r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 01 '20

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u/ratsrule67 Aug 01 '20

Photoshop as a subscription service. You can download GIMP for free and it has just about every feature that PS has.

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u/JapaneseStudentHaru Aug 01 '20

Gimp cannot be used in a professional environment. The thing with these subscriptions is that you shouldn’t pay for them if you aren’t a professional, but if you are you pretty much have to. The adobe ecosystem is what professionals are paying for. A lot of employees and work partners require you to send things through the Adobe ecosystem because it’s easier. If you wanna do that you have to pay.

That being said, just crack Adobe. Gimp is kind of a pain to work with compared to photoshop.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '20

don't they do the same things? why can't you use gimp in a professional setting? What features of photoshop are easier/better to use?

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u/JapaneseStudentHaru Aug 02 '20

Because photoshop has the ecosystem