Some people claim that Adobe is straightforward, so I think it is subjective. Beginners may find it easier to start with Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paintshop Pro, or Gimp, among others. Again, it depends on which category a photo editing software falls into; destructive, organizational, or non-destructive.I use Final Cut Pro X, but then I have a Mac and that's how we roll, I guess. I find Adobe pretty hard to work with. It's so complicated.