sorry but your argument did not make commercial sense; as for the semantics, well you see it or you do not
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Tks, all -
I have download the Affinity trial and looked at it - don't see anything like the "blur or sharpness" tool in Xara which is what I would really like to have to improve upon my photos.
Do see that it can export to .tiff and a bunch of other files but don't know how useful that might be.
Again - tks - jb
I've just upgraded my separate P&GD and WDP to XPDX - but,
The typographic controls in Affinity Designer are years ahead of Xara's.
There are a LOT of features unique to AD - being able to work with pixels and all the image adjustments/layers= associated with photo editing software is REALLY handy and is non destructive.
The fact that it runs proper colour management is indispensible if you sent any of your work to print.
You can even apply a blur or any other adjustment layer to a vector image
If you specifically want "traditional" image editing software for handling RAW images etc, Affinity Photo is available.
Yes, there are a few "holes" in AD's feature set mould tool, mesh warp and filling etc, but remember you pay ONCE and upgrades are FREE!
If AD had been around 10 years ago I would have bought and stayed with it for graphic design. I'm using AD for any new clients' work and am very happy.
Of course, if you need web design software, then get XDPx or WDP as a standalone.
I doubt that is the case ... Minor upgrade like 1.8 to 1.9 are free, but I would suspect that an upgrade to 2.0 would be a paid upgrade.
Although Affinity Designer has some nice tools and features, Xara is MUCH more intuitive. I find AD's layer based adjustments much more awkward than Xara's object based adjustments.
Keith
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There are 10 types of people in this world .... Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
and yet it has been five years of upgrades under point 1 - if we have to pay for 2 and get another five years of free upgrades I for one will not be complaining....
AD is not Xara, it is closer to adobe... that I agree with
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Indeed. All 3 programs, designer, photo & publisher have only gone back to their full price of £50 each. Until today they were priced at £25if we have to pay for 2 and get another five years of free upgrades I for one will not be complaining....
I'd happily pay £50 for v2. That works out at £10 per year over 5 years. But that's not to say they won't move to a subscription route on the release of v2.
Egg
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