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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 support for better color modes like CMYK (better high-end printer support), LAB/16, and TIFF RGB/32 support. Features which were removed from PSE or dumbed down over time (and moved to CC or Legacy CS) are found in this program. ***This is a one-time purchase; major upgrades are paid.*** | |
| [* black] ***[https://skylum.com/luminar|Luminar Neo|new_window=true]:*** This application is paid (available for Mac and PC). It is a one-time purchase or subscription; the main difference being paid is the program, subscription is program+extensions. | |
| [* 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 (RGB/32 is JPG-only). While it works for basic editing, print output may be limited when using high-end printers.*** | |
| [* icon_reminder] ***ONLY BUY THE FOLLOWING VERSION: Physical release, MacOS/Windows dual licensing; 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 available on Mac for free. If neither works, there are |
| - | [* 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 |
| + | [* black] ***Free tools (Mac): There are fewer free tools available for Mac. However, [https://www.darktable.org/|Darktable (Gatekeeper bypass required)|new_window=true] and [https://www.gimp.org/|GIMP] are available on Mac for free. If neither works, there are free apps in the App Store (watch for subscriptions, a lot of Mac apps are known to try and rope you in this way).*** |
| + | [* 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 [https://www.getpaint.net/download.html|paint.net|new_window=true] is Windows only, while GIMP and Darktable are available for Windows and Mac.*** |