same here,
converting pixel selections to a path or shape NEEDS TO BE built IN.
Like @languidcorpse , I've been working in the media industry VFX/Game/Print for about ten years as a 2D /3D artist.
This exact feature is used A LOT.
I can't wrap my head around why this is still missing when it should have already been present when the first posting about this was made IN 2014.
WE / User/Customers need this feature to be able to work.
How should we favor an excellent product if essential features as simple as this are missing?
I would love to ditch Adobe products once and for all, but I can't because it's still more efficient to use them in many cases.
That's bad because I love working with the affinity suite but I often can't.