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  1. Optikz
    Can some one tell me what the difference is between a fill layer and a pixel layer, if there is a difference? The one difference that I know of is that when a fill layer is used you can continue to edit a gradient but on a pixel layer you can't. cheers, Jason
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    I am having problems with new pixel layers. I click on the icon to create a new pixel layer and want to paint colour or use it for a dodge and burn layer but when I try and fill the layer or paint on it, nothing happens. I do have the correct tool selected and have made sure the opacity and flow are set to 100...just to make sure something would happen. has anyone else noticed this issue? I just downloaded the beta 1.5 RC1 the other day. Jason
  3. Optikz
    Any one know how I can create something like this in affinity photo, or create a look like it...?
  4. Optikz
    Thanks! I'll give it a try..
  5. Optikz
    Hi, I am wondering if anyone can figure out how to do (video attached) type of sharpening with affinity photo? I have tried but can't seem to get it. The how to is in the video done by Jimmy McIntyre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVgfbiH4-fw
  6. Optikz
    I restarted the program and it worked but it seems to happen after the program has been open for a while. I have made sure that the I was on the right layer (only one layer to choose from on the picture I was working on this last time it happened). I'll post some screen shots if it happens again...
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    Hi, I am using a MAS version of affinity photo 1.4.3 and every time I try to make a selection and have the output as New Layer then click apply, nothing happens. A new layer comes up but it's blank... Anyone else have this issue or know why it is happening? This just started in the last week. Jason
  8. Optikz
    The update for affinity photo doesn't appear to be showing up in the app store here in Canada....
  9. Optikz
    Nice photo.. this is my go at editing your shot.. It was first tweaked in Lightroom then 90% in affinity photo. There is the before/after pic and a screen shot of some edits used in affinity.
  10. Optikz
    Really love these tutorials and how you keep updating them every few weeks. I was just trying to figure out how to do light beams the other day. I kinda of got it but the tutorials that were just put up today helped so much more! I don't have a good working knowledge of vector layers yet and this helped. On another note, I think a tutorial that explains what the blending options are best used for would be great. I end up just scrolling through them all to see what looks best because I don't know what they actually do or for what purpose they should actually be used for. cheers, Jason
  11. Optikz
    Thanks for help! I will play with both and see which one I think works better. If nothing I have learned something new. :). For the second long exposure shot, ya, it's not likely going to turn out the way I hope, it was just a little too windy...
  12. Optikz
    Hi, So I have these two photos and I want to replace the tree in the long exposure shot with the tree that doesn't have the motion blur in it from the wind. I can't seem to figure out how to make a really good selection of the tree in either picture. It would take forever to do it with the quick selection brush and refine it. I'm sure there is a way to make this an easier process. Does any one have suggestions? Cheers, Jason
  13. Optikz
    Thanks for the help guys! :)
  14. Optikz
    Can anyone tell me how to do a proper dodge and burn layer? All I seem to be able to do is to duplicate a background layer and then burn or dodge on it. Is this the only way? I can't seem to figure out how to do a proper 50% grey layer and use that for dodging and burning. Maybe that way isn't the way it's suppose to be done...I'm not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. cheers, Jason
  15. Optikz
    Thanks MEB! Do you have suggestions for tweaking the settings for the program...? More of just a general questions that relates to this to get the best performance regardless... Jason
  16. Optikz
    I am currently finding issues with my iMac 5k performance as well. It's a i5 with only 8g or RAM currently. I am upgrading the RAM to 24g this week. Will that help? I am finding everything to be slow, switching between tools, visualizing Live Filters and brush strokes lag significantly lately.... Are there tweaks that can be made in the settings of the program? I am not super technical when it comes to that part of things. So I don't fully understand the responses that have already been posted. I am running the most current version (paid for via the app store). Should I be running a beta version instead...? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jason
  17. Optikz
    Never mind... figured it out.. :)
  18. Optikz
    Hi, Does anyone know if you can open multiple photos into affinity photos as layers in a single document like you can do from Lightroom to photoshop? Cheers, Jason
  19. Optikz
    Great! Thank you, I will give these a try.
  20. Optikz
    Hi, I really like affinity photo, I find it easier to us then photoshop but there are a few things I can'tseem to figure out. I am learning different techniques for editing black and white photos. It seems via youtube that in photoshop multiple gradients can be added to one mask. If I try to us the gradient tool on a mask on a selection that I have made in affinity I can only us 1 gradient. So if I wanted to have a gradient masking out an adjustment at the bottom and at the top I can't seem to do this, it just resets to the gradient that I just put down and I lose the previous one. If this makes sense to anyone, is there a way to add multiple gradients to 1 mask? cheers, Jason
  21. Optikz
    Works great, and explained well. Thank you!
  22. Optikz
    ok, looks good but how did you select different graduations of highlights and shadows to make the spare channels?
  23. Optikz
    I'm am wondering if Pixelsquid plugin will work with affinity photo? I haven't tried yet, just wondering if anyone knows already if it does?
  24. Optikz
    I have learned how to make luminosity masks from another forum post and now would like to have "save" spare channel to file as an option so I could create actions like photoshop has. This way I would have to go through making multiple luminosity masks for every image. I think this would be a possibility if you could save these spare channels to file.
  25. Optikz
    I have recently downloaded the affinity photo beta. I have played a little with it and it does seem to be a very good program with great potential with all the user support. I'm a photographer that uses lightroom 5 for 95% of editing. I have tried to understand CS6 and have learned a little bit of the program but find it a complicated and extremely powerful program. Since this is a new program and I don't use Affinity Designer I am having difficulty understanding how to use the layers and masks in this program. I'm sure they work in a similar fashion but things are laid out in a different manner I find. If you know how to use layers, masks, and the tools that affinity photo has can people start to post some short tutorials here please. Would be great help. I'm sure the affinity crew is working hard at creating some but think they are likely very busy fixing and adding features to the program that simply learning how to use the features for newcomers is being overlooked. Things I would like to know: 1. how the layers work 2. how the masks work 3. how to create a layer-mask and then be able to "hide" or "reveal" part of that mask by using a brush and a black or white swatch what all the tools do down the left side of the screen. I know I can play with them but I can't seem to get some of them to work so I don't know what they do... 4. the basic navigation of the UI, since it's new to me Would appreciate the help and hopefully people can post little youtube videos right in this thread that people could search and find... cheers, Jason
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