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  1. RobWu
    xkcd: Standards This is what always pops up in my head when people are talking about 'standards'......
  2. RobWu
    @Marvelm So it seems I was in the ballpark here with my guestimation. Again, these online 'design tools' often give you more headache than it's worth Good luck on the project!
  3. RobWu
    @Marvelm If you want to have the file tested, just upload or have a link to the file. I have Illustrator running, albeit an older version.
  4. RobWu
    @Marvelm It depends..... Can Illustrator handle all of Figma's vector files? If yes, than Designer is not there yet for you. If not, you're stuck between both worlds. Don't expect files to transfer completely between applications, even if they can handle the same file format. Every application has it's own 'sauce' added to it, which can result in compatibility issues. And on the topic of Figma or Canvas, I hear a lot of colleagues complain about the state of files they receive for print etc. It 'looks' OK on the surface, but sometimes are a mess when you start dealing with printers. So... YMMV depending on your line of work.
  5. RobWu
    @Ali I didn't know they're rebuilding the Sutton Hoo ship! Awesome project to be involved with. 🙃 I loved the movie 'The Dig', and yes I know it was heavily dramatized. 😉 @PhotoJoseph And it would be interesting to see if people running Windows/OneDrive having the same issues as Mac/iCloud users.... Like I said, it may also be some oddball 'in-between' that's messing with files here.
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    @PhotoJoseph I've not run into major issues with the Affinity apps yet (knock on wood...) while saving files on my local server. But YMMV here. And looking at the amount of iCloud topics, it just might be the way both communicate with each other that increases the chance of corrupting files. Dunno.... Why your files are slow to open locally is indeed very odd... And for versioning look here: And @Westerwälder What's so funny? If you cannot contribute in a useful fashion, please don't.....
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    @PhotoJoseph a) I know and agree, but it has to do with the way the Affinity apps open & save (just part of the) files. For online storage, and even local server usage this can lead to issues like corrupted files. And the forum is full of iCloud related topics. b) What hardware, OS and app version are you using? This could be some weird combination bug... And no, this isn't a “you’re holding it wrong” comment, but just addressing a well know issue when using non-local storage. The way Affinity is handling open files is odd to say the least.
  8. RobWu
    Hi @MmmMaarten, 👋 I'm afraid exr's are still a very 'niche' format for a lot of users here. But a quick question on this, Why are you using Designer for opening the exr's? Can't you just place the image in the document? That way you can tweak the rendered file in Photo to your hearts content, and still have the file in Designer. Not sure why you want to do it the way you do in Designer atm.
  9. RobWu
    Well.... It makes sense in a programming way, no need to bloat the file size with 'empty' data. But not sure if that's the case here 🤷‍♂️
  10. RobWu
    Just work locally, and make a backup in the cloud. You can automate that easily with all cloud providers, or automate it to local drives. Rule of 3... Never fails.
  11. RobWu
    I said it here before, and saying it again.... Get into the habit of saving in incremental versions - and - having backups. I know it doesn't help you now, but it will the next time. This time it's a hard lesson learned
  12. RobWu
    Yup, using a Intuos for all my apps, not just Affinity.
  13. RobWu
    Yes and no.... Yes, there will be a 'stream' of backup files as far as I understand TM. And no, as you still have -the one- file, and file corruption could still be there on all backups if you didn't open the file for a while. Best of both worlds... Have incremental saved files -and- TM
  14. RobWu
    Hi @Warren Fleur Not to be -that- guy, but please get into the habit of saving your files in increments: 1. You can easily go back in time to a point where things were not changed yet, and you're liking a previous iteration better. 2. If corruption occurs, you can -at least- go back to the previous version of the file, and hopefully loose just a day or two of work. 3. When reaching a final design, just delete all previous v1 to v?? versions and keep the final one. Just to clean up that harddrive space I hope you can fix your issues btw..
  15. RobWu
    Yup. Resolve runs on Windows (ARM), Rocky Linux 8.6 and Apple ARM hardware: Support Center | Blackmagic Design Like I said before, codecs here are the main issue in-between OS's, due to the various licensing and patent shenanigans.
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    Also, what distro and GUI? There's so many versions floating around, picking one is already hard for a starting Linux user. And how do you distribute the applications? What method of packaging? These things are so, so much simpler in the Windows or Apple environments.
  17. RobWu
    It depends on the software as well. Affinity is used by hobbyist and professionals alike. As is the Adobe Suite. So there's a big gray 'consumer' area there. You mentioning Resolve (non Studio) already proves my point. That also depends, as I stated with software like Nuke or Houdini. There's also a very big gray area where hobbyists are also willing to pay some money to be able to use it. Houdini Apprentice (free license) is very popular as is Houdini Indie. Same with Nuke non-commercial or Nuke Indie. And for what it does, I find these options reasonably priced. Everybody spends a certain amount of money on a hobby, for what is acceptable to them but maybe outrages for others. (proper DSLR photography for instance...) I think one of the main problems is that Linux is free, so the main idea is that all applications should be free as well. Which make no sense at all, as the devs have to live/eat as well. It's one of the reasons why so many great OSS project die at some point. No financial support, or support from other devs to keep the project going will end any project, no matter how popular.
  18. RobWu
    That's not entirely true, as there are plenty of applications that run on Linux that are NOT Open Source Projects. In the VFX/video part of my work there's Davinci Resolve, Fusion, Nuke, Flame, Houdini, Polytrans etc. for Linux. On the Internet/IT/system management/streaming hardware part there's a TON of Linux based commercial software. So your comment on this is a bit short sided. And some of the mentioned apps are pretty hefty price wise, so yes... There are commercial Linux apps and used a lot. But due to licensing and patent issues, some things do often not work properly or work at all, e.g. certain video and audio codecs on Linux do not exist due to licensing. But all this is a completely different discussion
  19. RobWu
    There are some solutions to be found online for getting Affinity to work on Linux with Wine. Is it perfect? No. Does it work? Most of the time yes. Will we ever get Affinity on Linux? No, as has been stated over and over again. Stop flogging the dead horse...
  20. RobWu
    There's also CapCut? And if you want to go OSS, there's plenty of simple or more advanced apps available. Heck, even Blender has a dedicated video editor built in
  21. RobWu
    So.... Google was not working for you? But in al seriousness, start with the basic tutorials on the Affinity YT channel, and do some searching for Word>Publisher videos if themanual isn't fully clear to you. But if you're still stuck at some point, come back here.
  22. RobWu
    AT LEAST..... Come back to this and post YOUR solution. Like you didn't do in your previous one. So other people can have a useful search when looking for similar issues. ALSO..... Add your hardware & software specs the next time, we're not mind reading support wizards who can tell what you're using, UNLESS you specify as such. Even better, add it to you signature, so it will always show in any post you make. It already helps a ton. Thanks!
  23. RobWu
    see the comments on your other post about this, and please ONE post per topic. if other people can confirm a bug or weird behavior in the app, we can redirect it to support.
  24. RobWu
    It works as expected. Maybe this helps: and you need a slight variation on the displace image. No hard 'cuts' in the pattern.
  25. RobWu
    You're right, but..... It -could- be both
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