HVDB Photography

Hey Panamarts,
I believe I may have figured out the cause from another thread...
Make sure 'Force pixel alignment' is enabled in the Photo Persona (and possible snapping) and then crop. It looks like we're seeing decimals when adjusting/moving a crop. I believe the Develop Persona should always use whole pixels (it seems to in 1.6). Also, double check that your canvas size is the same as the image size as seen in the Transform panel.
I logged a bug about the decimals in the Develop Persona so we'll see what happens with that. 

It was a know issue that arose in earlier versions of APhoto, when applying an FX outline on a RGB/32 (HDR) image. 
But it's has been fixed. 

Did you update to the latest version  ?
 

A kind of hidden function ..!
Great, thanks @Murfee
Never too old to learn.

Yes, in the upper corner under "Develop" it should show 100% (see attachment).
What settings did you use for the detail refinement ?
 

Well, I  support this for the full 100%.
This has been suggested several times ...

e.g.
 
Sorry, but I'm tired of struggling through all these discussions that I'm not interested in ! 
And that is why I have stopped trying to be helpful for the time being.
 

Well, I  support this for the full 100%.
This has been suggested several times ...

e.g.
 
Sorry, but I'm tired of struggling through all these discussions that I'm not interested in ! 
And that is why I have stopped trying to be helpful for the time being.
 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE split the forum into separate sections for each app. I only use APhoto and have to trawl through reams of posts relating to the other apps to find posts relating to AP. I know the argument is there are lots of similarities between the apps, but after the latest updates there is so much stuff about subjects and functions that simply have no relevance to me. I also use other firms apps where they have several different apps and they are split neatly into app specific sections, so it can’t be hard to do and would make life SO much easier to browse questions relating to AP. I just want to keep up to date and see what other folk are doing, using and problems and solutions to AP related matters.
Thanks...
 

Well, I  support this for the full 100%.
This has been suggested several times ...

e.g.
 
Sorry, but I'm tired of struggling through all these discussions that I'm not interested in ! 
And that is why I have stopped trying to be helpful for the time being.
 

Watched this tutorial ?
 
 

shouldnt the sky be almost black & the green leaves white with infrared photography?   for example, with konica film stock
ah, ok, that was a color demo
converting to b&w by adding an extra adjustment layer will give the photo an infrared look of b&w film stock
layer>adjustment layer>black&white
red=300%
cyan=0%
blue=140%
 

Well, then I would suggest making a change for the "Affinity Support & Question" subsection.
Where, at least,  MANDATORY check boxes are displayed for "Start new topic", that indicates the application for which the question or comment is intended.
And then put the choice made in front of the title.
e.g. [APho], [ADes], [APub]
I think that this should be possible and does not require that much effort to realize it ... (I suppose)
 
Me neither. and I think we're not the only ones.

This is the screenshot, thank you for your help.

Hi CambsCreative, when you open a levels adjustment layer if you hold the option key on a Mac (or I think its alt key on windows) while you adjust the sliders you get to see where any blown areas are in either your highlights when adjusting the white level or shadows when adjusting the black level, 

Sorry jstudley, but I cant open your file ...

Sort of .. in APhoto
 

Yes, and thanks for spending part of your free time during this weekend.

Yes, 50% MUCH faster =  same result  than in the beta 1.7.0.243. Great, keep it that way.
Thanks Mark.
Hubert

My thanks to everyone who has added to my original post and my apologies for not being able to keep up with the responses.
Thank you @Mark Ingram I have downloaded and installed the beta, which shows a clear improvement in development times both with and without the noise reduction enabled.
Appreciation too for a quick response and your commitment to seeking to resolve the issues reported, big thumbs up for Serif and AP.

Yes, 50% MUCH faster =  same result  than in the beta 1.7.0.243. Great, keep it that way.
Thanks Mark.
Hubert

Click here to download the latest beta
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: Fixes
Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. 

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.
Fixes
Fixed slow develop speeds Fixed sporadic crash with HSL range control Removed limits to shadows highlights effects Avoid over saturated shadows and washed out highlights New curve for highlights filter applied to bounded pixel formats Remap shadows and highlights slider ranges Avoid weird white balance for some old Sony cameras 1.7.1.390 release notes

@elbingo / @prsdeb / @phil.hope / @Juergie / @Linslusen / @HVDB Photography 
I've just uploaded a beta which has got a fix for the slow develop speeds in 1.7.0, please feel free to give it a try, and let me know how you get on:
 

If possible, could you upload the .afphoto file ?
 

Hold off on the video @HVDB Photography, i missed the bit about the Mask in your 1st post 
Even with the mask selected, the adjustment goes to the top.  I'm not 100% sure on the behaviour in 1.6 but will look into this
 

I'am not at my PC at the moment. I'll do video later on ...

See this thread ...