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I figured out how to rotate the layers. I can resize the whole document. I can rotate the all of it using two fingers, but it isn’t precise as telling it to rotate clockwise 90 degrees, if this is possible. I understand navigator can rotate 90 degrees precisely, but when you export the picture it’s rotated the same way it’s imported!! There’s no way to rotate it before importing either! I can’t find any useful information on the internet because all of the information is outdated. The whole layout of Affinity Designer for iPad has changed allot that the videos to help you from third parties is outdated. I’m actually having to think about downloading a basic app that can rotate the whole vector picture 90 degrees because it seems this task is too simple for Affinity Designer to do that it doesn’t seem to be implemented to handle this basic task! The internet is full of useless information on Affinity products because the layouts have changed so much!

I want the designs to match perfectly so that if you looked at the front and then the back, the effects would be just like if you was looking at the front of a car, then the back of a car. I've found that you can flip horizontal and vertical, etc. But... it doesn't reorder the layers as if you flipped it to looking at the back. Reordering meaning the front image should become the very back image when flipped, the next front image is behind the first front image is placed to the next back position, etc, when everything is flipped. The order of layers should be changed on the flip. Any ideas how to do this in Affinity Designer, Photo, and or Publisher for iPad? (Preferably Designer).

I've been struggling to decide on a iPad version to get. I do not really want to spend a whole lot of money, but I want to buy brand new. I plan to use it along with Cartoon Animator 5 in creating scenes, props, characters for it. I don't want to sit at a desk all day, I want to lay back or on my side or sitting on a comfortable couch to do the drawing. It's for a hobby and may become something later down the line, but who knows. All my projects has always been where I sink money into it and no money is returned back. 🤣 So, no. I'm not professional. I'm a hobbyist. It's a reason I fell in love with Affinity products, due to the perpetual license and the wide range of capabilities it can do! I'm struggling cause people say you don't want to get 64gb of storage and need at least 128gb. I've found someone online that uses her iPad with a competitor product that limits her layers or something like that. I've heard that Affinity products for iPad do not limit layers. I plan to use this for drawing and maybe some "lay down time" watch movies... I found the 1st gen pen at Walmart for $79, but not sure how long that sell is for. The 2nd gen pencil sells for $79 right now for iPad 5th gen and iPad pro prices on Best Buy website as of 3/29/2024: iPad 9th gen with 64gb for $249 + (pencil at Walmart $79) = $328 iPad 10th gen with 64gb for $349 + (pencil at Walmart $79) = $428 iPad air 5th gen with 64gb with a pencil for $529 iPad pro 11" latest model 128gb with a pencil for $828 Because there's no 128gb for these, the next storage is 256gb, except for PRO. iPad 9th gen with 256gb for $399+ (pencil at Walmart $79) = $478 iPad 10th gen with 256gb for $349 + (pencil at Walmart $79) = $578 iPad air 5th gen with 256gb with a pencil for $678 iPad pro 11" latest model 128gb with a pencil for $828 The struggle is the $100 difference isn't much of a difference between the versions, except for the PRO, which is much more than the other versions. I like the 10th gen because the stereo landscape speakers for the entertainment part of it, but I've heard about nightmares with the apple pencil 1 while using the 10th gen iPad. I saw the recommendations somewhere on the Affinity website about the M1 chip, but what about using something like the iPad 9th gen? Overall, I want to get away with the least expensive iPad, as I don't wish to buy a computer replacement. If I buy anything like the iPad air 5, I feel I'm almost buying a computer replacement, and I might as well save up for a new ASUS gaming desktop instead. So, I'm hoping that if I get the iPad 9th gen with 64gb with a pencil would be just enough for creating scenes, props, and characters for use in Cartoon Animator 5 on my windows desktop machine. Either way, I'm still curious what iPad you are using with Affinity products out there. Please comment with the iPad you use. Thank you! I'll like anyone's suggestions as a curtsy. Suggest away... 😍

Thank you! I went to my account page and found the download links in there for the latest version. I just downloaded the MSIX file and then right clicked on it and then clicked install. It asked if I wanted to update. I clicked update button. I didn't have to uninstall nor deactivate it. It detected that I wanted to update it. Very nice! Hurray!

I wonder... if I uninstall... should I deactivate first.... then I could install the latest version after the uninstall?

Thanks for that information, It's the MSIX version. I've already rebooted the computer. I've tried running admin, but get a yellow screen warning me...instead of a trusted signed popup message I usually get when I install trusted applications. So, I didn't use admin privileges because who knows if any other program may have modified that or something since it seems not official. Again, Thank you for your response! Issue still exists. Any other information to help this issue, is welcome!

I searched google for answers, and can not seem to find anything that will help me. It's been a while since I have used this program. The current version I own is 2.0.4. I don't think I'm blocking any certain IP addresses since it does seem to have found an update for version 2.4.1. I press install, it highlights install button and just sits for an hour. Nothing happens. One of the pages for help I've read was from but that is the only thing I could find and it's doesn't help. OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2592 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. BaseBoard Product G752VL Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB I don't remember if I installed using EXE or MSIX... I think I used the MSIX version. It's been a long while. The error code I got was: Error: Installation failed! Please try again later. Connections are established, unless your using a external program I don't know about: Windows Event Viewer (After ending with task manager while the program was hanging) Information 3/28/2024 1:54:29 AM Windows Error Reporting 1001 None Fault bucket , type 0 Event Name: MoAppHangXProc Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2_2.0.4.1701_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt P2: praid:SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2 P3: 2.0.4.1701 P4: 63ceb04d P5: 781f P6: 67247168 P7: UNKNOWN P8: svchost.exe P9: 0.0.0.0 P10: Attached files: These files may be available here: \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Critical_SerifEuropeLtd.A_6fb5d429507bee54318bbcf15ca7189a3869521_c1f560ec_645b423f-52b9-43bf-8e15-82cb82f0b56b Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: 34dc22e0-248b-4821-becc-fe23e167b5fe Report Status: 4 Hashed bucket: Cab Guid: 0 Error 3/28/2024 1:54:29 AM Application Hang 1002 (101) The program Designer.exe version 2.0.4.1701 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Security and Maintenance control panel. Process ID: 3b18 Start Time: 01da80d13cc23b0c Termination Time: 4294967295 Application Path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2_2.0.4.1701_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Designer.exe Report Id: 34dc22e0-248b-4821-becc-fe23e167b5fe Faulting package full name: SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2_2.0.4.1701_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt Faulting package-relative application ID: SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2 Hang type: Cross-process Information 3/28/2024 1:54:30 AM Windows Error Reporting 1001 None Fault bucket 1877279200005711025, type 5 Event Name: MoAppHangXProc Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2_2.0.4.1701_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt P2: praid:SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2 P3: 2.0.4.1701 P4: 63ceb04d P5: 781f P6: 67247168 P7: UNKNOWN P8: svchost.exe P9: 0.0.0.0 P10: Attached files: \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER7DC3.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml These files may be available here: \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_SerifEuropeLtd.A_6fb5d429507bee54318bbcf15ca7189a3869521_c1f560ec_645b423f-52b9-43bf-8e15-82cb82f0b56b Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: 34dc22e0-248b-4821-becc-fe23e167b5fe Report Status: 268435456 Hashed bucket: 7336e79011e514024a0d6f7c7491e4b1 Cab Guid: 0

I can't seem to find a similar question in V2 using bing.com ... But this method doesn't work for V2 and I'm having the same problem!

Publisher 2.0.3 was used to create the PSD files. <windows 10 operating system> <MSIX version> in Affinity Photo 2.0.4.... * create new document * click FILE * click PLACE... * CONTROL + CLICK 3 or more files... just do 12. * click OPEN * wait for timer to complete work... * once it's ready, start clicking on the page, it will CRASH. (You can wait in-between, it will still crash even if you "give it time") This is suppose to be a "production" software, where you can do things faster without having to worry about work arounds. Unless I am mistaken, this isn't a BETA or ALPHA version is it? Imagine, you need to get 12 of these PSD files put into a photo NOW... and it just keeps crashing... you've gotta place each one separately and that's very very very time consuming!

The PSD files are created by Affinity products 2.0.3 version. If I create a new file.... 1500px by 1500px .. .72dpi... File > Place... Select more than 1 file... both 3 and 12 files crashed Photo 2.0.4. ... start placing them, and it will crash! ---------- I've got it set to automatically send crash reports

What sucks is that you have to download the "whole" 500+ mb file to update... when you should only need to download just the update portion.

I took a chance... and instead of uninstalling... I just ran the new MSIX file and there was a button that said "UPDATE" ... I clicked update button and I didn't have to uninstall!

Wouldn't that remove settings or preferences?

I open up Publisher... I always get "Would you like to install the update from 2.0.3 to 2.0.4?" ....If I click install, it causes the whole application to hang. Okay... I wait for a few minutes watching my Speedify app to indicate there's a download happening... but nothing! How do I update Publisher ...or any of these installed MSIX applications I bought directly from Affinity Store? Solution: Download MSIX file.. open it.. there should be a UPDATE button... click that.

I've got MSIX installed... in publisher, I click Install and it just hangs forever. If I download the complete MSIX package, will it update itself with that ??