Editing software

ShermanFlyer · Dec 11, 2018

Hi Folks,
It’s been a while since my photography days. So getting my Mavic Air has sparked me again to do some creative post processing.
However I have discovered that my Adobe PS 5 will not open the Raw files from the Air.
I thought I’ll just purchase an updated version, that’s when I got all annoyed. They either want a yearly or monthly subscription.
Being a Scot, I’m not paying that.
Q. What alternatives are out there ?what do you guys prefer?
Thanks in advance for any help

dannybgoode · Dec 11, 2018

Affinity Photo. Cheap and very nearly as fully featured as PS. Works really well with MA files too.

ShermanFlyer · Dec 11, 2018

Thanks, I’ll check it out

53-63-6f-74-74 · Dec 11, 2018

RawTherapee Downloads

Open Source. Free forever. Maybe it will be enough for you.

RTKD · Dec 11, 2018

For stills I would go for GIMP GIMP - Downloads
And for video I'm using DaVinci Resolve DaVinci Resolve 15 | Blackmagic Design

They're both free, and have a strong support system.
This latest video is a little crazy (and makes some people sick) but it's a good showing of how comprehensive DaVinci is at color grading. It's all graded, but the beginning and end are blown all the way out

A little more traditional, but still some heavy grading in DaVinci:

Gut Stuff · Dec 11, 2018

RTKD said:
For stills I would go for GIMP GIMP - Downloads
And for video I'm using DaVinci Resolve DaVinci Resolve 15 | Blackmagic Design

They're both free, and have a strong support system.
This latest video is a little crazy (and makes some people sick) but it's a good showing of how comprehensive DaVinci is at color grading. It's all graded, but the beginning and end are blown all the way out

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Very cool...