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As a Windows and iPadOS user, I would prefer to see resources being put into further development of the existing apps rather than adding more operating systems into the mix. Before the AD version 1 roadmap was removed from public view, we could all see that a Knife Tool and a Blend Tool were listed there. We have a Knife Tool in version 2, but here we are at 2.6.x and there’s still no sign of a Blend Tool. That’s just one example from a long list.

Imagine trying to get anything done in a reasonable amount of time if every brush stroke took even 0.5 second to respond on moderately complex documents, & considerably longer as the document complexity increased.
Besides, how much of the Android user market has a device with a relatively fact processor, enough memory to run the Affinity apps without significant lags, and have an interest in the kinds of graphic & layout projects that the Affinity apps offer?
The big question is still if there really is a big enough market to make it profitable to justify the development of Affinity for Android? Then, of course, there is the elephant in the room: the developers do not seem able to keep the existing versions relatively bug free, so adding yet another platform seems -- to put it mildly -- inadvisable until they get their act together.

From what you show, I think @markw is right -- you are trying to use Import Assets for this, which only works with *.afassets files (which are collections of assets which can be created via the Export Assets in the same menu). To import individual files like PNG's, you need to do that like I mentioned above, by opening the file, selecting it, & using the Add from Selection item in one of you asset subcategories.

Does this have anything to do with any of the three Affinity apps (Designer, Photo, & Publisher)?
If not, you are posting to the wrong support forum because this is only for them.

@Ruth Henderson
Welcome to the Affinity forums.
ALL the (Serif) Affinity apps are one-time purchases; nothing is available by subscription.
So, if you are being charged monthly for something it is definitely NOT for anything from Serif, who are the makers of the Affinity software range.
So, you need to check carefully who is taking this money from your account.  There have been others who've posted here who seem to have been charged for something, possibly fraudulently.  Have a look at this thread, especially the latest posts to it.
HTH

It may be nothing to do with file size. There could simply be something 70% of the way through the document (a page, or just one object on a page) which is causing the PDF export procedure to choke.

Isn’t that what Font Book is for?

It's the column guides > Style > Filled, with blue.  Sorry.

This is completely insane reading. Now I understand why you're so nervous about subscriptions: monthly payments for the continuous corruption of files ARE worse than a smaller one-time payment.

Previously, you had the MSI/EXE installation type, and now you have chosen the MSIX installation, which is not suitable for your purpose.
I recommend uninstalling the MSIX version and returning to the MSI/EXE type (you need to select it when downloading).

@IanInWingate Ian, a lot of people transitioning expect AfPhoto to work exactly like PS...it doesn't. There are many things that work the same, even using the same keystrokes, but many that don't. It's not an Adobe clone or an 'overnight' transition. We get used to working a certain way, then we want to continue working the same way when we switch. After a few years with AfPhoto, I feel somewhat adrift and frustrated using PS, and I used PS for over 20 years on a regular basis. I far prefer the Affinity interface, but it did take some time.
I watched all of the official Serif Tutorials and many 3rd party tutorials on Youtube. I also practiced many of the techniques. (I did the same with PS, Illustrator and InDesign years ago). I use AfPhoto, AfDesigner and AfPublisher on a regular basis. I like them all, but they aren't perfect and have their bugs, quirks and omissions (like most software programs). A LOT of people use Affinity on a regular basis, some professionally, and some as hobbyists. Not knowing how to use a tool doesn't mean the tool is useless. For me, it was worth the effort, but I understand that may not be the case for everyone.

It's been 3 months since I ditched Adobe Photoshop and Premiere and switched to Affinity Photo 2 and DaVinci Resolve.

DaVinci Resolve has been a doddle. Great training resourced. Intuitive but powerful interface and workflow.

Affinity Photo on the other hand - a complete nightmare. How do people transition? NOTHING, but nothing, works the way you'd expect it to..

Create a new document with a colored background? Click on the Colour tab (why? when there's room on the main tab) and the only option is transparent. So I have to faff around with drawing a rectangle of the right size to get what I need! But then whenever I want to click on something that ruddy background rectangle seems to immediately want to be the thing selected. It's such a time sink. 

Every time I paste a new image into a file it's impossible to then manipulate it. I paste a PNG file in and it appears at some seemingly random position. Click on the Move tool and the new image can't be touched. It's there in it's own layer. The layer is selected, but the Move tool does nothing on any of the images and they're not highlighed when mouse clicked with the Move tool clearly in effect in the tools palette. It only works on text. Seriously? How am I supposed to move the image around? How do I google a "how to" for this nonsense when the only answers say the Move tool SHOULD do what you'd expect it to do?

I've lost count of the number of times some sort of invisible object seems to have been placed on the screen and shows as a dashed border with a square at the top in the middle. It can't be selected. It can't be deleted. Sometimes a complicated mask from an image is shown as a shadowed outline. It's not an object that can be moved or deleted. It's out of line with the image that originally used it to wipe out pixels, but nothing can be done with it. What the....?

Why isn't there a simple "Clear" command for a selection? Cut sometimes seems to achieve what's wanted, but sometimes it doesn't and I see no rhyme or reason to it?

I've spent hours googling stuff only to find the way to do something is so complicated and unintuitive I don't understand how anybody could have designed the software this way. I feel like I'm going to have to go back to paying for software that doesn't make producing anything to a reasonable timeline acceptable. Three months! And still the software is mostly unusable to me.

I'd assumed I must somehow be the one at fault, but when I spoke to two friends who tried to make the switch the same time I did they've said "Couldn't get on with it at all. What were they thinking? I ditched it within a week"

How have people somehow become productive with this stuff? Is there some magic explainer somewhere?

It might be worth checking that you have contacted the right company. This is a forum for users of Affinity software. (Developed by Serif, now owned by Canva.)
Apparently there are several other companies also called Affinity!

As long as your founder does not mind you installing the software on the machine just go ahead and buy it and install it
Serif is only interested in people trying to use more licenses than they have paid for, which is not the case here
If the business pays for the software, then they own it if you leave
If you pay for the software (personally) then you own it and if you leave it should be removed from the business machine it was installed on.
What Serif calls a business licence does not apply here as they (Serif business licenses) are for two or more copies of the software
E.g. I am a business but I only need one copy of the licence as there is only me and the dog here and he only uses Photoshop

@Catherine D
Welcome to the Affinity forums!
Are you to be the sole user of the computer(s) for your business?  If so, the individual licence is fine; as long as you own and control any/all computers on which the software is to run.
My understanding is that the Business Licence is for companies which have two or more employees who need access to the software which is running on computers owned by the business.
HTH

? I'm not talking about the illustration, but the thread title.

@Letty
Welcome to the Affinity forums.
First, did you follow and read carefully the link @StevenS put in his reply of September 26th?  Were you able to export the codes from your old laptop?  In which case you simply need to Import them to your new computer, as per the instructions in that same linked post.
OTOH, if you are not able to export the codes from your old machine, there is nothing anyone can do to help you. If you read the very first post in this very long thread you will see that the unlock codes for MoviePlus are no longer available and Serif cannot create any to send to you.  Quite a number of users of the software have complained, vociferously, about this situation but there is no solution to the problem other than that given in the thread linked by StevenS!
Jeff

@Letty
My post referring to confidential information etc. was in reply to another user, @titulinus, whose post has now been removed or hidden!  It was certainly NOT a comment on your posted images!  However, I do think you are right to remove them.
Are you absolutely certain that nothing is retrievable from that laptop?  It is possible that a computer repair shop or similar might be able to retrieve your old codes and so enable you to continue to use MoviePlus.  
Jeff

Please post a screenshot showing this. I am a Mac but from what other Windows users have posted the download page shows both versions, with the EXE version download shown if you scroll down.
As I understand it, Microsoft (not Affinity) is promoting the use of the sandboxed MSIX version because it is supposed to be more secure but since many Windows apps do not (yet) support connecting to its executable Serif makes both versions available.

Although 6 months did seem a bit over the top, I think that whoever made the decision to have a trial of only 7 days, doesn't realise that most people have a life, including a full time job, and have other things to do than just try out new software! 

Thanks for solution - clipping path in Adobe work simple, with no need for souch exercise of

I think what has led to those replies being created was the use of terms like "Scam" and "BS", both of which seem to me to be highly inflammatory.

I think what has led to those replies being created was the use of terms like "Scam" and "BS", both of which seem to me to be highly inflammatory.

I'm glad the threat is a scam or else I might get hurt 😂

I think that anyone who ignores clear warning messages and declares their own incompetence as fraud on the part of the manufacturer has to put up with this incompetence being addressed.