Windows 10: Photoshop Alternative 'Affinity Photo' Beta Now Available For Windows

'Affinity Photo' by Serif is now available for Windows. This is currently Beta software for testing purposes and evaluation, it's not the final version at the moment.

When it comes out of Beta and is released for sale, I presume it will be priced similarly to the MacOS version, which is £40 (and no subscription). Despite the pricing though, Affinity Photo is aimed squarely at enthusiasts and professionals, so it will have a learning curve for beginners, however people familiar with Photoshop should feel at home.

Blog Post Here:
Affinity | Blog

Tutorial Videos Here:
MacAffinitys Videos on Vimeo

(Note: 'Affinity Photo' Videos are mixed in with the Vector Software 'Affinity Designer' Videos, which is a different program. There is however an Index of just the 'Affinity Photo' videos at THIS LINK.)

Affinity Forum For Beta Feedback Here:
Affinity | Forum
Affinity Photo on Windows Beta - Affinity | Forum





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What is the best photo editing software for windows 10?

I agree totally with Ken Blake, Photoshop has no equal.

But it is expensive and has a steep learning curve if you are not familiar with Adobe products and palette locations.

If you want to do some simple manipulation, editing or simply add text to an image try Picasa, it's free.

Okay it's not fully featured, but for simple tasks it does the trick

Other alternatives are:

GIMP - free

Affinity Photo - $50.00

 

How do you import photo's from windows10 to elements13

OK, now I understand. You are looking in the Windows App 'Photos'. Start File Explorer and navigate to your 'Pictures' folder. Double click on the required sub-folder and look for the photo you want to edit. Right click the photo and select 'Open with',
and from the sub-menu select 'Photoshop Elements...'.

Alternatively, start Photoshop Elements and click on the 'File' menu item at the top left of the window. From that menu select 'Open...' then after opening the necessary folder, select the photo you want to edit.

 

Hi there

Looks good -- but I need 3 things

1) RAW format -- does it handle - or is there a plugin
2) Layers -- does it have decent Layering --if it's aimed at PROS it should do
3) CMYK handling

These 3 items often required for Pre-Press prep and also can it handle PRO large printers (A3+ and A2 sizes or even bigger together with optionally selecting the Printers Photo correction / profiles or using the software's selection).

Photoshop is expensive and a bit of a dog to learn but most Pros really DO need a lot of the "Extras" that photoshop has - especially when producing REAL PRINTS !!!.

For a really good alternative to Photoshop (also unfortunately with a large learning curve as well) is the excellent FREE program "The GIMP" which runs on both Linux and Windows.

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program

Cheers
jimbo

 

1) RAW format -- does it handle - or is there a plugin
Yup. Raw processing is part of the 'Develop' persona built-in.

2) Layers -- does it have decent Layering --if it's aimed at PROS it should do
Yup, and non destructive adjustment layers.

3) CMYK handling
Yup.
RGB, RGB Hex, LAB, CMYK and Greyscale colour models.
ICC colour management profiles and conversion.
16-bits per channel modes for RGB/LAB/Greyscale spaces.
16-bit versions of all filters included.

Feature List Here:
Affinity Photo - Complete Feature List

 

Hi there

Thanks --definitely worth a look at -- probably do so a bit later tonight

Cheers
jimbo