Sitting here, having a moment.
It appears #Canva bought #Serif, so the #affinitySuite applications, which I bought last year, have turned into some kind of freemium AI-riddled all-in-one application of some sort?! And they didn't even bother to email me about it?
Fuck this, I'm installing Adobe CS5 again.
Rio Grande Bosque Recreation Trail
Albuquerque Open Space, NM
Autumn photo from over 10 years ago, shortly after the bike trail had been resurfaced—which is why it looks almost artificial. The Surley frame on my current ride was then new, as well, though the Shimano components have seen ~35 years of faithful use.
I used this image as a subject for learning and practicing with #AffinitySuite so confess it might be slightly over processed 😆
#SaturdayScenery #landscape #autumn #foliage #PublicLands #BikeTooter #NewMexico
East Fork Jemez River Early Autumn
Santa Fe National Forest, NM
Reprocessed in #AffinitySuite from RAW file to exported jpg. Even with as little time as I spent on the photo I feel this image has more depth, color, and texture than my previous effort.*
I've been using this new app for 3 days now. It is basically Canva's original photo, vector, and layout apps combined into one integrated suite and is "totally free."** I am very impressed. It is a joy to use. I was able to get great results right away. It is fast and responsive. Professional grade.
*If you want to compare, this is the original #landscape image I posted:
https://techhub.social/@bosquebill/115321970990672046
**you do need to provide a valid email address to download. You have to pay for a Premium subscription to use their AI tools, but reviewers are not impressed with those; one calling them "shit." This is not open-source. A large corporation hopes to lure you to their paid plan, but it's a gift as is.
Grosse grosse déprime numérique ce matin.
Je commençais tout juste à me sentir à l'aise dans la suite #AffinitySuite en remplacement de cette grosse daube de #adobe et trop contente parce que le logiciel ne faisait pas de IA et ne volait pas mes images...
Ce matin ils envoient un mail de purs connards de la tech : ils ont vendu leur boîte a Canva. Dans un processus de merdification extrême et rapide, les 3 logiciels de la suite sont fondus en un seul. Totalement gratuit. Géré par #canva. Comprenez : un logiciel merdique qui rame, qui ne proposera plus de traitement photo RAW etc... qui n'aura comme objectif que de piller vos créations, pinceaux, effets, TOUT. Pour alimenter une saloperie de IA dont l'objectif est de vous remplacer à court terme.
Creuser sa propre tombe en version #graphiste
Je suis tellement en colère, j'ai envie de leur cracher au visage, genre d'aller là bas et de les agresser physiquement dans leurs bureaux de sales pilleurs de créa de californiens de la tech de chacals de la finance. Help, je suis en vraie détresse là.
And Linux thanks to
https://github.com/seapear/AffinityOnLinux/blob/main/Guides/Lutris/Guide.md
Got it on my #ZorinOS17Pro
#AffinitySuite #Canva
🖥️ 🖼️ 🖌️ Affinity 3 Studio ist da.
Leider mit Abo-Modell und Account-Pflicht. Basis-Version gratis. Schneller.
#AffinitySuite #Affinity #AffinityStudio #AboFalle #AccountPflicht #AdobeKiller #Medienproduktion
Wait.
Wait a second.
This new version of #Affinity now has a vector trace tool?
...I was *pissed* when I found out that Affinity Designer 2 *didn't* have a vector trace tool, because in open source land, all of the vector apps have had vector tracing for bloody *decades*. It's a standard part of workflow for us #Inkscape weens.
Next thing you'll probably tell me that Affinity is finally implementing scanner support via TWAIN/WIA! ...okay, okay, let's not get our hopes up just yet...
RIP Affinity (2025)
(Earlier today)
Oh, #AffinitySuite website hasn't been updated yet. Very ominous. Guess I'll go do my giant pile of Pixelfed posts on GIMP.
(Now)
Done with the Pixelfed posts! Now let's see what #Affinity is up to.
...oh, they didn't go freemium nonsense route after all. They turned it into a *completely* free app.
...feeling apprehensively positive?
Downloaded. Will have a looksey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_TBaKODlw
Watching the new Affinity suite presentation, after a trembling month of waiting with fear. I'll continue this post with some replies.
(1/ )
Ok, that's actually pretty amazing #affinity #AffinitySuite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_TBaKODlw
C'est bien aujourd’hui la grande annonce de #SerifLabs pour la suite #affinitySuite ?
Call me a cynic, but the news that Affinity is now free is not good news to me.
The old saying is still valid
'If the product is free, you're the product'
I wonder what this may mean for users now
It's been Oct 30 for a while now, 13 hours here. Which is the same timezone as where #AffinitySuite are based. Still nothing...
On the #AffinitySuite website, Serif is saying that tomorrow, they're going to unveil some awesome "creative freedom" stuff. ...and they took Affinity Suite v2 off sale when this teaser went up some time ago.
They've apparently not released any information and just dodged the issues when people asked if Affinity Suite will turn into weirdly monetised freemium nonsense. *It was an easy question and they didn't just say no.*
I *really* hope that I don't wake up tomorrow, get morning coffee, look at the site, and go "oh you absolute numbnuts, *why* did you *do* that?"
I’m trying to remain optimistic. There are multiple ways this could be good though so it’ll probably be fine.
Welp, #AffinitySuite is apparently no longer for sale because *something* will be apparently coming Oct 30. *Possibly* some kind of freemium thing, who knows.
Yeah, I'm a bit apprehensive.
When Serif was bought by #Canva a few years back, people were worried that they might introduce subscription bullshit, and Serif was like "nope, don't worry, perpetual licenses will be perpetual."
...We'll see how perpetual this stuff is.
Found this in my emails this morning from Affinity. Not at all ominous...
Affinity website is down too with the same message.
As if I needed any more things to fret about.
Er is wat aanstaande bij de grafische programma's van #Affinity. Het forum wordt gesloten en gebruikers naar Discord verwezen, de actuele versies zijn niet meer online te krijgen.
Eind oktober komt Canva, die Serif/Affinity in maart 2024 kocht, met een bekendmaking.
Gezien het verdienmodel, de doelgroep en jongste overnames van Canva, verwacht ik weinig goeds.
