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Designer/Publisher specifications
Paul Martin replied to Paul Martin's topic in Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
No gaming. No old components. Budget of say £1,000. -
My 5+ year-old PC will need to be replaced in October when support ends for Windows 10. I have never had an issue with my PC being able to run Affinity software but now Object Selection Tool runs very slowly. Since I'll be buying new, what processor/RAM/storage would you recommend I buy? I hope to get a good lifetime's use for this new PC/laptop. Are there any other hardware upgrades I should bear in mind?
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Decades ago, I used CorelDraw for similar purposes that I often do now, namely, drawing maps with detailed connected data. As I recall, CorelDraw - a powerful but difficult programme - had database features. I'm still hoping to find a way to link an object (shape) to data about its chartacteristics. So, I might draw a polygon to represent a local authority boundary and have that linked to which region and nation it belonged to. I suspect I am really looking for a Graphical Information System, but that probably exceeds my needs and interests. Doe anyone know whether Designer has any way to link to a table that might do this job?
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I have downloaded and now exclusively use the V2 programmes on Windows 10 and would like to remove the V1 versions. When I go to do this in Windows Control Panel, the uninstall list makes no distinction between V1 and V2, though the accompanying date information suggests those programmes listed must be V1. Can I just go ahead? Will I need to reinstall V2?
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Publisher v2 - Resources manager
Paul Martin replied to nicolasbulb's topic in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
Sounds like you need a corporate-scale feature for your "real job". That probably justifies the corporate-sized price-tag. -
It rather depends upon the quality of "tracing" that you expect. I bought Vector Magic which sells at £200+ because I often convert pixel to vector. It is a sophisticated product but even so often disappoints. I think your expectation is a little excessive. £200+ for one feature compared to £90 for three excellent programmes? You could always use one of the online conversion products just when you need it, of course.
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My only wish (or 2)
Paul Martin replied to Jim57's topic in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
Yeah, I like a good whinge every now and again! I think you are right that a customer should be allowed to dream... -
This is where I say that I have to keep my old copy of Serif Drawplus X8 (2015) going because all my house plans have saveable, printable dimension lines created in that lovely little programme. I'm just grateful that we at last have word count in Publisher 2, aeons after PagePlus. It does help that v2 looks attractive and has very slightly eased v1's "crowded" feel. Of course, my screen is only 24", so maybe all you guys out there on your cinema-sized Macs don't have this problem... 😀
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One of the things that I enjoy about the Affinity trio is being able to open a file in one programme and switch to another if that seems better suited to the task. If I need forwards compatability (and that would be a very rare thing in my thirty-plus years' experience) I will just have to remember to save a copy with a different name, leaving the version 1 file unsaved in version 2. The real test is, of course, at what point do you decide the new version is stable and you really don't need the old one any more. I've very rarely had a file crash in Affinity v1 - in fact, I can't think of an instance - so I hope to make the transition soon.