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Katsunami · 09-03-2017, 08:28 AM

Crap. Spoke too soon. I've been using GIMP to resize and crop images only, and edit the occasional picture here and there. It's been five years since I touched Photoshop CS5.1. Just installed it, and it's fast when scrolling and moving large layers, compared to GIMP, but it feels completely alien for some reason. When I installed Affinity Photo 1.5, I was off and going in about 10 minutes...

Maybe it's because of my five year boycott of everything Adobe creates, since they moved to subscription only (except Digital Editions 2.0.1, because without it, I can't even buy books) that made me forget everything I ever new about Photoshop. Almost can't believe it. I worked with it from 2002 (Photoshop 7) up to 2012 (CS5.1); even used it professionally as a part-time photographer from 2004-2011.

Sometimes I feel such a noob.

edit: In the end I just removed all the panels from Photoshop, and re-arranged the workspace to the custom one I've become used to in GIMP (as much as possible). Back then, I changed GIMP's shortcuts to those of Photoshop (as much as possible)... so now, they are similar enough that I don't have to flounder around.

Trying to make Photoshop's layout into GIMP's, while the entire internet seems to want to go the other way around. Maybe I'm just contrarian or something.

09-03-2017, 08:28 AM	#30785
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Crap. Spoke too soon. I've been using GIMP to resize and crop images only, and edit the occasional picture here and there. It's been five years since I touched Photoshop CS5.1. Just installed it, and it's fast when scrolling and moving large layers, compared to GIMP, but it feels completely alien for some reason. When I installed Affinity Photo 1.5, I was off and going in about 10 minutes... Maybe it's because of my five year boycott of everything Adobe creates, since they moved to subscription only (except Digital Editions 2.0.1, because without it, I can't even buy books) that made me forget everything I ever new about Photoshop. Almost can't believe it. I worked with it from 2002 (Photoshop 7) up to 2012 (CS5.1); even used it professionally as a part-time photographer from 2004-2011. Sometimes I feel such a noob. edit: In the end I just removed all the panels from Photoshop, and re-arranged the workspace to the custom one I've become used to in GIMP (as much as possible). Back then, I changed GIMP's shortcuts to those of Photoshop (as much as possible)... so now, they are similar enough that I don't have to flounder around. Trying to make Photoshop's layout into GIMP's, while the entire internet seems to want to go the other way around. Maybe I'm just contrarian or something. Last edited by Katsunami; 09-03-2017 at 01:48 PM.