[IMPORTANT: Annual Company Closure 2020]

I thank you for everything you've all done.  I wish you all very safe and the happiest of holidays.  

Cheers to all the staff at Serif!

[Opening DXO Photolab TIFF in AP]

I originally experience the same thing, however when I export from PL to Affinity Photo, if I make sure I export using the ProPhoto color space, files are exactly the same in Affinity as they were in DXO

[[AP] Mask Overlay]

In Photoshop, if a layer has a mask, if I press the \ key, the mask shows as an overlay on the layer which I can then paint on to refine.  Is this possible in Affinity Photo? 

 

If my pixel layer has a mask and I go into quickmask, the overlay covers the entire layer and ignores an existing mask.

 

I don't often need to do this, however it is useful sometimes when refining masks on complex objects.  If this is not currently possible, I'll post a request as future enhancement.

 

Thanks

[Importing Topaz plugins]

Mine didn't show up adding the photoshop plug-in directory either, but when I added the path "C:\Program Files\Topaz Labs" to the Photoshop Plug-ins preferences in Affinity, they all showed up and worked fine.

[Pen Question]

Thanks Alfred - that helps a lot.  I'm liking Affinity a lot but still struggling a bit to learn how to do things differently

[Pen Question]

Depending on the image, that often works, but if there are a lot of long lines or other shapes it is faster and more accurate to be able to draw a path and then use another tool to stroke along that path.    I have used this for other than removing lines, for example to use the sponge tool on the strings of an instrument.  Using the pen and path is much more accurate than brushing by hand.

[Pen Question]

In Photoshop, if I want to remove something like power lines from a photo, I can use the pen tool to create a path over the object, and then stroke that path with another tool like the spot healing brush to remove the line.   I couldn't find a way to use the pen and then stroke the curve with the inpainting brush to achieve the same result.  Is there a way to do that, or if not, is it being considered as a future enhancement?