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Thank you for all this information. These were details that I was not aware of. So, I have managed to display the 32-bit preview and it says Extended Dynamic Range (max 2.00, +1.00 EV). This is before the tone mapping. I understand then that I should work with the image as is, in order to reduce the max to 1.00 before sending it to the tone mapping persona. Regretfully, I don't see this number change, no matter how I lower the image lights. I applied brightness, exposure and highlights adjustment to the point to render the image totally black. What am I doing wrong? I enclose the Afphoto image for playing. Thank you. Triglav.afphoto

Hi, NotMyFault. Thank you for your explanations. I am aware of the higher dynamic range that is not to be saved in a jpeg, but as you mention, the tone mapping is compressing the range, and therefore allowing to save the image in a jpeg. That is were I'm getting confused, because the problem that I mention is after tone mapping. Find enclosed some captures of the export preview where, even in 32bit exports, the image is still burnt. This is absolutely not what I'm seing in the screen before exporting. I have been playing around with all the options, trying to understand this issue, and I have stumbled on the "Clamp to SDR" checkbox within the tone map persona. When I activate this checkbox, then I see the image burnt also in the screen and not only when I export. Maybe this checkbox has some usage? Anyway, why after tone mapping I'm still having lightness values above 1? This shouldn't be, should it?

Hello. I'm running Affinity Photo 1.11.6 on MacOS Ventura 13.4.1. After creating an HDR picture in Affinity and being happy with the results displayed at the screen, the exported image has burnt areas all around. It does not correspond to the displayed image in Affinity Photo. This has proven to be independent on the export format (jpeg, tiff,...) and the issue is repeating on every HDR processed. Further investigation shows that, even a screen capture of Affinity Photo's window is also burning the image. I had to take a picture of my screen to be able to show the display difference. You can see how all is burnt in the attached screenshot.

@Dan C, with MacOS 12.4, your trick of saving first and close later it does work sometimes, but not always. I have not been able to determine what is causing this difference. This is also true for me. I usually need to click twice on "Edit with Affinity Photo" whatever Affinity is already open or not.

Hello. I'm having this error with every jpeg picture, that doesn't allow me to edit a picture from Apple Photos with Affinity Photo. Here below, you can find the steps to reproduce the issue. It happens with every single photo. In Apple Photos: Open a photo (jpeg) Open the Adjust panel Go to "Extensions" and click on "Edit in Affinity Photo" The picture will open in Affinity Photo where you can do your processing. Close Affinity Photo, saving the changes when requested. Back into Apple Photos, there is a very small thumbnail of your photo and a text reading "Editing complete - press Save to keep these changes" Click on the "Save Changes" button An error message appears stating that "Cannot edit with Edit in Affinity Photo - there was an unexpected error" None of the Affinity Photo adjustments have been saved after the error. What can I do to edit a photo from my Apple Photos library with Affinity Photo? Thank you. Best regards.