Hey mac users, Don't you think the recent adobe interface is not cool on Mac? They are expensive, and upgraded every year with high-cost. But Apps from AppStore can be updated for nothing forever, if buy it once.
I tried to pick the Apps that can cover as much as possible in terms of functionality Adobe softwares.
Adobe wares VS Free or Low Price wares
(+:and, -:or)
| Adobe CS6 | Substitute Software | Place | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photoshop | Pixelomator | AppStore | ¥1300 | Equivalent functionality, and very cool UI!! |
| - | Gimp | Website | Free | Equivalent functionality |
| Illustrator | iDraw | AppStore | ¥2200 | Equivalent functionality, and cool UI! (But no 3D, no Gradient mesh) |
| - | InkScape | Website | Free | Now being developed Gradient mesh!!(But not Cocoa native App (X11)) |
| + | Blender | Website | Free | Complements the capabilities of 3D |
| InDesign | iBooks Author | AppStore | Free | Released by Apple, looks good! |
| Acrobat Pro | Skim | Website | Free | Marker to PDF, same to Acrobat |
| Flash Professional | Hype | AppStore | ¥5200 | In html5 In html5 instead of flashinstead of flash |
| Flash Builder | Titanium Studio | Website | Free | Multi-platform development environment for smartphone apps |
| Dreamweaver | Coda | AppStore | ¥6500 | Edit website with WYSIWYG editor |
| - | Aptana Studio | Website | Free | IDE for the web developments |
| Fireworks | Slicy | AppStore | ¥2600 | Slice the PSD file |
| + | Css-Borders | AppStore | Free | Split image and deploy with CSS |
| + | BlueGriffon | Website | Free | Draw and convert to SVG, and Embed into HTML. Edit html with WYSIWYG editor |
| After Effects | Javie | Website | Free | Can be enhanced with plugins |
| Premiere Pro | Motion | AppStore | ¥4300 | Released by Apple |
| Audition | Audacity | Website | Free | can be enhanced with plugins |
| Encore | Compressor | AppStore | ¥4300 | Released by Apple, can burn to BD/DVD |
| SpeedGrade | DaVinci Resolve Lite | Website | Free | Another choice, 'Color' is included in 'Final Cut Studio' |
| Prelude | ||||
| Bridge | XnViewMP | Website | Free | Management and evaluation of the files |
| MediaEncorder | WonTube Free Video Converter | AppStore | Free | Also optimum for iOS, AppleTV |
| Adobe Others | Substitute Software | Place | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightroom | iPhoto | AppStore | ¥1700 | Pre-installed in recent Mac |
| Photoshop Elements | Aperture | AppStore | ¥6900 | iPhoto library can be shared |
| Premiere Elements | iMovie | AppStore | ¥1700 | Pre-installed in recent Mac |
Impression
Adobe wares have advantage in concerning the compatibility between each software.
Pixelomator can import and export 'ps' files. iDraw can only import 'ai' files. If each software can import and export filetype based on adobe, Interchange between each software should be able to smoothly.
Ironically, Adobe standards is the industry standard...
Extras
| Adobe Service | Substitute Service | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Cloud Storage | iCloud Storage | Adobe is 2GB free, Apple is 5GB free |
| Sink device and PC | iTunes | ? ? ? |