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Hi @Sean P, Why the problem isn't a bug? Can't we paste from one document to another without checking/unchecking this mark each time we paste an image? Please, add this to the bugs, since it needs a solution. It can even be a checkbox "paste as SVG" in the context toolbar when the Move tool is selected… but less clicks and modifying the preferences when we need to copy only images.

Why this is really needed: Mask/adjustement won't affect the bleed! We can't work with half-baked features, some bugs need to be fixed, or it's safer to work with other apps....

Hi, For this, you should select the image and use the button "replace an image"

Since long ago, in the first discussions about TIFF, they said they woudn't, I supposed they didn't, like with 1 bit TIFF/Bitmap support.

Long ago, we discarded PSD format to TIFF made with PS. It was better than PSD, huge files not importable in QXD, and was able to keep mask, curves, layers, etc. Integration of PS' TIFF in QXD was optimal. I was really disapointed using AD/AP, to learn than those TIFF weren't regular TIFF files, Adobe adding extra data in them, not always visible when those files where opened in other apps (broking the choice of TIFF format as an universal and long term format). Affinity apps could do the same (extra datas in TIFF files), but in the end, the problem would occur when opening them in other apps. I hope one day we'll have a really "universal" format, able to keep layers, effects, curves, mask, etc. An equivalent to the PDF format for images. (It probably wouldn't be 100% compatible, but general rules as with W3C specifications).

It's standard, interestingly Affinity app ask about overwritting JPG/PNG when saving. Also interestingly, Gimp can export depending of added extension. I can't remember big differences exporting from PS on OS X from Windows, but as you said, the principles are similar.

There's not really big difference but the order of actions: PS, etc. : choose file name, choose type file, if needed options, save Affinity apps : choose type file, if needed options, choose file name, save

There's nothing difficult in: dragging a file opening and copying a file using the File > Place option Beginning with a new app need a little time for adjustements, you'll find it easier soon Video_2021-05-16_133841.mp4

Thanks for clarifying, we were on the same mind. Because the first purpose seems to enlarge the knowledge of different collections in the library, for people going there. Again, I wouldn't use flyers out of the library, but for special cultural events. I'd rather use large panels explaining the collection and exposed outside (outside the libray, in the park, or other frequented place. It's surdier, you can keep it for monthes so more people will look at them, and can reuses them somewhere else when needed. If the city can, like here (Morris columns, boards, modern screen display...), advertise and put posters about events, or collection, it would work for longer than some flyers. Giving flyers to group of children visiting from school can be good to extend the knowledge to parents/families. I don't know about you, but I won't read flyers out of my interests, it's like ads in the mailbox => direct to the bin. If people in the street try to give me some flyers, I ask what it is about, and decline if I'm not interested. Each time I'm sad, thinking how many refusals and waste of time it is for them. (I even take it and wait to be out of view to put it in a bin when I saw too many people doing so!)

Just drag it from a folder onto the one opened in APhoto, or open it also in Aphoto, unlock the background layer, copy it and paste it in the first one opened. You can aslo use menu: File > Place (and select the second image).

No really, sorry. Usually you use a “charte graphique” (graphical charter?), using same colors, same font, same basic design, so people will reconize "who" ’s talking to them at first glance. Instantly, you'll reconize it's from your bank, the electricity company, or your library. But you can have some with lot of pic or lot of text, or in between. If there's already a chart for this, try to stay in the spirit of it. Try to be modern and classical, so you'll only have few modifications to do later (some design are so dated they can look old easily when the trend change). If they are given at the library — and it would be the logical way —, they'll look at it and read part of the text because that's different than a flyer put on your mailbox or windshield, when it's given by people they know, in a place they usually go. I couldn't resist http://www.comicsanscriminal.com/ It would be so if it was distributed arbitrary on in the mail box, but I don't think it'll be such way. It sounds like flyers distributed to specific audience, as in the location they're meant to belong, or special cultural events where people are interesed in such things. If it's proove effective, you can also try to give them on fairs or markets, to test. Today, communication would use other ways than wasting flyers, like using the city's web site, magazines, etc. as primary communication. Having expositions (and they can be made locally with less budget and manual work, not always big bucks rented ones), and special events at the library is also an easy way to get people interested and knowing about the place, talking about it.

Hello @Brian Morgan, Here the step: Opening one of the file, and dragging the other one on top Opacity of the second one to 50%, to align the faces of the girl Once done, back to 100% opacity Adding a black Mask on this second picture, and painting in white the part I want to appear Adding a pixel layer and using the Clone tool (using layers belowoption) to correct the neck and the grass _MG_3266.afphoto

It's inDesign file, but nothing prevent to read them and apply the same settings in Affinity PDF export settings, if they're not explicitly written or given.

Affinity apps are real gluttons for memory and CPU usage. It remind me of 90’ and old mono-apps system, when it suck all resources for itself and the other apps hang. They lack the refine ability to switch to low resolution preview or even grey square instead of images that help working on some huge files, once you're done working with images. I notice that, like with other apps, having to calculate a lot of vector objects, or effects, take resources and slow down the app. Sadly, APub have those 2 problems, since it's a mix of vector and pixel app. I hope they'll find solutions, since having a top computer was acceptable for games, to adapt to new 3D engines and such, it shouldn't be in our work where other apps can manage this better. Now, effectively, your images seems a little bit too much on the resolution size. Keep them at 300 or 600 if you want to keep some option like resizing them later, and/or keep the originals in another folder for other uses.

Here a video explaining the use of the Color replacement Brush, perhapsit'll understand why it's working this way:

It's the Replacement Color brush you're using. Shouldn't you use a regular brush?

This last one is really nice and better! It's really a complexe and elaborate process: I use Google image to find nices examples I save in a folder, until I'm fed up and can't stand looking another result page... If it wasn't satisfactory (too specific search for good result on Google), I search example pic on freepik.com or similar site, and save examples... At this point, I've seen too many examples, I close everything and do something else, sometimes for few days! ...I begin working on the design, depending of what I need to do, the materials I can use (available fonts, images…), and only look at the examples if I need to check about "how those yellow frames/how this example with contrasted font width/another fuzzy memory..." need some help to be put on the page. …Or if waiting didn't help at all, it happens too with projects you're not fond of doing. Another process would be to begin copying some example, and once done, you'll get more ideas about what is usefull or not, what you need to add, delete, etc. Modifying until it's your own personal work. In the end, it can be completely different. I usually wait at least a night, to get a new look at what I've done (drawing, layout), especially in the morning with a cup of coffee and inactive neurons… This state can give good or terrible advices, don't forget to save as a new file before modifying anything, you'll be happy to compare later progress or regress you made

And normal way to work. Again, we should stop using complexe tricks to avoid bugs. Bugs should be corrected. If you work in a team, anyone should be able to open your file and understand how it's done, and keep on working. Especially with main features. If they need a primer the size of the Bible and aspirin, there's a problem (or more than one).

Certainly not, I love to use different apps I bought or free to use (There's apps I just bought and used a few times, never to open them again since they didn't bring enough interesting things). Just not fond of the ones in the lot that'll behave so differently that it'll be like an UFO I would compare this as using a new keyboard layout. I begin on Mac. Switched to PC. Get back to Mac at work, having a PC at home. I needed at least 2 years before the environnement was strong enough so I would do Mac keystroke at work and PC ones at home. (Strange things happen when doing wrong shortcut in an OS!) Long time after this, I had to switch agin from OSX to PC, QXD to ID... Again, a lot of wrong keyboard shortcuts (I love them better than clicking too much, and usually type them in string expecting a specific result before realizing something went wrong). I should say sadly, I bought the apps in 2017, but — perhaps it's getting older than doesn't help —, a lot of things/actions/tricks don't flow like muscle reflexes/memory this time. Unless it's terrible bugs that I want to avoid (like realizing I"m working on the server, didn't save yet, and can loose all the work if there's a connexion problem...).

@loukash, you need to take the problem the other way around. Not begining with a small image on your page, but working with a large image you only use part of it on your whole page. The problem occur when you've used different adjustements, mask, etc. to correct it. And suddenly, the client want you to add Mr X or the red apple that's in the margin of your document since your cropping was better than having the whole image with all this uninteresting floor/ceiling/other redondant apples… You need to resize the image to fit more in the page. Problem: all your masks/adjustements only encompass the page area... You end up with @GarryP masks problems. Second part: (Since it was mostly about mask/adjustement pasted in another document, when the main problem occur.) You decide to select the whole group (image + adjustements/mask, etc.), open AP to get more tools, and use "New from clipboard". You can get stuck with the "Dead zone" area. Or you can realize, looking at the channels, that's there's terrible JPEG compression artifacts in the CMYK channels, and you want to create a new document or simply copy and paste the mask/adjustements layers in your original file (full of layers, you used merge visible to simplify it). You just want to convert the file to RGB to work on less channels and less visible artifacts. "Dead zone" area.

I can understand this. I wasn't fond of Illy, and long ago I'd rather use Inkscape, or redraw logos in PS, to end up with only vector files QXP understand perfectly — and without bugs (=/= .ai & .eps files) —, producing light weigh PDF. Another story after switching to ID... but each app get pluses and minuses. AD reconciled me with vector work… if I don't have to use mask or need to invert a pixel content. But my main job was layout, and correcting pictures send by clients. Today, it's better, no more scan of pictures badly printed send by clients… Occasionaly some Facebook' portrait or Google image's thumb to grumble about. The trick was to have a nice workflow in the layout app, to gain time to spend on the pic to correct them (colors, lights, etc.). It involved playing a lot with mask and groups, so as to do it naturally without even thinking. Having masks and groups working so differently here is just impending the work, needed to stop to search a trick to prevent a bug, or another problem. And wasting time on this or those problems. In the end, there's no gain: frustration, waste of time, uncompleted or not as good as thought work done. I don't mind new and well thought features, on the contrary, but sometimes it's better to not search to be different just to be different. Some actions need to much clicks and workaround to be pleasant.

It'll stay "infinite" also if you paint on it. Just add it without prior selection. Again, it's interesting, but too convoluted to be something else than another trick to avoid unwanted behavior.

Larger samples for gradients in list mode, and transparent background would help for sure.