I Tested Adobe Apps vs Free AI Clones (Can Free AI Actually Compete?)

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How good are the clones? πŸ‘‰ Try the new plugin for Artlist: https://artlist.io/plugins?artlist_aid=aiSamson_3925&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=aiSamson_3925&utm_campaign=aiSamson_3925 Thanks to Artlist for sponsoring this video I put seven free Adobe clones through a full test, comparing them with Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Lightroom, InDesign and Acrobat. I ran the same real-world tasks in each pair and compared the results, speed and usability. You’ll see where the clones work, where they fall short, and whether any could replace an Adobe subscription today. 0:00 Free AI Clones of Adobe Apps 0:55 Photoshop vs PhotoCraft 2:32 Face Blur Test 3:20 Resizing for Social Media 3:53 Cutting Out and Compositing a Person 4:31 Object Removal Test 6:03 Is PhotoCraft Good Enough to Replace Photoshop? 6:31 Premiere Pro vs FilmCraft 6:52 Audio Cleanup Test 8:40 Cutting a Video From Raw Footage 10:16 Creating a Montage With Music 11:16 Making a Captioned YouTube Short 12:55 The Artlist Plugin and AI Tools 16:01 After Effects vs EffectCraft 16:17 Animated Lower Third Test 17:17 Kinetic Text Animation 17:51 Logo Reveal Test 18:31 Final Scorecard: Which Apps Win? 19:09 More Free Software Clones 19:32 The Debate Around Cloning Adobe 20:21 Is It Legal and Ethical? 21:25 Cheaper Alternatives Beyond Adobe 22:34 Building Your Own Missing Features 23:31 Final Thoughts Get the ArtCraft apps on GitHub: https://github.com/storytold πŸ“©Business inquiries aisamsoninfo@gmail.com πŸ“°Join my newsletter https://delightfuldesign.eo.page/w7tf5

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