Andy Somerfield

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

I don't mind this change and it reduces the package size by over 100MB. Perhaps a separate Help package could be provided for those who want to use it offline. Adobe apps work the same way but while they don't provide the Help as a separate package, they do provide a PDF of the help system. https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/x-productkb/global/offline-help.html#:~:text=To view your product's Help,menu choice or press F1.
I wouldn't expect the Help window to open in my system's default browser - Help is supposed to be in a window that is part of the application and always on top of other windows and that's what the devs have done. Also if it opened in my default browser I might get additional browser chrome cluttering things up.
Cmd+W is passed through to the parent window because it's just another Affinity window. That shouldn't happen but it happens with all Affinity dialogs. I agree that users would expect to close this window with Cmd+W so perhaps that issue would need to be fixed when this is rolled out.
The new Affinity window help has a much better default font size than the Mac system help which is great butthe user can adjust Mac help with +/- while the Affinity window doesn't support this accessibility feature.
But I fully agree that the lack of a text search field and Cmd+F is a big deal, I always jump to what I want with Cmd+F.
Affinity's help has never supported some of the standard Mac help features (back, forward, show/hide sidebar, share) so their omission from this window isn't a big deal.

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

This is likely to be an unfortunate side effect of the thumbnail generation - typically thumbnails can be generated a few milliseconds, but if your files are a few hundred MB each, we might be taking a long time to generate each one.
The thumbnails serve no purpose other than to give a rough confirmation that you have chosen the file you intended to - I'd be happy to add a setting to disable them.
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This is likely to be an unfortunate side effect of the thumbnail generation - typically thumbnails can be generated a few milliseconds, but if your files are a few hundred MB each, we might be taking a long time to generate each one.
The thumbnails serve no purpose other than to give a rough confirmation that you have chosen the file you intended to - I'd be happy to add a setting to disable them.
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This is likely to be an unfortunate side effect of the thumbnail generation - typically thumbnails can be generated a few milliseconds, but if your files are a few hundred MB each, we might be taking a long time to generate each one.
The thumbnails serve no purpose other than to give a rough confirmation that you have chosen the file you intended to - I'd be happy to add a setting to disable them.
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This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

I excluded the mask when adding adjustment presets because at the time I felt that the mask would be intrinsically linked to the source document and not much use in other documents - and if we did save them, we would need to deal with applying the preset to other documents of differing sizes.
It can certainly be done, but I'd like to understand your intended use a bit more before committing to adding it.
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This is likely to be an unfortunate side effect of the thumbnail generation - typically thumbnails can be generated a few milliseconds, but if your files are a few hundred MB each, we might be taking a long time to generate each one.
The thumbnails serve no purpose other than to give a rough confirmation that you have chosen the file you intended to - I'd be happy to add a setting to disable them.
A

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

This is the most balanced take I've seen in this thread - thanks 👍

Hi,
 
Try using a Polygon Shape - but set the number of sides to 3 :)
 
AndyS

Hi,
 
Affinity is about, amongst other things, the "experience" of designing things.. 60fps, fluid navigation and editing of documents is at the heart of what we do.
 
WINE is a wonderful project, but I don't think it would work for Affinity - performance is close to native, but support for things like our use of OpenGL / input interaction would take some work. It also assumes a Windows build to map onto WINE libs - which we don't have. You have more chance of convincing us to make a native Linux version than a WINE one..
 
I won't rule out making a Linux version of Affinity, but I need someone to show me a combination of distro, desktop topology and deployment (paid) platform where we would recoup our development costs. If someone can show me that, I'll be willing to talk some more about it all..
 
Hope this helps,
 
AndyS

The separable and non-separable kernels are fundamentally different:
 
Here is a (rough) analogy using Wolfram Alpha:
 
Non-Separable:
 
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=sinc%28hypot%28x%2Cy%29%29+between+-10+and+10
 
Separable:
 
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2*sinc%28x%29*sinc%28y%29+between+-10+and+10
 
We include them both because separable is faster - and some people even prefer the results!
 
Hope this helps,
 
Andy.

Morning, 
We have decided to implement WebP export for (hopefully) 1.9.
The decision is not solely because it is now supported in Safari - although that doesn't hurt.
In the time I have been working here at Serif (15+ years), there have been hundreds of "JPEG / PNG killer" file formats announced - not a single one has succeeded. If we had supported each one, we would now have a massive amount of export code to maintain which was used by either 1 or 2 people, or more likely nobody. We don't like to remove features which we have added - so we would be stuck with the problem forever.
We generally don't implement new export formats unless a.) They are old but have some unique technical feature which is genuinely useful or b.) They are new and have either a good chance of achieving widespread adoption or have some unique technical feature which we think has merit.
WebP is being implemented because we think it has a high chance of widespread adoption.
Hope this helps,
Andy.

Status: Beta
Purpose: Fixes and updates
Requirements: Licensed Affinity Photo 2 for iPad (registered to an Affinity ID account)
App Store: Not Submitted
TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/kMSouXpl
 
We are pleased to announce that the first Affinity Photo 2 for iPad Customer Beta 2.0.3 is now available.
This beta is an update to the 2.0.0 version recently released to all customers and will form the basis of our first patch. We recommend that you use this beta in preference to the release version if you are affected by any of the issues listed below.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
 
- Trash added bottom left for quick delete (command controller toggle now moved to burger menu)
- Clearer drop zone indication for dropping layers inside
- New document and open buttons on Home Screen now expand additional options by default (without needing to swipe down) to make them more easily discoverable
- Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances
- Update for HEIF importer
- Export Panel UI fixes
- Pen tool tweaks and fixes
- Tweaks to fix some spurious behaviour on interaction with Apple Autocorrect
- Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text
- OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks
- Resource Manager updates
- Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files
- Fixed crash on Replace Image
- Fixes for Drag Drop of Stock images
- Command Controller positioning improvements
- Fixes for Display Scale Zoomed
- Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes
- Status bar layout / clipping fixes
- Document grid fixes
- Context menu fixes
- Fixed assigning shortcuts from a keyboard cover
- Unable to open Guide or Grid settings after dismissing by tapping the canvas
- Fixed XMP sidecar import
- Fixed exclusion blend mode in 16bit RGB
- Fixed outline later effect
- RAW loading speed improvements
- Assorted assets panel fixes
- Assorted other fixes
- Localisation updates

Status: Beta
Purpose: Fixes and updates
Requirements: Licensed Affinity Photo 2 for iPad (registered to an Affinity ID account)
App Store: Not Submitted
TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/kMSouXpl
 
We are pleased to announce that the first Affinity Photo 2 for iPad Customer Beta 2.0.3 is now available.
This beta is an update to the 2.0.0 version recently released to all customers and will form the basis of our first patch. We recommend that you use this beta in preference to the release version if you are affected by any of the issues listed below.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
 
- Trash added bottom left for quick delete (command controller toggle now moved to burger menu)
- Clearer drop zone indication for dropping layers inside
- New document and open buttons on Home Screen now expand additional options by default (without needing to swipe down) to make them more easily discoverable
- Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances
- Update for HEIF importer
- Export Panel UI fixes
- Pen tool tweaks and fixes
- Tweaks to fix some spurious behaviour on interaction with Apple Autocorrect
- Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text
- OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks
- Resource Manager updates
- Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files
- Fixed crash on Replace Image
- Fixes for Drag Drop of Stock images
- Command Controller positioning improvements
- Fixes for Display Scale Zoomed
- Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes
- Status bar layout / clipping fixes
- Document grid fixes
- Context menu fixes
- Fixed assigning shortcuts from a keyboard cover
- Unable to open Guide or Grid settings after dismissing by tapping the canvas
- Fixed XMP sidecar import
- Fixed exclusion blend mode in 16bit RGB
- Fixed outline later effect
- RAW loading speed improvements
- Assorted assets panel fixes
- Assorted other fixes
- Localisation updates

Status: Beta
Purpose: Fixes and updates
Requirements: Licensed Affinity Photo 2 (registered to an Affinity ID account)
Mac App Store: Not Submitted
Download: Here
 
We are pleased to announce that the first Affinity Photo 2 Customer Beta 2.0.3 is now available from the link above.
This beta is an update to the 2.0.0 version recently released to all customers and will form the basis of our first patch. We recommend that you use this beta in preference to the release version if you are affected by any of the issues listed below.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
 
- New Document: Custom Document Preset order is not retained between app sessions
- Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances
- Update for HEIF importer
- Export Panel UI fixes
- Pen tool tweaks and fixes
- Gradients on text strokes don't render unless the fill also has a gradient
- Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text
- OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks
- Resource Manager updates
- Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files
- Placed documents with bleed can fail to render the bleed correctly
- Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes
- Ensure global colour edits update live
- Fixed straighten in the develop persona
- Fixed exclusion blend mode in 16bit RGB
- Fixed adjustment parameters undo
- Fixed sync before / after in develop
- Fixed image place recording in macros
- Fixed outline layer effect
- RAW loading speed improvements
- Assorted assets panel fixes
- Assorted other fixes
- Localisation updates
 
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this notification thread 

Status: Beta
Purpose: Fixes and updates
Requirements: Licensed Affinity Photo 2 (registered to an Affinity ID account)
Mac App Store: Not Submitted
Download: Here
 
We are pleased to announce that the first Affinity Photo 2 Customer Beta 2.0.3 is now available from the link above.
This beta is an update to the 2.0.0 version recently released to all customers and will form the basis of our first patch. We recommend that you use this beta in preference to the release version if you are affected by any of the issues listed below.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
 
- New Document: Custom Document Preset order is not retained between app sessions
- Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances
- Update for HEIF importer
- Export Panel UI fixes
- Pen tool tweaks and fixes
- Gradients on text strokes don't render unless the fill also has a gradient
- Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text
- OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks
- Resource Manager updates
- Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files
- Placed documents with bleed can fail to render the bleed correctly
- Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes
- Ensure global colour edits update live
- Fixed straighten in the develop persona
- Fixed exclusion blend mode in 16bit RGB
- Fixed adjustment parameters undo
- Fixed sync before / after in develop
- Fixed image place recording in macros
- Fixed outline layer effect
- RAW loading speed improvements
- Assorted assets panel fixes
- Assorted other fixes
- Localisation updates
 
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this notification thread 

Status: Beta
Purpose: Fixes and updates
Requirements: Licensed Affinity Photo 2 for iPad (registered to an Affinity ID account)
App Store: Not Submitted
TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/kMSouXpl
 
We are pleased to announce that the first Affinity Photo 2 for iPad Customer Beta 2.0.3 is now available.
This beta is an update to the 2.0.0 version recently released to all customers and will form the basis of our first patch. We recommend that you use this beta in preference to the release version if you are affected by any of the issues listed below.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
 
- Trash added bottom left for quick delete (command controller toggle now moved to burger menu)
- Clearer drop zone indication for dropping layers inside
- New document and open buttons on Home Screen now expand additional options by default (without needing to swipe down) to make them more easily discoverable
- Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances
- Update for HEIF importer
- Export Panel UI fixes
- Pen tool tweaks and fixes
- Tweaks to fix some spurious behaviour on interaction with Apple Autocorrect
- Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text
- OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks
- Resource Manager updates
- Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files
- Fixed crash on Replace Image
- Fixes for Drag Drop of Stock images
- Command Controller positioning improvements
- Fixes for Display Scale Zoomed
- Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes
- Status bar layout / clipping fixes
- Document grid fixes
- Context menu fixes
- Fixed assigning shortcuts from a keyboard cover
- Unable to open Guide or Grid settings after dismissing by tapping the canvas
- Fixed XMP sidecar import
- Fixed exclusion blend mode in 16bit RGB
- Fixed outline later effect
- RAW loading speed improvements
- Assorted assets panel fixes
- Assorted other fixes
- Localisation updates

Status: Beta
Purpose: Fixes and updates
Requirements: Licensed Affinity Photo 2 (registered to an Affinity ID account)
Mac App Store: Not Submitted
Download: Here
 
We are pleased to announce that the first Affinity Photo 2 Customer Beta 2.0.3 is now available from the link above.
This beta is an update to the 2.0.0 version recently released to all customers and will form the basis of our first patch. We recommend that you use this beta in preference to the release version if you are affected by any of the issues listed below.
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
 
- New Document: Custom Document Preset order is not retained between app sessions
- Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances
- Update for HEIF importer
- Export Panel UI fixes
- Pen tool tweaks and fixes
- Gradients on text strokes don't render unless the fill also has a gradient
- Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text
- OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks
- Resource Manager updates
- Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files
- Placed documents with bleed can fail to render the bleed correctly
- Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes
- Ensure global colour edits update live
- Fixed straighten in the develop persona
- Fixed exclusion blend mode in 16bit RGB
- Fixed adjustment parameters undo
- Fixed sync before / after in develop
- Fixed image place recording in macros
- Fixed outline layer effect
- RAW loading speed improvements
- Assorted assets panel fixes
- Assorted other fixes
- Localisation updates
 
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this notification thread