scottalan

Just installed V2 and am finding Lens Correction in 'Develop' persona to be based on an incorrectly defined center for RAW files in portrait orientation. I am running Windows 10, and the newest version of PhotoV2. I just confirmed that no such issue exists in my V1.xxx install. In the attached screenshots correct alignment in landscape orientation and the incorrect alignment in portrait orientation are demonstrated using a -100% distortion adjustment. The same issue is apparent with the other Lens Correction adjustments (Horz., Vert., Rotat., etc.), and toggling Lens Profile does not resolve the mis-centering issue. It appears (from rough estimates using coordinates from the 'info' tab), that the 'center' is being defined as though the file is landscape. My raw images are 5202x3454, so the center for Landscape should be an [X,Y] of [2601, 1726], and [1726, 2601] in Portrait orientation. Instead, it appears the center is still defined as [2601, 1726] in my raw Portrait-oriented files. I can duplicate this issue repeatedly by opening any portrait-oriented raw file (I shoot Canon and my files are .CR2) in Affinity PhotoV2. When I open a non-RAW image (jpeg, for example) and then enter the 'Develop' persona, the centering works correctly: it seems that the issue is confined to new opening of RAW files. I have not yet even found a workaround that would allow to redefine 'center'. This renders the software unusable for me in its current state, unfortunately. Any help is greatly appreciated. I am excited by the improved handling of RAW file development in V2, but it's all moot if I can't process portrait images correctly. UPDATE: A possible workaround is to 'Develop' the image without any lens correction, then re-enter the 'Develop' persona and subsequently apply Lens Corrections. Unfortunately, this only seems to resolve the issue when outputting to 'Pixel Layer' and thus nullifies the new non-destructive RAW handling features.

+1 to this as a negative issue with the new versions. I like using the Affinity Suite and, generally these new versions seem to be modest improvements with some key fixes (RAW development handling in Photo being foremost for me). The install issue--forcing install into WindowsApps folder--is not a deal breaker but is substantially irritating to me. As both a creative and a programmer, I carefully manage my system's organization and workflows, often strategically distributing installs between different SSDs. Not having control over the install locations of the Affinity Suite subverts my organizational principles and leaves theses apps as major outliers in my system. On the bright side, theses apps are easy to re-install. Serif, please get this issue into your development plan and release installers that allow users to define their own install locations. Otherwise, congrats on moving a good product forward.