Can Photomator/Pixelmator perform these three photographic functions: a) stitch panoramas, b) merge bracketed frames for HDR, and c) merge focus stacked images? Unable to find any of these common functions to avoid Adobe subscriptions.
Mac mini (M2, 2023)
As far as I can tell from the user guide, no.
https://support.pixelmator.com/pixelmator-pro-user-guide/pixelmator-pro-basics/pixelmator-pro-tools
Pixelmator offers mainly tools for adjustments and graphics - adjusting and marking up an image with added graphics, but not many tools for developing an image.
Luminar Neo offers focus stacking, HDR bracketing, panorama stitching, but you may need to purchase the advanced tools separately, if you do not subscribe to updates.
As far as I can tell from the user guide, no.
https://support.pixelmator.com/pixelmator-pro-user-guide/pixelmator-pro-basics/pixelmator-pro-tools
Pixelmator offers mainly tools for adjustments and graphics - adjusting and marking up an image with added graphics, but not many tools for developing an image.
Luminar Neo offers focus stacking, HDR bracketing, panorama stitching, but you may need to purchase the advanced tools separately, if you do not subscribe to updates.
OT, I have used Affinity Photos for Panorama stitching: Stitching panoramas - Affinity Help CenterAffinityhttps://www.affinity.studio › help
But I have never tried Focus Stacking: Focus merging images - Affinity Help CenterAffinityhttps://www.affinity.studio › help
And never tried HDR bracketing: Merging to 32-bit HDR - Affinity Help CenterAffinityhttps://www.affinity.studio › help
i tried the free version of Affinity. It sort of works, but is VERY clunky and far from ideal. I really was hoping Tim Apple would not let Photomator/Pixelmator shrivel after the acquisition. This is a golden opportunity for Apple to poach business from Adobe. I finally had to break down and subscribe to Lightroom. Unfortunate because I live in the Apple world.
These are features that keep me wedded to Adobe, despite there being a lot to like about Pixelmator.
Léonie:
Does Affinity Photo have any of those functions?
Photomator/Pixelmator: Panorama, HDR, focus stacking?
