Fantástico tutorial. Voy a usarlo mucho en mis revelados. Suelo hacer fotografías de aves y muchas veces el fondo de la escena queda mejor si se hace el bokeh. Muchas gracias.
@GloriaBrown-b8c15 сағат бұрын
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@mtamech53522 сағат бұрын
I'm not sure how to ask this question properly, but one thing I wanted in pixelmator pro was the ability to use a green screen function with layers. I know there's a term for it, but I don't know what it is. Basically, I'll add a green mask over something in pixelmator pro and then bring it to final cut pro and use the green screen effect to add a layer over the green (or whatever color I choose to change). Is this something that's in photomator?
@ah5904Күн бұрын
Damn, I'm glad I found this video. Very rarely someone making Affinity *ADVANCED* tutorials that very easy to understand not just to experts but also to beginners, because these are still new for someone who using adobe for years like me. But as you can see, many of us are looking for alternatives and I'm using Affinity now, its similar like Adobe, but need a little adjustment with the features that are not as easy and details as new Adobe, for example I noticed we still need to manually using selection brush tool while in new version of Adobe we only need 1 click button and the software will automatically select the object that we want. In the other hand I feel nostalgic using Affinity like the good ol' days in Adobe, but still, despite many "worst things" that's happening in Adobe right now, they brought many good features that Affinity should follow. Once again, thanks for making this video. And I'll subscribe your channel for Affinity contents, nothing wrong to learn from beginning again, because I adore this software right now😁. And I believe Affinity will be huge in the future and many agencies and corps will be using it, so when that time is come I already be prepared😁
@michaelwplantКүн бұрын
HI When are you going to send me a message, I am the DxO Product Liaison that would love to have a chat with you.
@chrisford5296Күн бұрын
Thanks. You are doing a great job here.
@takebetterphotos8132Күн бұрын
Glad you found it useful!
@sander_bouwhuis2 күн бұрын
I tried Topaz a while ago, but it commits the worst sin... it makes eyes look unnatural. Eyes are very important for photos of your kids, making these tools (currently) not useful for the really important photos.
@takebetterphotos8132Күн бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. You can try turning off face recovery to tune the results.
@johnnybattlelife3 күн бұрын
What would you recommend for the ipad Photo Mator or Luminar
@takebetterphotos81322 күн бұрын
I would go with Photomator if you need masking as Luminar has none. However, Luminar if you don't do local adjustments only global, or want sky replacement, and its enhancement tools i.e. Enhance AI, Structure AI. Hope that helps!
@johnnybattlelife2 күн бұрын
Thank you
@JoseCarlosRubiaRaya3 күн бұрын
Un gran trabajo de tutorial. Voy a usar mucho tus consejos en mis revelados
@takebetterphotos81322 күн бұрын
Glad to hear it! Encantado de escucharlo
@Dimiguitar3 күн бұрын
It is said that photomator's raw engine (apple's) applies noise reduction you cannot turn off. Some have run tests and get notably softer images with Photomator, which they attribute to this noise reduction. Have you seen anything similar? Thanks
@takebetterphotos81322 күн бұрын
Interesting feedback. I did notice that Photomator needed better sharpening to give crispier images but I did blame it on poor sharpening rather than automatic noise reduction. If they do this (automatically noise reduce) it is not obvious to me. You can check my Photomator vs Capture One review where I mentioned such kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftx9gbxi2brHiI0.html and how I would improve sharpening of Photomator images with Pixelmator Pro kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpNje9iKnMC6mZc.htmlsi=Sg8AOiFwm2b9OdVD Hope that helps!
@Dimiguitar2 күн бұрын
@@takebetterphotos8132thanks for the response! I'll check out the videos. Since my comment, I did some tests myself. I used pure raw 4, applied noise reduction and sharpening. Then I imported the resulting raw file into photomator. Following this, I exported the photo from photomator as a jpeg, without any tweaks. I also exported a jpeg from pure raw 4, from the original file. The photomator result was notably softer than the pure raw jpg. This has me think there's indeed something going on. My test isn't perfect, but trying the same test with different raw engines I got better results.
@wolfdd3 күн бұрын
Photopea clearly has the edge over Luminar Neo. In some cases, Photopea is even better than Photoshop. Compared to Photoshop, however, Photopea often produces completely wrong results, with objects, people or animals suddenly appearing, even when regenerated several times.
@takebetterphotos81322 күн бұрын
"Photopea often produces completely wrong results" Yes Photoshop's generative fill is more accurate and has higher quality. Hope Photopea put's resources in this because their product has a unique competitive position.
@Rocky-AR4 күн бұрын
Are they both local or cloud processing?
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Great question. It seems the are both require the cloud. Won''t work without internet.
@chrisefc35794 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
You're welcome!
@tonyb27604 күн бұрын
Luminar Neo has always produced ridiculous results when these type of editing request are proposed to the software and that is another reason I have not moved past Luminar 4
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Yes for faces it was bad. Their model clearly needs more examples! However for less complex problems it has utility. They will be releasing an update this fall. Really hoping for improvement so there is more competition in this space.
@librarycollection37954 күн бұрын
I love the clarity of your videos. That is how it's done. Thank you for the education.
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Very kind of you! Thank you!
@jimmortlock71864 күн бұрын
I like the retouch tool, but I wish DXO would let it remember different settings for clone and repair. I often flip back and forth between them, and the tool retains the same setting for both modes. Thank you for the clear explanation.
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
That's a good point. Hopefully DXO is listening. They could also add a help info to give users a brief overview the difference between each mode.
@MrMftech4 күн бұрын
Excellent review, very concise and well explained.
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Thank you kindly! It was a question I also wanted to know myself!
@Yves-xe5jw4 күн бұрын
As usual, super nice tips and great explanations. Very good for the fans of DxO!
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Glad you like them! Many DXO fans in this channel!
@chrismartin75944 күн бұрын
Thanks great tips.
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@MichaelNeumann-n2v5 күн бұрын
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@clashaccount21665 күн бұрын
Nice😅
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
thanks!
@Lysander-Spooner5 күн бұрын
Thanks fore the demo. If you have used the generarive AI, which you mentioned, you come to see that DxO is far, far behind in retouching tools.. The Retouch Tool is really old technology similar to what Lightroom was offering 10 years ago. I never use Photolab retouch tools as I have access to Lightroom and Photoshop. Given the advances Adobe has made in the last year I do not know if I will bother upgrading to Photolab 8. Maybe just get the Pure Raw plugin for its superior RAW processing.
@paulpierlott84615 күн бұрын
On1 👍🏼
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Appreciate the feedback!
@drsuppan6 күн бұрын
I am using Photomator on an iPad because I like a simple solution for travelling light. I wouldn’t understand why you would use it on a Mac despite its nice user interface. Capture One is so far more advanced in all the categories you tested that I wouldn’t see a reason. The same would probably be true for LR, but I stopped using Adobe products and don’t have experience with the current products. I understand the price and value discussion. But that always irritates me. How much are we paying for our cameras?
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
"I understand the price and value discussion. But that always irritates me. How much are we paying for our cameras?" Good point. I guess if you are regularly upgrading, paying thousands of dollars on equipment than saving on photo editing software doesn't move the needle😀. However there are folks who might not have that luxury so price matters! Your point-of-view to edit on iPad is interesting because I personally prefer editing on a PC.
@wengchi-hung83266 күн бұрын
It’s embarrassing that nowadays AI is so powerful but there isn’t much there
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
In what way is AI falling short you think?
@user-ks8dk2gp9l6 күн бұрын
I took 10000 photos with Lr cam and Lr Mobile edit. Never had underexposed photos and problems with „graying issue highlights” when they are bring down until I bought 15 Pro Max with ProRAW. Does Halide also have that issue? I started to give up for photography. ProRAW sucks. I tried taking -0,03 but it doesn’t even help, tried bring up whites a little and exposure - picture became overexposed. I’m so sad. I don’t want to use Lr cam because it doesn’t support optical zoom. Even ProRAW profile doesn’t help.
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Thank you for those feedback. I don't have the latest 15 PRO RAW MAX, only 13 Pro max. Are you saying the editing in 15 pro raw max is worse than the previous iphones? That would be very disturbing. Have to educate myself on this problem. You can try shooting bracketted RAW files and merging them in a photoeditor if you want full control over the quality. The file size should be the same as PRO RAW.
@user-ks8dk2gp9l3 күн бұрын
@@takebetterphotos8132 I found out today there is something wrong with my MacBook display - it’s good but I feel like it doesn’t have full brightness like it has 9/10. Tried everything. When I edit photo on iPhone, it looks bright and good but exporting this to MacBook, is gray and darker. Maybe that’s the way I think photos were underexposed. I have to probably reset my MacBook.
@takebetterphotos81322 күн бұрын
Could it be that your iPhone has the XDR display and your macbook has not? If that is the case your iphone will always display brighter highlights because of the XDR capability. Perhaps that is the issue?
@user-ks8dk2gp9l2 күн бұрын
@@takebetterphotos8132 I didn’t have that issue with iPhone 12..
@IanBrowne-x3h6 күн бұрын
Thanks mate, a quick, simple , and very helpful video ---- my attention span wont go much further 😇 I'm slowly getting my old head around it
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
Glad it was simple enough enough! I though you were using LR?😀
@patrickgamble90148 күн бұрын
Thanks for making this video - I plan to stop using Adobe apps but am stuck with Premiere Pro till May next year. Wonder what the comparisons are in respect to drawing and making layered psd files
@takebetterphotos81327 күн бұрын
With regards to layered psd files. What aspect it are you interested in? Both do masks, selections, adjustments etc...Affinity mainly lacks the select subject AI, and generative AI tools. Other than that both do the same things.
@angelodsouza16698 күн бұрын
I have thoroughly enjoyed your videos on photo editing, especially using Photomator/Pixelmator Pro and Affinity. Recently my photography genre has changed to more macro specifically Mushrooms, Flowers and bugs. I am hoping if you could be kind enough and do a video using Photomator and or Pixelmator on “Soft and Dreamy Macro editing” such as this one kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8B4mdiWl8iVeKs.html I would be indebted to you Thanks in advance.
@takebetterphotos81327 күн бұрын
Thanks appreciate the tip!
@paulpierlott84618 күн бұрын
Thanks. Great Help
@takebetterphotos81328 күн бұрын
You're welcome!
@drsuppan8 күн бұрын
I was wondering whether I should give my iPad a try just to avoid travelling with my MacBook Pro and the iPad (M1 pro 13 inch). I tried all the tools you are talking about here. I like the ease of working with Photomator. But compared to the combination of Capture One and Affinity on my MacBook Pro it all sucks. I think I will go on using Photomator for my iPhone RAWs just out of convenience but I don’t think the iPad can compete in general at the moment. And I am not even mentioning the problems with the Files app or just having one port
@takebetterphotos81328 күн бұрын
Yes the ipad is definitely a clunky experience. Files needs a redesigned...there's just too many taps to get anything done. On the other hand youngsters brought with an ipad might have no problem with it 😃
@kiv94319 күн бұрын
Capture One for colours mainly. Especially the icc profiles.
@takebetterphotos81328 күн бұрын
Yes colors in Capture One is the best.
@need2chill9 күн бұрын
thank you
@takebetterphotos81328 күн бұрын
You're welcome
@MahmudHidayatullah25710 күн бұрын
Another useful tutorial! I'm familiar with dehaze in Lightroom and just like you I thought Affinity didn't have this feature until I tried to mess around with the menus trying to figure things out And this is the first thing I do, came to your channel because I knew I was gonna get something useful Thanks for this!
@takebetterphotos81329 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Surprised Affinity doesn't just make this an adjustment just like everything else. But yes, it differentiates them from other apps like Pixelmator Pro which doesn't have dehaze.
@wolfdd10 күн бұрын
The price of Remini is simply far too high for private use. Radiant Photo certainly can't keep up with portraits, but delivers much better results when taking pictures of landscapes or food. After I didn't buy Radiant after the trial period, I ended up being offered to buy it for €117, which I accepted.
@ryanmcnulty159311 күн бұрын
Thanks for explaining luminosity masks on affinity
@takebetterphotos813210 күн бұрын
My pleasure 😊 Thanks for the tip!
@blackislepeastoo11 күн бұрын
Which is best - a lot depends on your needs and thus the criteria. Where Photopea has a major advantage is if you have a major investment in Actions or Scripts as Photopea can run any that would have run on CS6 or most versions before the introduction of AI - that is NOT the case for Affinity; Secondly, Photopea running in a browser can be used on much cheaper Chromebooks, again that is NOT the case for Affinity; Finally, from a commercial perspective, BOTH, have a limited talent pool. Whether the new owners will prove to be an advantage is a big question - if anyone remembers Paint Shop Pro being bought by Corel they'll understand how a market leader under JASC Software can fall quickly.
@0rdyin12 күн бұрын
The layer system in Affinity photo is so much similar to substance painter which is a layer based 3D texturing tool (owned by Adobe but offers a perpetual license on Steam)... I really like these non destructive masking feature... I just wish if affinity photo had some sort of algorithm based sky selection feature...
@takebetterphotos813211 күн бұрын
Yes a lot of people (including myself) have been clamoring for an AI based selection system. They are truly laggards in this. I've heard from some commenters Affinity will have the functionality soon although not generative AI. Their non destructive masking is indeed good I was surprised photoshop was behind them in this. Never heard of substance painter. Must be one of the obscure apps of Adobe!
@0rdyin11 күн бұрын
@@takebetterphotos8132 I feel like a software doesn't need generative Ai to be powerful... I just want more control on the user end/artist's hand... Even still to this day, Photoshop doesn't support OCIO configs for color management natively. (It is a standard for film and Television industry) There are third party plugins for this but it's kinda half baked.. Substance Painter is again a industry standard in the gaming industry, used for Texturing 3D assets and it's part of Adobe's Substance 3d suit, which they acquired from Allegorithmic...
@takebetterphotos813210 күн бұрын
"I feel like a software doesn't need generative Ai to be powerful". I agree although to compete with photoshop--which they are trying to do---some of the generative AI stuff---i.e. remove large objects, replace objects---are actually very useful so may they can consider it too.
@blackislepeastoo12 күн бұрын
I'd add 3 more what I consider standout features: 1. Being browser based, run it up on a Chromebook you can make it into an web app (web based of course) on your desktop with it's own icon - helps take advantage of cheaper hardware that apart from being personally helpful can be really helpful in an educational environment. So rather than launch Chrome you simply click on your desktop menu and open the web app for that site. 2. As its' origins were essentially CS6 you can run many of the Actions that would work on CS6 - obviously the more complex and modern AI stuff is more challenging. 3. Loading Actions, Gradients etc is simply drag & drop.
@takebetterphotos813211 күн бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I'm actually new to Photopea. Haven't tried Actions yet. Certainly since Affinity won't run in a Chromebook, Photopea wins by default!
@0rdyin12 күн бұрын
How does this compare to the iPad version (feature parity)..? Moreover are these Ai Masking features available for the iPad version..?
@takebetterphotos813211 күн бұрын
The iPad version based on my understanding hasn't been updated with these new features. I would not rely on ON1 for iPad use. It is not as polished nor as feature filled as the desktop from my experience. If you ever try it let me know what you think :)
@VikramSingh-sv6fu14 күн бұрын
Adima is the best upscaler. It is upscale the image upto 64 k . Which is world record in upacaling software
@takebetterphotos813211 күн бұрын
Hello, I've been trying to look for it. It doesn't show up when I search Adima upscaler. Perhaps you can paste the url.
@markgilder999014 күн бұрын
Too be fair, if I could produce anything near to that quality with any of the apps, I’d be happy with any of these results.
@takebetterphotos813214 күн бұрын
Definitely. They are all just tools to achieve an end.
@fairyleaf597216 күн бұрын
Affiniti photos dont have games, photopea won!! xD
@takebetterphotos813215 күн бұрын
never tried that!
@ToasterDude116 күн бұрын
Thank you for all your support e helpful tutorials.
@takebetterphotos813215 күн бұрын
Glad you like them!
@gregormarini16 күн бұрын
None of both! You can‘t beat Photoshop if you work as a professional.
@takebetterphotos813215 күн бұрын
Photoshop is worth it if you make money using it
@gregormarini5 күн бұрын
It is worth it if you learn to use the software properly! Most people who complain about Adobe's prices are using the programs poorly because they don't really know them!
@takebetterphotos81323 күн бұрын
fair enough!
@ednsb17 күн бұрын
nice video and good explanation especially of density and feather but I find using the brush that works on branches and hair does a better job. If you use density you are reducing the strength of the modifications of tone and color.
@takebetterphotos813216 күн бұрын
yes for most cases the brush would be ideal. Density, and feather would be an alternative in case it fails for whatever reason.
@henryseiden794017 күн бұрын
The dog has a white halo around it that is objectionable. Also an elliptical focus background might have been more acceptable. Do you have the original picture for experimentation?
@takebetterphotos813216 күн бұрын
yes the halo cannot be helped. Unfortunately after multiple tests, it's an issue with the blurring algorithm of Affinity. The dog is available in pexels I believe but will have to search for it
@stevejacob437517 күн бұрын
thank you for the tutorial, as an Affinity Photo user I feel that it is a better editor and as AF is progressing with new ownership I hope that they will soon be offering an AI addition to their software.
@takebetterphotos813217 күн бұрын
Yes the new ownership is the key! else they might never have added it. Hope they can add AI by this year.
@thomaskoppehele623118 күн бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial!!!!
@takebetterphotos813217 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Lysander-Spooner18 күн бұрын
OK, $5/month to get AI selections, yet for $9.99/month I get LR and PS in the Photography plan. LR has some of the best AI tools available in a RAW editor. So if you are willing to pay for a subscription, which you must to get the better tool in Photopea, why not get the real deal for $9.99 USD a month? That is unless. you hate Adobe, then you have to go elsewhere and pay more. I own the entire Affinty suite, Photo 2, Publisher 2 and Designer 2 which at the current 50% sale can be had for a litte over $80 USD - a great deal. Thiis gets you ALL platforms and mobile.