mayflower@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?message-squaremessage-square608fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down117
arrow-up1398arrow-down1message-squareWhich proprietary software do you prefer over their open-source alternatives, and why?mayflower@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square608fedilink
minus-squareAccidentalLemming@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoGIMP doesn’t support non-destructive editing, which is a major PITA tbh
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoThey aim to introduce that in version 3.0, which they say will be a complete overhaul of the app. Non-destructive editing through live adjustment layers is definitely the single most useful feature any editing software can have. That alone makes life so much easier.
minus-squareazertyfun@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI remember people saying “3.0 is right around the corner” several years ago. I categorize GIMP 3.0 the same as ASOIAF, Star Citizen, and the Google Drive client for Linux. I’ll be pleasantly surprised if I see it, but I ain’t holding my breath.
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI imagine by the time it releases I’ll have bought Affinity v3 already
GIMP doesn’t support non-destructive editing, which is a major PITA tbh
They aim to introduce that in version 3.0, which they say will be a complete overhaul of the app.
Non-destructive editing through live adjustment layers is definitely the single most useful feature any editing software can have.
That alone makes life so much easier.
I remember people saying “3.0 is right around the corner” several years ago.
I categorize GIMP 3.0 the same as ASOIAF, Star Citizen, and the Google Drive client for Linux. I’ll be pleasantly surprised if I see it, but I ain’t holding my breath.
I imagine by the time it releases I’ll have bought Affinity v3 already