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Could you try disabling the hardware acceleration in Preferences > Performance to see if that has any effect? Lee

Hi Gianni, Try disabling the True Tone and automatic brightness settings on your mac's preferences to see if this helps. Lee

Hi Ruth19, Welcome to the forums, Would it be possible to send us a copy of the file? Go to File > Save as Package, then select everything including images etc to ensure we can open the file in the same way, then upload to this link https://www.dropbox.com/request/sHiAbSDG9gCMZSOIIbod Lee

I could send it to you but it's thankfully an easy fix to do yourself. create a new document of the same page layout, go to Document > Add pages from file add the pages and save the document then you just need to resolve any missing files. Lee

Aside from being a limitation of the operating system, I don't think it would make sense anyway. If you enable autosave over the original file, it makes it much easier to ruin your document with no way back, meaning you really have to start saving history with the file which would inflate it massively. At least this way you always have a recovery method. Lee

Hi awakenedbyowls, This is an internal save only, used in case of something like an unexpected shutdown, dead battery etc. to save to your file you will need to manually hit the save button in the file selection screen. Lee

Hi, Would it be possible to upload the file here and give some information on the process you are using so we can troubleshoot further? https://www.dropbox.com/request/QYp5el4NijEwvRnQZuJu Lee

Hi, Thanks for reporting the issue, this bug is one we're already aware of and on the list of things to resolve. Lee

I can't help thinking you aren't quite understanding the difference between a white balancing tool and a mid grey tool. Mid grey is used primarily for setting exposure, it can be also used for colour balance, but it's primary use over white balance is that it can help you find the middle grey in your exposure range. You cannot do this with a white balancing tool, which is used to ensure the colour temperature is matching the conditions an image was taken in. i.e. if a picture was taken at sunset then the colour temperature would read as approx 3000-4000k and any white would appear warm and yellowish. in the same shot, you could incorporate a mid grey card to show how 50% grey appears in those lighting/exposure settings. This means if you want to under expose an image, you can use the value of the mid grey to raise the exposure up to ensure it looks 50% grey instead of the almost black it looks in it's RAW form. Lee

Hi vpkumar, This tutorial should help you out, it seems to cover most of the basics for this type of work. Lee

Try what @Pšenda suggests, but yes you don't need to go to File > Export in the export persona, just select the preset and click export slices. (of which there will only be one).

HiAlleyDukakis, Rather than opening your image, create a new document and Place the image, ensuring your placement policy is set to linked as shown below. now, when you make a change to the original image, it will prompt you to open the resource manager and ask you if you wish to update it. Lee

Would you mind sending the original document and an SVG to this dropbox link so I can take a look? https://www.dropbox.com/request/Ho2trYMhBxu0W9nIxAap Lee

Hi Kevital, welcome to the forums. I'm sorry to hear you've had a problem with this document. If you send us the file here: https://www.dropbox.com/request/BV7fPLalmNBFdE0zJeN0 we can take a look and see if it is recoverable, though we cannot guarantee any timescale or success. Just as a reminder that if you are working on important documents in any software, you should always regularly back up the document/machine. For my own creative work I personally use a service called backblaze alongside iCloud to back up as I like to keep them regular, versioned and off site, alongside a local HDD backup of mission critical documents that I rotate out. Lee

Hi Bowzer, I can see that you've posted numerous threads/posts with valid feedback and bug reports, thank you. You're correct, it's been a while since out last update but as Patrick states here, Lee

Hi Flea77, Not sure why it's not remembering that setting, it may be worth performing a basic preferences reset (hold ctrl whilst booting the app, leave all options as they are and hit clear). Though, why not use the export persona? It's designed exactly for this scenario. You can define your exact specification for output and save it as a preset to be applied and exported in a couple of clicks maximum. Lee

Hi srg, Are you sure metal is actually causing your issue? Affinity is a system intensive piece of software and can require a lot of paging data to and from the hard drive. What are the specs of your machine? The 2017 iMacs were still sold with what are now considered extremely slow mechanical hard drives in them, with the average lifespan of a mechanical drive in regular use being about 3-5 years, this behaviour could be a warning sign that you have impending drive failure hence my concern. I would certainly advise backing up your machine if you haven't already. Once this is done it may be worth running the First Aid application on your mac to check the drive, but I stress that I advise that you back up first using time machine or whatever system you use. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210898 This may not be the cause of your issue, but I would advise looking into it first before we delve into the software itself. Lee

Hi big smile, You can go to Document > Add pages from file The rest is dependant on how the original document was constructed, but i think you'll find this does everything you need it to do. Lee

There are thousands of ways to create textures and all for different uses all for very different purposes. You can use Affinity to make texture's, for example you could take a photograph of some concrete, and use the affine tool followed by a bit of cloning to make a seamless repeatable texture for a road. You could spray paint on some paper, take a photo and use selection tools to remove the background to make a texture with an alpha channel to allow you to use it as an Asset and drag and drop it over an image to give it a grungy look. Like I say though, the purpose you are making textures influences what type of texture you make how you make it. Of course you can also google around and just find some that suit as well if you like. Lee

change the font back to arial before deleting the font. Lee

Hi Pablo13, in the stroke section of the context toolbar, try adjusting the "pressure" graph to narrow the curve as it moves to the horizon. You'll notice as you drag the right hand side node, both will move, so hold Alt whilst dragging it down to unlink it from the left side node.

Hi Thomaso, Thanks for this, I've confirmed it and submitted a bug report. Lee

Hi Bad_Wolf, I can't see any file on that link, but to take guess at what you are looking for, you should create a new textured image brush with the texture that you are requiring from an image saved as a PNG. Then set up your brush with settings roughly as below. Lee

As above but resetting all of the options after backing up. If this doesn't resolve the issue, removing the software and all of the files/folders in the locations shown here before reinstalling. Lee

Hi Chasm, As @thomaso mentioned there's no MS pub compatibility, however there are plenty of MSpub to PDF converters online which Affinity software can import. If you use one of these, it may help bring over the document (though I have no idea how accurate that might be). Lee