A bit blown away..

**mwenz** · 20 March 2020, 04:11 PM

The company's name is Serif. Serif makes the line of applications known as Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer & Affinity Photo. But I digress...

It is a wonderful gesture from a company that's been around since 1987.

(One of their main programmers worked for Xara once upon a time.)

**pauland** · 20 March 2020, 04:20 PM

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**ss-kalm** · 20 March 2020, 07:37 PM

My only issue is which one to buy ...

The money once earmarked for XP&GD 17.0 is now surplus to requirements as for me, V17.0 is a non event.

Affinity Photo or Affinity Designer ... Bearing in mind I have XP&GD, I think that PHOTO is winning at the moment, however, there seems to be such a large crossover that it's virtually a toss up. Anyone have a argument either way ...

Most of my work (read that as play) is photo composites ... cards ... minor graphics ... banners ... posters. I'm really not an artist ...

**pauland** · 20 March 2020, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by ss-kalm

My only issue is which one to buy ...

The money once earmarked for XP&GD 17.0 is now surplus to requirements as for me, V17.0 is a non event.

Affinity Photo or Affinity Designer ... Bearing in mind I have XP&GD, I think that PHOTO is winning at the moment, however, there seems to be such a large crossover that it's virtually a toss up. Anyone have a argument either way ...

Most of my work (read that as play) is photo composites ... cards ... minor graphics ... banners ... posters. I'm really not an artist ...

Download the trials, play, make your own decision.

**rossjackson01** · 20 March 2020, 08:02 PM

Hello ss-kalm

Affinity, which one?

I have used Serif legacy products since 1987. I now have Affinity Publisher. Can recommend it. I also have Designer and Photo, but not competent with them.

By what you write, Publisher would seem to suit you. £23.99 is an incredible bargain. In fact, the whole suite for under £75 for a lifetime use with upgrades!!! I paid over £150 over a period of time, and was still happy. They stopped support for Serif WebPlus in 2014 when they began the Affinity programmes.

I like Xara Web Design Premium. Has the same feel.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Ross

**ss-kalm** · 20 March 2020, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by rossjackson01

Affinity, which one? ... By what you write, Publisher would seem to suit you

Thanks Ross, I think I can do everything that I need to do publishing wise in XP&GD I've used that extensively since CorelXara 1.0 so am quite happy with it ... Publisher was the one that I thought I could easily do without ... Although to be fair, I'm not sure there's anything I can't really do in XP&GD anyway. I'll probably just buy it and the never use it, depending on the learning curve.

**handrawn** · 20 March 2020, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by mwenz

The company's name is Serif. Serif makes the line of applications known as Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer & Affinity Photo. But I digress...
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(One of their main programmers worked for Xara once upon a time.)

Most of us regulars, Bob included will already know this

We had an administrator here ten years ago who was forever saying 'Xara' is the company not the software.. did anyone ever take any notice.. does it actually matter most of the time...

Good for them, they know how to get market share...

**haakoo** · 20 March 2020, 08:22 PM

a lifetime use with upgrades!!!

Sorry to burst the bubble but you pay once for the 1.xxxx version that can be used indefinitely,if one wants to upgrade to version 2.xxxx,3.xxxx you'll have to pay again.
Other than that,it still is a bargain though the original pricing is already a steal.
Three programs for almost as much as an upgrade from DesignerPro

**mwenz** · 20 March 2020, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by handrawn

... We had an administrator here ten years ago who was forever saying 'Xara' is the company not the software.. did anyone ever take any notice.. does it actually matter most of the time.

Yes, I think it matters...else I wouldn't have mentioned it.

Just like here--but with vastly more people posting--user state "how to do X in my Affinity application," or "I have a bug in Affinity." Then, like here sometimes, it's like pulling teeth to get them to identify what actual application is being used. Or people will try to help only to discover they are using a different Affinity application than they assumed (like here too) and then, 10 posts later, different advice is given.

**behzad** · 20 March 2020, 10:38 PM

It is an amazing offer but I find as I get older, I have less time and patience to learn new tricks with the new softwares. I still have to master Xara after 20 some odd years and can't imagine learning a new one, but it can compliment xara in what it can not do. I have to think about their offer before it expires. By any chance do you know the version number of their software? They do not mention it anywhere.