Courtesy to Twitter user XdanielArt (date of publication: 8 June 2024)
Without the title of this post, it's probably easy for any non tech person to misunderstand this image as being a list of Adobe programs that spy on you, at least on first glance.
I hate that there is not a good alternative to InDesign that works on linux.
If only the Affinity suit were to work on linux, even just with wine, I would be alright with the fact that it still is proprietary software. It was somehow able to replace my whole Ph/Ai/Id workflow but it is till keeping me from trying to switch to the penguin.
Just a small thing, but as of the latest release Inkscape has a functioning live-trace tool
It was one of the biggest things keeping me using illustrator but I used inkscape's trace yesterday and it worked great
I've never used vector programs. What is a "live tracer"?
It's a tool that helps 'trace' a raster image into vector shapes and paths
it's useful for creating vector artwork from raster images - sometimes a logo or icon is only available in a poor resolution raster image, and so having an easy way to convert it into vector saves a ton of time.
I used it yesterday to create an SVG file for CNC plotting of a company logo. It would have taken me a few hours to hand-trace it myself
Oh jeeze, that's been around as a plugin in inkscape since at least 2011, I remember vectorizing an episode poster from Adventure Time using it. But I'd believe it wasn't quite as good as whatever photoshop had. I used the "never learn photoshop" trick to be happy with what I've got, but then I only edit images for fun.
Penpot?
Draw from LO is pretty meh for a lot of things, but I use it a lot to edit pdfs, and it is very consistent
No open source Flash alternatives? Disappointing.
Blender isn‘t flash but it‘s one of the best 2D animation programs out there and used by major studios.
Affinity Designer 2 might be the only one close to what Adobr Illustrator can handle.
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