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Affinity Photo System Requirements: Finding the Perfect PC Setup

Affinity Photo’s system requirements are not as high as some other photo editing and retouching applications, but it is no lightweight contender in the field of image retouching. Have no doubt that Affinity Photo is a professional photo editing software and requires computer hardware that matches its purpose.

Affinity Photo 2 offers a complete range of tools for photographers, graphic designers, and anyone who needs image editing software at a low cost. It serves as a cost-effective alternative to Adobe Photoshop, providing users with powerful features for retouching, compositing, and creating stunning images. But image files don’t discriminate. When retouching images, if you don’t have sufficient computing power, any application will take time.

Using a Trackball For Image Editing… Madness?

You thought we left the roller-ball mouse behind in the early 2000s when optical mice started becoming popular, but then, there’s this article that you’re reading about using a trackball to edit your images. Surely, you must have traveled back in time, right? Not really. I’m with you in 2022. So, am I slightly crazy? I hope not. Read on, and let me know if you think I am in the comments.

How to Set Up Photoshop and Lightroom to Work Well With Your SSDs

Optimal Photoshop & Lightroom Setup for SSDs

Photoshop uses a lot of RAM. It will take as much as you can throw its way, and then some more. As a way to use ‘more’ RAM than a computer had available physically, the developers took to creating scratch disks on your Hard Disk Drive (HDD), as an extension of the data that Photoshop held in RAM. But hard drives are slow, so instead, we choose to set up our scratch disk and caches to use fast SSDs. Let’s get started, shall we?

Best SSD Setups for Imaging workstations

SSD For Photography: Image Editing Hardware Setup Guide

Using an SSD for photography is a given in today’s world. SSDs will help you to be efficient in ANY photo editor. However, this is especially important for RAW image workflows in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Photoshop CC where the files being processed are larger in size.

If you’ve only been using Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) until now, it’s time to upgrade and make the switch. Switching to SSDs will speed up your image processing workflow. Here’s how you can switch over to using SSDs the right way.