ColinG

Today I edited a Fuji X raw file from start to finish in AP. It was a straight forward edit but the way AP translated and edited the file was amazing. Easily as good and probably better in my view than the equivalent edit in Lr or C1. The base product is indeed first class. Just wish I could get plugins to work but I get a 100% failure rate for Nik and Topaz (even on the beta). I am on Mac. The other thing I miss is the TK7 (and similar) masking panels available in Ps, although I suspect I could work around that ok.

Just started to play with the beta and first thing I find is that the above Sony lens is not supported. It is not present in the released version of AP either. Why is that? it is a standard Sony kit lens. Cannot find any reference to my camera either, a Sony XT20. Is it not supported or am I missing a trick here? Thank you

That's what I'll do then. Is there an issue re serial numbers though? I have told Topaz.

I will tell Topaz but is it worth uninstalling what I have and downloading an install direct from Affinity? Thanks for your help Colin

I can only conclude this post has hit the buffers and TS2 does not work with AP?

Any update please?

Many thanks

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Hi MEB, The Authorise Global button is not available - it is greyed out.

Have installed Topaz Studio 2 and it loads ok from AP. However it asks if I want to update yet it is the most recent Topaz version! Also there are no looks/presets available from within AP. Any ideas? Thanks Colin

Think I'll just have to stick with Ps, at least for a while. Thanks.

And in the meantime I shall stick with Ps. Such a shame but such is life 🙂

Yes maybe, and it is the same in Ps, but the plugins now have added functionality that makes using that route redundant. It is the basis upon which V3 of Nik is being sold. My point is that there is no point in upgrading as the new functionality does not work in Affinity. That is, no point in upgrading if you only work with Nik via Affinity Photo. Actually, I am not sure you can use Nik via the live filters in Affinity. You certainly can in Ps. I could be mistaken as I use Affinity rarely but I cannot see a way to do it 🙂

It appears you do not understand the functionality of the Nik (V3) plugins and masking within them. Anyway within Ps, Lr and C1 the plugins can be set to make non-destructive edits (similar to Ps smart objects) so you can come back and continue editing later. Also the NIk control point masking is enhanced with brush masking being available, but that only applies to Ps and not Lr or C1. None of this is available if using Nik with AP.

Have just installed but cannot see reason to upgrade to version 3 if it is only going to be used with AP. None of the additional benefits that are available to Ps, Lr and even C1 seem to be available in Affinity, not even the brush tool.

Running the latest beta of Mac OS Catalina and I cannot save images edited in the AP extension back to Photos. Is this a know bug? It actually appears that no extensions can save back to Photos. Thanks Colin

I never said PS did not have raw editing capabilities, what I said was LR is a dedicated raw editor (and none destructive at that). It is ACR plus. AP is not a dedicated raw editor it is a PS type of editor that has raw functionality up to a point. Not sure what using PS has to do with it but for what it is worth I always use it for content aware fill. To be honest I Use LR and PS far more than I use AP. For raw editing LR wins hands down for me and more often that not gives me the results I need. Of course we could also say Adobe Bridge is a raw editor as it can also access ACR.

I am sure that Serif staff on behalf of the company have said no to Linux, it is not just "us". The reaction here I think is born of the frustration that this matter has not been allowed to rest there. If I were a mod on this Forum I would have killed this thread long ago; it adds nothing to what is a user forum.

Nope Linux does not support the software for the software is written but cannot run on Linux. Simples really - Linux cannot run stuff written for Windows or Mac. Of course the devs could port the software across but they do not want to, they are happy having their market in Windows/Mac. That is a business decision. Of course, none of this stops a business moving across into the Linux world if there is a commercial driver but I do not see that happening in respectof people like Serif. I gave Linux up for that reason - there were no mainstream software companies developing apps for Linux, at least not the apps I wanted. The open source alternatives did not meet my requirements and/or took far too long to develop. I therefore exercised choice and moved away.

You have elected to use a system that does not support the software you wish to run. That is your choice and it is therefore your problem. If you need the software that much move to Windows or Mac. I played with Linux for years, ran it for a while as my main desktop and finally ditched it because it could not run the software I needed.

Then move on, you are using the wrong software. Affinity never had a Dam so I cannot understand why you feel that it is missing. Capture One is good stuff sure so go and pay the price of owning it. And remember AP is not a dedicated raw editor so again why do you expect it to be so? Affinity is more like Photoshop. I have no issues loading raw into Develop but I am not using Fuji X, which has created problems all around so far as I can see ( I am on Nikon).

Didix, given you are in the main happy with your jpegs and just wish to tweak raw files when you are not, do you not think that the likes of AP are perhaps overkill for your needs? LR would probably be ok but it is part of a larger suite of programs now so probably not really for you.

Why is it not fair? Affinity is not developed for Linux, never has been and apparently never will be. You chose Linux of your own free will and the consequence is you cannot run Affinity. You cannot run Phptoshop, Lightroom, CaptureOne and many other pieces of software either - is that unfair?

Are you disabling the automatic curve before editing the raw? It makes the image look worse initially but increases latitude for editing (this approach works in some cases). That is a pretty difficult image the highlights and shadows are a bit extreme so you may need more than just the highlight and shadow sliders to make it useful. I cannot ague in that I have always found LR raw develop module better than AP but AP's has always worked for me with some effort.

Out of interest, why and how do you find Affinity lacking? I have found highlight and shadow adjustments to raw fine of late. I usually turn off the automatic curve adjustment first.