Appleman1

Thank you for your reply. Very helpful information - much appreciated. (Btw- I cannot presently download a Trial version of Affinity Photo due to the fact that my current Mac OS does not support Affinities System Requirements. I am still using Mac OS 10.11.6 simply because I am still using Photoshop CS6 (as well as other applications which will not run on Mac OS 10.12 or above. I am preparing to buy a new Mac computer. Roger (Appleman1)

@steday Thank you for your reply to my above questions. The information you provided is very helpful and I appreciate your taking you time to offer such a detailed explanation. (I hope that I am using the correct format to reply to you. I am not familiar with the use of this forum.) Roger (Appleman1)

Some initial background info: #1 - I work on Mac and am preparing to update to a new Mac Mini. #2 - I have been an Adobe Photoshop (plus Adobe Illustrator and InDesign) user for a little over 20 years (but trying to decide if switching to Affinity products would be a good alternative). #3 - Have been watching a lot of YouTube tutorials to find out more about Affinity Photo but for some reason, either people are not fully understanding my question or they are simply not familiar enough with Adobe Photoshop. #4 - And most importantly, I need answers from someone who is totally knowledgeable with both: Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo..............and a person who knows and understands the difference between creating a Selection and creating a Mask. There is a distinction albeit, both Selections and Masks are commonly called "masks". Now my question: Does Affinity Photo allow one to activate the "Quick Mask mode", and be given the choice to choose between "Mask area" and "Selected area"? (and then allow the user to select a paint brush (NOT the Selection or Mask brush), but rather, a paint brush (with black selected as the foreground color) and then commence to "paint" a translucent red (or any color of choice) "Selection" on the areas of your image that you wish to be "Selected" (NOT masked, but rather, "Selected"? And taking this a step further, Does Affinity Photo allow the user to exit Quick Mask by pressing the "Q" key (on a Mac)..............and does Affinity Photo allow the user to "invert" the "selection" to a "mask" and visa versa? (CMD+Shift+I) on a Mac If you don't follow my questions, then you probably don't have that much knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. I would greatly appreciate getting the answers to my question from some kind folk or folks.......... Thanks, Roger

This question has probably asked & answered a thousand times before but I can't find the answer in the forums. Q - Can Affinity Photo open .psd files and if so, will it retain all adjustments, filters, edits, etc within the .psd file? (In other words is Affinity cross compatible with most versions of Adobe photoshop?) Thanks, in advance.