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Adobe faces big fines from FTC over difficult subscription cancellation (appleinsider.com)
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Adobe faces big fines from FTC over difficult subscription cancellation::Adobe could face hefty fines related to its overly difficult and costly subscription cancellation practices due to an ongoing Federal Trade Commission Probe.

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[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was an Adobe customer years ago, but due to things like the above, they inadvertently pushed me to Open Source alternatives and I have not looked back. So I guess, Thank You Adobe is in order. Hope the fine is actually big as they really played dirty.

[–] joker125@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Same here.

I remember suggesting alternatives like GIMP to photography pros years ago simply because I could see where Adobe was heading when they changed to the subscription model.

Don’t get me wrong, they were innovative a long time ago however now they are structured purely on greed and add nothing deserved my of their services nowadays.

[–] Akuchimoya@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago

Gimp, Inkscape, and Scribus were terrible to use after using Adobe for years. Get Affinity suite instead and save yourself the rage and frustration. It's one-time payment license (not a subscription) and they have deals. I got the license for the three of them for $90. They are way closer to Adobe products and definitely worth the one-time cost.

I love the concept of open source, but you can only make so many compromises in quality and usability, especially if you're likelihood depends on it. Gimp, etc just aren't there.

(On the other end of the spectrum, Blender is so amazing I can still hardly believe it.)

[–] alansuspect@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Also Photopea is pretty cool too

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

And don't forget Inkscape for vector drawing.

[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed. Plus if you know Photoshop, you know GIMP as they are very similar and GIMP can even open Photoshop files. I use GIMP and Blender 3D daily.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

GIMP and Blender are good, but what's a good alternative for video like Adobes Premiere Pro?

Last I looked (Admittedly years ago) the open source offerings for video editing/production were quite behind

[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

That is an easy one. The free and superior DaVinci Resolve. Not open source however but it is very very good. Many have switched to it. https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

[–] Impromptu2599@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I use OpenShot for all my video editing. It is open source and cross platform.