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BiffBrown

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  1. I did try editing your macro as you suggested - the results are useful: the Grain Intensity should be lowered. The other problem I'm finding, in both colour and monochrome grain, is being able to vary the grain size (intensity doesn't quite do it). Although grain intensity can vary with tone, the grain size will also vary - darker tones can have larger grain then in the lighter tones; midtones can show a higher grain intensity.
  2. Just the kind of thing I've been looking for. One question, however: for Colour Film - due to the processing, won't the grain be composed of dye particles and therefore not monochrome? Cheers, Alex
  3. I think part of the problem here is that Fuji RAW Studio shows the "developed" RAW image: i.e. the RAW file with the in-camera settings applied (film simulation, Dynamic range Range, etc.), whereas Affinity Photo doesn't know anything about these settings. This is because Fuji RAW Studio uses the on-board processing of your camera (which has to be connected to your computer) to process the RAW file. If you want the two to match (sort of), put the following settings on your camera: 1. Set FILM SIMULATION to PRO NEG. STD. 2. Set HIGHTLIGHT TONE to -2 3. Set SHADOW TONE to -2 These will reduce the contrast of the JPEG (and processed RAW file). It will also mean that the Live View and live histogram will match the RAW file. It may also be best to set the DYNAMIC RANGE to DR100. I find that with settings DR200 and above, the RAW file is underexposed at least 1 stop. This is the way Fuji cameras seem to work, the idea being to prevent any overexposed highlights. (Source: Rico Pfirstinger in "The Fujifilm X100F: 101 X-Pert Tips", pg.80). Then agin, I'm no expert. Biff
  4. I've noticed that the Blemish Removal tool in the Develop Persona has changed in V2. In V1, the blemish was circles and a link was made to the area used to "correct" the blemish. This allowed the user to move the link to a more appropriate area if V1 got it "wrong". In V2, no link is shown. It still gets it "wrong" occasionally. This may, of course, be by design. More worryingly, the Blemish Removal is not always carried over when applying the Development. Going back into the Develop persona (assuming the "Embed" option is set), and reapplying the Development seems to work. Persevering, Biff
  5. Good Afternoon. I have just purchased Affinity Photo V2 from the Apple App Store (£35.99). This has been confirmed by Apple. I have not been given a License Number. How do I register my application without having to fork out a further £35.99? At the moment I'm having to use V2 in Trial mode. Regards, Biff
  6. Hi, @Dan C Thanks for the prompt reply. Yes: disabling the Hardware Acceleration has resolved the issue. Many thanks. Biff
  7. Firstly, apologies for reporting this on the Windows Bug Report: I was searching for information on the artifacts I've been finding. It is a recent occurrence, I'm getting the same lines appearing on an exported image. They appear to be random: subsequent exports have lines in different places. I may have traced the fault to the Recolour Adjustment layer - remove the Recolour and the export lines do not appear. Details: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015), running OS 12.2.1. Using Affinity Photo 1.10.4
  8. Hi. I seem to be getting the same problem: random bars on the exported image: using Photo 1.10.4 on an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) running OS 12.2.1. Biff
  9. @Ron P. I was looking for some answers on the forum and on Google. Found the video which answered a query others had made, so I posted it. You're welcome.
  10. You could have a look at the HaldCLUT colour tables (film emulations - B&W included) for Affinity Photo: it was brought up a few years ago: Cheers, Biff
  11. What would be useful is a Zone Scale, perhaps incorporated into the Navigator Panel, that could be used to highlight a selected Zone in the image. Pretty much like the one found in Silver Efex, from Nik. Biff
  12. Will do - when time allows. Strangely enough, the problem doesn't occur with the Inner Glow effect. Regards, Biff
  13. The Layers Panel was not shown as it only had the one layer - the Background pixel layer. Filling the Alpha Channel of that Pixel Layer did work - Thank You. I suspect that Tone Mapping is clearing the Alpha Channel. Perhaps this needs flagging as a "bug" Cheers. And Happy New Year. Biff
  14. Adding an outline to an image is relatively straightforward: using the Effects Panel. However, some Strange Behaviour has been noticed: I opened a 16-bit Tif file (from a Scanner), which opens into the Photo Persona. An outline (inner) can be applied: I initially opened a TIF file (from a scanner), and applied an Inner Outline: Using same file, after being sent to the Develop Persona for some adjustments: still behaving itself: The same file, sent to the Develop Persona, then to the Tone Mapping Persona. This is where the problem lies: Opps!! Now, why?? In Frustration, regards Biff PS: Happy New Year
  15. As far as I know, my iMac (late 2015) doesn't have "Apple Silicon". I upgraded to Big Sur about a month ago (now running OS 11.1) and I'm having no problems with Affinity Photo. The problem with the ICC Profiles is, as I've pointed out previously on this thread, a matter of filepath: on older versions they were stored in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/. However, by accident or design, they are now found in /Users/Me/Library/Containers/Affinity Photo/Data/Library/Application Support/profiles. That, at least, works for me. Regards, and a Happy New Year, Biff
  16. That's what I did at first. I then did a Spotlight search which turned the directory path I gave in a post above (/Users/Me/Library/Containers/Affinity Photo/Data/Library/Application Support/profiles), so I just loaded the rest of them manually. Biff
  17. There is, under the File menu, an "Import ICC Profile..." option, which should put your profiles in the "correct" location. At least, there is on the Mac version. I can't speak for the Windows version. It would, of course, be nice and logical if Colour Profiles were stored in the same place as Printer Profiles. Live long and Prosper 🖖🏼 Biff
  18. Hi. It looks like the problems lies in the file path to the Profiles folder. In the updated version it is now /Users/Me/Library/Containers/Affinity Photo/Data/Library/Application Support/profiles and not /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/ as in the older versions. You can use File -> Import ICC Profile in the Photo Persona to import your profiles: this will put them in the correct folder. Biff
  19. Aye - been there, done that. I'll probably get a T-shirt next time. 😁 All the best, Biff
  20. A printed image will never look like the screen image - you see them differently (reflected light of a print versus transmitted light of the screen). The Soft Proof layer will show how the image it look like when printed. To print, you need to turn off the Soft Proof layer. You use the Soft Proof to make correction so the image gamut matches (as best as possible) the paper gamut. Check out the video https://player.vimeo.com/video/152413642/ Regards, Biff
  21. Hi. It looks like the problems lies in the file path to the Profiles folder. In the updated version it is now /Users/Me/Library/Containers/Affinity Photo/Data/Library/Application Support/profiles. You can use File -> Import ICC Profile in the Photo Persona to import your profiles: this will put them in the above folder. Biff
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