ChrisP

Hi All, Not sure if this has been brought up or if I am posting in right place, but has there been any mention of making a version of AD for the iPad? The reason I ask is that I always found myself using the iPad version of iDraw when I was away from my desk. The files of the iDraw iPad version and desktop version sync nicely so I can always finish later on my desktop. This is also true of Adobes Line iPad app and Illustrator as far as I have read. I'm going to try it out later. Just wondering... Chris

I used the pen to make an outline of a shape. I then select this outline and in the transform box (lower right part of GUI) I check the middle right side anchor point (pic 1). When I use the horizontal flip button it does not flip according to the anchor point position (pic 2) . Not sure why I don't get mirror of the original outline. Then I have to move the flipped half to other side to get symmetrical object (pic 3). Am I missing something? Why, when I copy and flip with the anchor point changed, do I not get symmetrical outline? Thanks, Chris

Thanks for the reply Quarian. I've tried all of what you mentioned. eps files are not supported, at least from AD. PDF and Png import just fine but I will have to separately import each layer to work with (animate) them. It's a little bit of a pain but working in AD vs Illustrator is worth it. I have worked extensively in Motion but there are a number of things I need to do that Motion can't. I would love to just stay in Motion but they need to update it bad. I checked into Natron and it looks promising for sure but I don't think it can import layers of an AD file either.

Really nice stuff here. Your color choices and simple yet definitive line placement, highlights and shadows are really superb. Excellent job!

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has a consistent way to get an AD file into AE (like many have done with Illustrator files). This is what I know so far from trying Illustrator files. 1. Convert anything CMYK to RGB 2. No eps files 3. Need to "release layers" - is this possible in AD? I guess I could save as PS file but I am concerned about rasterization. Anyone have any experience with that? Any and all help welcome! Thanks in advance.

Bought my copy last week. Congrats to the Affinity team. I loved using AD in Beta and now it's officially v1!!! Best of luck and give yourselves a pat on the back!

Any suggestions on how to get file from AD into AE? (That is without a huge workaround)

Yes. The file I was trying was very small (8kb).

Also, I just tried to open the AD exported PS file in Illustrator CS6 and it worked fine. An AE issue?

I redid everything and it still happens. I made a simple character to see if the workflow works. I exported the AD file as a PS file. I brought it in to AE and I get the error message below and then it crashes. I then took the exported AD file and opened it in PS and re-saved (save-as) as a PS file with a different name. I then imported into AE and it crashed again - same error message. Lastly, I opened the exported PS file (from AD) in PS CS4, made a new PS document and copied each layer of AD exported PS file to it. I then saved the new (native) PS file and brought it into AE and it worked (layers and all). Could this be a problem with the PS export function of AD? Thoughts?

Hi all, I made a simple character, broke each body part in to layers and exported as Photoshop file (I used RGB color setting). When I went to import into AE it crashed each time. I then remade character in PS CS4 and it imported fine. I even took the PS file that was saved from AD and opened it up in PS and re-saved with different file name and it still crashed AE. Any ideas?

I actually have my Motion 5 certification. I used it for a while and although it is a nice app, AE can just do so much more. Motion does have a really great library of particle presets but unless that's all you do it's not that big of a deal. Trapcode Particular 2 (for AE) is so much more useful if you are going to do real particle effects. I know people say Motion can do the same as AE but in a lot fewer clicks, and this is true, but only for the most basic of things. After you get the hang of AE, Motion just isn't that useful. Then again, with CC, maybe Apple will keep improving Motion because its been a few years since it's last major release. It seems dead in development unfortunately.

I agree :)

Hi all, I have used AI to create characters and then animated them in AE CS6 but now I want to use AD. Has anyone else tried the AD->AE workflow and if so what is the best format to export from AD into AE? Svg? PS? EPS? Thanks PS: Since the whole CC thing is annoying, has anyone tried to compete with AE (besides HitFilm)?

Truly amazing work and your other characters on your website and really top notch. Do you use just a mouse or a tablet to draw these?

Any thoughts on adding animation ability one day?

I made this short and simple example video. There are other ways for sure to accomplish these tasks but was wondering if this "non-object" mode (of Flash) is a worthwhile addition, or is it property of adobe. http://youtu.be/oE8WlSM6pF8

I have done limited vector work in Flash and one thing that struck me was how, using "Object mode" or more importantly having it turned off, enabled many functions like booleans, etc... without having to go to a menu. It was very freeing actually. I'm siting work by Chris Georgenes and some others when I say this. For example, in non-object mode, you can create a shape with the pen tool. Then you want to create shadowing. So you simply drawing a new shape (outline) over the area (say an oval) and click on new area, fill it with a new color using bucket tool, then delete the oval outline. No menus or boolean tools. Seems very "freeing" I was wondering what others thought of this workflow. I never used Freehand but everyone seems to have loved the implementation of its' toolset (especially compared to Illustrator). I wonder if it wasn't more like Flash. I can make a couple of short videos showing what I mean if that helps

Just a cartoony city...cheesy I know :)

No sure if this was specifically mentioned but a 3D grid system (with snapping) would be nice to create cityscapes, etc... If not, then some type of distortion/skew tools to deform groups to desired appearance.

Thanks for info MEB and Matt. I look forward to the update and can't imagine how difficult it is to write this kind of code. My hat is off to you Matt!

I'm having some issues getting pixelated output. Perhaps it is my lack of understanding of illustration software. Some parts are clean and some are pixelated. The screenshot is in adobe acrobat reader not preview. I have also attached the AD file. Can someone tell me if I am doing something wrong? I'm thinking I am missing some output setting. Thanks Olaf_v2b.afdesign

Redid highlights

Just added shadows and tweaked background

Just took my son to Disneyland and he loves Olaf (ok, I do too). I found the ability to change the line width by using the pressure profile by one of the other posts...very fun. Not finished, still need to add shadows.