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We don't want to pay Adobe anymore, so my Dad is looking for an replacement for Lightroom Classic.

He has over 4500 photos in Lightroom and we want a basically drop in replacement.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT1: Also, how do we transfer photos out of Lightroom?

EDIT2: All photos are locally stored.

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[–] MayIServeYouWell@alien.top 0 points 1 year ago (28 children)

I honestly don’t understand the hate for Adobe.

Is it the subscription model? Ya… business is business. Please suggest a better model that funds software development consistently. I hated it initially, but like not having to buy and install updates all the time.

Is it the performance of the tool? Usability? These are both great to me…

I mean you get what you pay for, more or less. There are other good tools out there, but nothing that is way better all-around that I’ve seen.

[–] geezerhugo@alien.top 0 points 1 year ago (9 children)

We used to exchange R1 for $1. Now it is 20 to 1. So paying per month is just too expensive.

[–] 8thunder8@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When R1 was $1, a meal at a restaurant with your family might cost R50

Now a meal with your family can cost R1000.

It is the value of your currency that has changed, not the value of the software.

[–] geezerhugo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

And that is why we cannot afford it. Unless you are doing very well in your photography field, these extra costs simply drain your bank balance.

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