Smart Inspiration

I got V1. And I loved it. I jumped onto V2 when it came out, allowing me to use the latest version on my Mac, my Windows desktop and my iPad, thinking I was making a great move forwards. Then I discovered some of the people I know only have v1, and didn't make that leap, and quite simply aren't going to, because of their customers, friends etc. After all, not everyone is a graphic designer, happy to spend on the latest software. I'm certainly not! (And if I was in the V1 Camp, I'd be doing my best to discourage people thinking of going to V2, only to be left behind!) Without some form of backward compatible export, I either have to keep files in V2 and then recreate them using V1, copying across the layers into new documents, or I have to try to put it into an interim non-Affinity format like a PSD, with even more compatibility issues than V2 to V1, which seems counter-intuitive when we all want to live in the world of Affinity! Backward compatibility is something we all take for granted. Of course V1 files may not support all of the V1 features. Of course some things might be lost in the export. But backwards compatibility is something that not having, splits the world of Affinity users into 2 camps. V1's and V2's, and there's no easy way of sharing or collaborating. Why ever would a company that rivals Adobe for having a wonderful graphical package choose to alienate existing customers, or restrict new customers in such a terrible way? Please please please can we encourage Affinity to create a v1 exporter, so that we can share our V2 love with those left behind, and help support V1 users for continuing with the product until it's right for them to invest in the benefits that V2 can bring. I can see 2 clear ways forward, both of which would show a united front for Affinity software: 1. An export from V2 to V1 compatible files 2. The ability for V1 to open V2 files in read only mode, to then be able to extract/copy the layers into new files. Let us find a way for Affinity users to unite, share resources, and all grow together.