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Photoshop is no longer the only heavy hitter on the block. We chose to look at Affinity Photo because it is available on Mac and PC (as well as a capable iPad edition), includes a professional feature set, and offers an affordable perpetual license that is currently just $24.99. Also important is that most of your Photoshop skills will translate directly to Affinity Photo; there are only a few areas where you might have to “relearn” certain tasks. Let's take a look.

Earlier this week, Adobe launched the latest version of the Creative Cloud suite, CC 2020. While we plan to offer a more detailed look at a later time, including the possibility of a couple competitive reviews (think Affinity apps), this article provides a quick overview. Overall this release is more about the improvement of existing functions and added stability and less about headline features. While that’s not as exciting to the average user, this approach is not a bad thing. For years, many long-time users complained that Adobe fell victim to the “feature bloat” trap. They perennially released new features that were designed to wow people (i.e., were easier to market) but which were either not often requested or not fully “baked.” In the meantime, many existing, commonly used features were not evolving.

(The OWC Helios FX Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Chassis and AMD Radeon 580 GPU.) At the recent NAB 2019 trade show, Adobe announced that newly-released versions of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Media Encoder can use Thunderbolt 3 external Graphics Processing Units...

Formerly a mainstay among plugins, Flash's days are officially numbered according to Adobe. The company announced that it would fully end support for the technology by the end of 2020. A spokesperson said in a statement that Adobe "will stop...

Last week Adobe released the latest round of upgrades to the Creative Cloud suite (dubbed “CC 2017”). Adobe’s focus for this release is aimed squarely at refining user experience and making workflows more efficient. Some applications include new integrations with...

This fall we are sharing a series of Creative Cloud Design Tips for those who have some experience but want to learn new workflows for Illustrator, Photoshop, or After Effects. Rather than setting up a tutorial where you follow a...