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Hi MelG, what about using the Live Lighting filter in a creative way? Would be glad to hear about other solutions …  :)

Common Feature Requests index  
Below is a list of common requested features for which there is already a thread created. Please avoid to create new ones if your request/feedback fits in one of those threads. We consider all requests no matter if they are common (and listed here) or not. The intend of this list is to avoid unnecessary thread duplicates. If you need to create a new one, please add just ONE request per thread. There is NOT a vote system in place.  Adding +1 to those topics will NOT affect their priority nor imply their implementation. That’s mostly dependent on time and development goals and constraints. Thanks.
--- NEW FEATURES
(Affinity PHOTO) Stitching / Panoramas  Already available in Affinity Photo 1.4 (Affinity PHOTO) HDR (32 bit) Already available in Affinity Photo 1.5 (Affinity PHOTO) OpenEXR (import/export) Already available in Affinity Photo 1.5. (Affinity PHOTO) Focus Stacking Already available in Affinity Photo 1.5 (Affinity DESIGNER) Tracing Tool/Persona
  INTERFACE (BOTH APPS) Lighter UI / contrast issues - Already available in Affinity Designer and Photo 1.6 (BOTH APPS) User Interface Icons / Customization (BOTH APPS) Progress bar/visual feedback on file loading/saving
  GENERAL FUNCIONALITY   (BOTH APPS) Option to turn tool toggling off (that is turning off the function that makes affinity return to the previous used tool when you press a tool shortcut twice) (BOTH APPS) Remember last used folder used for each type of action (open, save etc). (BOTH APPS) Custom shortcuts - Already available in Affinity Designer and Photo 1.4 (BOTH APPS) Sticky Settings (remember tools settings) - It's being implemented/work in progress in 1.5/1.6 versions. (Affinity PHOTO) Macros / Actions - Already available in Affinity Photo 1.6;  still being expanded/improved (Affinity PHOTO) Crop to Selection (BOTH APPS) Hide object's bounding box - already implemented (Affinity PHOTO) Hide selection's marching ants (pixel selections) Already available in Affinity Photo 1.5 (BOTH APPS) Layers panel: toggle to automatically scroll to/display the selected layer + shortcut Already available in Designer and Photo 1.5 (Preferences) (BOTH APPS) Support to RTL (right-to-left) Languages (Arabic, Hebrew etc) (BOTH APPS) Change rulers origin point / relative origin point (BOTH APPS) Allow guide creation from all tools (BOTH APPS) Lock Guides (BOTH APPS) Align/distribute to Key Object - Already available in Designer and Photo 1.6 (BOTH APPS) Image/file linking (BOTH APPS) Select objects by attributes (same fill, stroke, font etc) (BOTH APPS) Center text vertically inside text frame - Already available in Designer and Photo 1.6 (BOTH APPS) Transform nodes (scale, rotate etc) - Already available in Designer and Photo 1.6 (Affinity PHOTO) Crop & Resize (single step) (BOTH APPS) Ability to export/save to the same folder as the source (opened file) (BOTH APPS) Rotate & Scale objects using the Rotation Centre as reference point - Already available in Designer 1.6 Beta (Affinity DESIGNER) Option to flip the order of artboards on export (PDF)
  TOOLS (Affinity DESIGNER) Vector Eraser (2) (Affinity DESIGNER) Vector Patterns (Affinity DESIGNER) Feathering (Affinity DESIGNER) Simplify paths / Line Smoothing (Affinity DESIGNER) Measure Tool Already implemented in Designer 1.5 (Affinity DESIGNER) Arrowheads Already added to the roadmap. Coming in a future update. (BOTH APPS) Background Blur Layer Effect (FX) (BOTH APPS) Color picker improvements Already implemented in Designer and Photo1.5. (BOTH APPS) Noise/Grain (Affinity PHOTO) Freehand Selection Tool more similar to PS Lasso

  FILE  FORMATS SUPPORT (BOTH APPS) Export PSD text as native text (BOTH APPS) Layered TIFF Already available in Affinity Photo/Designer 1.5 (BOTH APPS) EXIF/metadata on Export Already available in Affinity Designer and Photo 1.4 (BOTH APPS) DXF/DWG  

Hello.
 
I don't think I saw this in the Affinity Photo future Roadmap. But this should REALLY be incorporated in the "usability" improvements.
 
I'm starting to work and practice with the App store's final release to make myself familiar but it's a hassle to click and rechoose every tools's settings again  and again in every new photo I open. My usual workflow: 
 
- Open a photo and crop it. Please Keep it in the last setting I used . It always defaults to Unconstrained... 
- Go to Develop Persona and check the Clipped highligts. I have to turn this setting ON every time..
- Use the clone or healing brush... if I switch between them I have to choose  my soft edged brush again. It always defaults to hard edged.
 - If i chose a section tool It always defaults to no antialias. I wanta  1 pixel feather and Antialias ALL of the time
the list goes on an on... you get it  ;). That's a LOT of extra clicks that adds up...
 
I have all the tools I need in Affinity it's great but this is really a productivity killer. Please add this as soon as you can.
 
Thank for listening to us.
 
fjv

DEPRECATED THREAD
The Photo tutorials listed below have been refreshed and moved. Please see this new thread or use the Affinity site Photo Desktop tutorials webpage
 
In support of our fantastic photo editing app, please use this comprehensive and structured set of videos for accelerated learning!
The video tutorials are available on Vimeo and YouTube via these links:
 
Vimeo - http://affin.co/PhotoVids
YouTube - http://affin.co/photoyt

We now have a specific Beginners Series of videos tailored to absolute beginners, with a more manageable pacing and focus on concepts and straightforward procedures. They all include subtitles to aid understanding.

The tutorial set includes:

Beginners Series
Opening & Saving -  YouTube / Vimeo Layers - YouTube / Vimeo Adjustments - YouTube / Vimeo Filters - YouTube / Vimeo Exporting - YouTube / Vimeo  
Introduction
Discover Affinity Photo Getting Started Technical Benefits  
Basics
Document Setup Layer Concepts Layers Overview Live Filter Layers Scaling and Transforming Cutting Out Understanding DPI Accessing Help  
Transforming
Document/Image Resizing Canvas Resizing Cropping: Practical Cropping: Aesthetic Straightening Images Cropping: Golden Spiral Cropping: Options Aligning Images  
Selections and Masking
Making Selections Refining Selections Pixel Selections from Layers Quick Masks Mask Layers Exposure Merging Clipping vs Masking Vector Masking Using Adjustment Layers on Masks - YouTube / Vimeo  
Correction
Adjustment Layers Levels Curves Shadows/Highlights Split Toning and Selective Colour LAB Colour Mode Defringing and Chromatic Aberration Live Perspective Haze Removal FFT Denoise Removing Lens Flares Changing Eye Colour Graduated ND Filter Effect Salvaging Underexposed Images Dual Perspective Correction Perspective Skew Correction - YouTube / Vimeo (New: 20th April)  
Retouching
Cloning Inpainting Frequency Separation Liquify: Retouching Vector-Based Retouching Enhancing Landscapes/Architecture Vector Architecture: Worked Example Enhancing Camera Phone Photography Making Images Pop Revealing Sky Detail Bringing Out Water Detail Quick Inpainting Crooked Horizons - YouTube / Vimeo  
RAW Development
Raw: Discover Develop Raw: Developing Images Raw: Overlays Raw: Redeveloping Images Raw: Noise Reduction Maximising Raw Latitude Custom Tone Curve Raw Development Quality 32-bit Raw Development - YouTube / Vimeo Raw Colour Quality Automatic Lens Corrections Raw: Recovering Overexposed Highlights Raw: Exposure Bias  
Getting Creative
Lighting Creative Gradients Creative Black & White Sepia Images Brushes Blend Modes Blend Ranges Liquify Persona Sky Replacement Adding Borders Text: Branding/Watermarking Diffuse Glow Displacement Circular Bokeh Swirling Bokeh Simulating Ambient Occlusion Texturing with Blend Modes Creating Atmosphere Creating Light Beams Vector Lighting Simple Gradients Technicolor Emulation - YouTube / Vimeo Creative Painting Colour toning with shapes Infrared Emulation Radial Blur Regular Tone Mapping Compositing Landscapes Adding Extended Borders Creating Photo Collages Abstract Ideas #01 Abstract Ideas #02 Enhancing Low Light Trails Light Painting Compositing Tone Mapping Portraits HSL Tonal Separation - YouTube / Vimeo Orton Effect - YouTube / Vimeo  
Design Aids
Snapshots Modifiers Designer/Photo Interworking Pixel Accurate Design Placing Documents Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Non Destructive Inpainting and Cloning Layer Creation Behaviour Layer Nesting Exporting 3D LUTs LUTs for Tonal Adjustments View Points Global Cloning Subtle Toning Multiple Colour Formats Scopes Curves Picker Non-Destructive Dodge & Burn Flexible Defringing Edge Detection for Masking Split & Mirror View Batch Processing Clone Sources Pixel Art Resize Direct PSD write-back (round tripping) Freehand Selection Tool Undo History Importing .abr Brushes Undo Brush with Snapshots Quick Toggling Panels - YouTube / Vimeo Light UI - YouTube / Vimeo Brush Stabilisation - YouTube / Vimeo  
Channels
Channels Channels for Alpha Masking Channels: Creating/Storing Selections Editing Single Channels Channels: Greyscale Blending Channel Packing  
Filters
Live Filter Layers (Also in Basics) Apply Image Apply Image: Equations Equations Filter Dust & Scratches Filter Halftone Scanlines Effect Mirror filter Diffuse Glow Filter Defeating Filter Limits  
Panoramas
Panoramas Tricky Panoramas Panorama Distortion Correction  
HDR (High Dynamic Range)
HDR: Merging & Tone Mapping HDR from one exposure - YouTube / Vimeo HDR: Tone Map Presets HDR: Panoramas HDR: Preprocessing HDR: Advanced Editing HDR: Ghosts Removal HDR: 32-bit Editing  
Focus Merging (Focus Stacking)
Focus Merging Focus Merge Retouching Focus Merging Bracketed Exposures  
Live Stacking
Maximum Stacking Big Stopper Effect Light Painting Blending Stacking: Long Exposure Simulation Stacking: Noise Reduction Stacking: Object Removal Stacking: Exposure Merging Stacking: Star Trail Effect  
Live Projections (360 editing, perspective projection)
360 Live Editing - YouTube / Vimeo 360 Advanced Editing 360 Retouching 360 Multiple Views 360 Roll Correction - YouTube / Vimeo Live Perspective Projection  
 OpenEXR/32-bit
OpenEXR Multichannel Import/Export OpenEXR Import Options Editing 32-bit 3D Renders OpenEXR: Using Alpha Channels & Association  
3D Render/Texture Work
Seamless Textures Clone Sources: Texture Creation Enhancing 3D Renders #01 Enhancing 3D Renders #02 Tone Mapping 3D Renders 3D Relighting with Normal Map Passes - YouTube / Vimeo  
Colour Management
OpenColorIO Setup OpenColorIO Adjustment Soft Proofing Printing on Mac Printing on Windows Wide Colour Profiles vs sRGB - YouTube / Vimeo  
Macros
Macros Macros: Equations Macros: Layer Behaviour Batch Processing with Macros  
Finishing Off
Sharpening Selective Sharpening Exporting Export Compression Efficiency  
Plugins
Installing Nik Plugins (macOS) Installing Nik Plugins (Windows) Installing & Using Nik Dfine  
Projects
Nature Portrait Supermoon Product Shot Retouching #01 Nighttime Architecture Workflow - YouTube / Vimeo Portrait Retouching Workflow - YouTube / Vimeo  
Bonus Content
Uplift Epic Skies (1.6 Bonus Content) - YouTube / Vimeo  
Windows Workflow videos
 
In addition to the regular tutorials, we've also got some workflow videos shot on the Windows version of Photo that cover using a variety of features to edit an image to completion. These tend to be released on a more informal basis.
Hadrian's Wall Tiled Building Portrait Retouching Monochromatic Architecture Canary Wharf Banded Demoiselle  
 
Please let us know about areas you think need covering, have problems with, don’t understand, or just tell us if we’re on the right or wrong track. Simply reply to this pinned topic.

Have fun with Affinity Photo!

Best wishes from the Affinity Documentation Team!

Great news, Matt …  :)

Hi manolosf,
 
We've had this reported a couple of times already and we've now managed to find the solution - basically we messed something up, sorry :(  It will be fixed in all future updates, so please accept my apologies until we can release the fix - hopefully it's not going to stop you enjoying the products too much, but I do appreciate it's an annoyance :(
 
Thanks again,
Matt

Hmm strange, now it's there... 
 
The day before yesterday it wasn't there I know for sure, it probably was out doing some grocery.
I think I need glasses.  :rolleyes:

Don't feel alone. I wear glasses, but unless I slide the UI Gamma to max, that dotted spacer icon is just about invisible, & even then just barely so.
 
(Yet another reason we really, really, reaaaaalllly, need higher contrast options for UI elements, not just for the Tools panel but for the Toolbar as well. At least the panel tools have nice, high contrast black backgrounds when selected, but up in the Toolbar, it can be difficult to tell the dark grey 'selected' items from the light grey 'unselected' ones, particularly if the gamma is cranked up.)

Yeah, why not post your solution here? Did you apply some kind of black magic or reverse-engineer the app?  ;)

Well, nevertheless, I hope that we will see all the things I mentioned at some point in Affinity Publisher ... but it’s of course a *bit* premature to discuss things like these ...  ;)

Of course, Ronny, you are right ... 
But as you will know, even in the area of so-called ‘bread and butter’ features there’s ample room for improvement. Just to provide a single example: When you use the cross-references system of the ‘industry standard’ publishing app and create x-refs that span from one document to another, the editing process becomes inbearably slow, as long as you decide not to open all of the documents implied in the referencing process ... Of course, I don’t know if that has become better in recent versions of the app ... I am still stuck with the ‘prepaid’ one ... 
But nevertheless, in my opinion a smart and fast cross references engine would be a huge selling point for Affinity Publisher, even if this is a feature that falls into the ‘bread and butter’ category ...

The trial version of Photo will be available in approximately a months time

This is better:

Ouch. I hope it will pay out...
You guys are doing a great job, but don't get burned out: We will need you in the future too.  ;)

Hi everyone
 
In case you didn't know, AFFINITY PHOTO HAS LAUNCHED and is in the Mac App Store now.
 
I could say a ton about how fantastic the app is and give you so much information, but it's already out there on our website, so I'll just give you some links!
 
Mac App Store shortcut
 
Affinity Photo web page
 
Awesome promo video
 
Affinity Photo full features page with system requirements
 
Affinity Photo blog post about the launch
 
Launch Tweet - please retweet if you can
 
Launch Facebook post - and please share too :)
 
Obviously the whole team is delighted to see today after so much work, the devs have done an incredible job. Thank you all too for your part in helping the app grow during the beta test.
 
Dale.

Me too! :D

Great … just got Photo from the app store …  :)

It would be great if we could make the UI lighter/brighter instead of defaulting to a darker gray (even when at the lightest setting) and have the option to choose from small or larger icon sizes for tools. When using it on a laptop, the icons are rather small unless you are very close to the screen.
 
Thanks for the hard work on this app. I have already started replacing Adobe Illustrator with Affinity Designer and couldn't be happier!

The cog tool was definitely the way to go on this one...
 
Not that I'm biased.

Hi Alex, 
 
 
this is really amazing. I didn't think about the layer clipping possibilities. It's so easy and looks great. 
 
So thanks again for your kind and really quick answer and help. 
 
All the best, 
 
hp

Hi,
 
I've opened a file in the Beta, and every time I go to export I get the mac chime randomly every couple of seconds. I tried to upload a video to show you but it wouldn't allow me. The beta also just crashed twice on me with the same file, which BTW is fine in the MAS version.
 
 
Allan

THX - and yes -  with your kind help!  :)

In addition to what Paul said, you might try View > Studio > Reset Studio as well …  :)
 
(Hey Paul, great wallpaper, by the way …  ;))

P.S. I am not sure if you have to create your puzzle using the Pen Tool … why not adapt a method like the one outlined in the following video I made for you? This method uses Boolean operations and Matt’s wonderful Corner Tool …  :)
Puzzle.mov

Thanks again, Alex. Very good ideas. My problem was that I began the wrong way by mistake and spent lots of time painting single curves to match an existing pattern. This was also a good way practicing with bezier curves. So I don't wanted to start from zero.  ;) In this case your idea joining curves was my best choice and helped really a lot.
 
Here is a small preview, just for demo purposes. 
 
Next time I'll start with pretty much better knowledge. Thanks for your time and the videos. 
 
Have a nice evening, 
 
best ...
 
hp