cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3376057
I held off on Windows 10 for as long as I could until my job required it. Now this nonsense. I hope this isn’t the start of them joining on the web DRM bandwagon.
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Trying to be relatable while they force you to use their browser or choice.
How do you do, fellow users?
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I realize the snake metaphor has now fallen apart
Nah, they’re just snakes with hands, nothing weird about that.
So skinks?
TIL about a new animal.
um actually i really love when corporations like mcdonalds use all lower case and talk sassy to show that theyre just like me 💅💄
😂
Fuck Adobe, not supporting Linux, and now not even supporting Firefox, the once most used browser? Whoever pirates their crappy software deserves a statue.
Use pirated adobe #noshame
since flash died I’m happy that I don’t even know what adobe does anymore.
Something with trying to claim they own PDFs and Photoshop I guess
The pdf standard is open, though criminally bloated. Their pdf software (‘pro’ as well as the freemium ‘reader’ which looks like adware nowadays) is used only because it’s the most lenient with respect to files barely complying with the ‘standard’ – which includes things like application forms from government agencies.
… that is, if they can be said to ‘own’ the pdf format, it’s only because they smeared it all over with their shit. A bit like how hippos mark their territory, I guess.
Is there a FOSS/free PDF program that will let me fill in and digitally sign/encrypt a pdf?
Yup, I know Okular (KDE’s PDF tool) at least works. I don’t know if it works on Windows or macOS, but I’m sure there are other tools that do.
Thanks! I’ll look it up and try it out. Getting real tired of having to use shady web apps to get around something I have to do regularly as part of my job but for some unfathomable reason isn’t a default app on every computer where I work.
Normalize using pirated proprietary software for professional work😉
Yeap I remember the good ol’ days
I’d like my statue doing one of Luigi’s taunt poses, please
I wonder what their excuse will be once Linux surpasses MacOS in market share.
“Whoa there!”
Go fuck yourself with that fellow kids corporate speak. That pisses me off so much, way more than it probably should.
There is nothing more unsettling than corporate trying to be cute. What with their little construction paper like flat graphics and language like this. This is honestly how they see all of us.
It’s not cute, it’s patronizing.
Oh noez! This page had a teensy weency little oopsy! The code monkeys are working to fix the problem.
Absolutely disgusting.
OOPSIE WOOPSIE!! Uwu We made a fucky wucky!! A wittle fucko boingo! The code monkeys at our headquarters are working VEWY HAWD to fix this!
Honestly I’d respect that more.
Any software company that uses monthly subscriptions as their business model can fuck right off. Let us own what we buy.
I just immediately pirate any company who does that
You wouldn’t download a company!
There isn’t anything that Adobe charges money for that you can’t find an open source alternative for.
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Unfortunately they’re still a default app in the business world. Basically everyone at least uses Reader if only because it’s what people expect when they open a PDF.
SO glad Firefox has a built-in pdf reader now.
Thankfully, there’s a huge variety of pdf readers (not so much for editors, unfortunately)
My favorite for Windows is Sumatra
Sumatra is really cool. That was my only PDF reader for a long time when I was using Windows.
Are we surprised that Adobe is doing this? Adobe is exactly who I would’ve suspected adapting this bullshit immediately.
This is the main issue with that web DRM “security” shit that Google is trying to push. They have such a great market share now that big websites can now afford to put a check “only for Chrome” losing a very small percentage of users
Not that the DRM thing isn’t going to fuel this behaviour but this is already possible with the current browser specs. The DRM shit will just make it worse.
As another comment suggests, try to change your user-agent. Chameleon is great.
Try using this: User-Agent Switcher and Manager
Doesn’t that one have ads?
Edit: Yup, it does.
Yup. Often these User agent switchers just do the trick. But some companies design their stuff to break on FF. (I’m looking at you Microsoft)
This thing is a lifesaver. I use it all the time.
This is exactly what I was about to comment
Not supporting Firefox is WAY down the list of crimes Adobe has committed against their customers. I’m not all surprised by this post
Get a user agent switcher extension
I haven’t checked, but I’d guess it’s because of some non-standard feature that only Chromium supports, not because of user-agent.
In my experience, companies typically use this message because they only officially support/test on the listed browsers. They block out any other browser to cut down on support emails. If you spoof your user agent so the site thinks you’re using a supported browser, somewhere between 95%-100% of the functionality will usually work just fine.
That’s what our devops team does. All of my company’s internal web apps are tested against chrome only and that’s all that’s supported. It will usually work with Firefox so it’s not a big deal unless you have an issue and they find out you’re not using Chrome.
Companies should test to open web standards and tell users to file a ticket with their browser devs if something breaks because of nonstandard behavior.
That’s the thing - i haven’t checked either. Guess what’s the next step? User agent switcher
A lot of sites work with just a useragent switch. Still worth trying
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I tried Gimp for a longer time, too, but I could not get used to the complicated layer management, missing layer effects & layer adjustment features. I will try out Affinity.
Have you tried https://www.photopea.com/ ? It completely replaced my use of Photoshop and it felt very familiar where Gimp did not. Worth a look but ymmv
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It took me a ridiculously long time to switch to GIMP and If I wasn’t all in for FOSS I wouldn’t have done it. I really can’t imagine any of the designers I know using it full time.
No version for Linux. Does it work under Wine?
Unfortunately not because it’s not a normal exe file but it’s installing as a side loaded “windows store uwp app” (I don’t know the exact term)
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Huge learning curve and a lot of missing features.
I have found most of the “high learning curve” is based more on work flow. Muscle memory can screw with you when trying to learn a new piece of software. I used to use Dreamweaver back in the day when I was on winblows, made the switch to Linux started using bluefish and had to change my work flow which was hard to learn because I was indoctrinated in the way dreamweaver worked. Actually had to relearn some aspects of web design since I had gotten used to the convenience of dreamweavers macros that were pre-installed
It’s not an one-time purchase. I bought Affinity Photo for this purpose and then they released Affinity 2, and it wasn’t a free upgrade for Affinity 1 owners.
I’m not buying Affinity 2 and buying every new release just like Parallels do. I’d rather stick with the old version or take a shot on Gimp instead.
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Yes you can. Paying for a major upgraded version is the alternative to an evergreen subscription, but allows you to milk more usage out of your purchase if you don’t need the latest and greatest.
Expecting a one time purchase to entitle you to updates forever is asinine.
I will recommend GIMP or Krita usage even more
Krita is fantastic but not exactly a full photo editing suite. It’s more for illustration. Gimp is some of the worst FOSS software I’ve ever used. I wish someone would fork Krita into a full editor.
Krita used to be a full suite. They just decided to give up fighting GIMP and focus on what Krita is best at (effectively illustration).
@PopOfAfrica @navitux there was a cool mod of GIMP, gimpshop that made it quite usable. Unfortunately a domain squatter registered the domain and filled the website with Spyware. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMPshop
There isn’t anything that Adobe charges money for that you can’t find an open source alternative.
No real replacement for After Effects unless if you want to juggle between 5 programs and then lose clients because they can’t open your project files
Blender
You can’t animate text on a video clip without spending a lot of time, something which is 2 clicks on after effects
Fair point, Blender isn’t for the weak of heart but it’s free and getting better and better. It does particles and other things too. After Effects has a steep learning curve too though, you just know it.
I know, I love blender and work with it when I can, but I do motion design professionally and it’s painful how there’s no alternative to after effects
We have to stop confusing compositing and motion design, Blender is great for compositing, absolutely not 2D motion design. The only software that could efficiently replace After Effects on some aspects would be Cavalry, but it’s still on early development.
Im REALLY trying to make myself learn Affinity Photo, but I just keep falling back to PhotoPea which is like an in browser Photoshop clone
Krita? Not good enough?
Not for photo editing or pixel art. Krita is a painting tool.
Wym not photo editing? You can do everything aswell in Krita. Changing hues, retouching, selection, layers, saturation, tone balance. All there.
And you can most definitely use it for pixel art. Even if you don’t want to use Krita there exist paint.net, aseprite, piskel or pixelorama. No need for hundreds of dollars for PS.and if you don’t want to pay, you can always use libresprite instead of aesprite
I use it for pixel art all the time.
Krita is awesome for tablet painting but it’s not that easy to use for photoshop type stuff, imo.
I love Affinity photo once I got used to it, it does have some quirks though.
Got stuck in hospital for a few weeks recently and used the opportunity to finally learn Affinity.
I’m now really liking it. Takes a few tries to get into it though.
I particularly like it on the iPad with the Apple pencil. A bit less so on my windows laptop.
is there a list of that
thanks a lot!
The GIMP is superior to Photoshop in every way. Fight me.
GIMP is very useful but I will fight you on that.
There are other free and paid (non-subscription) solutions that are better at everything Photoshop does though.
I am listening.
Pro retoucher here. What would you recommend? I’ve tried to switch to Affinity a few times but not tried anything else.
I like affinity and pixelmator. I edit photos with RAWPower.
Gonna give pixelmator a try, thanks!
Krita > GIMP
Honestly ever si ce I discovered Krita I never went back to GIMP. Maybe gimp is more customizable at the base level but fuck me if Krita doesn’t make transitioning out of Photoshop a breeze. Changing from PS to Krita is like switching from a metal baseball bat to a wooden one. Switching from PS to Gimp is like switching out your metal baseball bat for an unfelled pine tree.
Sorry, but fuck no. Not even close. I hate adobe, but photoshop is literally better than GIMP in every way. But like some said, there are better options than photoshop.
Try a user agent changer