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iconoclast

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  1. As far as I understand, you want to make an image smaller, e.g. a 2000 pixel x 1000 pixel image shall become a 1000 pixel x 500 pixel image. So check "Resample", because you need to change the quantity of pixels, and insert the new values you want. "Resample" must only be unchecked if you want to change the relative resolution (for print). That will not change the quantity of pixels. In fact, the pixel input fields will be greyed out if you uncheck "Resample", so that the quantity of pixels can't actually be changed then. "Resample" means, that the pixels of the image will be computed new and their quantity will usually change. Without "Resample" the quantity of pixels will stay the same, but the resolution and in relation to it, the analogue size of the image will change. The value of the relative resolution should not change with checked "Resample" if you keep your fingers off that field. But you can change the value manually in the same step, if you want. For screen, it will not be too important. This resolution thing is only important for print.
  2. Yes, there are some options for image editing in Krita, but very limited. It is really good for painting, and, contrary to GIMP and Inkscape, it also supports CMYK, but it is not really a substitute to AfPhoto or Photoshop concerning image editing. Only very few filters, no Adjustment Layers. But check it out.
  3. As long as I have my versions 1 and 2 of the Affinity apps and they work, I will continue to work with it. When the next versions of the apps will be released, I will think about if I'm still lucky with Affinity and it's way of development, and I will decide if I will buy the new versions or not. I have a bad feeling at the moment, because of this Canva thing, but it is no reason to change at the moment. So just wait and see. No need to panic. GIMP was my side kick for a lot of creative things anyway for the last twenty years, and it will also be it in the future, I think. It does many things very good, even it is still not a real substitute for a professional image editing software like Photoshop or AfPhoto. The main reason for me, why I came to Affinity, was that I needed a reliable and usable Layout Software. I tried Scribus, but it really drove me mad. Some years ago, I had a Corel Suite and it wasn't bad, but a bit unstable. And if I'm not wrong, Corel changed to a subscription model too, didn't they? The same with Quark XPress. That's not an option for me. Finally, I'm not sure if I will still do image editing and graphics in some years, because I'm not sure about the impact of AI on the whole profession. For me, it is important to be creative, not to let a software be creative for me (by stealing from the creative works of others). For painting, I already use ArtRage (vs 6, at the moment). I'm not sure about the future of ArtRage - I'm not lucky with it's development at the moment - but if it goes in a wrong direction, I will probably change to Krita, which is very good too. For painting, even a little bit better than AfPhoto. But not for image editing.
  4. I remember that there was a plugin (called "Seperate+" or so?) for CMYK-seperation. But that was a pain in the ass. Not much better than the Scribus-workflow, if you ask me. I really love GIMP. It is one of the apps I used most during the last twenty years and I don't want to miss it. But in my opinion there are still some things that keep it from being useful for professionals or even a substitute for apps like Photoshop or AfPhoto. And I still don't see that this will change some day.
  5. I think, the problem is that there are to less developers working on GIMP. E.g. I remember that some years ago there was only one developer for the MAC-version. And he suddenly somehow disappeared, and there wasn't a new MAC-version for weeks, even the Linux- and Windows-versions were already published. It seems to be a general problem with Open Source that they are much too less supported by the public..
  6. OK, that sounds cool. I think, GIMP 3.0 will come soon. I'm very curious about it. I'm a GIMP-user for about 20 years. But will it have CMYK-support? For some reason, GIMP still doesn't have it. And I don't really understand that, because Krita has it since many years. And as far as I know, Krita once was a spinoff of GIMP. If you ask for CMYK in GIMP or Inkscape forums, they suggest to convert your images to CMYK in Scribus. And that is really unprofessional bullshit. Not Scribus itselves, but this workflow.
  7. Well, I like all of those apps and use all of them for years, but they are unfortunately all a bit limited in important matters. E.G. GIMP and Inkscape don't support CMYK. And GIMP has no Adjustment Layers, so no non-destructive editing. And especially Scribus - even it has some fine Gimmicks - isn't really a serious alternative to Publisher or InDesign. I often suffered using it. Not to be misunderstood, I'm a fan of Open Source, but unfortunately all these apps are not on the current state like Affinity or Adobe apps and no substitutes to them. But Krita is a very cool painting app. But not good enough for image editing.
  8. Does this Canva-Cooperation really mean that Affinity will turn to a subscription model? I think, in that case I would turn my back to Affinity. That would be very disappointing for me, because I started using Affinity apps only some years ago, even invested in some add-ons, and was hoping that they would be my reliable design tools for the next years. It's to early for me to change again. But anyway, subscription is not an option for me. Hope my concerns are baseless.
  9. Yes, that's possibly important to say: every time you change the scale of an image (that means the quantitity of pixels), every pixel of the image must be freshly computed, and that always means a loss of quality (pixelation or blur). So if you want to reverse a scaling, do it with the Undo function, not by scaling back by inserting the initial measurements. And to prevent some confusion: the term "Resampling" means what I said above: the computing of every pixel of an image. But it also stands for "Interpolation" in the Affinity apps. "Interpolation" stands for the different methods to recompute the pixels: Nearest Neighbour, Bilinear, Bicubic... Which method you choose will have an impact on the resulting quality. Nearest Neighbour and Bilinear are better for graphic things (they tendentially pixelate), Bicubic and the others for detailed photographs (they tendentially blur a bit). And yes, of course also GripsholmLion is right, the compression is very important. It can ruin everything. Especially JPEG-compression always means a decision between file size and quality of an image.
  10. The sizes of digital images are defined in Pixels horizontal x Pixels vertical. But Pixels themselves don't have any fixed size. For that reason you need the value in Pixel per Inch (ppi, sometimes also called "dpi" - "Dots per Inch" - which is not correct, strictly spoken). Only these ppi/dpi define the size of the image in mm, Inches or any analogue scale unit.This is called the relative resolution. This resolution has to be high enough, that the single pixels are too small to be seen by the eyes of the spectator. The usual relative resolution for print is 300 ppi. For Posters, which are usually viewed from a bigger distance, lower resolutions are usual. You can change the relative resolution without changing the quantity of pixels of the image. In this case, the quality of the image will not change, but it's size in analogue scale units will. The higher the resolution, the smaller the size. And vice versa. If the image consists of too less pixels right from the start, you will possibly get a result that is too small for printing. In such cases, you can (up-) scale the image by using the Resampling. Then, the quantity of pixels will change and with it the quality, because there will be added (or deleted - in case of downscaling) pixels that must be computed outoff the colour values of the existing pixels. The image becomes either more pixelated or blurred (with Interpolation). And details, that are so small, that they couldn't be shown on the initial image, will of course not appear after upscaling (except AI is used). So in generell it is a good idea, to always create images big enough to be printed, right from the start. Scaling always costs quality. But downscaling is less problematic than upscaling. By the way, your image - 3398 x 2903 x 72dpi (1196 x 1023mm) - will be 287,70 mm x 245,79 mm with a relative resolution of 300 ppi.
  11. Hi Walt! Thanks for your quick reply! I found it out some minutes ago. But why do they call it "Affinity-ID", and not "E-Mail-Adress"? Only to cause needless confusion? In combination with a server-problem, that seemed to exist during the last hour, it really drove me mad.
  12. OK, problem solved. My suspect was right: I was temporarily stupid. The Affinity-ID in fact is only the E-Mail--Adress, you use for your account. And there was a server-Problem too. But now it works.
  13. Hi! I have a surprising problem, I haven't had before, as far as I remember. Probably I'm just temporarily stupid (at least I hope so). In that case you should be able to help me easily. I purchased one of the add-ons from the Spring Sales. That all worked fine so far. I also downloaded the whole stuff to my hard disc. But I wanted to install it from my account, inside the apps. To be able to do that, I have to log in. And here is the problem. To log in, I need to fill in the Affinity-ID and the password. But I can't even remember what the ID is and where I can find it (must be somewhere in my profile on the Affinity Website (in which I am actually logged in), I think, but I can't find this ID. I could of course install all the stuff manually, but I want to be able to activate my account inside the apps. In the Account-window, there is displayed an ID at the top of the window, but that doesn't work. Must be something different (the Windows-ID???). Or is there actually a server-problem, as a message repeatedly told me on trying to log in? How can I log in? I hope you understand what I mean and can give me a push into the right direction. I'm on Windows 10 with the newest versions of the Universal Licence of the Affinity 2 apps..
  14. A mask is basicly only a greyscale image. The dark areas of it represent transparency, the lighter areas represent opaque fill. So if you want to paint transparency, paint it black (as the Stones say). And if you want to restore opaque areas, paint it with white colour. This way, you can easily "erase" and restore whenever you want. And you can switch from foreground colour (e.g. black) to background colour (e.g. white) with the "X" key.
  15. Hi Godzilla! Take a look at this thread in the Ressources section. Haven't tested the stuff, but it looks promising.
  16. I bought my Wacom Cintiq 16 (not Pro) about a year ago as a Black-Friday-, Cyber-Monday-special-offer or so for about 400 €. There might be better versions, but it satisfies my needs at the moment.
  17. Create a document and place your SVG/PDF in it. Then double click the inserted file and it will open as a second (sort of) document, that is only a work file. You can edit the curves in this work file and they will be modyfied simultaneously in the initial document.
  18. Hm, the tasty one, with double cheese!
  19. Anyway, if you want to do arts, just do it, if you can. And if you want to show it in these forums, do it with Affinity software. This is not a forum to talk about AI.
  20. Yes, the final goal is to fill the internet. Even the last bit of space. As soon as possible.😄
  21. Even I agree with you, the source image is not important for this forum. The important point is what you did with it using Affinity apps. So AI doesn't really matter here. It is not the topic. And William doesn't seem to do anything with the Affinity apps. At least nothing that is of interest for this forums. That's the point, I think.
  22. I think that it isn't important if the image you use is a normal photograph, a drawing or painting or an AI-generated image. The source image is not the point (as far as it doesn't break laws or the rules of these forums). And I think that you already know that. But anyway, I again tell you that the topic in this forums is what you did with the image using Affinity software. It is an Affinity forum. The topic is not AI or what you did with any other software. And it will not be enough to only load an image in an Affinity app to use it as a pretence to post here. But as I already said, I think you know that very well.
  23. I prefer this last version. The "paint look" looks like a enamel shield, in my opinion. Not really painted. But it's your choice.
  24. Some apps offer a selection of different cursors to choose from. E.g. the painting app Artrage offers three cursors: the precise cursor (crosshairs), the outline shape of the brush and a brush image. I think the last one is bullshit, even you can always see it. But it is disturbing. You can even switch between these cursors per short key. And there is an additional option for the precise cursor to display it bigger. This could be a feature that makes sense for Affinity too, I think. A case for the Feature Requests? But in general, I personally prefer the outline shape, because it always shows the actual size of the brush.
  25. Well, I'm not a book publisher. I'm a media designer. I learned to prepare images in Photoshop, create graphics in Freehand, later in Illustrator, and DTP using Quark XPress, later InDesign, about twenty years ago, and now I practice it in Publisher. And we always used to create the text in text editors first, save it unformated and then load it in the DTP-Software, to do all the layout work, including the formating, because this is a well ordered and reliable workflow, that prevents needless problems.
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