On1 Photo RAW 2026 - Absolute Bollocks - InDepth Review
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On1 Photo RAW 2026 claims to be "the best alternative to Photoshop and Lightroom" - but after putting it through its paces, I wouldn't pay $1.99 for it, let alone the $119 asking price.
In this review, I test everything from the catastrophically bad shadow slider to the horror-movie face recovery in their new AI resize tool. No affiliate links, no pulled punches, just proper testing with receipts.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:55 No Shill Advisory
02:31 Chapter Marker Overlay
02:51 TL;DR
04:26 Asset Management
06:33 RAW Editing
12:36 The Useless Shadows Slider
15:27 Resize 2026
27:02 Masking
29:59 The Good & The Bad
32:13 Conclusion
35:22 Outro