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Non-destructive Auto-Levels!
I strongly second the wish expressed many times at different locations in the forum already. I have seen messages from others who posted that a good Auto-Level is one of the key points when they want to switch from Photoshop. I also find myself using the AUTO functions in Adobe Camera Raw, as well the Auto-Level in Photoshop very often. In many times they deliver very satisfying results which do need only little adjustment if any.
Can you please add a non-destructive Auto-Level, which can be edited by the user and give similar good results like in Photoshop?

Adobe has implemented oklab -- for good reason.
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/gradient-interpolation.html
Is see no reason why Affinity should not make that relatively small change (the code is not complicated or long at all) to also support that visually better way to pick colors.
See the 4 blog posts on the homepage. Here one explaining oklab: https://bottosson.github.io/posts/oklab/
 
And do not forget to finally implement ICC color management more complete (see my relevant posts -- listing the missing parts and why they are needed).

No one else needing full color mannagement features in Affinity products? I am much surprised...

Non-destructive Auto-Levels!
I strongly second the wish expressed many times at different locations in the forum already. I have seen messages from others who posted that a good Auto-Level is one of the key points when they want to switch from Photoshop. I also find myself using the AUTO functions in Adobe Camera Raw, as well the Auto-Level in Photoshop very often. In many times they deliver very satisfying results which do need only little adjustment if any.
Can you please add a non-destructive Auto-Level, which can be edited by the user and give similar good results like in Photoshop?

I am also surprised the bilinear is the default resample export setting. I would almost never use bilinear. Typically I want the best resampling, which is for photo's on the Lanczos-methods. How can I set the default export method to what fits my needs?

Would be great to have some sort of style functionality for any objects (images, vector) inside Publisher. For example one could assign a style for a specific frame to image frames, and when the applied style would be changed all image frames would be updated accordingly in the whole document.
AFAIK at the moment all elements are hard-formatted, except texts, right? This takes muuuuuch time, when updating a larger document with a different layout style.

Would be great to have some sort of style functionality for any objects (images, vector) inside Publisher. For example one could assign a style for a specific frame to image frames, and when the applied style would be changed all image frames would be updated accordingly in the whole document.
AFAIK at the moment all elements are hard-formatted, except texts, right? This takes muuuuuch time, when updating a larger document with a different layout style.

Would be great to have some sort of style functionality for any objects (images, vector) inside Publisher. For example one could assign a style for a specific frame to image frames, and when the applied style would be changed all image frames would be updated accordingly in the whole document.
AFAIK at the moment all elements are hard-formatted, except texts, right? This takes muuuuuch time, when updating a larger document with a different layout style.

Would be great to have some sort of style functionality for any objects (images, vector) inside Publisher. For example one could assign a style for a specific frame to image frames, and when the applied style would be changed all image frames would be updated accordingly in the whole document.
AFAIK at the moment all elements are hard-formatted, except texts, right? This takes muuuuuch time, when updating a larger document with a different layout style.

What happend to that need?
Currently Affinity lacks complete colormanagement / softproof functionality.
Missing is:
1) Preserve RGB / CMYK numbers → this is needed to simulate how an RGB file will look like on a non-colormanaged RGB printer (like often in a photo lab) or how a CMYK file which will not be converted to another colour space will look in a specific CMYK space.
BTW, this option is also needed when you want to print out a (ICC color) calibration target from the Affinity application itself.
2 a) Option "Simulate Paper color" → this determines the rendering intent from the (converted) file to the monitor colour space regarding the white point:
"Simulate Paper = On" → absolute colorimetric conversion from the file to the monitor color space
                             = Off → relative colorimetric conversion from the file to the monitor color space
2b) "Simulate Black Ink" → determines if Black point compensation from the file to the monitor colour space is used or not
"Simulate Black Ink = On" → Blackpoint Compensation from File to Monitor Colour Space turned off
"Simulate Black Ink = Off" → Blackpoint Compensation from File to Monitor Color Space turned on
Affinity offers now a softproof and conversion of a file to another color space. But it lacks to control how the files are rendered to the monitor colour space!
The default rendering intent in Photoshop to the Monitor profile (color space) is: Relative colorimetric with blackpoint compensation and can be influenced like described here, which of course is a vital feature!
3) A preview for "Assign Profile" is also missing currently
4) A keyboard shortcut to toggle the softproof on / off can also be very handy and is missing now 😞
5) In Publisher I do not see an option to enable the softproof function for the complete document, but only for each page!? If that's not possible (which it seems) -- this is an additional need.
6) Exporting images: Currently there is lacking
6a) Choose rendering intent for the conversion
6b) Preview for this conversion (in the export dialog)
7) In "better" color managed programs one can also choose which CMM is used for the conversion -- which is now also lacking.
See here for the colour management options from Adobe: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/proofing-colors.html
The Affinity programs are great in many ways, but I am very much surprised that in 2020 those functions are not standard in a software which claims / tries to aim at the professional user. All professionals, who know and care about predictable color, and know how to use color management to achieve that, will not use Affinity products till those features are implemented. I did not remember exactly in which Photoshop version this was introduced, but it was a loooooong time ago. I think the current color management features already were introduced around 2000 with Photoshop 5.5 if memory serves me right....
 

What you're suggesting is a fairly standard way of working for most photographers who then print using the ICC.  But there are other workflows which many photographers may view as fringe, but which are fairly standard in the publishing industry.  In my case, I want to soft-proof using the ICC, but in a way that shows me what the output will look like if I don't print using the ICC.  In PS you o this by enabling the preserve numbers soft-proofing option.  There are valid uses for this approach, which is why PS includes it.  Can't be done in AP at present.
I also find soft-proofing via a layer to be a risky approach, rather than using a view mode.  I've done something like this in PS in the past, since some ICCs can be simulated via a curve, and there's a risk of leaving the layer enabled when you don't want it.  Operator error, sure, but it's always going to be a risk with this approach.

Yes, it's puzzling.  If this was just a budget, no-frills alternative to PS then I could understand it.  But it's part of a suite of three products seemingly aimed at the publishing industry, and so you think that industry standard features for publishing and printing would find their way into the product sooner or later.
I realise that there are competing priorities, and you can't work on everything simultaneously, especially at the current price, but even so, see previous para.

I support the general thrust of this feature request, and #1 preserve numbers in particular, especially for monochrome.  I need to be able to simulate how a print will look without a profile conversion.  I can't ditch Photoshop without it, and boy, I'd like to.

I just (yesterday) bought Affinity Photo, and wanted to try setting Black- White- and Grey points in an image to discover this embarrasing incompleteness. Yes- I wanted to get rid of my Adobe subscription too , what a shame I wasted my money here.    I am very surprised that a company 'for professionals' fails to deliver the features for the core functionality that color management is.  I now have a fully working car that can't take me to my destination.  

Extending the list in case some day someone at Affinity might care to finally implement the missing colour management options....
8 )  in Publisher it's not possible to assign / convert to a specific colour space on an object basis.

Version 1.9 → no updates to the color managment 😞
Regardless if you understand the need or not...  there are use-cases where one needs that function. Gunda explained that and I have also mentioned that in my posts.

Version 1.9 → no updates to the color managment 😞
Regardless if you understand the need or not...  there are use-cases where one needs that function. Gunda explained that and I have also mentioned that in my posts.

I would like to be able to easily re-arrange rows and columns.
I'm used to writing markdown lists in Visual Studio Code, and I really like using alt+up and alt+down to move the active line up or down.
Similarly, alt+left and alt+right could move the current column to the left or right.
This would be a fantastic way to work with tables in AP!
Cutting and pasting works, but I have to paste into an empty area, and then re-arrange the two items that have been swapped.

What happend to that need?
Currently Affinity lacks complete colormanagement / softproof functionality.
Missing is:
1) Preserve RGB / CMYK numbers → this is needed to simulate how an RGB file will look like on a non-colormanaged RGB printer (like often in a photo lab) or how a CMYK file which will not be converted to another colour space will look in a specific CMYK space.
BTW, this option is also needed when you want to print out a (ICC color) calibration target from the Affinity application itself.
2 a) Option "Simulate Paper color" → this determines the rendering intent from the (converted) file to the monitor colour space regarding the white point:
"Simulate Paper = On" → absolute colorimetric conversion from the file to the monitor color space
                             = Off → relative colorimetric conversion from the file to the monitor color space
2b) "Simulate Black Ink" → determines if Black point compensation from the file to the monitor colour space is used or not
"Simulate Black Ink = On" → Blackpoint Compensation from File to Monitor Colour Space turned off
"Simulate Black Ink = Off" → Blackpoint Compensation from File to Monitor Color Space turned on
Affinity offers now a softproof and conversion of a file to another color space. But it lacks to control how the files are rendered to the monitor colour space!
The default rendering intent in Photoshop to the Monitor profile (color space) is: Relative colorimetric with blackpoint compensation and can be influenced like described here, which of course is a vital feature!
3) A preview for "Assign Profile" is also missing currently
4) A keyboard shortcut to toggle the softproof on / off can also be very handy and is missing now 😞
5) In Publisher I do not see an option to enable the softproof function for the complete document, but only for each page!? If that's not possible (which it seems) -- this is an additional need.
6) Exporting images: Currently there is lacking
6a) Choose rendering intent for the conversion
6b) Preview for this conversion (in the export dialog)
7) In "better" color managed programs one can also choose which CMM is used for the conversion -- which is now also lacking.
See here for the colour management options from Adobe: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/proofing-colors.html
The Affinity programs are great in many ways, but I am very much surprised that in 2020 those functions are not standard in a software which claims / tries to aim at the professional user. All professionals, who know and care about predictable color, and know how to use color management to achieve that, will not use Affinity products till those features are implemented. I did not remember exactly in which Photoshop version this was introduced, but it was a loooooong time ago. I think the current color management features already were introduced around 2000 with Photoshop 5.5 if memory serves me right....
 

No one else needing full color mannagement features in Affinity products? I am much surprised...

Yes, "professional" is just telling that someone earns money with his work. And you're right it's not the professional / amateur distinction which is relevant here. But in any case we can agree that a fully-enabled color management is missing currently, but is needed importantly!

But what could we do to convince Serif to implement this!?

Serif, are you listening? Do you care? Will we see full colormanagement enabled anytime in the not too far future?

Would be great to have some sort of style functionality for any objects (images, vector) inside Publisher. For example one could assign a style for a specific frame to image frames, and when the applied style would be changed all image frames would be updated accordingly in the whole document.
AFAIK at the moment all elements are hard-formatted, except texts, right? This takes muuuuuch time, when updating a larger document with a different layout style.

As you see nobody from Serif commented. I took the time to sum up all colormanagement needs, but now feel that I wasted me time. Maybe helpful for others to see what to look for in another application. But my conclusion is that Serif is and will not be addressing the professional market -- at least not short term. Other statements from Serif to aim at professionals are just "advertisements" but are not reflected in the products themselves.

There is a surprisingly large group of "professionals" not using colormanagement (at all or fully), but the better professionals surely do know how to use color management and need and use it. I'll continue to use my old Photoshop version for color critical things, when Affinity does not offer the needed features... 😞

What happend to that need?
Currently Affinity lacks complete colormanagement / softproof functionality.
Missing is:
1) Preserve RGB / CMYK numbers → this is needed to simulate how an RGB file will look like on a non-colormanaged RGB printer (like often in a photo lab) or how a CMYK file which will not be converted to another colour space will look in a specific CMYK space.
BTW, this option is also needed when you want to print out a (ICC color) calibration target from the Affinity application itself.
2 a) Option "Simulate Paper color" → this determines the rendering intent from the (converted) file to the monitor colour space regarding the white point:
"Simulate Paper = On" → absolute colorimetric conversion from the file to the monitor color space
                             = Off → relative colorimetric conversion from the file to the monitor color space
2b) "Simulate Black Ink" → determines if Black point compensation from the file to the monitor colour space is used or not
"Simulate Black Ink = On" → Blackpoint Compensation from File to Monitor Colour Space turned off
"Simulate Black Ink = Off" → Blackpoint Compensation from File to Monitor Color Space turned on
Affinity offers now a softproof and conversion of a file to another color space. But it lacks to control how the files are rendered to the monitor colour space!
The default rendering intent in Photoshop to the Monitor profile (color space) is: Relative colorimetric with blackpoint compensation and can be influenced like described here, which of course is a vital feature!
3) A preview for "Assign Profile" is also missing currently
4) A keyboard shortcut to toggle the softproof on / off can also be very handy and is missing now 😞
5) In Publisher I do not see an option to enable the softproof function for the complete document, but only for each page!? If that's not possible (which it seems) -- this is an additional need.
6) Exporting images: Currently there is lacking
6a) Choose rendering intent for the conversion
6b) Preview for this conversion (in the export dialog)
7) In "better" color managed programs one can also choose which CMM is used for the conversion -- which is now also lacking.
See here for the colour management options from Adobe: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/proofing-colors.html
The Affinity programs are great in many ways, but I am very much surprised that in 2020 those functions are not standard in a software which claims / tries to aim at the professional user. All professionals, who know and care about predictable color, and know how to use color management to achieve that, will not use Affinity products till those features are implemented. I did not remember exactly in which Photoshop version this was introduced, but it was a loooooong time ago. I think the current color management features already were introduced around 2000 with Photoshop 5.5 if memory serves me right....