If I’m using CC suite for InDesign/Lightroom/PS/Premiere Pro/Acrobat is there a cheap/free combination of options that actually replaces the functionality of those programs? Alternatively, are there any maritime options that will work and not come with Israeli malware? I don’t know enough about it anymore to confidently pick something that wouldn’t end up being more trouble to keep working than it’s worth.
I’ve heard affinity is pretty good and it does illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop stuff, it’s free but they jammed some optional AI stuff.
For drawing I’d recommend krita, if you need a substitute for that part of Photoshop.
For video editing you can use DaVinci Resolve, it’s free but has a one time purchase version with extra features.
Acrobat is tricky, if you just want a pdf reader there are many, but some features of their pro version I have never found on other programs.
I remember using darktable for photo editing, it seems good, but I’ve never used lightroom, so idk.
That’s sort of what I heard about affinity. I don’t do all that much design work but I do enough that hiring it out would be a lot more expensive than having the tools available to me (or at least it was a couple of price hikes ago).
I see people saying good things about Davinci but I’m sure it’s going to be a pain in the ass to learn. Premiere Pro was such a slog to get the hang of but I’m tired enough of Adobe to make the commitment.
Acrobat is the big bonus item that made the CC suite worth it. The big programs were really useful but full editable control of PDFs is such a benefit.