Gerarbara

I had done some minor editing and normally crop or rotate in the Photo Persona. But my image only required a slight rotation so after selecting the Crop tool I rotate a couple of degrees using the corner nodes when Affinity 2.6.0 froze, then my cursor and laptop froze. Ctrl/Alt/Delete didn't work so the only solution was to shut down with the power switch. I can't send you any logs as it was not possible to do anything. Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz Installed RAM 20.0 GB (19.8 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

That will make no difference as mine was a clean install with no tweaks. I've tried reinstalling Windows 11 then installing APhoto and APublisher and neither will open any files.

I have Publisher 2.5 on my Windows 11 laptop and it works fine. I installed v2.6 on my Surface Pro 7 running Windows 11 and wanted to edit my 2.5 Publisher document, so uninstalled 2.6 and installed 2.5 then tried opening my 2.5 document and it immediately crashed. I have tried to open other v2 documents and it crashed. I have alo tried to create a new document in 2.5 and it crashed. I have Affinity Photo 2.6 installed and it works fine.

The selection often needs the Refine tool but Matt doesn't work as expected because it behaves like the Background selector.

My understanding is that any file saving from the Beta version can't be opened in the "stable" version, which is understandable. Perhaps Serif can give a definitive answer?

I am using the Beta version as my go-to, as the "stable" version regularly freezes my Windows 11 PC. So far, the Beta version has been very stable.

I have applied a Gradient Overlay to an image in the Develop Persona and wanted to see the effect (before and after) by using the slider to set the overlay to 0% opacity. Which is fine, but when I slide the opacity back to 100%, it only reaches 10% and I then need to type 100 in the opacity value. Is this a bug or a 'feature'?

I have applied a Gradient Overlay to an image in the Develop Persona and wanted to see the effect (before and after) by using the slider to set the overlay to 0% opacity. Which is fine, but when I slide the opacity back to 100%, it only reaches 10% and I then need to type 100 in the opacity value. Is this a bug or a 'feature'?

I confirm that hardware acceleration is ON and working smoothly. Gerarbara

As you requested, I have opened a number of RAW files from both my Sony A6700 and A7RIV and there are no artefacts in any of them. Whatever you have done, has appeared to fix it for me. Thank you. Gerard Hopkinson

I have just loaded the latest beta 2.4.2.2371 of AP and i still get the artefacts from RAW files taken by my Sony A7R IVA, as per the attached screenshot.

I am already a beta user with 2.4.2.2356. My Sony A6700 issue appears to have been fixed. However, my Sony A7R IV RAW files show artefacts in the beta and stable 2.4.1, whereas they did not originally using a stable version. I don't know if this helps, but the artifacts, which comprise vertical lines in a block, move around the photo when viewed at different zoom levels. Gerard GAH04608.ARW GAH04641.ARW

I have just edited a RAW file with my Sony A7R IV (not Sony A6700) and artefacts are being shown where they weren't in an earlier stable release.

My beta 2.4.2 is using hardware acceleration and open CL.

Thanks Patrick. The artifacts showed up in the recent stable v 2.4.1 but NOT in Beta 2.4.2 Many thanks. Gerard Hopkinson