Lightroom V Affinity - and why Pro photographers can't use AFFINITY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2019
- UPDATE 1 - if you don't like the music - here's a version with no music
• Lightroom V Affinity -...
UPDATE 2 - Got the latest release 1.8.3. and re-tried the HDR merge, see if it's improved here
• Has Afinity Photo Impr...
This started out as a quick comparison between LIGHTROOM and AFFINITY's HDR blending. I shoot property (real estate) and HDR is a great way to get all the detail, so I'm always on the look out for new, faster and more efficient ways to blend my RAW files.
The video shows you in some detail how it works in LIGHTROOM, so hopefully, that's useful to some.
I then give AFFINITY the same files and blending settings, and the shocking truth about its HDR processing speed is revealed
You can sit through the video of it blending if you like, to feel the full pain of the product, but I'd skip through to 12 or so minutes to get my conclusions
To be fair, many of its other features work just fine - it's more like Photoshop than Lightroom to use, and the Frequency Separation is lovely, but I question whether this HDR should be included when it's so incredibly slow.
Would be better without the music.
Yeah I realise that now! It was a really quiet classical piece and I didn't realise how loud it got in parts....
I guess the main point I was trying to make is that it takes around 6 or 7 minutes for affinity start to respond.
If I get chance I will reupload with no music
I agree with Tel, the music is over the top but what do you expect as it is all about a major battle. Keep it softer and all will be well, see Nigel Danson for a musical comparison.
@@ademcfade to compare maybe try removing other graphics software and allow one software to use the full capability of your computer
Yes, music was bit too loud. Very nice piece, I think Tchaikowski, 1842. Was waiting for the cannons at the end, they did not make it. Guess Affinity was not slow enough 😉
Just based on how much your mouse stuttered and programs lagged as they opened and closed I'd have to say your machine needs updating I don't have these issues when using Affinity photo
Amen!
Yeah exactly, i use a 9 year old processor the amd fx 8300 and it runs near butter smooth whereas when I’ve used a trial version of lightroom is was laggy as heck
Right I’m like no he did not just down play affinity like that
omfg the music! Just why????
Great video! Good to see the comparison. Music choice and volume level were somewhat less than desirable...
If you ran Affinity directly after LR and left LR open then you completely gimped Affinity, as LR was completely hogging all your system resources, especially memory, and Affinity comes defaulted to use minimal memory. So of course it will take forever when it's set to be careful with memory and not use much AND another program is already using most of the memory.
th-cam.com/video/TBzc9bi-oUQ/w-d-xo.html - update with the latest version if you're interested - lightroom and photoshop were not switched on.
I've just bought Affinity so I can do some more comparisons - I guess it's strengths are in more general processing rather than HDR so only fair to do some stuff around that.
You are comparing apples and oranges. Affinity photo is not design to replace lightroom but photoshop.
Nice video! Affinity is a good all rounder for most people for the price. I get by using Lightroom 5 Aurora HDR and Luninar for most of my workflow also good value.
yes - it's the HDR which lets it down I guess
the rest seems good from my experience
@@ademcfade I agree. Even if it came without HDR it would still be good value.
I have been using Affinity for over 2 years now and will never go back to Adobe. Affinity is a serious bit of kit but it takes time to learn. Also if you really need to shoot the dreaded HDR images then maybe you should use a camera that will do it for you. My 8 year old Oly EM1 can make HDR images in camera with just one shot.
Photo is meant to be an alternative to Photoshop. Perhaps a comparison to ACR would be better? Or Lightroom vs Capture One, or Luminar. There’s nothing in PS that I can’t do in AP for editing a photo. For developing a raw I use C1 still because it’s more robust than any other raw developer.
Maybe Affinity Photo is optimized for mac hardware. I could not understand what you were saying. London
Symphony Orchestra was rehearsing behind you. So, a professional photographer cannot use Affinity Photo because it is slower on your windows machine?
th-cam.com/video/TBzc9bi-oUQ/w-d-xo.html - update with the latest version if you're interested
Affinity Photo is much faster, at least on my Mac since this was made. Affinity can also use NIK plugins which is my preferred way to make HDR images. I started using it as a test for my professional work a few years ago and I haven't touched Photoshop since since. Just did not need to. So professionals can can and do use it quite effectively. Plus the iPad version is amazing on an iPad Pro. There are always rumours Serif is going to make a DAM app to fill out the suite, tif they do that would be a better thing to compare to lightroom.
Yeah I've got the updated version and it's massively improved, I've done a video on it. I guess I should delete this but it's generating a lot of traffic for the channel so seems a shame to get rid.
@@ademcfade Out a not about the update video so people can compare, this is still a good video and might e a good reference for some people to see how things have changed.
Music was too loud. I couldn't always hear what you were saying but I couldn't put it louder bc then the music got louder. Music was also distracting.
Wow i tried to follow this tutorial. This music is good but very very distracting. For a next video - no music in the background
Thanks - yeah, I've learned my lesson on that one :-) I'd edit and re-upload it but don't have the original project files
i use photomatix
For property photography I wouldn't use HDR ever. Non photographers can't tell if its HDR or not, but I would not feel happy, it feels kind of fake and the time taken to mess about merging them and trying to get the fake looking tones, light and white balance etc correct is more hassle than its worth. There was plenty of light in the scene, I'm guessing he is just doing HDR to show comparisons with Affinity, but as I say, I would have just exposed it properly in the first place, then process the one image. Much easier, as I have done in the past (been out the game a few years). I liked the music though, ignore others moaning about it. Better than using freeware internet muzak which is horrendous.
Yeah - the purpose was to just check out Affinity and get an idea of how it works, HDR was a shock at the time - so slow
I've got the latest versions and did a re-run of the HDR function, seems better now, a lot better - th-cam.com/video/TBzc9bi-oUQ/w-d-xo.html - update with the latest version if you're interested
Sorry Adrian, but I gave up listening to the video after a few minutes as the music was too load. At times it was difficult to hear what you were saying and became frustrating. It's too bad because I would have liked to hear what you had to say about the two programmes.
The comment sounds more helpful than the video
This man just got oofed
your processing power should be questioned you have two or more graphics program runnning to compare to a your pref software that ran with probably first and low resource loading.....
Couldn't watch it because the music was overbearing!
First music is way to loud, can't hear a thing your saying. and even hear what your saying second your computing power is lacking big time
UPDATE 1 - if you don't like the music - here's a version with no music
th-cam.com/video/GbxpB5XZ4NQ/w-d-xo.html
UPDATE 2 - Got the latest release 1.8.3. and re-tried the HDR merge, see if it's improved here
th-cam.com/video/TBzc9bi-oUQ/w-d-xo.html
@@ademcfade it's not that I don't like it it's a great touch just way to loud when your talking it's really hard to hear what your saying
music is irritating
Jesus, do you edit on a potato - Upgrade that pc now!
Piss the dam music off, dam!!!!
You're bagging how long Affinity Photo takes to batch file or merge photos, Tell me this, How long and how many versions of Photoshop is there, I think it's around 17 or so, Affinity Photo is "ONE", Give it time and they WILL get faster as they release more and better versions. I'd still prefer AP rather than paying the BULLSHIT monthly subscription, and here in Australia, converting from au to us is nearly $30 and Fracken month, Frack that jack. I paid $$89au and it's MINE, Bloody MINE. No monthly subscription for me that's for sure.
As I said in my comment on your last comment, I can only review what is avalable, and in it's current form, the merge function of Affinity is not fit for purpose yet.
I do look forward a faster version and hope they do come up with something to truly compete, then I'll be right behind you in tue queue to buy it.
But for professional photographers, it's not really an option in early 2019 (when i did the video)
th-cam.com/video/TBzc9bi-oUQ/w-d-xo.html - update with the latest version if you're interested
Everyone hates the music. Please, don't use it again.
I haven't