Out of all the programs, Lightroom was the slowest and Exposure X5 was, by far, the fastest and most responsive. On the other hand, Exposure X5 is one of the fastest RAW editors around.Įarlier this year when I worked on the Lightroom Alternative Quiz, I downloaded and installed 12 different RAW editors to compare them to Lightroom. Program when it was in its beta state, my biggest critique of the program is Speed andĪs a Lightroom user who started using the They took the best features of Lightroom, the features photographers liked and utilized the most, and either fixed or removed the annoyances or features photographers hated in Lightroom.Īddressing Lightroom Shortcomings 1. The layout of the program, name of the editing panels, and even the organization of the editing sliders is very similar to Lightroom. If you are a Lightroom user and want to try Exposure X5, the learning curve is minimal because Exposure X5 mimics Lightroom in many ways. The top contenders in this category are On1 Photo RAW and Exposure X5.
The second strategy is to create a RAW editor similar to Lightroom that addresses the main shortcomings of the program. The best example of this strategy is seen in Capture One. The first strategy is to create a program that is drastically different from Lightroom by using unique tools and workflows. There are two ways that companies try to compete with Adobe. Today, newcomers trying to compete with the biggest name in the industry face a I find it amusing that a company with a distinctive and fun name like Alien Skin transitioned into a such a boring and faceless corporate name and logo.Įxposure X5 is positioned in direct competition with Lightroom.Īperture in 2014, Lightroom became the main player in the realm of RAW editorsīy not only capturing a segment of the professional photography market butĪttracting amateur photographers and even the occasional hobbyists as well.
Exposure X5 is a full-featured professional digital asset management (DAM) and RAW editing program created by Exposure Software, formerly known as Alien Skin.
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