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Hi - pleased to say we have now added OCIO v2 support in the latest beta (2.2). We'd really appreciate if you wanted to try it in the beta (sign up to beta program here), but if not this means it won't be too long before it's made available in the release version.
 

Unfortunately, not in Resample mode, which seems to do a "zoom to fit" after cropping, which can be a bit annoying when cropping a large image to a much smaller one  

Hi All,
We have just made 2.2 live across all App Stores and our website. As always, the feedback we have received from you all during this beta has been an incredible help in both shaping the new features as well as squashing many bugs!
The build we have released is the same as RC3 (build 2005), meaning for the time being whether you use the latest beta version or switch to using the release version they are the same. If you anticipate taking part in the next beta you may wish to keep your current beta version installed, as this will be updated on auto update when a new beta is available. This will either be a 2.2 patch if we feel one is needed, or moving straight onto a 2.3 beta.
It would be impossible for us to do what we do without your support, and I just wanted to say a huge thanks for everything you have contributed to this release.
All the best,
Ash

I like the current Shape Tools in Affinity as of now, but two that I feel are missing from the toolbox are a Spiral Tool and a 3D Box Tool. Here's one example of a project where I needed a spiral in particular.

The design for this I did mostly all inside of Affinity, but I had to move over to Inkscape to get the spiral shape because I realized that I had to do this manually in Affinity to achieve the same thing. Seems like a pretty useful feature, especially if it also allows jagged spirals and custom shapes. That way one could make even more complex spiral shapes than just a regular spiral.
Another shape I would love to see is a 3D Box that can do perspective. I have been able to do this a bit by combining a bunch of shapes and masks to achieve a similar effect, but having a properly supported tool for this would be even better. Inskscape has a tool like this, so that's a good place to look for inspiration!

I long for the day we can do a simple "Paste Replace". By that I mean I have copied something and wish to replace the selection with it. Copy a triangle, select a square and have a menu command/contextual menu command to Paste the triangle into the rectangle's location replacing it. Hell I would love to be able to paste in the location I right-click on, using the context menu.

Indeed, it's two actions… 
I agree that I was surprized that @v_kyr's video showed a genuine geometric addition doing the job, while with v2 here it did not. However, as your title implies,it is a bit like adding pears and apples…
And if you consider that creating a Compound in a single click (with parts still editable, and you don't even need to convert to curves first) or use Shape builder are doing exactly what you wanted, I don't see why it would be a problem?
I would add that the Compound way is definitely more elegant than what I proposed (but that one can be done in every Affinity app, the others require Designer). 
Sorry that your good old path seems not to be usable anymore but thankfully, there are many roads leading to Rome…

You can even easily get that wanted result with ADe v1.10.6 by geom adding the two curves, or making a compound for these.

screencast_add.mp4  
screencast_compound.mp4   In ADe v2 you can additionally easily do that with the Shape Builder Tool !

The issue "Application (running) doesn't maximize when we click the icon on the dock" (REF: AFP-4836) has been fixed by the developers in internal build &quot2.2.0.1857&quot.
This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Serif Info Bot to notify us.

Thanks for this feedback. We have now decided to include the raster based perspective and mesh warp non destructive live filters from Affinity Photo in the Pixel Persona of Designer and that is now available in the 2.1 beta released today. This allows the warping of images, embedded documents and other non-pure vector objects. The main thing to bear in mind is that these are raster based effects, and will mean any vector data you warp using these live filters will be rasterised when you come to export.
It would be great if you wanted to try it out in the beta and let us know what you think - you can sign up to the beta program here.
 

The issue "Creating a table and then placing an XLSX file will cause the cell text to inherit the previous table's stroke width" (REF: AFB-7158) has now been fixed by the developers.
This fix is included in build 2.1.0.1709 (or later) which is already available as a customer beta and will be included in the next release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please make a new thread referencing this one.

Apps: All
Platforms: Windows, macOS and iPad
A few new features have been added to the stroke panel...
1. As has been commonly requested we have now added the ability to 'balance' dashed lines using a new toggle button on stroke panel. This means that the dash pattern is automatically rescaled between any cusps in a curve - making things such as corners of a rectangle or the start and end of a stroke look correct.

2. An additional dash and gap have now been added to build up more complex dashed line patterns (now giving you 3 dash and 3 gaps) making, among other things, two dot chain patterns possible. On desktop you can also click-drag the dash and gap indicator as shown to adjust the value. 

3. A new button has been added to clear any arrowheads on a stroke - just making it more convenient than having to open the drop downs to set both ends to "None".
 

 
 

Hi - I'm pleased to say we have now added the ability to extend dash patter to 3 dashes and 3 gaps. Also can now create balanced dashed lines. This is available to test in the latest beta. There are more details in the post below and it would be great if you wanted to try it out in the beta and let us know what you think - you can sign up to the beta program here.
 
 

The issue "[iPad] Double-tap of layer thumbnail doesn't Zoom to Selection" (REF: AFB-5832) has been fixed by the developers in internal build &quot2.1.0.1769&quot.
This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Serif Info Bot to notify us.

The issue "Crash when expanding more than one 'multiple stroke' object" (REF: AFD-3892) has been fixed by the developers in internal build &quot2.2.0.1971&quot.
This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Serif Info Bot to notify us.

It's possible with a compound object but would be nice if I could apply the appearance to text directly.
Since the dev team acknowledged this as a bug, I hope it will be fixed soon.
 

Will wait!!!
At least there's a news to hope for.

I can see Serif confirmed on Instagram that they were starting work on a blend tool and hoped to have it ready this year, though to be fair to Serif I wouldn't hold them to that timeline. Does seem like they're aware of the ask and are working on it which is great
 

This is from the comments in the Mesh Warp and perspective live filters reel they did to showcase 2.1 before it was released.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqGP3cBsqZw/

Blend tool (object blending) has been requested since 2015. It's a crucial part of doing parametric / creative work. Any chance to put in onto priority / pipe?
Thanks

Hi @Aammppaa, it has not been implemented yet. There is a way to achieve what you want by using compounds, the attached was just some artistic text and a rounded rectangle that had no fill. I created the compound by selecting both layers then clicked Intersect while holding the opt/alt key. Select the compound layer and add your outlines in the Appearance Panel, the text remains editable.
There are a few problems in the release version with the booleans, letters A, L & M are affected but it depends on your font. I am using the latest Mac beta 1.8.2.1and it is working well. I believe that it has also been fixed in the latest Windows beta.

I would like Sreif to bring back "real" vector brush from DrawPlus to Affinity.
Affinity's vector brush is actually a raster brush stroke with a curve, pseudo vector brush.
Why this has been changed when Affinity was developed?

Radeon 6800XT looks like it finally have the score it should have.
 

As a workaround, the "Pinning" can be used for the Ruby for now.

https://affinity.help/publisher/en-US.lproj/pages/ObjectControl/pinning.html


Screen Recording 2022-10-23 at 12.39.21.60 PM.mp4

Hi folks,
I thought I'd give you a quick progress update and let you see some of things we've been working on at Serif Labs.  We now have a scripting core that we're reasonably happy with and have put together a little test area where we can run Javascript code, so I thought I'd show you some of that. Things to note:
This is all VERY early, like pre-pre-pre-alpha. The JS API is extremely fluid and is constantly changing. This is not how the Affinity suite will run scripts and plugins; it is just a sandbox window for internal testing. There is still a huge amount of work to be done. I can't provide any timescales for when scripting will be publicly released, for Beta or Retail. Constructive feedback is welcomed, but I won't be able to answer all questions - see previous points. I'm not claiming any of these examples are particularly useful on their own; they're just to demonstrate some basic scripting functionality. Re Javascript async - yes, we support it, I've just not recorded anything yet. The sleep calls are there for screen-recording purposes only. Here are some demos as low-res gifs. If you want to take a closer look, movs are attached.
Create a Mandelbrot image

Some dodgy physics

Insert a dragon curve

"Emojification" (translation?) of text

Create a grid of colours
 
Select and hide based on hue

Replay a document's edit history

mandelbrot.mov
balls.mov
dragon.mov
grid.mov
hue.mov
replay.mov
emoji.mov

I think the locked icon should be little more distinctive, I mean more prominent.
How about making it "bolder" abound 1px or so and in more high contrast color.
The unlocked icon is ok to be left as is.
 

I think the locked icon should be little more distinctive, I mean more prominent.
How about making it "bolder" abound 1px or so and in more high contrast color.
The unlocked icon is ok to be left as is.