Jonathan D

I have got a number of picture border files in JPG format I need to convert to transparency in PNG format. I need pure black to become fully opaque, pure white to become 100% transparent and various shades of grey to become various amounts of transparency. Some of the files are just pure black and pure white. These are easy to convert: Flood select tool on the white, press delete and instant 100% transparency, then export. It's the various shades of grey I am struggling with. Any help gratefully received. Jonathan

Another vote for Apple Motion and Final Cut as an alternative to Premiere Pro. FCPX is lightning fast.

From the sound of it you may be looking directly at the Affinity Vimeo channel. Here are the "index" pages : Photo: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/10119-in-house-affinity-photo-video-tutorials/ Designer: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/10815-in-house-affinity-designer-video-tutorials/ Jonathan

Will there be a similar book for Affinity Photo ? Jonathan

As soon as possible please as I can't wait to dump Adobe. I use Lightroom to manage my photos and I like it. But I'm one of the plebs that does not subscribe to Adobe's "Creative Cloud" (subscription) model. I purchased mine. An update (6.6) has recently been released but only CC subscribers get the 'full fat' version with new tools. This is Adobe, yet again, giving people like me who bought a boxed version, the finger. JD

I've noticed this also, but don't think this is an issue. I just thought it was the way AP processed the image.

That's good to know. Did a quick test of a 3 layer PSD into Motion, and that worked a treat also. Jonathan

Hi all, Just tried the new Beta with Motion 5. Export from AF as PSD and import into Motion now works as expected. NB: Don't forget to change from 16 to 8 bit prior to export. Document > Colour Format > RGB (8 bit). EDIT: Or use the PSD FCPX preset Many thanks to developers. Jonathan

Thanks both - I didn't realise that the forums were originally split. I'm a (relative) newcomer. :)

Yes - one forum but 2 (to become 3) separate "branches". For example there would be separate road maps for Photo and Designer, separate bug reports for Photo and Designer etc. It would make searching and finding previously reported issues a lot quicker. I've found that I've been searching for an AP issue, thought I'd found it but it was an AD issue with similar problems. I only use AP but realise that many users have both. No forum cross-posts unless there was an issue that affected both (or ultimately all 3) products. Jonathan

Would it be possible to split the forums into two: One for Designer and one for Photo?

Ben: .NEF file attached as requested. Jonathan

Not sure if this is helpful, but a 19.8Mb NEF file (Nikon RAW) converts to 47.9Mb Photoshop PSD and a 76.8Mb AP PSD. That's nearly 30Mb more. Both conversions were 8 bit Under 'Channels' AP lists 4 channels: R, G, B and an Alpha channel. I've not seen this Alpha channel on Photoshop's channel list (it may be hidden). Could AP be saving the Alpha channel and PS not? Would an extra channel bump up the file size so much? Hope this helps. Jonathan

Quick(ish) work-around: Save each layer from AF separately as a .PNG. In Motion select these files and in one go, grab and move to workspace.

Ben - I fully appreciate you can't test all apps for compatibility :) I've tested some 8 and 16 bit layered files from both Photoshop and AP with Motion 5: 8 bit PS = OK; 8 bit AP = Codec error; 16 bit PS = Flattened image only - no layers; 16 bit AP = Flattened image only - no layers. So Motion does accept 16 bit Photoshop files, but with no option to import separate layers. This is the same behaviour as 16 bit AP PSD files. Turning compatibility mode OFF in Photoshop seems to result in a blank image in Motion. Motion doesn't import adjustment layers etc. Here is an extract from the Motion 5 user guide: Layered Photoshop Files You can also import layered Photoshop files. Many motion graphics professionals create layouts in Photoshop, then import the resulting multilayered file into Motion, where the layers are animated and combined with other imported and Motion-generated objects. There are several ways to import layered Photoshop files: • With all Photoshop layers merged together as a single Motion layer • With each Photoshop layer preserved as a separate Motion layer, nested in a new group • By choosing a single Photoshop layer When you import all Photoshop layers as individual Motion layers, Motion places them in a new group in the Layers list and Timeline. Each layer retains the position, opacity, and blend mode of its corresponding original Photoshop layer. Although you can import Photoshop text layers, the text appears in Motion as noneditable bitmap graphics. Incompatible Effects The following Photoshop effects are not imported into Motion: • Layer effects • Layer masks • Adjustment layers • Paths • Shapes Note: Motion does not support Photoshop layer sets. I hope this helps Jonathan

I'm having the same problem. I either get unsupported codec or when I drag to motions' layer list, I don't get the option to import as separate layers. File > Import in Motion should also give the option to open a layered Photoshop file. Exporting a PSD from AP - Motion can't open it or opens as a single layer Exporting a PSD from AP and then opening & re-saving in Photoshop - as above Motion only seems happy when the file purely originates from Photoshop.