>>10603 (OP)
It's pretty cool to see, really hoping the devs won't drop the thing. The initial progress has been astounding. As long as they can fill in the blanks it could be a potent suite.
Would have loved to also add that this will hopefully spur Adobe into fixing their shit but honestly the only way their leadership seems to know how to make numbers go up is increase monetization.
Tried a few of these so far and they load fast, the UI is familiar enough, file formats are supported. There are still issues (for one, the photos in Lightroom all come out with a green tint for me, and lens profiles can't be applied) that need fixing but as long as the codebase is maintainable and they don't end up in a vibecode hell it should be ready for general use soon.
>>10606
Yea no even though the company is too big to fail the chickens are coming home to roost.
They have already been wounded by Figma (that they failed to acquire and dismantle due to the anti-monopoly policy working for once iirc).
Their subscription models have initially caused their revenue to skyrocket but are slumping now, they're back to 2018 levels despite the potential that could have been unlocked by forcing AI into every app.
The EU is heavily promoting Linux for government institutions whereas Adobe refuses to develop a Linux version, but this slop suite does have one.
The collective user fatigue from having dealt with their bs for many years is mounting, people have been searching for viable alternatives.
Adobe won't go down any time soon because they have fingers in too many pies, but this does create a lot more breathing room for smaller ones, as well as individuals.
>>10622
>adobe has nothing unique that you cant do with FOSS software
After Effects has no direct alternative for one.
And it's not just that, there is decades' worth of experience, templates, tutorials, tricks as well as users who wouldn't want to jump ship because they need results, not source code.
>krita is a suitable replacement for photoshop as a drawing program
You're obviously well-aware that photoshop is used for more than just drawing, just must have forgotten about it because it's not your direct use case. But for many people it is.
Idk how well krita fares on that front. Probably alright. Only gave it a quick glance because there seemed to be no advantages for using that over an already installed cracked photoshop, but at least it seemed to be more feature-complete and comprehensive than g*mp (D*d have mercy on that abomination).
> darktable for photo editing
Tried a couple of years ago.
First of all, the lightroom catalog could not be directly imported. That means if you have over a decade's worth of photos numbering in the six digits, curated, marked, organized into collections you are SOL. That makes migrating a pain. Someone would have to build a bridge app for that (assuming they haven't yet; at least google says that direct import is impossible and only some of the metadata can be moved).
Could've been an issue of taste or having to tweak the default profile (assuming a one-size-fits-all solution could be found at all) but it did seemed to render raws unpleasantly.
FWIW, the vibecoded clone did open the catalog just fine but did not import the adjustments like crop, color correction, spot removal, masks etc.
Having to re-export the entire catalog's worth of photos with metadata embedded just to migrate seems like too much of a step at this point, but if someone can figure out how to skip this step it's these decompiler guys.
>pdfs get libredraw for edit
Oh no, it's atrocious for anything but the most basic tasks. Illustrator mogs it completely.
>librewolf for viewing.
A...web browser? I mean, it does get the job done but sure, it can view pdf files. There are dedicated pdf viewers but a browser is technically good enough. It could be anything really then, waterfox is no worse for that.
Also as of a couple of years ago there was no proper alternative to indesign. The closest thing available was some miserable tiny unwieldly program with a UI stuck in the 2000s. Scribe or something.
Before I forget, never used adobe bridge in earnest but, say, passing a motion graphics object from AE straight to Pr is definitely convenient.
>the only people still using adobe for anything are retarded old people who are too set in their ways to jump to free software
When the company pays for the software, why would you bother migrating and relearning?
Finally, adding to all the previous points, unlike FOSS programs Adobe offers licensing for fonts, cloud backups etc etc out of the box, so they have that going for them. When you have a crew of lawyers breathing down your neck and little time to spare it makes a considerable difference.
Again, moving away from Adobe (or at least making them wake the hell up and fix their jeetshit) does sound great, it's just that before someone started remaking their *Suite* and making it open source the alternatives weren't there.
>not feature complete
>can't migrate files and archives well in some cases
>no licensing protection
>no wide adoption in the professional scene
>each alternative is its own program that you have to find among the alternatives (red herrings of poop like g*mp), often with its own UI/UX logic, whereas Adobe is more or less unified
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