“Breaking up with Adobe” is the kind of epic short film we can all related to (NSFW)
Jun 27, 2020
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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We’ve all had our frustrations with software over the years, although in the photo and video industry, probably no more so than with Adobe – especially since they switched to the subscription model and forced updates. It’s not that Adobe’s software sucks – if it did, it wouldn’t be as popular as it is – but features change, disappear, don’t work the way they used to, and new updates can be filled with bugs and crashes.
Well, animator James Lee decided that he’s had enough and created this short film that represents what I think all of us have either done or at least felt like we wanted to do at times. And it’s pretty epic. You’ll definitely want to wear headphones for this one, or at least make sure there are no delicate ears nearby.
I’ve left and gone back to Adobe a few times over the years. And while I have access to the entire CC suite, I pretty much only use Photoshop these days. And even then, CS6 still does 99% of what I need Photoshop to do. For everything else, I’ve switched to other applications like DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Designer and Inkscape. I don’t think I’ll be going back to Adobe again this time.
As the video says, it’s definitely an unhealthy relationship, but I’m kinda glad I’m not as obsessive as the guy in the video.
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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3 responses to ““Breaking up with Adobe” is the kind of epic short film we can all related to (NSFW)”
You missed these –
CC Desktop requires updating nearly every time I use it (I’m not a professional)
Most apps require updates every time I use them (again, I don’t use it every day)
Old versions of Photoshop that I’m no longer using still require updates
I always plan for an extra 20 minutes before being able to use any app
For simple things like Resizing or Cropping I just use Irfanview
Haha, funny!
Hahaha. Had the same. I bought Adobe shares. Now I’m like the pimp for Adobe.