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Read through every page. I feel more optimistic than my original reaction a few days ago. I use Affinity Photo literally every day since the v1 days. I am just a hobbyist but still have a decent passive side income from some of the work I do/did in the program, so not sure where I rank in the level of 'importance' as a customer to Affinity. In all honesty Canva probably sees my value as negative 0 since their subscription users as 'worth' more to them. Probably the same way no one will read this post. So obviously its a little powerless knowing the tools you enjoy and have fun creating fun stuff with could change in the future in a very dramatic way. I mostly use the Affinity programs for fun non-monetary projects in gaming so I've become quite attached to the Affinity programs (especially photo) in my project pipeline. I once was just as attached to Adobe products being the biggest fan as far back as the 'video collection' CS bundle days and the same way I was a huge supporter of Alias' Maya. Sadly both Adobe and Maya (when Autodesk bought them) went the subscription route so I dropped them. I got lucky with Substance Painter though when it came on the market. I owned it but also owned 3D Coat and took a liking to 3D Coats painting system more so feel I dodged a bullet when Substance Painter got bought by Adobe and removed perpetual. Technically you can buy a standalone of Substance on Steam ... but lets be honest, you still have to log into a steam account to use the tool, not not 'true' perpetual. This is one loophole of 'yes we have perpetual' Affinity doesn't do where they require you to log into a 3rd party program like steam to buy a 'perpetual' license. It was hard for me to imagine a world (in this case a computer I owned) without Maya, Adobe, and Substance Painter installed but it eventually happened. It was a few months of transition having to search and research new programs finding the right fit and honestly it worked out well. With Blender releasing their major 2.8+ release I was able to still do competent 3D Modeling work with even Maya interface friendly add-ons so I felt right at home. With Affinity its non-destructive and good performance made me more happy then I ever was with Photoshop. I also have Davinci Resolve to fill the void of Adobe Premier Pro and use Hitfilm Pro as my stop-gap for the minor motion graphics but still hoping one day Affinity could make an After Effect competitor which lead me to my final topic. Now that Affinity has the funds and support I'm not just hoping the current programs keep receiving great new updates and features but hope this means the affinity toolset can expand as well. An After Effects motion graphic program made by affinity would honestly but the best outcome of this acquisition for me. It feels like the next logical program in Affinity's wheelhouse to create, motion graphics programs were the hardest to find alternatives to for me. Only time will tell of course what we see Affinity release in the future but for now I will remain more optimistic than worrying about having to find alternatives again.
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pixelstuff reacted to a post in a topic: It was good while it lasted. Where do you plan to go now?
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I'm not familiar with Canva but a quick look at their website it shows they do some sort of video editing. Hope of a motion graphics editor in Affinity suite would be the best outcome. As others have said, if they move from perpetual for subscription that would be the end, especially since its the reason I got rid of Adobe and support Affinity. I'm not going to get all doom and gloom assuming the worst but I will be keeping an eye out now that things have changed.
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Xzenor reacted to a post in a topic: Affinity Photo 2 for Windows - (2.0.3)
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Affinity Photo 2 for Windows - (2.0.3)
Mystical replied to Patrick Connor's topic in News and Information
Really glad Live mesh warp now works with multiple Outline FX, really looking forward to using it often now. -
Mystical reacted to a post in a topic: Affinity Photo 2 for Windows - (2.0.3)
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Mystical reacted to a post in a topic: Affinity Photo 2 Customer Beta 2.0.3.1670 (Windows) (Please use the later 2.0.3 release instead)
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doodledude reacted to a post in a topic: Let's see some ideas for the Export Window! :)
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Intuos5 reacted to a post in a topic: Let's see some ideas for the Export Window! :)
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Mystical reacted to a post in a topic: Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program
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Mystical reacted to a post in a topic: Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?
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Mystical reacted to a post in a topic: Let's see some ideas for the Export Window! :)
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Mystical reacted to a post in a topic: Let's see some ideas for the Export Window! :)
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rbenj reacted to a post in a topic: Let's see some ideas for the Export Window! :)
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Unfortunately this method does not work with all software. If I try and choose a non-exe in 3D Coat as my external editor program it denies the file (Bat and shortcuts to photo 2). Likewise if I choose the windows app Photo 2 exe located in: WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.0.0.1640_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App the program never launches. So for now I am stuck using Photo 1.0 still as my external layer exporter from 3D Coat until the Photo 2 exe can somehow be recognized as a normal program exe.
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Frank Mu. reacted to a post in a topic: Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program
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jochoalions reacted to a post in a topic: One time payment they said, free updates they said
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Mystical replied to meefox's topic in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
I love being able to stack effects like multiple strokes on the same layer. Something I've wanted for years even before Affinity existed and I was still using Photoshop. -
PaoloT reacted to a post in a topic: No rewards for being an existing user...
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debraspicher reacted to a post in a topic: No rewards for being an existing user...
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I honestly do not see the issue being treated as a new user or having to pay the same price as anyone else for v2. Its a literal steal compared to other subscription models like Adobe where after just 2+ months you'd already be paying more than Affinity Suite. On top of that you still will never have the enjoyment of perpetually owning the Adobe products no matter how many years go by on top of the constant payments. Its not like you need v2 right now anyways and can wait for bug fixes and additional features which I am sure the 40% discount would come around in the future. With all that said the moment the website refreshed for v2 launch I bought the whole suite no questions asked. Been an Affinity user for a good 3+ years.
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Unfortunately the bat file workaround does not work for me. The program I use (3D Coat) requires an exe and it does not recognize the secondary 0kb exe's from Photo 2 in the Local Appdata section. I can only use the exe from WidnowsApps version when choosing the exe. However, doing so Photo 2 never launches when I choose to export layers from 3D Coat for Photo 2 (like I was doing with Photo 1.0 where it works)
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Similar issue for me with a program called 3D Coat where I regularly export all the layers to an external paint program which was Photo 1.0 While I added the Photo 2 exe as my new external export editor for layers it literally does nothing now when I choose to export. Its like Photo 2 being a Windows App in that directory blocks everything and not sure how I can fix it so I have to keep using Photo 1.0 for now, save the file in Photo 1.0, close Photo 1.0, then open it in Photo 2.
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This is the most unstable version of Affinity Photo and I've been a user for a good while. If I have one 4096x2048 image open with maybe 30+ pixel layers my PC's RAM goes straight to 100% freezing the program. I need to point out I have 64 GB of RAM lol. Even in super large affinity files in the past versions I wouldn't even have 50% of my RAM used. Something is definitely off with this version. I hope they can fix it soon. I also have Windows 10, Nvidia SUPER RTX 2070 too but its my RAM that seems to be skyrocketing for me.