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On 4/12/2024 at 9:36 AM, Dazmondo77 said:
bbrother -- pretty much nailed it.
Off the top of my head I'd also add a printable slug area, proper separation preview and a shortcut to view thumbnails of all open documents similar to how it used to work in V1 (see screen grab vid) if you have 20 documents open, it's a total pain in the arse to find what you want by either control tabbing or clicking through all your document tabs. Also the ability to print CMYK vector work direct to a rip that expects CMYK, without Affinity first rasterising at 300dpi and converting to RGB, leaving the rip to convert back to CMYK and ballsing up all your colours
@Dazmondo77are you still using vectorstyler? I've been trying to reach you for a while now. Reach out sometime!
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@TonyO I used illustrator for years until it went to subscription. I still have my cs6 suite on an old computer for occasional use as the need arises. Have you tried out vectorstyler? For me, it's been my go to professional vector app for the last couple years. It's superior to illustrator in my book. It's also half off until the middle of April. It's a standalone app and only available for desktop at this time.
In my workflow, when I use the affinity suite, it's primarily on my iPad and port things over to vectorstyler for final output.
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3 minutes ago, VectorVonDoom said:
End of Dec or early Jan, so I don't suppose it's massively better now.
The massive update just came out of beta officially a couple weeks ago. Sounds like you were using the older version. Might be better to try the updated program and not rely on experiences with the older version when assessing the program. Really impressive update a year in the making
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3 minutes ago, Optische Ausrichtung said:
Vectorstyler is a terrific vector editing application and is not yet SaaS
maybe so - that seems to be the way the world is going right now unfortunately. The beauty of Vectorstyler is that it offers far more tools than Designer has and for now, it's thankfully still SaaS
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Just now, Mithferion said:
Tried it once. Didn't like it.
Best regards!
It takes some time to learn and use any professional program.
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2 minutes ago, Ralf Stockmann said:
It you turn to subscriptions, we turn to Adobe. It's as simple as that.
Adobe has subscriptions as well - I guess it would depend on what Adobe offers that you need versus the subscription cost for Canva-Affinity. But there are also alternatives to both Adobe and Affinity so there's that option as well
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On 3/26/2024 at 4:54 AM, Dazmondo77 said:
Sad news ----- I wonder how many users will stick with affinity when it requires a subscription? A lot of us have been here before, I remember eagerly awaiting CS7 and getting a kick in the nads, although I still do occasionally use CS5 so I suppose Affinity 2 is gonna be the end of my journey, maybe we'll get another year before the canva subscription becomes the only way forward. Now the search goes on for a replacement = NO SUBSCRIPTION
@Dazmondo77 Are you still using Vectorstyler? I haven't seen you on the forum there in a long time. Big update was released recently
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5 minutes ago, VectorVonDoom said:
A few people have mentioned that but it's way too buggy for me. Impressive that a one man band can add so much functionality but it's at the expense of quality.
When was the last time you used Vectorstyler? They just released last week a giant update to version 1.2 with a lot of stability fixes and improvements. There are some bugs but I use the program day in and day out each day and rarely have major issues
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5 minutes ago, ADRs said:
maybe it's a sign...
They just recently released their big 1.2 update with a ton of stability updates and new features. It's half off for that release. No SaaS. I use it as my main vector editing program daily.
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1 hour ago, Hadriscus said:
Time to look for a new home ! Open source alternatives are not where I'd want them to be (otherwise I wouldn't be using Affinity!), but they're building up in strength & versatility. Inkscape has some rough edges but is a very, very capable vector program. Krita is unequalled at painting. Gimp isn't ideal right now but they're nearing a "modern" 3.0 release, let's see how that goes. Graphite.rs is young but veeeery promising. I don't really have a Publisher alternative to offer, though.
Farewell ! it's been nice.
Vectorstyler is a terrific vector editing application and is not SaaS
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7 hours ago, Helve said:
Hi Forum, is there a particular reason why the Blend tool has not been added yet to AD? Is it a very complex tool to create? From a designing point of view it's very very helpful and probably one of the best advantages AI has so far over AD, people have been requesting it for almost 10 years, so what's the reason behind not having it implemented. I'm just curious to know how adding the Blend tool is not considered profitable for Affinity
You could use Vectorstyler to accomplish the blend tool and many other tools still missing from Affinity designer. Owning both programs covers most needs and they work well transferring vectors between them.
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3 hours ago, TonyO said:
Inkscape does this OK, but Corel Draw does this phenomenally. Affinity could definitely benefit from looking at/taking inspiration from Inkscape's source code on the Git for the reshape function. This would also benefit from being the default delete behavior.
But, in defense of affinity's current implementation, even IS and CD can't reshape a set of straight lines in a curved line on node delete.
Vectorstyler also does this very well. I don't usually have to adjust it much.
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On 1/2/2024 at 6:38 AM, walt.farrell said:
That's a very off-topic discussion for this topic in these forums, and for the Affinity forums in general. I would respectfully suggest that it should be held elsewhere (on a VS discussion forum would be best), to keep this topic and these forums to their intended purpose.
I'm not sure I understand the problem. Others in the same thread discuss the pros and cons of multiple vector software options. In fact, the thread itself is about 3rd party software. Someone else referenced vectorstyler and then claimed it crashed often, etc. How is it not within the scope of the thread topic to ask what caused the crash, etc. ?
I'm not sure I'm understanding the hostility people seem to have in regards to discussing other vector software on a third party software thread on the affinity forum.
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8 hours ago, MmmMaarten said:
as it's way too much like Illustrator for me (and doesn't have the improvements over Illustrator as Designer has and is crashing often, while designer is way more stable).
I'm glad you like VS. I use it as my primary vector editing software and use Affinity Designer on occasion. I agree its a lot like illustrator in how it's set up. What improvements do you feel it's missing over illustrator that Designer has? What are you doing that it crashes often? It's been fairly stable for me to use but maybe you're doing something else with it?
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4 hours ago, meh said:
Just popping in here for my yearly check on if I can ditch Illustrator already. Apparently not yet.
You raise a good point here- AD's affordability is surely one of it's big selling points. It was for me. Probably wouldn't have gotten it if it was more expensive. But there are big-league designers who make a lot of profit on the tool, and for them it could cost way, WAY more and still be worth it. I wish there was some way to meet those. Like hey, pay more and get the shiny new stuff like a 6 months before it rolls out to the rest of us, so it remains equal and not too fragmented, but those who would like to can contribute to development as long as they get assurances that certain features are being worked on. Everyone benefits. Idk, just thinking out loud. I really don't like the idea of splitting into elements-vs-full-version kind of thing, in part because I selfishly want to have the shiny stuff, but I think also because you want folks learning on all the features, and then if they make it big, they can decide to pitch in to help drive development faster. More communal, sort of? anyway, end of rant.@meh If you pick up a copy of Vectorstyler, it will more than fill in all the missing gaps in Affinity Designer and allow you a full program that does not require dual use with Adobe.
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On 12/8/2023 at 12:58 PM, MikeW said:
VectorStyler messes up more than Affinity applications with fonts using these features.
Do you have some examples of these types of fonts that vectorstyler struggles with? Perhaps from a site like dafont where I can test them in Vectorstyler and report the results to the developer? He's quick to fix bugs and improve operational use. Or even better, you could post the issues and examples on the Vectorstyler forum directly. No doubt it'd be improved upon in short order
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2 minutes ago, albertkinng said:
Shall we call a truce?
Sure - I would just implore you to share what you would like to see improved specifically about the VS UI/UX on the VS forum with examples. Too many people, especially on this forum like to put down VS for reasons they will not explain. They refuse to share their issues with VS on that forum for some strange reason even though it would be immediately considered and potentially implemented quickly. We can all be excited that there are multiple vector editing options out there and in my opinion, we should be encouraging growth and development in all of them we use in any capacity.
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2 hours ago, albertkinng said:
If you don’t consider it awful, I won't contend with your perspective. I'm okay with your preference. Personally, as a designer, I prefer tools that are as pleasing to look at as they are useful for my creative work. Applications such as Inkscape and VectorStyler that share a certain design ethos don’t quite resonate with my style. But if they work for you, that's great.
for example, I prefer CleanShotX over Shttr. Both do the same, maybe one is less powerful than the other, however I will pay extra just for the UI/UX design effort into the app. CleanShotX is undeniably beautiful.
Since you refuse to give any specific examples I won't contend with your perspective. Sounds like you have not used VS in recent weeks as it looks much improved. You could post ideas for improving the UI/UX on the VS forum if you feel its really that bad. One of the great things about VS is that is rapidly improving. People make suggestions all the time and provide improved icons and the like and they are often implemented quickly. I took another look at Designer and its does not seem to be any different aside from having colored icons and fewer features.
On a sidenote, I also use cleanshot but have never heard of Shttr.
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4 minutes ago, albertkinng said:
Nope. You’ll see. I’ve tried. The UI/UX is horrendous.
I already switched from Affinity to VS as my main vector program. The UI/UX doesn't seem much different to me than Designer to be honest, especially after all the improvements in the new 1.2 beta. It looks better than Illustrator for sure.
There are always things that can be improved. What about the VS UI/UX makes it "horrendous" in comparison to Designer?
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On 11/23/2023 at 5:59 AM, loukash said:
At that price point it's a valuable supplement ("plugin") for Affinity's still missing features.
Or, given that it can do so much more than Designer, it could be the primary and Designer could be the plugin
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37 minutes ago, Return said:
Do you say the same on the vs forum,me thinks not.
I'm not sure I understand your comment. Most of the time, we are calmly comparing and contrasting features and methods. A few people ccasionally bash Affinity on the VS forum, but usually there's no reaction at all when it's mentioned. People are not threatened by it and do not feel the need to knock it. No one asked for references to Affinity on the VS forum to be deleted. If someone points out a cool feature or idea found in Affinity, they are not usually harassed.
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2 hours ago, R C-R said:
Since you were (I think?) the first mention that product here maybe a good start on that would be to edit that post to remove the VS reference, & to hide the later one that seems designed to provoke a response?
Do that & perhaps the rest of us can follow suit & hide or edit our replies as well....
Folks, please: this Vectorstyler debate has now no connection to @rfj10101's "Exif Date/Time" question whatsoever. Please take it elsewhere.
Ahhh selective whitewashing. Vectorstyler Derangement Syndrome. Any mention of the name causes some to freak out for no reason. It amazes me that people take such offense to other applications being discussed, especially when there's no real competition between them and they can be used together to solve most every gap missing in the vector designer's tool belt. For some reason, many Affinity users like to bash Vectorstyler as if it were the anti-christ. If VS is too complex for you, use it for the select tool and features you can't find in Designer - simple as that. If you run into an issue where VS crashes, be a good person and report the crash to the VS forum and developer. Respect both programs. Why take offense when people mention good things about other programs besides Affinity?
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@loukash I do defend Vectorstyler fervently on the forum. I do this because for some reason, there's seems to be a lot of undeserved negativity expressed toward vectorstyler on the affinity forum. The success of Vectorstyler does not negate any success affinity designer has. Both serve different purposes in the vector design field. Affinity takes a more simplistic approach and vectorstyler is more complex and offers more advanced features.
I would have never heard of vectorstyler had it not been discussed on this forum as an alternative to affinity. At the time, affinity was in the midst of that years long slow update process and most functionality I needed for my work was not available. Vectorstyler bridged that gap and allowed me to avoid subscribing to the adobe creative cloud. Others deserve the opportunity to know Vectorstyler exists and can continue to bridge the gap between what affinity offers and what's still lacking.
Vectorstyler has only improved by leaps and bounds since that time. Thankfully, affinity has been improving as well. I'm not afraid to root for the success of both programs.
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@loukash encouraging you to send the problem file in to the developer to see that the issue gets fixed instead of laughing at it (even as affinity also crashes with the same problem) is "off-topic"? I'm not sure I follow your your thinking. Reporting the issues sounds more like the mature way to handle it. Why are you gleeful when something fails in Vectorstyler? You paid for the program didn't you? Even if you use it sparingly, it's allowed you to do work you'd otherwise be unable to do in affinity alone. Why not support the development as well?
I do defend Vectorstyler because for some reason, some affinity users view it as a threat instead of another helpful tool in their design process. I also cheer every affinity improvement update and want it to succeed because I appreciate there being multiple solid options to replace illustrator. If affinity had all the features I needed for my daily work, it would have had a better chance of being my primary vector design program.
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PDF/X file exporting was just added to Vectorstyler today in the newest update to version 1.2. Might be worth looking into and providing feedback for improvement. Vectorstyler and Affinity Designer work well together; it's easy to copy and paste vectors between the two programs.