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I too am frustrated that the length of a simple line segment cannot be measured in Affinity, even though the math behind is pretty basic stuff. i.e. Diagonal = sqrt(Height^2 + Width^2) is all you need to know. Draw your line segment. Select the line object. In the info box note the height and width of the object's bounding box. Plug the height and width dimensions into the above formula and you will have the diagonal. Please add this feature!
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I've seen this myself. Had to reboot my MacBook Pro where it would work for a while but eventually return. Not sure how to reproduce it other than to wait for it to happen. M
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Half Skull Face
MJSfoto1956 replied to Húsman's topic in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
given that there is no attachment, it might be a bit difficult... ;) m -
I've been using Photoshop since 1990. And during that time I too got used to "resizing" my images to match the desired output. However, I've since changed my ways with Affinity Photo -- I now only "resize" on export. Since Affinity doesn't lose resolution when resizing pixel layers, you can stack a bunch of images, each with different resolution density, scale them each as layers, and output them at the desired resolution without losing any fidelity. At first I was skeptical but after having just printed a solo show for a museum here in Massachusetts using this technique, I'm sold. YMMV Michael
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Just playing around with AP. Shot with Pentax K-3ii + DA* 60-250mm, RAW processing in DxO Optics Pro. Pano composite in AP of two images, together with lots of layers. Also uses the "Revealing Sky Detail" technique.
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back in the very early days of digital cameras, I printed a 2mp image to 40"x60" -- and it looked great. The reason it looked great was A.) the nature of subject matter lent itself to not requiring a lot of resolution and B.) the distance the image was to be viewed was ideal for the amount of data being printed. Needless to say, your needs may vary. Michael
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It is common practice to not support an OS once that OS is no longer supported by its author. While it may be true that "there is a market for XP" (debatable btw) the sheer age of XP and its lack of security precludes it being viable in the long run. While painful, every company I know that still uses XP knows the end is near. My advise to Affinity would be to avoid XP at all costs. Sorry. Michael
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MJSfoto1956 replied to Travelling Man's topic in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
In the attached screenshot of some cacti, I am using Select Sampled Color to get a pretty good sky selection. Sometimes, using the blue channel can also give you a good starting point. Care to post the photo you are having issues with? M -
So I've been playing with your image and I'm pretty happy with the result (without any masks). But before I reveal what I've done, I have to say that your shadows are full of red also, which only exasperates the issue at hand. To wit: look under the yellow collar -- the shadows are red, not dark yellow. Thoughts as to how that came to be? M
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not mentioned, but implied: use of blend options allows you to precisely feather the range of luminosity affected by the layer (using curves instead of linear selections). The range defined can thus be very precise and appropriate to the image at hand -- something not possible in PS. Michael
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Evidently it allows one to input mathematical functions as parameters to filters via the interface. Think of it as a built in version of Filter Forge (see https://www.filterforge.com). However, without a solid math degree or ample documentation, it won't be of much practical use to the ordinary user. That being said, those who do figure out how this feature can be leveraged will be able to produce interesting macros that will mimic many of the "must have" filters that we buy today. M
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odd, I find that my working Photoshop files with many layers (on average) are bigger than equivalent AP files. In particular, I have observed the following regarding saving large images to my NAS: first time save in Photoshop = (approximately equal amount of time) = first time save in AffinityPhoto secondary saves in Photoshop > (takes much longer than) > secondary saves in Affinity Photo YMMV Michael