ON1 Announces ON1 Photo Raw 2024.5

I use this as my primary RAW processor, so if anyone is curious on getting it, I can go over some pros and cons of the product.

I don\'t think anythng right now replaces photoshop and lightroom

bergstrom said:

I don\'t think anythng right now replaces photoshop and lightroom

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If I started today, I wouldn't use LR/PS, unless my job dictates so for some kind of compatibility. When my LR5 no longer works (2/5 of it already don't), I'll switch to something else, finally.

it depends on your needs. My comparison is a bit dated so LR and PS likely have improved a fair bit (esp with AI), but I don't particularly want those features nor the subscription licensing. Last year I tried an LR 'free' demo and they insisted on a credit card... provided and they tried to charge me, even when I clearly cancelled after 2 weeks or so. It embedded a bunch of stuff etc on my PC that I was irritated with and took a while to remove. With On1 it is a perpetual license or you can buy next version at a discount (so far I have) or you can subscribe as well. All choices.

for features it can do RAW processing, good AI noise reduction, layers, masking, effects modules (many good ones like color adjustment, LUTs, dual tone, photo filters, glow, bleach etc).. some text etc.. its a bit of a blend of both LR and PS.

My only big gripe now that I understand it more is the color fidelity for R5 RAW files.. it has improved, but still isn't quite as good as it should be and there is no method to use/import color profiles that I can see (like spyder color checker)

snappy604 said:

they insisted on a credit card... provided and they tried to charge me, even when I clearly cancelled after 2 weeks or so. It embedded a bunch of stuff etc on my PC that I was irritated with and took a while to remove.

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The FTC sued Adobe about its procedures and cancellation fees: https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/17/adobe_sued_cancel_fees/