Photography @lemmy.world joat_mon @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

Cutting ties with Adobe

I currently have an Adobe CC subscription that I would really like to end, so am looking for some advice or recommendations. I have been searching around but am struggling to find alternatives due to some fairly strict requirements.

What I am looking for is a Lightroom style app for Linux and Android that would sync to the cloud, or ideally sync to my personal cloud storage. I'm happy to pay a one off lifetime payment but would prefer to donate to a FOSS project if possible.

I have started to play around with Darktable and do know that you can use remote storage but the syncing seems a little clunky.

Any suggestions at all will be very much appreciated.

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I heard about darktable as lightroom alternative. I don't known if it syncs with the cloud.
- I did watch a video on how to sync Darktable to pictures on your NAS, but it required manually pulling down the images and then manually syncing them back up again, which kind of defeated the purpose of sync for me.
  
  I'm surprised Lightroom takes care of syncing itself.
  
  I use the nextcloud desktop client. It makes any directory a cloud directory which syncs automatically. Just point any software to it and as soon as a file is changed, it gets synced.
  
  If you have a NAS, why not edit directly from it if you're on the same network it is?
  
  Maybe you could set up syncthing for the sync part.
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- What is your worksteam like now after dropping Adobe?
  
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- LR is really the hardest part of the equation to replace, if you ask me. Haven't found anything that comes close. Photoshop is really good too but there's Affinity for that, if I ever need to switch.
Edit: I need to learn how to read carefully...

Darktable is a good alternative for Lightroom, albeit slightly more complex.

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If open-source is not really a must I'd say Affinity Photo. One time purchase and provides 98% of what Photoshop does.

If you are looking for an open-source solution, GIMP is likely one of your best options.
- Yeah Darktable is looking like the front runner at the moment, just need to nail down the syncing.
  
  The part which is still a big question is if there is a good alternative to Lightroom for Android. The Android Lightroom app is really quite good and has almost all of the functionality that I need for quick on the go edits, but I am yet to find any equivalent apps that tick this box.
Piracy is always an option, you know. I've been using Photoshop since 2002, and not once have I needed to pay a subscription fee. They already got my money once in 2002; not going to keep paying them for something I already bought.
- It's no good for Linux though
- You bought a specific version of a product, not a permanent license for all future releases. Not that I'm against piracy, but your argument is flawed.
I use digikam, photos live on my NAS which is mounted locally at the OS level, and the db file is fully local but backed up to the NAS. Perhaps not exactly what you're after.
- Just had a quick look and yeah looks interesting. Will give it a check out and compare it against Darktable. Thanks for the suggestion.
You'd have to use Wine but DxO PhotoLab 6 is the best on desktop. The noise filtering is amazing. Point it to whatever folders and just use your preferred file system syncing.
- I hadn't really considered using Wine as my experiences in the past with it were mostly filled with frustration so was really looking for a native app, but is definitely something I could investigate. Thanks for the suggestion.

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