What are Reddit's favorite Raw Photo Processor Apps?
Photopea
darktable
Pixelmator
Affinity Photo
SketchBook
Capture One
RawTherapee
Polarr
Snapseed
Exposure X7
Apple Photos
photivo
QZ Tray
Simple Gallery
ACDSee Photo Studio
nomacs
ART
QuickViewer
Pixillion
Super PhotoCut
Top Reddit reviews mentioning Raw Photo Processor Apps:
Sure! I think my photo with a link on the paper would not prove a lot ... so I just made this page https://www.photopea.com/reddit.html with a link to this AMA :)
They offer a self-hosting license. So your company can buy the software and host it themselves. It's probably really cheap for what it offers but it may lack some enterprise features like LDAP / AD integration.
Options are good. Thank you Affinity for leading the charge on iPad.
I still don't know if I can bring myself to drop the cash on a nice iPad. That's lens money.
Did you know that there is a free online version of photoshop? Me neither. When I discovered there is, I decided it is better to procrastinate than to work, so here we are.
I am no artist but I tried not to harm our Void Sage too much, given there is a limited amount of free assets. Hope you like it.
I love like everybody loves to love the open source idea, and I love it like anyone else. But The Gimp is a shitty piece of software made by bossy people with a distorted idea of what UX means that don't like to listen to user's criticism. (Downvote at will, now)
It is a "Photoshop alternative" in the Linux land for the simple reason that not a single other software exists for editing or creating images.
If you're on a Mac and not willing to pay Adobe hundreds of dollars, do yourself a favour and invest (less than) 15$ in Pixelmator
The advanced foreground selection was quite hard. It is used e.g. in MagicCut. I wanted to reach the quality of remove.bg (where you pay $2 per image), but it still does not work that well.
Anyway, I think MagicCut works better than all other free tools and many commercial tools, so it can save you a lot of money :)
I've chosen to go online and use photopea . It's like photoshop except it's on the browser and it's free. There are some differences but overall, I've found it to be quite useful.
> darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.
Ok well that's cool. I assume it works pretty well? Or else people wouldn't be excited about it? ha ha. I don't know anything about light tables or dark rooms ... or dark tables >__>
Check out Capture One, you can test it as a 30 day trial. You have the choice of renting or buying a license - there are also been promo codes and discounts offered by stores when you buy a camera.
For questions you can check out their forum or /r/captureone/ (there have been a few more people who have switched lately).
I flat out stop bothering with Photoshop and just use Photopea for everything these days. Granted my needs aren't turbo sophisticated, but it's still pretty versatile alternative with no overhead.
Darktable is really good as well. It took me virtually no time to learn to use it, it was that intuitive. I just clicked stuff that did what it said it did. The only thing was that it took about 1 minute for me to figure out how to export, but other than that it's a fantastic program.
Did a quick search and found it here: https://www.wallpaperflare.com/purple-landscape-reflection-dusk-evening-pink-sky-lake-wallpaper-cvxww (just select the resolution you need and click the teal "Download Wallpaper" button)
Note: If you wish to have the color to be more vibrant like OP's version (probably monitor setting or camera filter), just go to photopea and tweak around brightness/contrast + hue/saturation :)
Ha, yeah. I’ve used Photopea before, since I don’t own any professional photo editing software, but for memes, I found Mematic to be a much faster and simpler solution.
I discovered it yesterday. The “forbidden tiddy milk” meme I posted here was my first attempt at using the app. Hungry snack boi was the second. Figured this sub could use some OC. :)
Btw, the original painting is called “Escaping Criticism”, by Spanish surrealist Pere Borrell del Caso (1874 - I rounded up 145 to 150 :P).
Fwiw this might be an option in the future:
Free, entirely browser-based. ISTR the author talking about it in Reddit in the past. I've never used it beyond taking a quick look at it, so ymmv.
Also, kudos to you for your pic! Loved the concept and execution! Literally did a squee and showed my wife, who has far more experience than I in such things. She liked it too :)
I use darktable, and also of note is RawTherapee. Both are free, in contrast with the $150+ alternatives he shows off.
Edit: ~~Can you tell me why I'm being downvoted?~~ Sorry, I'm new to /r/photography. If there's a rule here I don't know about, please tell me!
Edit 2: From -2 to +5? What gives? I've been on reddit for a year and I still don't always get it… :P
As mentioned, you want Paintbrush.
But I'm gonna give a shout out for Pixelmator. Its $30 on the App Store, but there are often discounts and sales. It does everything I ever needed in Photoshop and has a beautiful interface.
If it's going to need a CC sub (like I gather it will), I'm sure Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer are better deals.
I don't want to sound too negative, but...
> Avoid: Adobe ... Lightroom
> Instead use: a bunch of programs that don't even try to do the same thing as Lightroom
I wonder how many other things in the list are like that.
At least mention Darktable -- I've not used it myself, but at least it is trying to do what Lightroom does.
> Avoid: Google Drive / Dropbox / OneDrive
> Instead use: stuff you need to self-host
Yeah, I'll get right on that.
> 2FA: Avoid using apps that won't let you export your keys easily.
Huh, my attitude is I want it to be as hard as possible to export keys.
> Avoid: media streaming platforms with content
Right.
Lots of updates are coming in v2. Here is a preview of some of them.
http://www.pixelmator.com/sneak-preview/
Not sure if what you're looking for will be there or not. It is still a relatively new app though. They have made some pretty great stride and it is fun to watch it's development. Hopefully with all the exposure they've gotten through the app store and the influx of cash, they can bring even more to the table in less time.
I used to pirate PS, but now I just use Pixelmator. it doesn't have everything I want and some things are easier to do in Photoshop, but Photoshop is 10x the price of Pixelmator, it damn well better have some additional features. One thing I really miss is layer styles. A lot of the other things I was missing seem like they will be taken care of in v2.
I think it's perfect as is. It has a nice engraved look to it.
That said, if you want to experiment with values, I suggest scanning it and playing with it in a digital art program before committing anything to paper. If you don't have one, Photopea is a near 1:1 copy of Photoshop that works in your browser.
Pixelmator - excellent painting and photo editing. Slick UI lots of photoshop features and great price from the App Store. http://www.pixelmator.com/ Very slick ui. The magic wand tool is way easier to use than photoshop too!
If you are looking for LightRoom replacement, try DarkTable ( www.darktable.org ), it is probably much closer to what you want (coupled with a bit of GIMP if really needed).
Capture One Pro is probably the closest relative to Lightroom in terms of functionalities, at least that I know of. It's a bit pricey but it's a one-time purchase, not a running subscription.
There is a free version for Fuji owners, but it's a dumbed down version of the Pro one. Might be worth a shot at least!
I really like Pixelmator, I would say it's more like Photoshop, but way more intuitive and seems pretty light as well. It's not free though, but there is no subscription. http://www.pixelmator.com/mac/
If you are using a Mac there is another very good option between the free GIMP and the more expensive Lightroom or Photoshop.
This is Pixelmator.
This app works very much like Photoshop. It will cost you about $30.
There is a free 30 day demo that you can download if you want to give it a try.
Importing is only a way to make darktable aware that pictures exist in a folder. Such pictures will be referenced in dt's database (the library). If any other piece of soft changes these pictures externaly (delete, move, rename), darktable is not notified of the change.
> Can't I set darktable to just watch a folder (my photo library folder for example) and just show new files as they come along?
No. There are issues associated with this design, not to mention performance penalty at startup, in general it is not advisable. However, you can re-import folders you already imported (manually, that is) and this will get you the result you want (new pics will be added, old ones will just be kept as-is).
See also https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/en/overview/sidecar-files/
Apple used a screenshot from an app called Polarr. Polarr used (with my permission) that image in their app. Which means Apple didn't really picked my image directly :) If they had, they would have written me.
It could be installable like chrome app. But it needs to have CSS corrected for that.
E.g. https://www.photopea.com/ have option inside page to MenuBar->More->Install
I've been using Affinity for a few years and really love it. It does everything I need and more. I'm not a professional but I've found it to be intuitive and extremely affordable.
Darktable ( https://www.darktable.org/ ). Took me a while to get into it but I prefer it over Lightroom now. Works on Linux, Mac and Windows.
The transition shouldn't be too complex depending on your workflow. I do 99% of my post in darktable and on rare occasions I use Gimp.
I use https://www.photopea.com/ It's a free photoshop clone. The Magic Wand tool is your friend. Always try to find pictures with white backgrounds to use it with.
>I haven't heard of Darktable. Is it similar as in being non-destructive, lens correction, etc.?
>darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.
I gotchu fam - https://www.photopea.com
This dude basically made a web based photoshop clone for absolutely free. It’s brilliant. Of course it’s not a 1:1 in terms of features but works perfectly fine for stuff like basic edits, minor sketching and all your resizing and touching up needs. If you like it and have the means - support the project it’s very useful.
one of the greatest free tools online ever. Since Adobe started forcing people to spend insane amounts of money with their subscription model, this page has proven to be a goldmine
Using QGIS and Pixelmator. The fonts used are Paneuropa Highway and Cardo; several shapefiles (files containing geographic information for use in a GIS) were used. I might do a more in-depth making-of/tutorial later if there's enough demand.
https://www.sketchbook.com/blog/how-to-draw-birds-step-by-step-instructions/
They have a link on how to draw the wings as well. It breaks it all down into simple shapes and shows the basic proportions for the body and head. It's similar to the lesson construction techniques, but little more detail for proportions.
As strictly a hobbyist photographer, I refused to pay for lightroom, so I've started using Darktable. Free and Open Source, works on Win, Mac & Linux, and, works pretty damn well for what I use it for (mostly bumping exposures and cropping).
Basically anyone can make a Wordpress site using a theme like Avada. Calling yourself a Wordpress developer when everything you use is prebuilt is like building with Lego and calling yourself an engineer. You should push yourself a bit harder to gain the technical skills that will make you a competitive candidate regardless of whether you can use Photoshop. HTML, CSS and a little bit of PHP are the minimum requirements I'd expect in a new employee hired as a Wordpress developer.
Do yourself a favour and learn to make custom templates using a barebones theme like Underscores or HTML5Blank rather than an off-the-shelf premium theme like Avada. It's not hard to learn to make Wordpress themes, and it doesn't take long to throw a beautiful, snappy, responsive site together once you've got the hang of it. I churn out custom websites in 2 days (we work with companies given a government grant for website work... it's a small grant) using my own toolkit which I've put together over the past couple of years.
Also, check out Photopea - it's a free web-based Photoshop clone. Learn to use that and you'll be 80% of the way towards being proficient at the Photoshop skills you need as a web designer. It's the same colour, same layout, basically all the same tools in the same places. If you're cheeky enough you could list Photoshop skills on your resume once you feel confident using Photopea.
Hi, Photopea.com is the only non-Adobe software with a full PSD support. The UI is also very similar to PS.
It works in a browser and is completely free. You can open PSDs up to 300 MB in size.
Except there's a bug where the eyedropper tool takes the displayed pixel color after factoring in the color profile, instead of the RGB values of the pixel.
Every time you use the eyedropper to select a color you've drawn with earlier, it becomes slightly lighter or darker. This makes it unusable.
The bug exists because OS X's color selection is flawed: every application that uses OS X's built in color selector has this problem. You can recognize the built in selector from the fact that it pops up a window like this. TextEdit uses it too. I'm referring to the looking glass button, which works like an eyedropper except for the entire screen.
The only application that doesn't have this as far as I can see is Photoshop, because it uses it's own implementation for color selection that takes color profile into account. I don't know if Pixelmator has this problem or not.
Thank you, that's really kind! :)
I use Autodesk Sketchbook to sketch in these days, I highly recommend it! It's got a really natural feel to it and a variety of tools. I used to sketch in Photoshop for years, but it never felt right, although it's still fantastic to ink and colour with. I also have a Wacom.
There isn't really many choices: darktable and RawTherapee seem to be the most mature software for this. If you're looking for an easy way, just use JPEG and edit them software like GIMP. This works fine in most casual/hobby situations. Otherwise, you might as well invest some time to learn more specialized software.
There was a reddit AMA recently about a guy who created a free, browser photoshop style editor you may be interested in
Tons of FAQ directions of how to use it by the guy too
I'm not the OP, but from https://www.photopea.com/api/accounts, it says:
> Photopea consists of one HTML file, one CSS file and several JS and PNG files (around 2 MB in total). It can be easily hosted anywhere, there is no need for advanced server-side technologies (no PHP, no Node.js, no databases).
> Corrupted Content Error
> The site at https://www.photopea.com/ has experienced a network protocol violation that cannot be repaired
Your site is broken.
Anyway, have fun annoying your users.
If you want a competent image editor, I would recommend photopea. It's online and it kinda works like photoshop, but it takes some time to get used to and I also then recommend to watch videos on YouTube on how to use it.
Photopea é um editor de imagens baseado no Photoshop, só que tu não precisa pagar por ele, e é muito bom. Imagino que usos profundamente profissionais podem ser que não sejam atendidos pelo site, mas vale a pena conhecer o site.
A height chart displaying the minimum, average, and maximum heights of each race from setting-agnostic sources (Player's Handbook, Volo's Guide to Monsters, and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes). Created using Comparing Heights, MS paint, and Photopea.
Are there any surprises in the results? Do the canon heights match what you picture for your character(s)/world(s)?
I am glad you like it :)
It is important to use it the right way. Many people try to paint almost everything red or green. But it is enough to do just a couple of strokes, 99% of the area can stay grey.
https://www.photopea.com/tuts/magic-cut-remove-image-background-online/
Have you looked at Photoshop Elements? https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
It's missing the high end features but if it can handle large swaths of image editing tasks and you don't have to pay for it each month.
For basics, you can also try https://www.photopea.com/
Take a look at Pixelmator in the App Store
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pixelmator/id407963104?mt=12
Here's a link to their website.
I believe it is about $15 (I already bought it so I can not see the price anymore in the App Store).
Pixelmator is is very good for the price.
Personally, I don't like the HDR look, especially not when it's so obvious that I can classify it as such. But the software used in this tutorial is truly great. I'm only using open source software in my toolchain and will never switch back to Lightroom/Photoshop.
In addition to Darktable mentioned in the article, there's also RawTherapee which is IMHO easier to operate than Darktable but still has very advanced features. I especially love its noise reduction and demosaicing algorithms.
> I sit in front of a computer half of the time for my job, and we don't have Photoshop or anything like that on my work computer.
There's always this. Haven't used it myself since I have photoshop, but it looks like it's identical, and if it is, you're gonna make sketches a lot faster, with less headaches, and they're gonna more accurately portray the final thing.
SOME Universities give free access to Adobe CC.
However, if you are on a super tight budget and want a Photoshop clone for cheap, then you might consider Affinity Photo which does 90% of what photoshop can do. It's buy once, you own it. IF you go this route, I suggest waiting for sales as I think it retails for $50 but like at Thanksgiving I bought it straight up for $25. They also have their own sub. /r/AffinityPhoto/ and users sometimes inform you when it goes on sale.
I use the heal tool in photoshop ( https://www.photopea.com/ is a free knockoff photoshop that has the same features) and just trace along the rip lines with the brush until they're gone. Sometimes you have to try it multiple times if it comes out weird, or use the clone tool and manually do it but usually it works quite well. Hope this helps!
Capture One. I moved away from Lightroom nearly four years ago. After taking time to learn the nuances, it's my main RAW editor. I only use Lightroom for my older photos or non-professional work.
There's a free trial https://www.captureone.com/en and you can also go visit r/captureone
All I can say is that touchpad is going to blow your mind. More than anything else that is going to completely ruin you on non-Apple notebooks.
You mentioned photo editing. One must-have app that you may not need if you already have to pay for something from Adobe is Pixlemator. It is absurdly good and ridiculously cheap. It does everything I've ever needed Photoshop to do and far, far more, its UI is far better, it's 30 bucks one time, and the they've been constantly adding new features and functionality for years for no additional charge. I can't say enough good things about this app. Think of it as a "pro-sumer" version of Photoshop.
Regarding batterylife, I'd say the biggest thing would be to never install Flash on your Mac, and when you need it in the browser just switch to Chrome. But in general, use Safari. It's faster and less of a memory hog.
Seconded. $50 will get you a month's access to all the Adobe programs. If you are a student, $30 a month. I switched from a standard Production Premium license to Creative Cloud.
That said, there are cheap(er) alternatives out there. Vollol already mentioned the main open source applications.
CorelDraw is cheaper than Illustrator for vector work, about $200. If you are on a Mac, I've heard Pixelmator (http://www.pixelmator.com/, $30) is OK as a Photoshop clone.
I'm not saying these are completely equivalent (there is a ton of depth to the aforementioned Adobe programs), but you could make a professional looking flyer with them.
Get the trial first: http://www.pixelmator.com/try/
Definitely excellent for reasonable needs, with quite snappy performance. On the other hand, if you rely heavily on plugins or certain PS-only features, you should go with the latest PSE.
I've used Pixelmator for around 9 months, and threw away my Photoshop CS.
Hey, nice to know you like my style.
So, about what I use. It depends on where I come up with the idea for the piece, sometimes I hand draw, scan/take a pic and then clean up on photoshop, but usually I sketch it using Autodesk Sketchbook and either paint it there, or save it as a .psd and aint it on Photoshop.
Since this was animated, I mostly painted on Photoshop and used Photoshops timeline, but I sketchedit using autodesk Sketchbok. Most of the pieces I've posted here, in fact were sketched in Sketchbook. I also use a Wacom One tablet
The other guy has some really good suggestions. I'd like to also add that you can alternatively consider not using lines at all. Or perhaps only use a few lines to get the proportions.
Instead of considering the shape of the dog and trying to draw lines, consider the *values* of the image. The term values (in case you don't know) means the darkness or lightness of the colors. You have actually chosen a pretty nice reference picture for doing this. Since his snout is all one color, you can focus on the shadows that define the shape of the snout. For example, there are more shadows on the left. These shadows give the image depth and gives the viewer a notion of where the light source is coming from.
I'll warn you that making the change from drawing lines to shading can be a difficult transition, but it's a necessary transition. You can still use lines to determine the proportions of the dog and his face. There is nothing wrong with doing that.
https://www.sketchbook.com/blog/how-to-draw-dogs-step-by-step-with-breeds/
I didn't fully read through the link above, but I think it might be a good starting point for you. Notice how they use lines to determine the shape of the dog, but they don't keep those lines. Instead, they keep the outline and then use coloring or lines to define the shape of the fur and the snout.
The order the modules are applied is fixed by the program and the order shown in the user interface reflects that. It can't be changed.
I use Darktable for my RAW editing. It's really good. As I just edit photos every few month, buying a Adobe subscription would not be a smart decision.
Windows also lacks a good and consistent Terminal/Console. Right now you have to deal with antiquated CMD, PowerShell, beta Bash for Windows or hacky Cygwin.
Lightroom actually serves a different purpose than GIMP. GIMP is more akin to Photoshop. If you're look for free and/or open-source software, you could check out Raw Therapee or DarkTable if you're on Linux or Mac.
Hey if you want some advice https://www.photopea.com is literally photoshop for free online. It works great and I can also spot you a copy of Wild Words for a font since photo pea let’s you add custom fonts! I don’t understand why it’s 60 bucks for a copy of the font but whatever, the old little known archives are a godsend!
There's a variety of ways. I personally use photopea, since there's no need to download it or make an account. Heres a link to the site with instructions
I made these wallpapers using the high-resolution artwork posted by Nintendo of America on Twitter. Enjoy.
Source(s): * Made with Affinity Photo.
Metroid ® is property of Nintendo® (All rights reserved).
©1986-2021 Nintendo®
This image was made for private use, and I have no affiliation with Nintendo® or any of it's subsidiaries.
Nice edit!
For those wondering which software to use, Lightroom and Photoshop are obviously the best photo editors, and Lightroom has the bonus of also being an excellent photo and video library manager. You can subscribe to the Photographer's bundle version of Creative Cloud for $9.99USD/month. It includes Lightroom, Photoshop, Lightroom Mobile and more.
There is also a great, new editor called Affinity Photo and it's quite affordable ($50USD). It has some awesome features and can do a lot of what Photoshop can do. It's now available for Windows as well as Mac.
However, most photo apps can do a decent job of this. GIMP, Apple Photos, etc. can all pull some detail out of shadows and adjust white balance, etc.
Not only that, but they added an absolute ton of features to the platform for both Mac and PC. I haven't tested any of them yet myself, but an overhauled RAW engine, Touch Bar support, 32-bit editing and a ton of other things looks pretty impressive: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/new-features/
Copy and paste the picture into the program.
hit Z to be able to click and zoom in until it's easy to see all the details of the outline of your cat.
hit L twice to get the Polygonal Lasso (and from now on to switch to it, it'll only be 1 L because it's now active) and then click on points around the outline of the cat to trace the shape of your cat.
When you're done the line around what you drew will become a black and white dotted line, showing you have selected it successfully. If it does not, doubleclick at your last point and it'll finish the line out for you.
CTRL+C to copy your selection. CTRL+V to paste it into a new layer by itself.
Open up another image by copy and pasting it into the program.
Go find that layer of just the outline of your cat, on the right hand side. it'll say LAYER 1 or something. Right click the picture of it (it'll mostly have white and grey squares for a background in the thumbnail) and SELECT PIXELS.
CTRL+C to copy it to your clipboard, switch over to the new image you want to put it in and CTRL+V to paste it in. It'll have that same outline around it still.
V to get the move tool to drag it around. CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+T to transform it, making it resizable by clicking in one of the corners and dragging it in or out to make it bigger or smaller. hold SHIFT to maintain the aspect ratio while you drag.
Top left FILE>EXPORT>JPG to save it as an image.
You just successfully photoshopped.
Using erasers or pen tools or taking your time with the lasso will make it a better outline. It's like cutting out things from magazines and laying them on top of other things to make a picture. There are way more advanced things you can do, and there are videos to find out how to do them using youtube.
Or if you don't have a computer there are alternatives for doing this on a phone.
I use Pixelmator from time to time, it is essentially a functional Photoshop redesign. I still do use Photoshop for some things, Pixelmator has come a long way and can do most things, but there are still things that you just need Photoshop for. I do like the look of Pixelmator much better, and I like how a lot of the adjustments and filters work. Last time I tested, content aware fill seemed to do a better job in Pixelmator than in Photoshop, so that was cool.
I would suggest Pixelmator. It blends Photoshop and Illustrator vector capabilities. It's very simple to use and it's updated often with new features. I was a light Photoshop/Illustrator user myself and it does the job!
Take a look here : http://www.pixelmator.com
There are certainly other options though. Hope this helps!
> Funny, that's how I'd describe the bloated Office.
I don't like the interface ribbon, but the performance is good, it is a little bit heavy on the install size though. On the other hand it has everything plus the kitchen sink. All the functions you can think of and they work.
> This is a great example of what I'm talking about: http://www.pixelmator.com
Hey that's not bad at all. Now why doesn't it have proper channels support, higher bit depth support and proper support for windows. And of course color management.
Oh but they're spending so much time and effort on shitty filters. Great. This is what I need, more crappy filters.
If you're interested in traditional 2d animation (in a digital environment)-rather than vectors, rigging and tweening-Sketchbook might be worth a look. The newest version includes a timeline mode for animation https://www.sketchbook.com/
NB. It might be a struggle to produce a complete animation in sketchbook without using another software for compositing (eg. after effects), mainly because of its limit on the number of layers you can use in an animation (4, i think).
I'm working on learning how to do this, esp for darktable, which is currently at 2.6.0 by their dev team, but is starting to get stale in repos:
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| Repo | Package | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Community | darktable | 2:2.6.0-1 |
| AUR | darktable-git | release.2.5.0.r220.g19407a592-1 |
I've currently got it installed via tarball, so I can verify that it works in x86_64.
If you just did a clean install, now is a good time to wipe Windows again and give it a try. If you find it isn't for you, wipe again and put windows back on. You can of course also dual boot, but since you just wiped, using a single install and forcing yourself to use Linux for a while is a good way to get properly acquainted with it. Otherwise you might get into a habit of booting windows because you don't feel like spending the time working with alternative software.
For games, if what you want to play isn't available natively on Linux, Lutris is a great way to quickly get playing a lot of games. It simplifies a lot of the manual work you'd normally have to do using Wine or PlayOnLinux. https://lutris.net/
For photo editing, Darktable, Krita (primarily a drawing app, but has lots of photoshop-like features), GIMP
Modern desktop linux isn't difficult to use.
I rarely ever see people suggest it as a first distro, but I really do think Solus is a great option for a brand new Linux user. It's extremely user-friendly and "just works" out of the box, not to mention it looks fantastic and has a great curated software center. Linux Mint is usually another go-to beginner option, but its' appearance can be a bit drab/off-putting until you start customizing the theme.
Well, the first thing you can do is watch the exposure meter in your camera to avoid under/over exposed images. If you keep an eye on it, you'll often times save yourself the hassle of moving sliders in post.
As for recommendations, i personally use the Lightroom+Photoshop subscription bundle, for like 15 bucks a month. Of course there are other free software, but i'd say Lightroom is among the most commonly used.
As for free programs, you can check out GIMP and Darktable. Check out some videos on Youtube to get a feel for it :)
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If you shoot in RAW format, i'd say go for Darktable, or Lightroom.
If you're shooting standard jpeg, you're fine with some light postprocessing in GIMP.
Obviously it depends on how serious you are about photography and your goals. For a pure hobbyist having fun shooting JPEG and sharing it with family & friends, you're gonna be completely fine with GIMP. And if you're just starting, even better. I encourage you to be just a tiny bit critical about the stuff you shoot and you'll soon be learning a lot about lighting, composition and so on.
Use Lightroom for organizing large catalogs of photos, it is the best tool for the job. If you prefer to not shell out the money for Lightroom you could consider Darktable (open source) which does a similar albeit not as good a job at cataloging photos. Darktable works best in Linux, but does have a Mac and Windows port.
You’ll need to develop the raw file first, then you can edit the results further in GIMP.
A couple of great options:
I really only use Darktable, but have Rawtherapee installed as well. I have found that out of the box Rawtherapee does a better job at noise reduction, but I don't have enough experience to give any tips.
With Darktable this is the tutorial I've followed to get pretty good results. This is the same method recommended on the Darktable manual under section 3.4.4.3. Denoise – profiled.
With this technique I like to set the non-local means patch size to 4, and with both set the strength really high (sometimes even maximum) while using the opacity to tune the strength of the denoise.
The lens correction module in Darktable is really supposed to be just be a one click thing for the most part, the only setting the manual says you need to set yourself is the distance to the subject which I've never found makes a difference really anyway. The results I get seem reasonable to me, but I've never actually verified the correction myself. Could it be possible there is an error in the lensfun library for the lens you are using?
There is a windows binary for 2.0 version floating around. But I have not tried it.
Darktable is the reason why I still dual boot to linux on my desktop. Awesome program.
That said, I never tried lightroom.
Does one need to understand the entire chronology of technology to use modern technology, which has subsumed and replaced the technology developed by boomers?
No, though now I understand why you had difficulty learning mastering it in the first place.
Newsflash, most codemonkeys these days are developing stuff from the ground up, such as this: https://www.photopea.com/ (not a Boomer).
Besides, if 'it was developed by Boomers' is the extent of your argument, then piss of and acknowledge the TRUE innovators, namely the prehistoric innovators. Stop being a technology gatekeeper.
If you Google for examples of real world "classified" documents that should give you some nice reference material. If you don't have Photoshop, there are a ton of decent & free graphic editors you can use, like PhotoPea for example.
Affinity Photo is an excellent alternative. It's a one-time purchase of $50*USD* and can edit photoshop documents among other great features. It was updated recently and it has only been improved, I am slowly transitioning to it since I have such a large plugin and script library, some of which are not supported by Affinity Photo.
For vector graphics I have switched from Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Designer. Though I missed a couple of features initially, I have no regrets. It's a great tool. $50 one time payment instead of a subscription.
Affinity Photo is currently in (free) Beta, so you might want to check that out too.
I went through something similar earlier today.
You can get the download links for older versions here (you will need to be signed in). You will also need to recall which version you were previously on or just download them all and try trial & error.
Yo chief, Photopea is a in-browser version of Photoshop made by some dude, it's free. It's not by Adobe, it's just a program very closely designed to Photoshop.
It will take a tid bit of know-how to use it, seeing you probably don't use Photoshop or similar photo editing software. But it's in browser and responsive. Alternatively, just type in "image editor online" and see what comes up, there are many of those online too.
Also just dropping it here for anyone else who might find this info useful.
(some people use google docs to make reference sheets as well)
- Go to photopea.com
- click "Open From Computer"
- Find your .psd file and open it
I've had a friend send me a .psd file that was made in Photoshop and it worked without any issues.
For anyone wondering how to make create teams with this:
I, personally, use Photopea to make my teams. First, you want to select "Open From Computer," and select your template. Then to add people, you go to "file" in the top left, select "open and place," and choose an image. You can move said image with the arrow and cross on the left side of your screen, and to change the size, you just have to check the "transform controls" box, and it will let you change the image size (recommendation, always press shift when changing the image if you want to keep the dimensions the same, that way its not too wide/tall). To add text, just select the big T on the left of your screen. Finally, for my player names, I use Bold and Strong DejaVu Sans text at size 27. You don't have to use all of this, but it's what works for me, and maybe it'll work for you
No worries fam, it took me a bit to figure it out too=)
I use a web app
Just open the gif, go to image menu, expand canvas vertically to give room for text. Create a new layer. On the right hand side at the bottom there will be a layer window. Drag the new layer behind the gif folder, and then just colour it black with a big brush from tool bar on the left. Then hit the type tool and add your text. Export as gif, upload to imgur, get the .gifv video link and paste it here. All done=)
Try Capture One instead of Lightroom. They have a free version (Capture One Express) with basic functionality that supports Fuji RAW files.
https://www.captureone.com/en/products-plans/capture-one-express
If all you need are basic tools then the free Express version is fine. It lacks tethering, advanced color management, layers and the ability to edit the workspace (UI) to suit your liking. https://www.captureone.com/en/features/feature-list
i'm not really sure why this was removed. it's not a question, but an actual tip for processing raw photos on android that doesn't involve conversion to DNG first or rely on lightroom.
https://support.google.com/snapseed/answer/6312515?hl=en
google does not even mention that the support has been added. i'm glad we can discuss editing photos on a 4k tv though. that's nice.
I just took a look at their site, and they say that "Repair" is only available on the iPad Air or later, so I imagine it'll be on the retina iPad mini. I'm just about to try it on mine.
You're right, though; if you hadn't posted this comment, I wouldn't have known it wasn't supported on all hardware.
Only Marked2 sparks an interest for me in that bundle, and that would be more than 50% cheaper to buy on its own. A discount on stuff you don't need is not a good deal.
And those photo editing apps look bad. Just grab a copy of Pixelmator and you're set.
Like everyone else, I use Lightroom for 95% of my edits on personal work. I usually only use Photoshop at home for web stuff, so cropping exactly, logos, vectors and things like that. I went for the $10/month Creative Cloud photographer's bundle when that came out, and I've felt it's worth it. But if you don't need Photoshop, Lightroom is significantly cheaper if you just buy it outright, especially if you're a student.
However, if I had a Mac, I'd check out Pixelmator. It's only $30 and seems to do a lot of what Photoshop does. I haven't actually used it, but it gets good reviews. I'd still buy Lightroom separately for most editing work.
Oh I use sketchbook! Is sketch pad similar? My favourite feature is the layers, so I don't mess up the rest of my art with small adjustments
If you must run Photoshop, Linux is not for you.
On the other hand if you're open to alternatives there's plenty of good photo editors, the most known is Gimp, I would suggest to check Darktable and Rawtherapee out.