[Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program]

The msix installation files are a complete non-starter for me as well.
I like to decide for myself where to install a program.

[Is AFFINITY dead?]

Serif would shoot itself in the foot when they switch to a subscription, or a permanent internet connection, then I can also take Adobe right away.
The only chance in the market for Serif is the perpetual license, the price and of course what you get for the money (and that's really remarkable).

In the words of Grant Petty, CEO and founder of Blackmagic Design
“Cloud licensors are like slumlords. You have to keep buying from me and the more you’re loyal, the more you’ll get penalized. It’s like your dog does something nice and you beat it with a stick.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2022/04/11/how-an-aussie-from-the-housing-projects-became-a-billionaire-making-gear-for-next-gen-spielbergs/

As far as I'm concerned, they can also launch a paid version every year, provided that appropriate features are built in.
That way, money will definitely come into the till.
I hope for an early V2 and also a Update-Bundle price for Affinity Studio would be nice.

[copy/paste fx]

Make a (temporary) style.
RMB - Create Style

 

 

[1bit / bitmap mode colour format?]

Here's a little workaround for 1-bit images in Affinity Photo.
From here download and install the macro "Paint by Numbers".
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/83173-paint-by-numbers/
Reduce the desired image to 2 colors using Paint by Numbers.
Raster&Trim.
Select the image with CTRL+A and copy it.
Paste into IrfanView (or similar).

(The two colors are taken over, but IrfanView blows it up to 24Bit internally. In addition, the display is "smoothed out" .)
Under Image -> Reduce color depth -> 2 colors
Save as Tif (for example)

[Affinity Designer langsam (slow on) auf Windows 11]

57 minutes ago, stokerg said:

One of thing just to check, could you try going into Preferences>Performance and if openCL is enabled, try disabling it, restarting Affinity and see if you can replicate the issue. 

Hi stokerg,

that's nice, but I don't have a problem.
I'm on WIN 10.

[Affinity Designer langsam (slow on) auf Windows 11]

Hi, Hewal,

maybe that has something to do with it.

https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2021/10/07/windows-11-amd-cpus-koennen-bis-zu-15-an-leistung-einbuessen-patch-in-arbeit/

[Special shape in Affinity Publisher]

Do it in the designer, it is really faster.