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So your issue was not really about the scale of the app's user interface?
Just to clarify, Affinity.Studio is meant to compete with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign combined without a subscription. It is a LOT more than just for print publishing (Adobe InDesign).
If this is what you are comparing, then it is not a great comparison. Even they depend on subscriptions to pay for development.
"VivaDesigner is an extremely easy-to-use AI-based design, publishing, layout, typesetting and illustration program for Windows, macOS, Linux and the Web that meets the highest design and typographic requirements."
https://viva.systems/designer/prices-and-editions/
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If you are happy with Krita and Inkscape then more power to you. Use what works for you. All these softwares are just tools to allow you to express your creativity. The right tool can help speed up your workflow.
Affinity.Studio on Linux?
That's what originally stopped me, when I downloaded a demo of the Serif/Affinity version. That was a few years back.
What, if anything, they've done with the interface is now irrelevant to me, because I won't accept Canva's terms.
That's why I mentioned Krita and inkscape. I used to have Adobe Creative Suite, and Dreamweaver. I haven't been particularly pleased with Adobe since CS4's interface changes, and I never subscribed. This left a gaping void in my working software collection, which remains only partly satisfactorily filled.
I thought Affinity might serve for some functions as soon as I had the time and spare cash. But now I have to keep hunting.
What is in Canva's terms that you don't like?
A fee months back, I almost bought the Affinity vector/illustration software. Lack of a pixel tracer and some inconsistencies in how the tools worked when used in different sequences stopped me. I tried Inkscape too, but I really struggled with the fidelity of the pixel tracer, ending up with either a single blob or zillions of tiny, unconnected objects that were unusable. Is this new Affinity pixel tracer any good?
Switched from Photoshop CS6 to Affinity V2 and will stay there. I can even use my Photoshop brushes in Affinity.
Good is a subjective term, so I downloaded an AI generated image as a JPEG from the intertubes and applied "Image Trace" to it. See attached.
( image source: https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12561830/png-white-background-face )
I don't use trace to convert pictures into vectors, I use it for corporate logo work when the person gving me their logo does not have the file as a vector. Since this is an occasional task I have to do, I was using Inkscape to get the job done and it works well. Having the feature in a single studio app is mucho gusto.
I really struggle to understand what the hang-up is about signing up for Canva to get Affinity.Studio for free and keep it up to date. If you don't like the software you can uninstall it and delete your Canva account ( https://www.canva.com/help/delete-account/ ).
In previous posts, in this discussion, I demonstrated how to secure your privacy, link your previous Affinity purchases to your new account, and you don't need to modify your existing installs of V1 and V2. I have run them concurrently. Another point, the skills you learn using Affinity.Studio are transferable to Adobe, and Adobe-like, products.
The terms of use seem pretty standard compared to using DAZ, Renderosity, Microsoft, Google, and Adobe products.
If someone can point out the terms that are problematic please share with the group.
https://www.canva.com/policies/affinity-additional-terms/
https://www.canva.com/policies/terms-of-use/
https://www.canva.com/policies/ai-product-terms/
https://www.canva.com/policies/acceptable-use-policy/
Why am I such a booster for Affinity.Studio by Canva?
Because more users means more incentive to make tools, add-ons, and tutorials by third parties, as well as a larger community with tips and tricks to do more creative stuff with the product. Also a larger community to provide feedback and to help you when you are stumped.
If there were enough users, DAZ might consider having an Affinity.Studio bridge with DAZ Studio. Since Affinity.Studio is now free more people could benefit from the construction of a bridge and there are many opportunities for DAZ turtorials and postwork products in the DAZ Store. They might find Canva interested in an integration project. Canva has cash to spend on increasing the value of their portfolio and DAZ could use funding to support the development of a artwork bridge.
Change is inevitable. How we react to it is the determining factor.
hjake,
Thanks for sharing that video. I've been a big fan of Affinity. Now that we have the unified version, I'm eager to try it out. I think I got the earlier version of Affinity Photo working in Linux. That video just upped my motivation to try the new Studio soon.
Cheers!
I dropped out of Linux quite awhile back. He uses a specific distribution. Is the WINE Elementary software available, and as functional, in other Linux distributions?
hjake,
That's a technical question I'd feel more comfortable discussing in the Daz Studio and Linux thread where lately most users there have good experience with Wine in Ubuntu and its derivatives (Linux Mint). Tom's Hardware reports 90% of Windows games runs on Linux thanks to Wine. Personally, apart from Daz Studio and DIM, I use Clip Studio Paint in Bottles, a Wine variant. Since Elementary OS is based off of Ubuntu, Wine should also work in it too.
Portability? The sort answer is: because Wine is an application that runs in users space, not kernel space, it's easy to port it across different Linux variants (Mac and BSD too, I've heard). For a more detailed look at Wine, I refer you to the chat I've enclosed (wine_plumbing.txt). I only have passing experience with Wine as an end-user, so I had to ask Gemini for technical details.
Cheers!
I am not ready to reconsider Linux, but thank you for the information. I hope someone who comes to this thread finds it useful if they are considering the plunge into Linux.
1. No, they're not.
2. This is not a useful place a discussion of contract terms. Daz will shut it down.
Sydney, Australia announcement go to 06:15 for details about Canva AI and your data is not used to train AI models.
Canva's co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Cameron Adams
You can copy and paste the objectionable terms, with the link to the source and leave it to the reader determine how they would interpret it. The moderator will not delete that and it makes other users aware of what specific terms that make you concerned.
An excellent explanation of Affinity.Studio features in detail. Everything You Need to Know to Get Started with Affinity by Canva