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If you are using these images for print I personally would not use PNG as PNG is RGB only and will have to be converted to CMYK after. CMYK does not have as wide a gamut as RGB so depending on your artwork you are going to have colour shifts when it is converted.

Lot software Linux users, or at least some that I read seem to think getting software developers to do things SO Linux will grow as in what I quoted. Yes Linux needs to grow before serious software developers will start looking at it, but it is not the job of the software developers to grow the various flavors of Linux that are out there.

Can you work 100% scale in CAD? If your book is going to be 6" x 9" finished size, then work in CAD at 6" x 9". Not sure if it works that way with CAD, never designed with it or would use it. Anyone who brings in architectural drawings done in a CAD program I simply just drop them in as a PDF and resize the file for the page I want.

I also think it is interesting how Linux users think it will make Linux more popular first, like that is the real priority to make the OS bigger. After that you can grow the software developers. "Affinity on Linux could very well be a game setter for both Linux becoming wildly more popular and Affinity gaining a huge new user base on it's tidal wave."

Isn't that the point of the arm that is painting? It is an external influence of the things on the canvas?

It is pretty funny how salty people get when they don't get what they perceive to be what they are owed. Serif makes good apps, if you don't like them you don't have to use them. They do what they do now, you can see this in a demo. So buy it based on what it does now and be happy. It might be a good idea for all those who get upset when no one talks to them from the company for Serif to put in an AI chat bot and just let people chat with it to their hearts content.

I don't think Affinity has been gaining ground as Adobe subscribers are increasing. Also the lack of AI really holds Affinity back as a real production tool as AI is incredibly valuable for day to day use. Your choice of words also speaks of some personal issues you might have with Adobe. "Abusive treatment"? I have been using Adobe CC since before the subscription and while I was not a fan initially I see the benefits now and our company happily uses multiple licenses. As do countless others who just want to work and get things done. Affinity has some great software and at an even better price. There is a market for people who are not professionally making their living with the software, and even a market for pros, though I see them in smaller shops a little more isolated. I don't see Affinity going anywhere, and think there is room for some growth but do think without AI being implemented it will be impossible to really grow beyond the smaller market of people who want to do some good work while not making a living at it.

maybe applying for a job at Canva will get you the info you so crave.

Because Serif is not VectorStyler. This is the entitlement you and other users feel. If you don't like the level of engagement you have other options out there to get that level of communication you need from your software providers. You are feigning insult in your comments "ordinary mortals" like Serif is being snobby and think you are beneath them. If you don't like their business model move on to one that likes to chat you up.

Feels like people feel entitled to info and if they don't get it they jump to the wildest conclusions. I think it is a safe bet that Canva did not buy Serif to merely gleam some staff from them and shelf or junk everything else. That does not make a lot of sense and would be a huge waste of their money as there are plenty of talented people out there that could be hired without spending what they did on acquiring Serif. It is more likely they have different approaches to handling and communicating with their user base. Their SOP is bound to be different and these things get implemented over time I am sure.

Completely agree. People are only creating their own headaches trying to collab with people using Adobe. It is also a big mistake waiting to happen when things go to press.

You are going to be blown away by the M series Macs, especially if you have never used one. No heavy lifting work you are going to be fine, in fact I think most production word for design and print would be fine with 16 gigs. There is always the fear that I think is a bit irrational that you just won't be able to operate without more RAM or a faster CPU. I was using a 5K iMac i7 for close to 10 years as my main machine and it was fantastic, yet there were faster and newer Macs out there. You will have no issue with graphic design work, and you would have no issue even if you got into video work. For the M1 Mac's there was a small YouTuber who is a video editor and did a comparison of his beast of a PC to a base model MacBook Pro M1. While the PC, which was loaded with everything top of the line in that day, i9 CPU, 3090 GPU, crazy amount of ram VS base MacBook Pro M1 Pro with base RAM which I think was 16 gigs, might have been 8. The MacBook handled everything better and smoother save for final rendering and export, which is something most would leave to do over night anyways. You will not be disappointed with any M Mac you might get.

it is a Beta of the new OS they just announced. It is first beta. It runs much faster for starting up then natively in the latest official release. I have no trouble being corrected. I would rather be corrected than continue making mistakes.

Strangely Affinity apps open way faster in my VM of MacOS 26 than natively in MacOS 15.5. As we all know the first load of an Affinity app takes a long time, at least the first boot, after that it loads really quickly. I timed loading latest version of Publisher in my native MacOS 15. First load took 24.07 seconds. I then booted up MacOS 26 as a VM and the first load of the latest version of Publisher opened in 5.4 seconds. Not sure if the issue that causes the first slow load in MacOS has been resolved by Apple in 26, but they load super snappy. Compare that to Adobe CC, and all apps crash and do not boot. This is a beta though and I have no doubt Adobe will run like normal by the time of release.

Have not tested a lot but the apps install and run no problem. Again no serious work or testing done, just downloading all 3 apps, opened and ran them. Downloaded a template that opened and seemed to be working fine.