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| [title] Photo editing options | |
| [* black] ***[https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/|Affinity Photo V2|new_window=true]:*** My preferred choice due to better high-end printer support. It includes many tools found in CS which are removed or “dumbed down” in Photoshop Elements. ***This is a one-time purchase and NOT a subscription. However, major upgrades are paid.*** | |
| [* icon_note] ***NOTE: V1 is no longer sold.*** | |
| [* black] ***[https://skylum.com/luminar|Luminar Neo|new_window=true]:*** This application is paid and available for Mac and PC. It is a one-time purchase or subscription (purchase is just the program, subscription comes with add-ons regularly). | |
| - | [* black] ***Photoshop Elements: For most people, this |
| - | [* black] ***[https://www.dxo.com/dxo-photolab/|DXO PhotoLab 6 |
| + | [* black] ***Photoshop Elements: For most people, this will be sufficient. However, it has limitations NOT FOUND in CC/Legacy CS: PSE only supports RGB 8/16* (*downgrades file to RGB/8) and limited HDR/HiDPI support (JPG-only RGB/32). While it works for basic editing, this may be a potential problem when using a high-end printer.*** |
| + | [* black] ***[https://www.dxo.com/dxo-photolab/|DXO PhotoLab 6|new_window=true]:*** This program is similar to Lightroom in many ways before Adobe discontinued non-SaaS Lightroom. This is a one-time purchase and not subscription-based. ***However it is $219/3-seat license. I used the trial for this guide.*** |
| [* black] ***Free tools (Mac): There are not as many free tools available for Mac. However, Darktable (Gatekeeper bypass required) and GIMP are free and available on Mac. If neither of these work, there are many free apps in the App Store but watch for subscriptions.*** | |
| [* icon_caution] ***Most Mac editing software is feature limited, paid or tries to rope you into a subscription.*** | |
| [* black] ***Free tools (Windows): For Windows users, there are significantly more more free tools available; you do not need to pay or look in the App Store. For example paint.net is Windows only. GIMP and Darktable are also available for Windows and Mac.*** |