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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. However, major upgrades are paid.*** | |
| [* 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 20XX: 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), with limited HDR/HiDPI support (JPG-only RGB/32). While it works for basic editing, |
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| + | [* black] ***Photoshop Elements 20XX: 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), with limited HDR/HiDPI support (JPG-only RGB/32). While it works for basic editing, print output may be limited when using high-end printers.*** |
| + | [* icon_reminder] ***If you purchase this, buy the following copy only: Physical release, MacOS/Windows dual licensing. This is usually found at Best Buy.*** |
| [* 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. However it is $219/3-seat license. I used the trial for this guide.*** | |
| [* black] ***Free tools (Mac): There are fewer 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_reminder] ***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.*** |