usually recommend darktable if you want a free alternative. Otherwise, ON1, Capture One, and Luminar are my favorite paid alternatives. You can find a good amount of tutorials on darktable and Capture One on CZcams, or you could find a course on Udemy or something similar to learn a specific program. Hope this helps!

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem

      @@yuddhveersingh710 I would probably just recommend CZcams. ON1 actually has a series on their own CZcams walking you through how to use their software and there are other creators that make tutorials and walkthroughs of Luminar

  • @JMSQA
    @JMSQA Před 6 měsíci

    Hey where does procreate Dreams fit into this?

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci

      I would say it would be an After Effects alternative for animation. That's at least what others have told me and is where I put it on my list. It looks like an awesome piece of software.

  • @arielmetamorphosis
    @arielmetamorphosis Před 7 měsíci +2

    I own a mac so I just got final cut pro. I hate the creative cloud ecosystem, so much bloating, I am moving to affinity .

  • @yochintohere
    @yochintohere Před měsícem

    For me:
    Premiere is replaced by Davinci
    After Effects is replace by Blender
    Photoshop and Illustrator by Affinity and Photopea Online
    Then I have permanent license of substance painter and substance designer for 2020 & 2021

  • @dragonflymediageraldton5655
    @dragonflymediageraldton5655 Před 8 měsíci +1

    While After Effects is very good, it hasn't had a serious upgrade in decades... it is still VERY slow on high end systems. Davinci is so much quicker at importing hundreds of clips, almost instant. But Premiere will always stall during import.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 8 měsíci

      That's a good point about After Effect. It really is due for an upgrade. I do not miss the countless problems with premiere

  • @LucasSaturn
    @LucasSaturn Před 20 dny

    One major mistake in this video:
    The photography plan is not double what it used to be. The version you're showing at 0:53 is the 1TB option, not the 20GB Photography plan which is still $10/month. All they've done is moved the 1TB version to the front page, and moved the 20GB version to the Photo category.

  • @rbelatamas
    @rbelatamas Před 3 měsíci

    me too❤

  • @AndrewMZcroft
    @AndrewMZcroft Před 5 měsíci

    for replace premiere, is great capcut

  • @paulysguitarjournal
    @paulysguitarjournal Před měsícem

    A good alternative for Audition is Reaper

  • @motionblurgamer
    @motionblurgamer Před měsícem

    I suspect one reason Adobe doesn’t allow perpetual licences is because of piracy. I suspect piracy of Adobe software has dropped significantly after they changed to a subscription model. But the significant piracy they faced was probably also because the price to get a perpetual licence was quite high. At least for beginners with little to no income.
    One problem with most Adobe alternatives is that they don’t allow for centralised license management for companies with many employees (SSO). This essentially means that licences could be automatically released when people quit, and added when people start at the company. Blackmagic Design has added it now to DaVinci Resolve 19 (beta) as an alternative licensing model, but most other software don’t do this. Hopefully Canva buying Affinity Serif means that they too will make Affinity Serif available with SSO.
    Without SSO licensing support, large companies will often skip software solutions in my experience. There are exceptions, but I know SSO support is a very important factor when deciding to buy licences.

  • @USER_3d
    @USER_3d Před měsícem +1

    CorelDraw is a good paid alternative to illustrator

  • @Grapfy
    @Grapfy Před 2 měsíci

    If you want an alternative to After effects, you have Davinci resolve studio fusion or Fable. 😉

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 2 měsíci +1

      I love Davinci Resolve but I don't think I've heard of Fable. I'll check it out. Thank you!

    • @Grapfy
      @Grapfy Před 2 měsíci

      @@MichaelSturgill Your'e welcome ! 😀

  • @dexterspeights3484
    @dexterspeights3484 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Adobe board of directors should fire the CEO for changing the price structure which is scaring customers away for its products!

  • @antonvoloshin9833
    @antonvoloshin9833 Před 4 měsíci

    For me, if I see any product offering subscription-only scheme without alternatives - it's a solid "no-go". As a customers we should never support practices like this.

  • @annamarialocurto5650
    @annamarialocurto5650 Před 3 měsíci

    In 2024 Affinity, has solved its problem about compatibility with Adobe??

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 3 měsíci +2

      What is the compatibility issue? I just work in Affinity Photo and I can use PSDs without any problems

    • @annamarialocurto5650
      @annamarialocurto5650 Před 3 měsíci

      @@MichaelSturgill Aren't problems with files between Adobe Illustrator and affinity designer about paths or other??

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 3 měsíci

      @@annamarialocurto5650 I'm honestly not sure. I don't use designer very often and have never had to use illustrator files with it so it's possible there are issues

    • @BreMue
      @BreMue Před 2 měsíci

      I'm interested to know as well since illustrator files tend to be the most edited for me

  • @rano12321
    @rano12321 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I'm legit getting adobe ads on this video lmfao.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci

      lol I had had a feeling that was going to happen to some people

    • @SambitBiswas
      @SambitBiswas Před 13 dny

      Funny now adobe is technically paying u

  • @Heiskixsalem
    @Heiskixsalem Před měsícem +1

    Me who cracks 😢

  • @metasamsara
    @metasamsara Před měsícem

    And this price doesn't even include substance painter! I am not gonna pirate software on my new pc, which means i'm saying goodbye to adobe. Was fun thieving from thieves while it lasted. But time to support good actors who don't abuse their user base.

  • @risingempireentertainment

    Ha, i swiched before it was popular. was laughed at for it.

  • @TalhaMuftee
    @TalhaMuftee Před měsícem

    "Why does Adobe not have that perpetual license option?"
    They did, then they got greedy despite already being dominant in the market share and have zero competition. It's one of the few companies which is universally hated now but organizations are hesitant to abandon due to how much of their workflows were dependent on Adobe.

  • @umoruanointing4226
    @umoruanointing4226 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Procreate dream is coming to replace after effect real soon

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 6 měsíci

      Yeah I saw that. It looks really interesting, I'm excited to check it out

  • @DaliborSavic
    @DaliborSavic Před rokem +3

    Adobe want to be Apple with prices

  • @asstudio2613
    @asstudio2613 Před rokem

    Как говорится, делайте по больше видосиков)
    А мы будем смотреть👀
    Я под ✍ся, а вы?.

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před rokem

      Спасибо! Буду снимать видео, спасибо за комментарий. Простите меня, если это плохой русский, мне пришлось использовать Google Translate.

  • @wiandryadiwasistio2062
    @wiandryadiwasistio2062 Před 4 měsíci

    i got adobe ads right after this video.
    listen up adobe, i won’t use your product if:
    - you keep asking for my credit card info _before_ trying a trial (affinity is a great switch, no credit card required! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼)
    - your programs keep being a bloatware and crash often (like, is 256 gigs of ram _not enough to you?)_

  • @eyasugetachew1150
    @eyasugetachew1150 Před 24 dny

    just use cracks bro😊😊

  • @quadcoptervision
    @quadcoptervision Před 3 měsíci +1

    Adobe - how's that subscription model doing for ya now...... I stopped using their products a long time ago...... And now that we have resolve and final cut pro - and affinity products too.... Way to go...

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Haha yeah I think they are going to continue to lose business as more people don't want to pay a subscription

  • @Dave102693
    @Dave102693 Před 2 měsíci

    I'm thinking about moving away from Adobe as well. I've learned how to use them when I was in career school, but I was never able to get a job in the fields I wanted to, and Adobe is now a drain in my wallet. I'm thinking about going open source too.

  • @michaeldzaman5940
    @michaeldzaman5940 Před 2 měsíci

    Yeah... I would absolutely agree with you dude. Adobe has become the past, inasmuch as it has out priced its usefulness compared to Affinity...

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 2 měsíci

      Yeah I don't feel like I'm missing anything with Affinity and I'm saving so much money

  • @WildestPotato
    @WildestPotato Před 5 měsíci

    Affinity decided to screw everyone and release a "V2" when they initially said they would not do that.

    • @donnervaix1436
      @donnervaix1436 Před 3 měsíci +1

      They never said they wouldn’t do that. Updates will always be free until a new version is released. I got universal license for v2 for about 50quid as an upgrade, how cheap do you want it?? 😂

  • @jarayablack3619
    @jarayablack3619 Před 2 měsíci

    Ms Paint is the GOAT

  • @Georgevideocliper
    @Georgevideocliper Před 2 měsíci

    It's easy to find a pirated version whenever there's no money issue

    • @BreMue
      @BreMue Před 2 měsíci

      I was using one until they caught on after switching PCs 😞 by then I was locked in and had no choice but to move to CC to be able to continue to edit my documents

    • @Georgevideocliper
      @Georgevideocliper Před 2 měsíci

      @@BreMue if you make money is not big problem

    • @BreMue
      @BreMue Před 2 měsíci

      @@Georgevideocliper it is when I'm throwing hundreds of dollars away each year on something I use for one thing

    • @Georgevideocliper
      @Georgevideocliper Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@BreMue may try davinci resolve and only used photoshop you pay less

  • @non5125
    @non5125 Před měsícem

    I clicked 1000ndth like yay!

  • @deebonash4487
    @deebonash4487 Před 2 měsíci

    Your next video. Im back with ADOBE lol (affinity just sold out) ugh graphic designers are battling both AI and stupid humans

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Lol. I actually have a video going up tomorrow about that. It certainly is an interesting time for designers

  • @ShangleLP
    @ShangleLP Před 4 měsíci +1

    your time stamps are not totally accurate

  • @frankcastle9561
    @frankcastle9561 Před 2 měsíci

    Affinity sold us out to Canva for a cool billion. Im out!

    • @MichaelSturgill
      @MichaelSturgill  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yeah, as soon as I saw that today, I immediately started working on a video about it. I'm worried about Serif's future.

    • @roguewavecreative
      @roguewavecreative Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@MichaelSturgillI not sure why I am saying this but for whatever reason I believe that Serif and Canva will make a good marriage. I litereally got rid of Adobe the other day and it feels great. Affinity 2 is real close to AI and I love how the three are integrated. You never know but I think Canva and Affinity will end up doing alot more good than bad.

  • @mvideoky
    @mvideoky Před měsícem

    Fusion is just awful and Byzantine. The Resolve titler is terrible. That’s what holds me back from Resolve.

    • @Astlaus
      @Astlaus Před měsícem +1

      I don't know, but nodes make so much more sense to me.

  • @user-lt8kb1xi5j
    @user-lt8kb1xi5j Před měsícem

    Adobe Muse or Dreamweaver? Tumult Hype.

  • @sergekomas3628
    @sergekomas3628 Před 8 měsíci

    Adobe is a fking racket ! Let's be smart : they need our money, fair enough : we need it more ! fck the system let's b creatuve and free.

  • @werlism7763
    @werlism7763 Před 4 měsíci

    ㅋ 그래서 망했쥬?

  • @tutorialsartandvids7136
    @tutorialsartandvids7136 Před 2 měsíci

    😂😂😂they still use it secretly tho