Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, by sheer chance when I was in the supermarket this afternoon, I came across a copy of Amateur Photography (amateurphotography.co.uk). This month's edition has not only a comparative summary of the main PS alternatives, but also an extensive comparative test of each of the software packages setting out their pros and cons. I would recommend that you see if you can get it on line. Regards, Peter On 07/12/2022 04:46, Peter Klein via LUG wrote: > I have been using Capture One for years. One of the reasons I've used it > is that Adobe's licensing scheme is basically software rental.? I am > opposed on principle to software rental schemes. The idea that a > customer should have to pay for the rest of their life or lose the > ability to edit, print, or even view their work seems wrong to me. > Capture One seems to have taken the first step towards that model. > > Capture One's license was perpetual as long as I've been using it, since > the Leica M8 days). They added a subscription option in recent years. > Well, going forward, Capture One's perpetual license may not be so > perpetual. Today I received an email from Capture One, which is linked > below. The phrase "new customer loyalty scheme" seems to foreshadow some > more Adobe-like behavior. So far they are not talking about ceasing > access to the version we bought in supposed perpetuity, but who knows > whether we are being prepared for something like that in future? I feel > a chill wind blowing from Denmark. > > Last time I looked, several years ago, most open-source and freeware Raw > editing programs were way behind Lightroom and Capture One. Are there > any that have become more "ready for prime time?" I want to have a Plan > B in case the need arises. Layers are a must. > > Here's the Capture One message on their Web site. It's is essentially > the same as the email. Note the user comments below the article. > <https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/7998068628637> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Dr. Peter Dzwig