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<blockquote data-quote="LouCioccio" data-source="post: 364307" data-attributes="member: 12542">Depending on which platform you are using (windows,mac and linux) there are some promising &quot;other alternatives&quot; that can be used albeit a learning curve as I found out, being a long time user of Photoshop and Elements.&nbsp; Acorn on the mac is promising but some of the brushes seem kludge like but the blend modes are very photoshop like the same for Pixelmator.&nbsp; Paint.net on the windows side at least the version I have does not have masks but runs very well and the German on Photoline is another one to look at. The linux side has RAW Therapee, Gimp(comes in 3 flavors) and I forgot about Corel's AfterShot Pro that runs in all three OS's.&nbsp; Each has its pro and cons and all do not work with plugins like Nik, Perfect Photo Suite etc; meaning you have to go out of the program to access them.My biggest worry is the subscription software as I never see a subscription go down in price (look at cable). Also I often wonder if the camera manufactures really give Adobe, Apple or Windows all the info on their RAW as they also (Camera Manufactures) do sell their on software and give out some free.&nbsp; Maybe I am skeptical. I think most may just need a little tweaking of their images.Again just my 2¢Lou Cioccio</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LouCioccio, post: 364307, member: 12542"] Depending on which platform you are using (windows,mac and linux) there are some promising "other alternatives" that can be used albeit a learning curve as I found out, being a long time user of Photoshop and Elements. Acorn on the mac is promising but some of the brushes seem kludge like but the blend modes are very photoshop like the same for Pixelmator. Paint.net on the windows side at least the version I have does not have masks but runs very well and the German on Photoline is another one to look at. The linux side has RAW Therapee, Gimp(comes in 3 flavors) and I forgot about Corel's AfterShot Pro that runs in all three OS's. Each has its pro and cons and all do not work with plugins like Nik, Perfect Photo Suite etc; meaning you have to go out of the program to access them. My biggest worry is the subscription software as I never see a subscription go down in price (look at cable). Also I often wonder if the camera manufactures really give Adobe, Apple or Windows all the info on their RAW as they also (Camera Manufactures) do sell their on software and give out some free. Maybe I am skeptical. I think most may just need a little tweaking of their images. Again just my 2¢ Lou Cioccio [/QUOTE]

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