![]() ![]() Regarding Paint Shop Pro, I actually still am using the old version 7 when it was still a Jasc product. The only thing I've used it for is to work in layers, and very seldom - maybe a handful of times a year. It's occasionally been useful for selective edits that Lightroom still can't quite match. And most recently I've used the channel mixer swap trick for color infrared photos.īut I don't do pixel level editing or layers often enough to justify even the reasonable subscription fee for Adobe, and I'm not sure I'd use it enough to justify even the cost of Elements or the latest version of PSP. However my old copy of PSP7 has very crude cloning and brush tools, and there are occasions when I'd be able to use better brush tools. Lightroom doesn't require you to subscribe, so frankly I'd get Lightroom 5 if you're used to working with LR already, and happy with what it does. If you mean you really want to turn away from Adobe, the tool closest to Lightroom of those you mention is ACDSee Pro I never got round to trying it, but reviews are quite positive. Personally I use CaptureOne, which is worth trying out as well (but a different pricetag than the tools you look at). Paintshop Pro X7 and the Serif package are much closer to what Photoshop does for the money they cost, I'd get Photoshop Elements instead (as others suggested) I'm using a less recent version (9), and it is really good value for money.Īnother tool similar to Lightroom with decent reviews is Cyberlink PhotoDirector 5 (but again, I never got round to trying that one either) it costs about the same as the other programs you listed, it's not too well known. ![]() If again it cannot be anything Adobe - I'd go with Paintshop Pro probably, Serif tools somehow always managed to underwhelm me (I tried several) and be too much wizard-driven but for those these two programs, I'd first look how the raw file conversion comes out, I really have no idea about their quality. ![]() It really depends a lot on how you work, and whether you use the catalog of Lightroom, or only its editing tools whether you use batch-editing in Lightroom or not, and so on. As editors, the tools as PS Elements and PSP X7 have more bells and whistles (which is a pro and con - usability tends to suffer a bit). As catalog tools, they're also not as good.īut as workflow tools, and getting a lot of images done quickly, simply and efficiently, they come very short to the likes of Lightroom and CaptureOne. Plus, the boxed copy of LR5 does not cost that much more actually.īest thing to do: download trial versions and see for yourself. It'll give you a better idea whether it's worth switching at all, and if yes, what kind of program works best for you. None of them is outright bad, but their User Interfaces and ways of getting tasks done do differ, and only you can judge whether you find those ways of working logical and efficient or not.Īctually I use both ACDSee Pro 8 and PSP X6. I use Pro 8 as my photo manager and raw developer, and PSP X6 as a companion bit mapped editor. Though I rarely use PSP any more, since the only thing I use it for is when I need layers, which ACDSee won't do. ![]()
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