[Is AFFINITY dead?]

10 minutes ago, jussi said:

lots of users left Adobe for Affinity just beause of simple reason = no subscription. once they jump this subscrition train, lots of users move back as Adobe products have all the missing features asked here many times. and keep the 1.x version to be able still control the data created in between ... question is how many is "lots of"

I actually switched back to Photoshop and Bridge after using Affinity Photo for over 3 years, because I needed some sort of DAM software, better RAW engine and some photoshop tools + full PSD compatibility. But I still use Affinity Designer for vector work, because it just works better for me than Illustrator.

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

2 hours ago, RM f/g said:

Could it have something to do with the ‘Double Click Distance’ in the Wacom pen settings?

Moving that slider to the left made the use of the wacom pen a lot smoother for me.

No, the same issue is still present with a mouse or trackpad and only started after 1.10.3 update. 

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

1 hour ago, Dan C said:

Can you do the above for me please?

 

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

19 hours ago, Dan C said:

I can confirm we've since released 1.10.4 which is designed to help improve issues such as the one being reported here.

Please do download and install this version when possible and let me know if you experience the same behaviour.

Many thanks once again

Nothing changed with 1.10.4, hiccups and delays are still present. Affinity Photo now takes much more time to start up. 

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

43 minutes ago, Dan C said:

Hi @dgtrv,

Sorry to hear you're having trouble!

It would help to see a screen recording showing the issues you're referring to - could you please provide a quick recording showing the steps you're taking and the behaviour you're experiencing?

If you're unsure how to take a screen recording, please check out our FAQ linked below - 

Can you also please navigate to Affinity Photo > Preferences > Performance and provide a screenshot of your settings here?

Many thanks in advance

It started again. I have to wait 1-2 seconds before panning with spacebar, otherwise it lags.

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

29 minutes ago, Dan C said:

Hi @dgtrv,

Sorry to hear you're having trouble!

It would help to see a screen recording showing the issues you're referring to - could you please provide a quick recording showing the steps you're taking and the behaviour you're experiencing?

If you're unsure how to take a screen recording, please check out our FAQ linked below - 

Can you also please navigate to Affinity Photo > Preferences > Performance and provide a screenshot of your settings here?

Many thanks in advance

Hi Dan!

The issue seems to be gone for no reason. I did not restart my laptop or anything. AP Photo 1.10.3 works just fine now. 

[URGENT!! Affinity Photo now crashes after update to 1.10.3.]

Weird thing happened, today AP 1.10.3 works just fine, I have no idea what happened overnight but I didn't restart my Macbook or anything else.

[URGENT!! Affinity Photo now crashes after update to 1.10.3.]

Same here. Affinity Photo is unusable on my MacBook Pro 16 2019 running Monterey. It’s laggy and  crashes unexpectedly.

Previous version 1.10.1 worked flawlessly. 

[very slow tool pipette]

Same here, I experience a lot of interface hiccups and lags when using hot keys. MB Pro 16 2019. 

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

Overall performance is terrible. I'm running macOS Monterey and MB Pro 16 2019.

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

I also experience a lot of interface hickups and freezes when using hot keys.

[DELAY when using pen tool and panning with spacebar 1.10.3]

There's a delay when I use pen tool and pan an image using spacebar and my Wacom pen. It occurs after every clip. Never happened on previous versions.

 

[1.9.1 Gaussian Blur does not work on a Mask]

1 hour ago, markw said:

Well, in your video that looks about right and what I would expect to happen.
To get the effect I think you wanted, I would use a vector shape; Ellipse, give it the Layer Effect; Gaussian Blur.
And then clip the image with it by dragging the Ellipse shape onto the thumbnail of the image in the Layers panel. Finally adjust the degree of Blur to taste.

It used to work on Alpha Masks in 1.9.0. There's situations when it has to be an Alpha Mask and certain things cannot be made with a Vector Mask.

Thank you for your suggestion anyway

[1.9.1 Gaussian Blur does not work on a Mask]

Gaussian Blur Adjustment Layer doesn't blur mask edges but the whole picture gets blurred instead.

[1.9.0 Discrete Graphics Missing?]

On 2/8/2021 at 5:22 PM, MEB said:

Hi @dgtrv,
Tick Enable Metal Compute acceleration.

1.9.1 I'm not sure Discrete Graphics are used by Affinity Apps again. Metal is ON, gfxCardStatus App shows that only Integrated card is being used.

I'm confused.

 

[Eyedropper/brush fail to switch (when using option/cmd toggle)]

1 hour ago, antonkudin said:

@dgtrv Will try this, thanks!

EDIT: Can't seem to revert to previous driver, it shows a warning that installation is failed and I should contact manufacturer. Hmm! 6.3.42-1 is only driver installs fine. Maybe some kind of M1/Big Sur compatibility issue?

I've been working in Affinity Suite all day since I downgraded to previous driver, everything acts as normal.

You're right, v. 6.3.42-1 was released to support M1 Macs. You'll have to wait when they fix it.

[Eyedropper/brush fail to switch (when using option/cmd toggle)]

51 minutes ago, dgtrv said:

@antonkudin I have a feeling that it's a bug after the latest Wacom driver update, I've just noticed the same behaviour on a system level, tapped a few folders on my desktop as if cmd was held.

Yes, I downgraded to the previous version of Wacom Driver (6.3.40-2) and the problem is gone.

[Eyedropper/brush fail to switch (when using option/cmd toggle)]

@antonkudin I have a feeling that it's a bug after the latest Wacom driver update, I've just noticed the same behaviour on a system level, tapped a few folders on my desktop as if cmd was held.

[Eyedropper/brush fail to switch (when using option/cmd toggle)]

I have the same issue. This is also present when using a Move Tool, objects get copied as if cmd is held  

Macbook Pro 16, Intel, Big Sur 11.2.

[1.9.0 Discrete Graphics Missing?]

7 minutes ago, MEB said:

Hi @dgtrv,
Tick Enable Metal Compute acceleration.

Enabled Metal Compute Acceleration, restarted Photo but Discrete Graphics do not kick in.

Although my Radeon card kicks in instantly when I start DaVinci Resolve.

[1.9.0 Discrete Graphics Missing?]

Another thing I've just noticed. I'm not sure Affinity uses my Discrete Graphics, which I have. It used to be always ON in previous versions. Here's a screenshot of my settings, a heavy .afphoto file opened and my current Graphic Card in use according to my system.

[1.9.0 Batch Job Freezes]

1 hour ago, MEB said:

Hi @dgtrv,
Does it also crash if you disable Parallel processing (in the New Batch Dialog)? Are you running Big Sur on a new M1 Mac?

Hey, MEB! It gets the job done if I uncheck "Parallel Processing" but it's reaaaaally slow compared to 1.8.6. I'm running an Intel Mac on the latest Big Sur.

[1.9.0 Batch Job Freezes]

Here's a video with a described issue. There's also a spinning thing as a mouse pointer and there's no option to scroll in a batch job window.

[Freehand Selection Tool Cursor]

I have the same issue. 1.9.0 + macOS Big Sur. 

[1.9.0 Batch Job Freezes]

Simple Batch Job freezes when converting .afphoto files (a small number of files - 38) to simple PNG without any Macros or resize options. The only option is to force quit Affinity Photo.