Affinity Photo
| Affinity Photo | |
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| developer | Serif (Europe) Ltd |
| Publishing year | July 9, 2015 |
| Current version | 1.8.5 (08/24/2020) |
| operating system |
macOS from 10.7 Windows from version 7 |
| category | Image editing program |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| affinity.serif.com/de/photo/ | |
Affinity Photo is an image editing program from the British manufacturer Serif . It is considered an alternative product to Adobe Photoshop . The structure of the user interface is similar to make it easier to switch.
history
The software company Serif developed Affinity Photo as an inexpensive alternative to the market leader Adobe Photoshop . In 2014, the vector-based graphics and drawing program Affinity Designer and then Affinity Photo were developed for Apple's computer product line , and versions for Windows were added in 2016. In 2017 an Affinity Photo app was released for the iPad Pro , iPad Air 2 and iPad (early 2017) versions .
Apple named Affinity Photo App of the Year in 2015 and 2017. This was followed in 2016 by the Best Imaging Software award from the Technical Image Press Association .
description
The image editing options offer tools for optimizing, correcting and retouching photos. The Photoshop format ( PSD ) as well as common standard formats such as PNG , TIFF , JPG , GIF , SVG , EPS, EXR, HDRI and PDF can be opened, edited and saved. RGB , CMYK , and Lab color spaces are supported, in 16-bit and 32-bit channels. Layers, layer groups, adjustment layers, filter layers and masks are supported indefinitely. RAW images from cameras from most manufacturers can be read and developed. Many plugins for Photoshop can be integrated. Automation using macros and batch processing are implemented.
literature
- Winfried Seimert: Affinity Photo - practical knowledge for beginners . 1st edition. mitp-Verlag, Frechen 2018, ISBN 978-3-95845-739-3 (336 pages).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Product description in the Mac App Store. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .