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OldRadioGuy

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  1. Following up my problems with Affinity Photo 2.1.

    AfP works correctly as long as no external plugins are used. However, if a plugin is applied, export to JPG works fine, but AfP crashes when it is closed following the export.

    Workflows tested:
    PhotoMechanic Plus -> Affinity Photo -> Export to JPG, then close AfP
    PhotoMechanic Plus -> Affinity Photo -> External plugin -> Export to JPG, then close AfP
    Affinity Photo -> Export to JPG, then close AfP
    Affinity Photo -> External plugin -> Export to JPG, then close AfP

    Tested with ORF raw files and DNG files from DxO PureRAW. Plugins used for test: DxO FilmPack 6 Elite, ON1 Effects 2023, Topaz Studio 2 and Exposure X7.

  2. On 6/12/2022 at 12:29 PM, firstdefence said:

    You would be better talking to Skylum about Luminars incompatibility with Affinity Photo or Affinity/serif would be better liaising with Skylum to find a solution if one can be found. but I'd say it's just not possible to get luminar to work without some code changes to luminar.

    I used to believe this, too. However, the latest release of ON1 Photo RAW 2022.5 now runs Luminar Neo as a plugin. So, it apparently can be done with a code tweak on the editor's side.

  3. I upgraded to Affinity Photo 1.10.0 for my Mac desktop through my account at the Apple store. Can I open an Affinity Photo account at the Serif store with a discount since I already have 1.10.0 with the goal of using the Serif store exclusively in the future?

    I use several Topaz Lab plugins in APh and learned from Topaz their products are supported for the Serif store version but not the Apple store version. (The Topaz plugins don't run correctly in the Apple store version I downloaded.)

    Thanks in advance for your advice. 

  4. There is a difference in the way Affinity Photo 1.10.0 and Affinity Photo 1.10.0.251 correctly or incorrectly handle some Photoshop plugins.

    1. In release 1.10.0, all of the newer Topaz Labs plugins (AI and Topaz Studio 2) fail, giving “processing error” messages and/or do not recognize existing presets. They all run correctly in 1.10.0.251.

    An old Topaz Labs plugin, Topaz ReMask, runs correctly in both.

    2. Exposure X6 does not start in 1.10.0. I know this plugin is not officially supported but it has run in all of the recent beta releases of Affinity Photo, and continues to run correctly in 1.10.0.251.

    3. DxO Nik Collection 4: Silver Efex Pro and Viveza — the only two apps in the Nik Collection significantly changed in this recent release (updated several days ago). In 1.10.0 the two plugins are running correctly. In 1.10.0.251 beta, the interfaces are not rendered correctly, missing some buttons.

    My system: macOS 11.5.

  5. I installed the Nik Collection 4 on my desktop (Big Sur 11.4), and the installation occurred with no problem. However, both Silver Efex Pro and Viveza running in Affinity Photo 1.9.3 and the beta 1.9.4.243 are missing the Apply button that should appear at the bottom of the screen. I checked this on another non-Adobe editor that normally runs Nik plugins, and the same error occurs there. 

  6. On 10/15/2018 at 12:43 PM, ian1357 said:

    I would just like to add that Affinity Photo is my editor of choice. But after wanting to try some plug ins and finding very few work with Affinity Photo it got me thinking. I know the Nik plug ins work. However I wanted to try Alien Skin but it keeps crashing Affinity Photo. 

    When it's a task Affinity Photo won't handle (that is, needing a Photoshop plugin), I have turned to PhotoLine. The interface is a mess, but it will run all the plugins I have tested either as a plugin or as a standalone external program. The results can be saved as a PSD layers file for then opening in Affinity Photo for additional work, if needed.

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