![]() I have been using the three apps for a while. Anyway, if you have any problems using the Affinity product, be sure to PM me for advice if you get stuck - I’ll always be happy to help. I’m sure this can all be done in Adobe products, but it just seems a whole lot easier in Affinity. Once your edits are made, the original document is automatically updated. ![]() I also like the fact that if you open a document containing vector graphic elements, these can be double clicked to open the graphic in a new editing window so that you can change strokes, fills, or even reshape them. You can even save the edited PDF as a new publisher or designer document. When imported, all the text and graphics are neatly layered ready for editing. This can be a real timesaver if you need to make changes to a PDF document when you don’t have the original file or application that created the PDF in the first place. One of the most useful features is the ability of publisher and designer to open and edit PDF documents. Over time you will build up a good understanding of all the features of the entire suite as well as uncover some new tricks. Then, if you come up against something you’re not sure how to do, simply search on youtube for what it is you’re wanting to achieve - there is sure to be a short video tutorial. Basically, start using the products with the knowledge you currently have. One of the best ways to learn the suite is to adopt a “learn as you go” approach. If you have all three products - Photo - Designer and Publisher, they work seamlessly together. In many respects, I find tasks a lot easier to do in affinity than adobe. ![]() As you say, it’s more about different ways of doing things in affinity. There isn’t a lot that can be done in adobe that you can’t do in the affinity suite. I’ve been using Affinity since it’s launch and would never go back to adobe products. Best of all if you create work with Affinity you won’t have a headache over how to open a project in 5 years time because you no longer pay the subscription. My basic thought on this has always been that Adobe has more features and a little slicker overall, but by the time Affinity 2 ships there will be no need at all for Adobe. They had a sale on and I think I bagged all three apps for around £80 as a one off payment, so it pays for itself in no time. Certainly at the price it’s an incredible bargain. Overall it is very good if you are prepared to make the effort and ween yourself off Adobe. All the affinity files are actually the same format, which is very clever. That allows you to use those different features on the same file and hop back or export in whatever format you wish. One great feature of the Affinity suite is that you can open Publisher and click icons at the top to instantly enter Designer or Photo without leaving the app. I have used Designer very occasionally, however my daughter has used it to produce a few logos for my web clients and it seems to be similarly high quality. I am by no means a real expert with Publisher, however I find it pretty intuitive and very useful, so it receives thumbs up with no hesitation. It’s beautiful and I’ve heard many say it is better that InDesign irrespective of price. The app I really rate is Affinity Publisher. There are some things it does better and other things worse, but it’s more than adequate in the right hands for most purposes. In terms of a straight shoot off between Photoshop and Affinity Photo I think my biggest problem is not having committed fully to the Affinity way. The big missing link for me in moving away is Lightroom, because nothing really fills that gap not even close, if you find yourself editing, processing and archiving a lot of still images. I now have the full Affinity suite, as well as Luminar Neo and Pixelmator Pro. I used Photoshop and then Lightroom for 20 years, however I was a refusenik with CC and stuck with CS6. ![]()
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