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Would love to see Brushes gain the ability to scale X and Y independently in Dynamics. Independent sizing would allow me to create a round brush, where brush pressure makes it into an oval. Locking Y to X would make it the current Size Jitter. Unlock Y and they could scale independently. Keep up the good work!
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Designer V2 and Image Trace
Gatada replied to Frank Asci's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
As I said, I did nothing other than dragging the image onto the background of Affinity Designer. But I am sure you are right. It is a JPEG image as far as I can tell, but I bet it has some vector data baked in. I just didn't think that was possible. I have never experienced it before, so wanted to share it here.. Maybe a mistake. Sorry. -
Designer V2 and Image Trace
Gatada replied to Frank Asci's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
I'll do my best to not take that as an insult. MIME type is image/jpeg, the extension—which can be easily change, and therefore means little—is jpg. The full details: JPEG image data, JFIF standard 1.01, resolution (DPI), density 300x300, segment length 16, baseline, precision 8, 1500x820, frames 3 (Lepton 2.x), scale 0-0, spot sensor temperature 0.000000, unit celsius, color scheme 0, calibration: offset 0.000000, slope 0.000000 Using a HEX editor I can see that the image is made with Photoshop 3.0.8. -
We all work more or less differently, I bet. Hence user preferences. I keep the Pixel Layers to a minimum, and I like to name all the Root Pixel Layers. So — with the terminology and naming convention taken care of, I would like to focus on the missing user preference: The additional option to have the app prompt for a name when creating a Pixel Layer. The prompt is easily dismissed with ESC, and if you don't like it—don't enable it for Pixel Layers. It should be off by default.
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Well, I feel the terminology is important, then Affinity simply need to adhere to it. Everything below appears in the Layers tab as distinct entries, but all available from the Layer menu: Pixel Layer: is itself a layer of pixels (the only unique thing about it), otherwise the same as Layer and Group. Layer: is itself nothing, functions but a container—making it similar to Groups and Pixel Layer. Groups: is itself nothing, is a collection of anything above, seemingly just like Layer and Pixel Layer. Adjustment Layer: affects appearance of rendered pixels. Right? Did I miss anything? At the top of my head, I don't really see the need for "Layer". Furthermore, I don't see a reason to use the word "Layer" anywhere in the Layer menu. It being a layer is implicit. . And it seems like Serif concurs. The Pixel Layer is simply named "Pixel" in the Layers tab. In the Layer Menu, it should simply be: Layer > New Pixel, New Group, New Adjustment Yes, creating a new Group should be added to Layer menu. This is consistent with the fact that it too appears in the Layers tab. The Reason For This Post — and the fix The source of my annoyance is the lack of being prompted when creating a new layer in Affinity Photo: Affinity Photo creates a Pixel Layer with the Layer > New Layer command (Shift+CMD+N), which makes me expect that in AP I'll be prompted to name the new (Pixel) Layer when creating it (if the option to name Layers and Groups when created is enabled), cause why else was the name of the Pixel Layer changed to "Layer"? Yes, I was only expecting this in Affinity Photo. The same shortcut (Shift+CMD+N) creates a correctly labeled Pixel Layer in Affinity Designer, which is therefore incorrectly labeled a Layer in Affinity Photo. Correct this and my confusion is solved. In which case I would like a new User Preference to be prompted to name a new Pixel layer. The reason is otherwise I have to do this manually, which is time consuming (hence the option to be prodded to name Layers and Groups).
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I cannot remember having seen anything being shown on the right side of the "Toggle Visibility" button. If this is the case, then please move the Toggle Visibility to the far right, or let the button extend to the right edge. I would actually like it to be bigger; less precision-effort when tapping with the pencil. Affinity Photo 2.4.0 (macOS)
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Oddly, I have enable the option to "Ask for name when creating Layer and Groups", yet I am never asked to name the layer when I press the "Add Pixel Layer" button in Layers tab, nor when I hit Shift+CMD+N. I enabled the option in Settings and restarted AP 2.4.0, verified that the option is enabled. Still, never asked. Bug or am I missing something?
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Designer V2 and Image Trace
Gatada replied to Frank Asci's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
It's just an image? I feel uncomfortable sharing as it isn't my artwork. After dragging the image onto the background of Affinity Designer, it doesn't just open the file (like all other images I have tried)—but it traces the shapes in the image! This is on a Mac M1 running 2.4.0. And Image tracing is not a feature (yet) right? Maybe this is indications of a feature they are working on? Here is the Layers tab: -
Designer V2 and Image Trace
Gatada replied to Frank Asci's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
"It" is "Affinity Designer", sorry, thought that was clear. -
Designer V2 and Image Trace
Gatada replied to Frank Asci's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
OK, the most recent posts are about a year old, we now have Affinity Designer 2.4.0.. And I am not sure what is happening, but so far for one image only: when I drag and drop an image into Affinity Designer it traces the shapes in the illustration into vectors—at least some of them!? What? So far I have tried about 10 other images, and nothing happens. PS: Bonus Points for those that know what the image is from. -
In AI I seem to remember being able to Opt+drag a color from Stroke to Fill and vice versa. To have to go via the Color Picker to match them is .. silly. Or is there a way that I've missed (not involving the color picker)? If there isn't, then I suggest supporting this very basic operation. For example OPT+X could copy the current color to the underlaying color. In the screenshot situation hitting OPT+X would copy Yellow to the Stroke.
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The scenario is 250 artboards and the need to export 30 of them. To have to deselect 220 artboards is a pain. Selecting 30 artboards from the canvas is a simple and painless drag operation. Imagine having to export 20 of the 250 artboards, then after a change of a single Global Color, you have to export for example 130 other artboards. Are you really suggesting that the user then should deselect the 20 and reselect the 130? For a large file, Exporting All artboards is too slow. To have an Export Selected button is in my opinion essential. Alternatively let the DRAG operation to toggle the slices, in the same way as we can DRAG to toggle visibility of layers, should be supported.
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Outline part of mask?
Gatada replied to Gatada's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Yep, color not relevant. I must have tapped a number by mistake.. -
Outline part of mask?
Gatada replied to Gatada's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Even when going the symbols route? You mean by making each hill/mask pair a new symbol? I’ll try this when at the desk. -
Outline part of mask?
Gatada replied to Gatada's topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
Granted, I didn’t try more than once-but the masked layer where not fully opaque when I didn’t use black..? I’ll try again.