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The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe (www.theverge.com)
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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Been using Photoshop since 3.0 released on windows. I knew when they went cloud that shit was going sideways, but it was the acquisition of substance painter that did them in for me. Even though CC was kind of a mess, instead of building on the value proposition and including substance, they decided to have it as a separate charge.

Fuck adobe. Fuck subscription software.

[–] f1error@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Fuck Adobe" is my near-daily mantra. I actually utter it out loud at least once a day, if not more. I used to teach PS and worshipped at the temple of PS. These days, FUCK ADOBE!!!! I cannot wait for ANYTHING to replace Photoshop/Adobe. Adobe MUST die!.

[–] wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago

I was like the other commenters in the thread, but I grew up on even somewhat liking Gimp (yet with PhotoGIMP plugin). It’s good enough for me, and in some places it’s even better. All I want from it is to have a bit better UX here and there, but that’s not too critical.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Consider supporting ArmorPaint. It’s not a full Substance replacement yet, but it’s affordable and evolving well.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

yeah I haven't spent any time with it for about a year, it's time to circle back. Thanks for the reminder.