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35 minutes ago, Andy05 said:

And I don't think that Serif is seriously trying to target Adobe's main market. For that, simply too many basics are way too "clunky" as you said or missing completely.

That’s what is so frustrating. If only they were to focus some energy on those essentials, they potentially could be a legitimate competitor, not perhaps universally, but at least to a wider segment of professionals.

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1 hour ago, MCFC_4Heatons said:

I don't see how apps that don't have non destructive free transform, perspective and warp tools can replace Adobe .. When I first came across Designer I got excited as it was the nearest thing I'd seen to Adobe Fireworks, however the lack of non destructive free transform tools is a real problem and we've been waiting a looong time without a peep from the people at Affinity....

Yup... the silence is deafening.

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On 1/19/2021 at 10:01 AM, Patrick Connor said:

we do not need defending, thank you

Received loud and clear, apologies. Your statement is honestly debatable though. The guy above and admittedly myself were acting like kids.... however, when there are regular questionable management decisions and a reluctance to respond to repeated requests and comments about your (generally but not universally) awesome products, “feedback” like this is inevitable. Why don’t you attempt to defend yourself a little more and at least mitigate some frustrations aired by customers.

My own personal grievances include: No rulers in Designer ipad, no free transform or warp in ipad. I’m not alone. If you can’t provide the basics then you’re not charging enough for your products, simple as that. I’d pay more.

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1 hour ago, BofG said:

Serif (Europe) Ltd profit after taxation:
2018: £6,202,298
2019: £9,750,692

 

On 12/15/2020 at 7:03 AM, tytus 01UNIT said:

Affinity, think about it. If you are short on money open a KICKSTARTER or whatever, I would be happy to support you for a next generation of affinity or a clear roadmap. If you would really support your programs I bet there would be more PROs who would throw a extra coin on your products. If not, personally I think you are already outdated and in my opinion you’re becoming a very good entrance level casual software. I still manage to use it professionally (and it is love/hate relationship), but I know that I have to avoid a lot of ways to design stuff just because I know it is impossible to make it in affinity. I wish it wouldn’t be a thing. I already bought more then one set of your programs for my team and I'm willing to buy more, but please... Listen, Implement, be honest and communicate plans, be more transparent - as every new inventive "startup" should be, to give people ownership and to create a trust and hope for a change.

These two points, coupled with Affinity’s deafening silence, only adds to my disappointment with some aspects of Affinity management. Even an acknowledgment that there are hurdles to getting the tools to customers... whether they be financial or straight up willingness would at least let us know where we stand. I have mentioned before that I would be willing to pay for specific features and it is increasingly clear I am not alone. Affinity, your products are too cheep if you can’t compete (on a basic level in terms of free transform) with CC! I F**king hate Adobe’s business strategy as much as the next guy,  but Affinity keeping mum about development, especially in areas frequently requested doesn’t exactly make you the protagonist in the situation. I Love you guys, love your products, but please, disclose your intentions on how you plan to move forward in terms of competing with the behemoth. We are here, we want to support you, but personally I feel less inclined to when my, and others desires and concerns are treated like they don’t exist. I feel like I need to go see a marriage counselor 😂

[Repeated crashes]

Hey. So on a file with a ton of layers but relatively small canvas, I experienced repeated crashes. I removed unnecessary groups of layers onto a separate file but things got increasingly worse regardless, even after reducing the canvas size further. This however is not a common issue, so I don’t know what’s up. It even crashed when I received a mail notification (although admittedly that could be coincidence). I updated the iOS which I had neglected to do and it made no difference. I have been having issues with backing up my iPad to the cloud (a clusterf*** of epic proportions with Apple claiming I need 100gb to backup a 16gb iPad with 5gb of cloud storage used 🤪), can’t imagine this is contributing, but thought I’d mention it just in case.

I would normally persevere a little more before coming to you guys, but I have a backlog of work and files to send.

Also, a separate subject. I love your apps but their price is too low. This isn’t a complement at all, it is a pragmatic request that you find a method of enabling your developers to keep up with the competition and allow for updates and features regularly requested on this forum and more. Yes, one of the reasons why I love your programs is that the bang for the buck is incredible and a stark contrast to Adobe’s bs business strategy.... but, you need to develop an understanding of your worth! Creatives generally struggle with this, myself included. I would happily pay more for your time, and I KNOW I’m not alone.

thanks

Mark

 

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2 hours ago, micornelius said:

Someone in your marketing departments needs to be sacked.

Grow up

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6 hours ago, DJ_Jaybee said:

We have no idea of whether these essential functions are on the road map and that is the frustrating part. I'm happy if bug fixes and smaller features are implemented in .x.x numbers as free updates and there if there is an upgrade price for the main version number 2.0 update - we expect would introduce substantial features and functionality improvements.

If it's this model that is holding it up, then if there is an interim update charge to implement some of the these essential missing functions - if it's reasonably priced, people would pay to for these and also keep the project moving...

If we could see the proposed features on the road map and vote, then at least we would know what's on the to-do list - and get and get feedback on what is considered important to address next in line.

Agreed 👏🏻

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1 hour ago, Andy05 said:

That's the point. Affinity's apps are not meant to be a full replacement for Adobe's products. There's only a fraction of adobe's customers which Serif is aiming at. 

That said, this doesn't excuse the missing of some essential functions (partially established for decades in comparable programs) in their apps at all. Like a free transform tool or vector brushes for a vector program!

+1

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4 hours ago, ladlon said:

As much as I really like/support Affinity (and have long replaced my Adobe suite with Affinity software), I have to agree, too.

I totally appreciate that it's new in the game, and obviously there's real-world things preventing it from just creating everything anyone ever requested, etc.  I totally get/appreciate that.

That said, the ONE real 'issue/disappointment' I have with Affinity software, is (as previously mentioned) there are so many posts where people are asking about (usually) basic/standard features that appear to be missing... which is then usually followed by other users saying they noticed that too, and were curious about it.... which is then followed by an official response, which is usually 'There is currently no way to do that in Affinity, but it's something we want to add'.....  and that's when you not that the thread is 3-5 years old.

Again, I don't want to come off as angry or accusitive... I am a big fan of Affinity products, but it is disappointing, and I just wanted to 'point it out'.  The reoccurring 'it doesn't do that' does get a bit disheartening, but the fact that you then see the conversation was many years ago (and the features are still not present) kind of hits it up to a new level of... well, disappointment.

I know that I myself have also been (long) waiting for things like a 'blob' brush (vector paint brush where you paint, and it creates a final shape that is the resulting overall SHAPE of the various strokes, rather than a series of individual 'line strokes'... as well as a standard vector free transform tool (ability to pull the individual corners of the bounding/transform box around a single or group of vector shapes)... amoung other featuers I was surprised to see not present.  I can't really understand why these haven't been given high priority, considering how long they have been requested for.

Hopefully, this is taken as the friendly contructive 'criticism/comment on what I (we?) would like to see' it is intended as, and not an angry attack.  I was actually going to post my own thread on this, but ran into this existing thread.... oddly enough, because I was confused by the apparent lack of a free transform tool, and wanted to make sure I wasn't just missing something!'.  I wanted to simply do a bit of a perspective distortion on a vector background I am creating, so it was a bit angled to the camera view.

Well said 👏🏻. I have stated before that I think affinity is astonishingly good value, and would be happy to pay for “premium” updates. Maybe not all users would have a need for some of the features mentioned, nor others that affinity had in mind for the future. But having options to purchase individual “plugins” may be a way that the developers could justify the apparently unjustifiable additions to the program you mentioned. In the long run, it is only going to get harder for Serif with their business model. I am definitely not saying they should go down the creative cloud route (cus f*** Adobe that’s why) but again, I value designer and photo enough, that I would happily support the company further than the initial payment while also ensuring that Serif has the liquidity to remain current in the face of Adobe’s rather lucrative business model.

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Nice work... design and content 🤘🏻

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You on Instagram man? Great work 👌🏻

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Very cool. Nicely done, and great band 👌🏻🤘🏻

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On 6/28/2020 at 4:05 AM, Fixx said:

I cannot resist... Free Transform, Perspective & Warp Tools would be nice but I could also pay some extra for them 🤣

Actually, I agree. I would happily pay. I love designer, I can’t abide photoshop’s creative cloud subscription policy and compared to that “service” affinity is a steal... would not see a reasonable payment for updates as exploitative at all..... especially if you could pick and choose... Essentially like plugins.

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On 7/12/2020 at 2:16 PM, AffinityMakesMeSmile said:

Still don’t get it...

Do you really mean that you’ve lost 500 bucks because you used Affinity Designer??

If so, perhaps not that smart to change from a expensive subscription app to a lowcost 50 bucks app, but still think that this 50 bucks app can do everything AI does... Hmmm...

Sadly, as mentioned in the title of this thread....... perspective and warp tools..... are lacking

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On 6/27/2020 at 10:12 PM, MikeW said:

I'm not sure Serif would be "comfortable" with your "shoddy ..." statement either.

There are young persons whom inhabit the forums, too.

Noted, but If a young person can make sense of what I said, I think their parents are more to blame than I am frankly.

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On 6/25/2020 at 1:16 PM, NoSi said:

You also love your wife/girlfriend/husband/girlfriend "as he/she is" and have accepted that "change requests" are pointless (what everyone in a relationship knows who holds on because of other reasons). Therefore, you may be sending out the wrong signals. If you »love Designer«, the management and/or development can add a »...as is" and everything is done, 😉

 

We pay Serif money in exchange for a product.... your metaphor is most relevant to a hooker/john relationship. It is arguable that some would complain about a shoddy **** job, but I’m not sure the developers would be comfortable with the comparison.

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On 2/5/2020 at 12:10 PM, Momof9 said:

Did this get resolved?  I am having the same problem today.

I just restarted my iPad and it is working...

Thanks, this worked for me also

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2 hours ago, Jowday said:

No worries @Mark Freeman. It clarifies what you expect from the product - as a customer - far more than silence. Even though there is of course (as a rule of thumb) good and bad practice in a forum you don't see the Serif staff policing their forum actively. Only when the red line is crossed. There is no need to alienate their own customers and I know for a fact that they do value feedback from their customers. Also frustrated feedback. Returning and satisfied customers is not a right - it is a privilege. 

Thanks man. I appreciate that. Overall I am fully enamored with designer... and very, very happy, but there are issues, and some options are lacking.. when they do become apparent, I just have to think of what it does for the price, and also because f*** Adobe. Cheers Jowday

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7 minutes ago, ErrkaPetti said:

I can’t see that I’ve insulted anybody here just to pointing out that this topic (vector-warp etc) has been populating this forum for many years now...

And, you said that it took you hours to achieve an specific task in AD because the lack of more advance vector transformation tools - I can’t understand your sentence there you say that I questioned your professionalism? Hmmm... Don’t get it...

Never mind.... peace

[Lines between stroke and fill]

When I looked this issue up on here, there were convincing reasons to believe it was to do with anti aliasing.... however, when the document was exported to png... the lines were along with it.

Black version is in affinity, white is client’s screenshot of exported png

Thankyou!

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3 hours ago, Patrick Connor said:

Errka,

and

Stop replying to our customers in this manner, it is never helpful.

As much as his last comment riled me, since you’re here Patrick... apologies for being a dick posting a new thread on well worn topic

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3 hours ago, ErrkaPetti said:

But, if he said it took several hours to achieve a task that takes minutes in Corel Draw or Illustrator, can’t I say then he got the wrong tool just now?

Affinity Designer is an lovely vector app, but, if it can’t do the job for him just now, what’s the problem then to urge him use something else?

Last week you argue with me why I critizied mr Jowday and his repeatedly vining on Affinity Designer (for lack of features), even then it was me that was the bad guy here...Hmmm... I don’t understand the rules here...?

You aren’t aware of the complexity of the task... questioning someone else’s professionalism from a place of ignorance says more about you my friend... as does your condescending remark after I apologized. Maybe the rules are don’t fight doochebagery with doochebagery.