The industry standard for professional image editing and creation.
Updated July 22, 2021
The industry standard for professional image editing and creation.
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Adobe PhotoShop
Select individuals in our department use Adobe Photoshop as a tool with their eLearning design and video production. Photoshop is primarily used to manipulate graphics that are a part of those projects. However, Photoshop is also used to create some original graphics for our learning management system, video projects, and eLearning modules. We use it as a part of the other tools in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software. The use of the software allows us to circumvent outsourcing for our graphic work.
Pros
- AI editing with object removal and increasing image resolution.
- Multiple file format support for flexibility to work with any image.
- Layer based image manipulation and editing.
Cons
- Ease of use/high learning curve for new users.
- Better mobile support for tablets.
- System resource management for smooth operation.
- Advanced image creation tools.
- Support for multiple image formats.
- Advanced image manipulation tools.
- Reduced cost by not having to outsource image creation/editing.
- Reduced use of stock image libraries.
- Quicker turn-around of projects by allowing the designer to work with their own images.
GIMP is a nice free/open-source alternative to Photoshop, but it isn't as powerful and the UI is not as nice to work with. Affinity Photo is the closest competitor in my mind, but I find the time to make an edit vs Photoshop is longer. Photoshop remains the best tool for the type of work that we do. They continue to make meaningful updates that keep it in front of the competition.
Do you think Adobe PhotoShop delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Adobe PhotoShop's feature set?
Yes
Did Adobe PhotoShop live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Adobe PhotoShop go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Adobe PhotoShop again?
Yes
Using Adobe PhotoShop
- Development of images for Marketing materials and branding.
- Development of images for video production.
- Development of images for eLearning design.
Evaluating Adobe PhotoShop and Competitors
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There are two primary reasons for the selection of Photoshop. First, it was part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, which we needed for other tools. Second, it is the most powerful and regularly updated product in this category. For the type of image editing/creation that we do, there is nothing it cant handle. This makes it an easy choice for us.
Using Adobe PhotoShop
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Well integrated Consistent Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
Yes - The mobile app for Photoshop is relatively new at the time of writing this. It doesn't stack up to the desktop app at this point. However, I like to see Adobe moving in that direction and I believe they will get there. Lightroom is a very capable mobile app, so history shows that Photoshop should be that at some point.
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