Digital Camera World - UK (2022-02)

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com FEBRUARY 2022^ DIGITAL CAMERA^117

dobe is in a unique position in
this roundup. It has two (three,
if you count both versions of
Lightroom) very different
programs in this group test that deserve
to be here on their own merits – yet you
get both via the Adobe Photography Plan.
However cheap Adobe’s rivals might be,
this still has to be just about the best value
of all. But there are some compelling
contenders for Adobe’s crown.

Also consider...

ACDSee Photo Studio

2022 Ultimate

$149.99 http://www.acdsee.com

A subscription-free Lightroom/Photoshop

alternative that covers a lot of ground with

its toolset, but is also pretty technical,

with an unappealing interface. It looks

pricey unless on special offer.

Corel PaintShop Pro

Ultimate 2022

£89.99/$99.99 http://www.corel.com

PaintShop Pro Ultimate’s biggest draw is

value. You do get a lot for your money with

the Ultimate edition, although at times

it does feel a bit like a bargain bucket

rather than a cohesive suite.

OVERALL

OVERALL

Features

Features

Design and interface

Design and interface

Performance

Performance

Value

Value

Overall

Overall

The double-header of

Lightroom and Photoshop

still offers the best deal.

A

The winner is...

The Adobe

Photography Plan

Adobe wins for scope and value,

but it needs two programs to do it

Adobe

Photoshop

Adobe

Photoshop Elements 2022

Adobe

Lightroom

Adobe

Lightroom Classic

Serif

Affinity Photo 1.10

Website http://www.adobe.com http://www.adobe.com http://www.adobe.com http://www.adobe.com http://affinity.serif.com

Operating system Windows/macOS Windows/macOS Windows/macOS Windows/macOS Windows/macOS

Price £9.98/$9.99/month £86.56/$99.99 £9.98/$9.99/month £9.98/$9.99/month £47.99/$54.99

Cataloguing tools

Non-destructive workflow

Image layers

One-click presets

Capture One

Capture One 22

DxO

PhotoLab 5 Elite

Exposure Software

Exposure X7

On1

Photo Raw 2022

Skylum

Luminar AI

Website http://www.captureone.com http://www.dxo.com http://www.exposure.software http://www.on1.com http://www.skylum.com

Operating system Windows/macOS Windows/macOS Windows/macOS Windows/macOS Windows/macOS

Price £299/$299 or subscription £199/$219 $129 £93.73/$99.99 £69/$79

Cataloguing tools

Non-destructive workflow

Image layers

One-click presets

How the

editing

programs

compare