Jimmypearf

Hello everyone.
My name is Rui Batista and I'm a graphic designer from Portugal.
I started out a LONG time ago, using Illustrator 1.0 and, after that, FreeHand 1.0
Ever since Adobe "killed" FreeHand, I have been forced to use Illustrator and I hate every second I use it.
I have been searching for viable alternatives and, finally, it seems that I found one. Affinity looks amazing. And at a reasonable price. I can't wait for its official realease.

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After ditching my Adobe Design Suite membership last year, it is time to throw away my recent design tool (Sketch from Bohemian Coding) and choose Affinity Designer & Photo as the one and only primary professional web design tools.

Hi everyone
 
I just installed the new lovely Affinity photo and start to play with the features. After first test I ran into some bugs:
 
1. Selection: DRAG+Right Button to add a new selection is not working
2. Flood selection tool works randomly; once even crashes the whole program.
3. The selection cursor is invisible on a dark background
4. Lighting tool. When changing Distance, Inner or outer cone ... in toolbar the auxiliary lines (starting point of the lighting) jump to the top left corner of the image.
5. Selection: Color range. I miss the possibility to select one ore more specific colors
 
 

Thanks for creating a brilliant solution Serif and to continue to keep improving it. New features look great, and I noticed a little Star maker there also :)

Will being able to hold down space bar allow me to move around objects as I create them? Aka. Illustrator, Fireworks etc. Still miss this :) Either way, keep up the great work. Looking forward to Publisher also.

As of now, the update is not visible in the German App Store!

Camera information and IPTC information is not saved when exporting a jpeg file. Tested with "Embed metadata" checked and unchecked in the Export options. 
 
I am new to Affinity Photo so I could have missed a setting some place.
 
I didn't experience any other problems. The software is very nice and certainly will be buying when released. Great to have the opportunity to do this testing. Looking forward to trying more things tomorrow.
 
Thanks

Here are a couple more tigers.
 

Hello!
 
We've got a new app coming out - for the latest generation Apple TV (Late 2015)!
 
It's a learning / teaching tool for users of Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer.
 
For now, it simply contains all our video tutorial content from the website / Vimeo. We'll of course be adding more focussed, appropriate content over time. We'll also be doing a better job of categorising the content and grouping it together.
 
If you have an Apple TV (Late 2015) and would like to beta test this new tool - please email tv@seriflabs.com and tell us your email address (the email must be associated with an active Apple ID) - we'll then add you to the TestFlight beta program and you should receive further installation instructions.
 
Thanks!
 
Andy.

Ehy huys, I just noticed and thumbled around for a bit trying to find an easy way to select color ranges like in photoshop.
In the select tab I only get to select midrange/hilights/shadows and red green and blue.
Isn't there a way to access a selection tab where you get to sample a color and control the it's range?
 
PS. and by the way Serif, if I choose English as a language don't installa the Italian version of the software

Out of interest, what advantages does it have over YouTube or Vimeo? I'm surprise its on there. Twitch TV is primarily used for Games - mainly live streaming and E-Sport. Creative work and tutorials is the last place I would expect that site to have. If you take a look at Twitch about page, their first line is:
 
'Twitch is the world’s leading social video platform and community for gamers.'
 
I would expect these contents to be available on Vimeo and YouTube though, not Twitch.
 
Edit: We do have our own channel page in a way. It's on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/macaffinity/videos/

Hi everyone
 
We're over the moon to announce that Affinity Designer has been recognised by Apple with a prestigious Apple Design Award at WWDC 2015 in San Francisco. Congratulations to the whole SerifLabs team for such a remarkable achievement, 5 years in the making.
 
It's the stuff of dreams, thanks to all our fans and forum participants for helping to make it an awesome reality.
 
Read more at https://affinity.serif.com/blog/affinity-designer-wins-prestigious-apple-design-award
 
Dale, on behalf of everyone at Serif.

I don't dispute that, but Adobe is obscenely overpriced...  
 
The current feature set and the roadmap of Affinity products should make a lot pf people question their use of Adobe products.
 
But it would be nice to purchase Photo at the same discount as Designer :)
 
 
PS. There desperately needs to be a credible DAM and an import from Lightroom would be fantastic!!!

Same Problem as I postet in Affinity Photo on Windows Beta Forum, It seems so, that AD  (1.5.0.32) does not like a path with spaces.
Look at my screencast.

The path of the file was: C:\Users\andre\Documents\01 PRIVAT\Serif\Affinity Photo
 
https://youtu.be/kpkOZP9vaqY

First off, let me say that I like the beta application and wish the development team success. 
 
I've got one problem, however.  I'm running Affinity on a 15 in. MacBook Pro (core i7, 2.3 Ghz, 16 Gb memory).  With anything more than basic adjustments in the app, the laptop temp. will hit 150F+ within a few minutes, particularly with any zooming in.  Is anyone experiencing the same thing?
 
Appreciate your feedback.

Hi,
 
Is there a way that new objects doesn't pick up properties of last selected but always use default?
 
tarc

Check out the sneak peek of the HDR and 360 image editing features coming to Affinity Photo 1.5!
 
Version 1.5 features announced today include:
 
• Advanced HDR merge producing full 32-bit linear colour space images • An entirely new workspace for tone mapping • Focus stacking to bring depth to multiple combined images • Batch processing for smoother, faster workflow • Macros to record and replay a set of commands • An all-new way to edit 360 degree images   Some much anticipated features to look forward too here, coming soon to Affinity Photo...  :)  

KipV,
Check this video: attach_image_post.mov

According to this video, holding down Ctrl when drawing a box with the move tool should change the selection behavior.
 

 
With Ctrl pressed, any object touching the marked area should be selected, however this does not work on Windows. Objects still need to be fully within the area to be selected, even though I'm holding down Ctrl.
 
I've tried Shift and Alt, but no modifier key seems to have this effect.
 
Thanks.
 
PS: Your program is totally awesome nonetheless. It's just a joy to learn about the features and how simple and well thought out things are. :wub:

Thanks for the welcome and the information. I have now downloaded the app and it looks fantastic, also congratulations and a big thank you to the team for all the hard work.

Congratulations guys!
This is well deserved. 
The Affinity community is growing. 3 of my friends already bought the app after 
using it on my mac!
Both AD and AP are solid apps. 
Have a fabulous 2016!

Hi postmadesign,
The trial will be available in about one month.
 
[EDIT (4 Nov 2015)] The trial is already available here.

Hi All,
 
For a number of months now behind the scenes we have been producing a workbook for Affinity Designer, and I'm pleased to let you know it is available from today!
 
This is a big book - 448 pages, in hardback - and it includes fantastic projects created by some top designers, as well as a comprehensive reference to all our tools and panels, and a set of core skills tutorials.
 
You can find more information about it here.
 
Usual price is $49.99 / £37.99, but we are running a 20% discount for the launch making it only $39.99 / £29.99 (+ shipping and handling).
 
It's worth pointing out that right now the book is only available in English but we do plan to do a German version which should be available towards the end of the year.
 
Hope you like it!
 
Thanks,
Ash
 

Hi everyone
 
In case you didn't know, AFFINITY PHOTO HAS LAUNCHED and is in the Mac App Store now.
 
I could say a ton about how fantastic the app is and give you so much information, but it's already out there on our website, so I'll just give you some links!
 
Mac App Store shortcut
 
Affinity Photo web page
 
Awesome promo video
 
Affinity Photo full features page with system requirements
 
Affinity Photo blog post about the launch
 
Launch Tweet - please retweet if you can
 
Launch Facebook post - and please share too :)
 
Obviously the whole team is delighted to see today after so much work, the devs have done an incredible job. Thank you all too for your part in helping the app grow during the beta test.
 
Dale.

I've always been a doodler, but recently started working with vector software and these are some of my works I've done with AD. It's only been a month, so I'm hoping I can create some neat looking things by end of 2016.. and hopefully make some professional looking vector art by 2017 :)
 
 
 

I think we might get a few more people in our little corner of the internet soon!