Adobe already killed almost all competition in the creative space and I hate that. I'm thankful for software like Davinci Resolve and the Affinity apps.
Recently learned about Krita too, which is more for art but it's nice
There's a plugin for AI generation now
I wish we can get a Krita, Inkscape, GIMP ecosystem that rivals their offerings. I recommend these tools to most of my students (gamedev) because they're already great, but if they wanna work in this area in industry they're also forced to learn Adobe..
There is actually a wip project that aims to do just that, unite all these FOSS apps in one, interconnected ecosystem.
I don't remember what it was called, I'll get back to you once I find it again.
GIMP was painful to use. Has it gotten any better yet?
Unfortunately, nope.
I'm not sure what you mean, I've found it quite easy to use though it does have a learning curve like most things
When was the last time you tried it?
Used it a few years ago after Blender got the 2.9 treatment. The interface felt very clunky and unintuitive for basic operations compared to anything else. I remember looking at a tutorial and thinking what?
Unfortunately it's still confusing, I come from Photoshop were you can customize the UI to your liking, and switch between workspaces, Gimp has some of that functionality but still lacking..
I believe at the end of this year, we'll see the release of Gimp 3, so I guess it won't look ugly anymore
No, use Krita instead. I gave up on Gimp ever getting better about 15 years ago
Capture One is not foss but fucking great
Krita is a lot better than Gimp if you need a PS alternative
Oh, I used to like Krita. That's disappointing that they're yet another on the AI train
Why though?
The image generation algorithm is open source and it runs locally. Artists can use it instead of giving up their art to some company to abuse. We've had tools like this for years, this is just better and easier to use
Artists are a bit tetchy about their stuff being used for the training data.
Obligatory shout out to Blender, the most amazing community project ever. And GPL'd to boot! Suck it Adobe! obscene crotch tugging gestures
Kdenlive is also a really cool video editor. I use it occasionally. You don’t see many professionals using it but honestly it can do a lot more than what most people give it credit for.
Blender has a video editor in it too... hell Im surprised it doesnt have a full photo editing suit in it at this point
Tried it. Personally, didn’t really work for me. Blender is great 3D software, but video editing is not its forte. (And that’s fine! Do one thing and do it well.)
I wouldnt call it amazing compared to Davinci Resolve for example, but for smaller fast jobs its pretty good and very versatile.
I honestly preferred Kdenlive over Davinci Resolve, I had too many problems with it (although tbf, I am running Linux, so…)
I honestly preferred Kdenlive over Davinci Resolve, I had too many problems with it (although tbf, I am running Linux, so…)
Adobe should have Never been allowed to buy Macromedia, what a massive crime that was. I had fully shifted off all Adobe products and was using Macromedia for everything... then that happened. Its all been downhill since that.
You just made me remember Dreamweaver. Moving to DW from FrontPage felt like moving to IntelliJ Idea from Eclipse.
Adobe already killed almost all competition in the creative space and I hate that. I'm thankful for software like Davinci Resolve and the Affinity apps.
Recently learned about Krita too, which is more for art but it's nice
There's a plugin for AI generation now
I wish we can get a Krita, Inkscape, GIMP ecosystem that rivals their offerings. I recommend these tools to most of my students (gamedev) because they're already great, but if they wanna work in this area in industry they're also forced to learn Adobe..
There is actually a wip project that aims to do just that, unite all these FOSS apps in one, interconnected ecosystem.
I don't remember what it was called, I'll get back to you once I find it again.
It's OpenCreativity
Really cool idea, I hope this gains traction!
Updated my comment: OpenCreativity
There's also GIMP as a Photoshop alternative
And Dark Table as a Lightroom alternative
Both are pretty great IMO
GIMP was painful to use. Has it gotten any better yet?
Unfortunately, nope.
I'm not sure what you mean, I've found it quite easy to use though it does have a learning curve like most things
When was the last time you tried it?
Used it a few years ago after Blender got the 2.9 treatment. The interface felt very clunky and unintuitive for basic operations compared to anything else. I remember looking at a tutorial and thinking what?
Unfortunately it's still confusing, I come from Photoshop were you can customize the UI to your liking, and switch between workspaces, Gimp has some of that functionality but still lacking..
I believe at the end of this year, we'll see the release of Gimp 3, so I guess it won't look ugly anymore
No, use Krita instead. I gave up on Gimp ever getting better about 15 years ago
Capture One is not foss but fucking great
Krita is a lot better than Gimp if you need a PS alternative
Oh, I used to like Krita. That's disappointing that they're yet another on the AI train
Why though?
The image generation algorithm is open source and it runs locally. Artists can use it instead of giving up their art to some company to abuse. We've had tools like this for years, this is just better and easier to use
Artists are a bit tetchy about their stuff being used for the training data.
Obligatory shout out to Blender, the most amazing community project ever. And GPL'd to boot! Suck it Adobe! obscene crotch tugging gestures
Kdenlive is also a really cool video editor. I use it occasionally. You don’t see many professionals using it but honestly it can do a lot more than what most people give it credit for.
Blender has a video editor in it too... hell Im surprised it doesnt have a full photo editing suit in it at this point
Tried it. Personally, didn’t really work for me. Blender is great 3D software, but video editing is not its forte. (And that’s fine! Do one thing and do it well.)
I wouldnt call it amazing compared to Davinci Resolve for example, but for smaller fast jobs its pretty good and very versatile.
I honestly preferred Kdenlive over Davinci Resolve, I had too many problems with it (although tbf, I am running Linux, so…)
I honestly preferred Kdenlive over Davinci Resolve, I had too many problems with it (although tbf, I am running Linux, so…)
Adobe should have Never been allowed to buy Macromedia, what a massive crime that was. I had fully shifted off all Adobe products and was using Macromedia for everything... then that happened. Its all been downhill since that.
You just made me remember Dreamweaver. Moving to DW from FrontPage felt like moving to IntelliJ Idea from Eclipse.