Andy05
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4 hours ago, walt.farrell said:
You might also find this post in the Resources section useful:
Yeah, that's the problem, as i. e. the "Euphorigenic" font is free for commercial use according to the website's description. But if you read the license which is in the ZIP file you download, there are paragraphs like
Quote"Embedding of the Fonts in documents (e.g. PDF files) is permitted for viewing and
printing, but not for editing. If someone at a remote location wants to edit a document
which contains embedded Fonts, they must purchase their own license."So, theoretically, you cannot give a flyer design to your client with the font embedded to it. In 99.99% of all cases, no-one will care. But the remaining 0.01% could hit you and could get more expensive than buying a font with a license which covers your purpose completely.
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Though probably unpopular in these fora, Adobe Fonts are professional and come with a a "worry free" licence for unlimited, world-wide commercial use.
But there are quite a lot of alternatives. I. e. Fontspring
By "worry free" I mean you can just use the fonts for your projects, without having to worry about the licenses' limitations at all. A problem, which lots of (even professional) creators might not know of, is that some fonts might be allowed for "commercial use", but also limit amount of items you could sell with that font used (books, mugs, t-shirts etc.). Some fonts charge extra, if you exceed those limits.
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On 5/31/2020 at 6:41 PM, StuartRc said:
Edited Content of the Library:
1. Project Set 16 (60 raster brushes) : 2 sets of brushes Painter and Grunge Painter..based on InkPainter Set but with edited brush dynamics
2. Project Brush 17: Concept: A set of concept Painting Brushes
3. Edited and enhanced Project Brush 04 Ammonite to version 2.0 (new Nozzles and dynamic settings!)..updated sample sheet to new layoutNasty! I'm torn between being overly grateful for your brushes and "Heck! He again edited/added some!!!11!!!". 'cause latter often causes lack of sleep for me as I just forget about time when testing/using them!
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1 hour ago, RandallCC said:
Thanks guys, this helps.
When you say "curves", you are not referring to the curves-adjustment, but to the general blend options of the layer, right?
Yes, exactly.
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27 minutes ago, TEcHNOpls said:
@Andy05: All of this is a fact, but, I'm asking for an option in settings, and you're answering like I'm asking for a forced lower priority. Streaming is just one of the scenarios I mentioned and generally switching priorities via Task Manager is a nuisance, that's a power user setting in options I'm asking for.
You're asking for an option in the settings which isn't commonly used by most of the major apps. Probably for a reason? Such special demands shouldn't be dealt with by the app's developer, but the user.
Why don't you use one of the countless tools one could find, which deal with setting priorities permanently for your programs? As that's what they are for. Like Affinity apps are made for working with them exclusively, hence not in low(er) priority.
Or you simply create a shortcut to the app you want to use and add the adequate starting parameters (like "/abovenormal" or "/belownormal") to them.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/start -
Hm. Nobody mentioned curves yet? They could give quite some good starting point for refining. See the example - 3 quick edits on curves within a couple of seconds will give that result.
[EDIT: Sorry, missed that you want to remove the red lines only. So only the red's curve needs to be edited]
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I hope this doesn't count as blasphemy, but there's a fresh photoshop tutorial on youtube, which takes care of manually removing glare from glasses. The techniques used can be used similar in affinity in order to solve your problem.
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On 5/27/2020 at 7:23 AM, paristo said:
Common keyboards US layout vs another layout dilemma.
The challenge is that all these special shortcuts should be in standard letters, not behind special characters. And brush size and its other adjustments should be possible be done easily with mouse itself that is used to use it. So ctrl+drag or ctrl+alt+drag. No [ or ] buttons or similar special characters.
Agreed! Otherwise, I vote for having "ö" and "ä" as shortcuts per standard, so the users of keyboards with US layout learn what we're talking about. 😉
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So, did you ask the developers of your streaming software and/or discord to set their apps to maximum priority already? If not, why not?
On a serious note: working on an photo editing app is usually the main task for a user. Streaming and discord not so much. That's why professional streaming studios use dedicated hardware for it (i. e. if they plan to stream tutorials). Or they - like you - have to setup priorities manually.
Streaming your work isn't Affinity Photo App's main purpose. The main purpose is working with it, preferably with high(est) priority in order to allow a fluid workflow. -
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The only option I can think of would be physically moving the document into a different location/folder then try to open it from the open recent menu. An error-pop up will appear which will allow you to remove the item from the menu.
But that's similar to most (if not all) programs. I don't know any program which lets you manage the open recent menu. -
In addition to GarryP's suggestion: If you switch the apps quite often, you could even assign keyboard shortcuts to that function which will allow you switching back and forth within a blink.
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2 hours ago, IanSG said:
Part of the problem is that if you don't delete it early on, further processing might make it more noticeable. Just applying the FFT noise reduction and then a simple levels adjustment gives you a good basis for making more subtle / specific adjustments later on.
On top of that, half tone images always involve the risk of creating moiré patterns when scanned/printed.
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DPI don't matter if you define your image's size in pixels. A digitally stored image has no inherent physical dimensions like inches. 1000x1000 pixels is 1000x1000 pixels - no matter what DPI setting you want to set. DPI is for print and Facebook doesn't care about that setting for displaying images. Unfortunately, even "professional" programs often use this term wrongly.
Displays have pixels, not dots per Inch. So 1000 pixels are shown 1000 pixels wide (at 100% scale) regardless if you "set the DPI" to 300 or 72 (or whatever other value). What matters is a device's PPI (Pixels per Inch), which will have an effect of how big the image is actually shown on your device. -
If the option "Fit to printable" doesn't show up in your AP print dialog, it might be the manufacturer of your printer, who can't provide a proper driver.
I just need to select the size of the paper and activate said option. That works for me even without knowing much about rocket science (neither does it feel vintage). It's actually almost exactly the same procedure which I have to do in Adobe's programs.
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7 minutes ago, Jowday said:
I was not happy when Serif removed the old roadmap but in hinsigt I believe it was never a good idea to publish it in the first place.
100% agree. If you publish something like a roadmap, you need to be sure that you can fulfil its points pretty close to the announced schedule.
I also agree, that we need more clarity about ADesigners's direction. The whole idea of mixing vector and pixel is a decent idea (personas), if you need to edit small things in either format. But for a more professional approach, it'd be better to keep each app focused on either vector or pixel. Those borders seem to get too fluid. I can understand that there's more focus on AP, tho. As I can see that the market for working with images is way bigger than for the use of an app dealing with vectors.
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6 minutes ago, Mithferion said:
I judged the quantity of the things added in the post. That’s a fact. If you think the content is valuable, I am not debating it.
Best regards!
So, "not much" is not enough by your standards. Ok, then. Enlighten me. How much "content" do we have to post in order to add something which you don't feel you'd have to comment on?
I mean, I really look up to becoming a member of these forums like you who's posting just meaningful content...
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33 minutes ago, Mithferion said:
I did read it. Still, not adding much. Also, I never said the post should be deleted nor something like that.
Best regards.You judged about the value of @Jowday's post, who added multiple times more content to the topic than your remark about it. So, you seem to think your posts (or mine in this issue) added more value to this topic? If not, why did you feel the urge to comment about (some debatable) off-topics by being (clearly) way more off-topic yourself?
You showed some messed up double standards here, I think.
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28 minutes ago, Mithferion said:
Not adding much to the original Topic, really.
Best regards!
Did you even read the post in question? Obviously not, as it does add something to the threat's topic (in contrast to the back and forth discussion about "which posts add what" which I've unfortunately also got drawn into now).
Furthermore, there are moderators around in these fora. It's within their discretion to decide, which posts should get deleted/warned/commented on/whatever due to being off-topic. Not mine, not Pšenda's and also—not yours. It's as simple as that, really!
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9 minutes ago, John Rostron said:
For vector program such as Designer, this does not really have any meaning until you wish to print the document or export to a raster format (such as png).
Well, unless you use high-res (contradiction here already!) "vector" brushes in your illustrations. Size vs. resolution is irrelevant to true vector graphics. Unfortunately, I't not relevant to AD at all, as some "vector" tools are pixel based, not true vectors..
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Font Packs
in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
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As Walt said, I quoted the relevant part. If your client edits the pdf—or gives it to a different designer for editing, it's not covered by the license. Also, "copyright trolling" is a thing nowadays. Unfortunately. Using "free fonts" (or photos/graphics!) for commercial works could become a problem. It's not very likely that you'll be a victim of that, but it's a problem people should be aware of nonetheless.