[Automatic update feature algorithm .]

It would be nice to have automatic update feature.
This is the algorithm how it could work:

1) When app is starting:
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"New version X.X.X is available to download.
Would you like to turn on automatic update download in background while application is active?"
{Yes, turn it on}
{No}
[  ] Do not ask again
Info: you can always change this feature in application preferences.
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After {Yes} app will set the proper feature (checkbox or dropdown list ) in preferences for this app.
After {No} will keep asking after every start until [ ] Do not ask again will be checked

2) When {YES} then when the application is running the update will be downloading in the background.

3) After download will be ready to install and application will be run again then it will ask user:
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"Update has been downloaded and it is ready to install. Proceed with update ?"
{ Yes and always do it automatically when application is starting }
{ Yes but do it just once right now }
{ Not now }
Info: you can always change this feature in application preferences.
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[HSL on CMYK8]

But... Even now if CMYK8 is correctly exported to the PDF ( when using CMYK in document and export as Print PDF ),
still in this CMYK document mode cannot make any influence on Saturation using HSL.
Hue and Luminosity Shifts are working but Saturation Shit has very light ( almost ) invisible impact on saturation increasing.
And Luminosity Shift when increasing is doing a desaturation for the image.

Why is that ?

 

[HSL on CMYK8]

I think that I was not used PDF PRINT profile so there was convertion from CMYC to RGB when saving the PDF.
Sorry, my bad

[HSL on CMYK8]

Hi

there is a problem with visibility of HSL filter influence on an image in editor in CMYK8 document colour mode.

In CMYK8 mode HSL changes are almost invisible but after exporting to PDF you can see real changes that have been made.

It is very misleading then you have no correct colour view in editor.

DropBox link to download the Source and PDF files

[Metal hardware acceleration not available with Nvidia GTX 680]

No Hardware acceleration for nVidia ?
Only for weak AMD devices and fancy overpriced Apple ?

That is embarrassing that I have (overpriced) nVidia RTX2080Ti and its power cannot be used by Affinity ?

It is so embarrassing like not working drag-drop files to the batch job or stack job and constant problem with badly saved HDR file headers ( HDR files saved by Affinity Photo are not readable with UE4, but those from Ps work fine ).

Sorry is not enough. Fix it please.

 

[Save As default path]

I would like to have Save As default path set to the first imported content to the layer ( i.e. raster image opened to edition ) as it is in Ps now.

It is very disturbing when APh uses last used path from last project I worked on.

Maybe you should add an option in preferences to select default Save As path ( as it is now or as first imported/opened asset ).

 

 

 

[Affinity Photo Public Beta - 1.5.0.38 (Windows)]

Thanks for a quick update!

I hope that Develop Persona will be soon non-destructive, work-stack oriented ( non-rasterized overlays ) and as good or better than Lr :)

Fingers crossed to help me forget about Adobe !

[Affinity PHOTO - gradient overlay border]

Ok. Thanks.

[PHOTO - gradient type switch is missing]

Hi

I cannot find gradient type switch - a drop down list.

In tutorial in appears in the bar below personas.

But as you see on attached image there is no drop down list to change it.

 

[Affinity PHOTO - gradient overlay border]

Maybe it is a bug.

It looks like the gradient overlay tool has been created from pair: White-Opaque & Black-Transparent instead White-Opaque & White-Transparent ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[non-destructive versus destructive editing]

Develop Persona should work exactly like in Lr.

Those kind of developing saves disk space and give ability to edit image any time non-destructively.

A current kind of snapshot ( a raster image ) should be generated as an output for Photo persona automaticly.

But editing process in Develop Persona should recreate at beginning whole tree of steps that user did here previously ( like in Lightroom ).

 

If you make it work like this the Affinity PHOTO will be the best image editing software ever. :)

I am counting on you !

Thanks!

[save RAW adjustments / non-destructive editing]

Develop Persona should work non destructively like in the Adobe Lightroom - I can always develop and change any setting when I need.

[Affinity PHOTO - gradient overlay border]

Hi

I am new user of beta Affinity PHOTO for Windows.

I work in Develop Persona ( as in Lr ) and try to use eliptical gradients.

But I have a problem: the end ring of gradient area gives a dark rim area ( as in the attached image ) that is darker than the outside non-gradient area.

How can I control that gradient not to have that kind of dark rim ?

[Limitless Workspace]

Thanks for a very quick answer!

I am new user - just bought a licence - so I am a little confused. :)

I saw that are two ways:

1) View->View Mode-> Clip to canvas = OFF

2) Artboards - but here everything outside artboard (on the pasteboard) is invisible when unselected - in help is written that should work like that.

EDIT: Sorry - is invisible only when object sharing space with artboard & pasteboard

[Limitless Workspace]

Hi

There is one feature that is missing in Designer: Limitless Workspace.

Many of artists creates multiple samples of current design ( i.e. Logo, weblayout ) in one open file.

And i takes a lot of space.

Could you make a workspace similar to this in freeware InkScape, where there is a document area on workspace but whole - almost unlimited - workspace is avaliable for drawing, testing, and aside creating ?