It is what it is, but betting on the come with any software is a mistake. The products seem designed for nice demos on stock images, but when you come to use them on complex, real images, you find they lack key functions, and produce poor quality output.Instead of free trials, you are expected to buy, and then ask for a refund if not happy.It sells and charges for future products whose functions aren't even disclosed.It sells and charges for pre-released products, so you have to take on trust what might be coming.It has had a bad habit of abandoning young products and starting again, producing a new product with roughly similar functionality, but not upwards compatible.There's a few things I don't like about Skylum: Or maybe they don't care, because too many users and only a small part of them care about it! Making money is fine, just please make sure the product is good. Afterall it is all about money and business. It is the same everywhere: those who don't do much photo/retouching work own the company and they don't care about how customers' experience. More importantly, the software is not bad at all.Īs a photographer who needs real and good software, I feel much helpless. At lease for now, this company is doing what they promised and keep doing it. But it is just disguisting to attracting customer by some false impression - such as 'we hate subscription' 'let's do permanent license'.Īll of above is a result of thinking, after I read the article here in DPR and tried Affinity Photo v2. To be fair, if the software is good, there is no complaints, no matter license or subscription. License model lacks of updating so you virtually need to pay to get newer version, every year. The license is still there, but much function has been separated. Luminar NEO coined the concept 'extension' is a very good example. But now, obviously they gradually suck the customer into subscription model as well. If you want it you have to buy separately which is $269 for current user and $299.Īs we all know that Adobe is much hated for the subscription model, and that's the reason several company jumped out and shouted for 'one-time license' model, and people were excited. It is included in subscription, but not in license. BUT, there is so-called '2022 extension pack' including HDR, noiselss, AI background removal etc. For current Luminar AI user, it is $119 for license and $99 for one year subscription. It goes subscription model, while keep the permanent license solution. Today I found out that the 'old' Luminar AI can not be easily found/download/purchase and I think NEO is going to take place of it. It is quite slow to export but I can understand due to much AI algorithm. I use it mostly for lazy-project which I don't want to spend too much time on. I bought Luminar AI years ago and I am quite happy with it - price is good, permanent license, function is easy to use.
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