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John, thanks for the info. Yes, that is certainly the bahaviour I am seeing. Having saved a macro and using that based on a Ctrl C of the image in use, if the macro that uses Paste Inside, is then run, it picks up chunks of the earlier image rather than the current image - so, as you say, there must be a 'macro recording'! Doh!

I cannot find a way to select the next shape layer in a mutiple stack of rectangles and then perform a 'Paste Inside' command whilst recording a macro? If I use Alt[ or Alt] or Ctrl[ or Ctrl] outside of recording the macro, the selection moves to the underlying Background image and not the next rectangle. Is there a solution to this please? Thanks. My objective is to be able to automate by using a macro to 'Paste Inside' each of a mutiple set of rectangles that cover the whole background image. I can record a macro which creates the multiple set of rectangles using Power transform, right arrow and down arrows etc., on the first rectangle but want to automate the loading, via Paste Inside, of each of the underlying image into each of the rectangle tiles.

Geoff, many thanks, got it, I will now begin to play with it! :-)

I've noticed that whilst using AP rel 1.9.2.1035 on Windows 10, that Unsharp mask detail improvements of e.g. Radius = 1 pixel, Factor = 1, Threshold = 0%, do not seem to get incorporated into a Merge Visible layer. This is particularly noticeable at Navigator Zoom levels of 50% or less. If one zooms in to say 100%, the effect is far less pronounced. If an image is exported to JPEG and subsequently viewed at less than 50%, which one would normally expect to do to see the whole image, is the Unsharp mask sharpening actually delivered to the image or not? Or is it 'just' a viewing feature fault/bug? Thanks, Nick

Just noted that you've fixed the Astrophotography file extension support in 1.9.1 by adding .fts files = Thanks! 🙂 Nick Knight

Chris, Hi, I am in the process of uploading six files each of LRGB lights (24 files in total); six each of bias, and darks (another 12 files) and six each of LRGB flat files (another 24 files). So, hopefully, you should see circa 60 files in all. I've been doing some exploration of my own and have noticed that my lights files have an FST file extension whilst all the other files have an FIT file extension. Affinity Photo appears to be able to 'see' the FIT extension files in 'Add Files' in the Astro Persona and cannot see the FST extension files for some reason! So, I am trying to do a bulk RENAME of the .FST files using at the command prompt on my Windows 10 machine - ren *.* *.fit However, I can't get t his string to work for some reason! Do you know of another way to do a bulk rename of the file extensions? And, perhaps Affinity Photo could look to add .FST to its supported file list please (if this is indeed is the cause of the problem) 🙂 Thanks, Nick

Chris, Hi, typically I'm trying to stack between 8 and 12 lights, with 30 bias, 30 darks, and 30 for each of red, blue, green and Lum flats. So, a total of circa 200 files. I do get a stacking toolbar which lasts for say 30 seconds but then the process seems to stop, the progress bar disappears and then no further activity. I'm happy to upload some files to you into a private Dropbox folder for you to try and reproduce the problem. Do you want all of the files I mention above or just a smaller sample? I use Dropbox to receive my Astro .fst files from a remote telescope that my Astro club friend owns, so I have a Dropbox account already if that helps? Let me know what you want to do please? Thanks for your help so far... Nick

Delighted to see new Astro image tools in 1.9. However, when I select my .fts light files using 'Add Files' and then similarly add the relevant Darks, Flats and Bias files, the 'Stack' starts to work and a progress bar appears but only briefly. The Stack then stops and if 'Apply' clicked the interface goes back to the Photo Persona with an empty transparent image shown. i.e. the Stack does NOT complete. Other info: I have to put an asterix or *.* in the files selection window to 'see' my Light .fts files at all prior to 'Add Files.' I can open any of my Light .fts files in either DSS or FITS Liberator so I assume from this that the Light files are not corrupted. I cannot see anything unusual in the Light files' Metadata using FITS Liberator. I attach a couple of screenshots FYI. Please advise as I am very keen to start using AP rather than DSS for my image stacking and then go on to emulate the Astro Image workflows that James Ritson has so eloquently set out in his YT tutorial videos - that I have watched btw! :-) Thanks Nick Knight

Tried to install new 1.8.5 Affinity Photo over 1.8.4 and get the AP message 'Setup Failed' message box. This is after successful download of the new software. See attached screenshot. Advice welcomed as all previous software upgrades have worked well. Thanks, Nick Knight Affinity Photo install fail message 185.docx