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Can someone suggest a photo editing software that's most similar to Photoshop that's also free? Also, does anyone know how to buy the latest Photoshop without subscriptions? (And no, I'm not going to crack it lol)

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Gimp

I have PS CC and Lightroom CC without paying a dime if you know what I mean ;)

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5 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Gimp

I have PS CC and Lightroom CC without paying a dime if you know what I mean ;)

 

lol, I've tried gimp before and I didn't care for it. thanks for answering tho

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I use Pixlr Editor, its web browser based, but works very well, really enjoy using it, if you need an offline/downloadable option they offer Pixlr Express as well, though it is not as feature rich as the online editor version.

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7 hours ago, ASAP_Gooby said:

lol, I've tried gimp before and I didn't care for it. thanks for answering tho

Did you try the one window mode of GIMP?

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Gimp, otherwise I belive you can buy Photoshop CS6 in a few places however you would be loosing a lot of new features and updates. The photography plan in CC is very affordable and you can pay one year at a time. 

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On 12/29/2016 at 1:35 AM, ASAP_Gooby said:

Can someone suggest a photo editing software that's most similar to Photoshop that's also free? Also, does anyone know how to buy the latest Photoshop without subscriptions? (And no, I'm not going to crack it lol)

Have you considered Photoshop Elements, I believe this version is not subscription based.  Of course it doesn't have all the features of Photoshop.

 

The question is, what features do you need?  Are you looking for an image editor to do some simple cropping, resizing, color correcting?  Are you looking for an image editor that can work with layers and masks, filters, etc.? Are you looking for an image editor that can work with RAW photo files?

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3 hours ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

Have you considered Photoshop Elements, I believe this version is not subscription based.  Of course it doesn't have all the features of Photoshop.

 

The question is, what features do you need?  Are you looking for an image editor to do some simple cropping, resizing, color correcting?  Are you looking for an image editor that can work with layers and masks, filters, etc.? Are you looking for an image editor that can work with RAW photo files?

Defiantly something I can use to work with layers and such

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On 12/29/2016 at 3:52 AM, .spider. said:

Did you try the one window mode of GIMP?

Nope, what is?

 

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18 minutes ago, ASAP_Gooby said:

Nope, what is?

 

Makes the UI more similar to Photoshop

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1 hour ago, ASAP_Gooby said:

Defiantly something I can use to work with layers and such

Well I think you can work with layers in Gimp.  But personally, I prefer Photoshop and the photographer package (PS + Lightroom) price is worth it.  It's only $10 a month.

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5 minutes ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

Well I think you can work with layers in Gimp.  But personally, I prefer Photoshop and the photographer package (PS + Lightroom) price is worth it.  It's only $10 a month.

It there a way I can get full photoshop with after effects and premier pro without subscription, or at least an annual subscription?

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6 minutes ago, ASAP_Gooby said:

It there a way I can get full photoshop with after effects and premier pro without subscription, or at least an annual subscription?

You can see about buying a license for CS6, if it's still sold.

You can buy Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements.

But you cannot legally get a non-subscription based copy of the latest versions of Adobe CC products.

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1 hour ago, ASAP_Gooby said:

It there a way I can get full photoshop with after effects and premier pro without subscription, or at least an annual subscription?

That combo is a bit special. But you can pay for one year at a time. So it doesn't draw money from your credit card once each month. You pay for a year and then they will ask you to pay again. (Or get an email notification of some sort that your subscription is running out.) However the most affordable option to get all those three programs is to pay for the entire Creative Cloud. It should land at around 600US per year. That means you will have all programs in the creative cloud. 

 

Tbh just go to their website: http://www.adobe.com/se/creativecloud.html and do some reading yourself. There is a nice overview on how the plans work and what you will have to pay for each. There is also a dropdown menu that shows how much it is if you pay a year in advance. 

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