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Hi, After further investigation it appears that the problem is caused by the the RAW processor misinterpreting or altering the Black Point value in the EXIF data in DNG files. I found this post https://discuss.pixls.us/t/dng-in-raw-therapee/41461/12 on the Raw Therapee forum site and followed the Advice of using EXIF GUI to reset the Black Point value to 0. I then retried using Affinity to process the affected images and that worked fine, they were back to normal. I don't know if this is a problem with Affinity and Raw Therapee or with DNG or something else but there is certainly an issue with something

Hi, After much messing about I've realised that the problem is not Affinity and is something to do with the colour profiles or Win 11, but I've not yet figured out what the exact problem is. Something very similar happens when I open the affected files in Raw Therapee. Having decided that the problem wasn't Affinity or Raw Therapee I've updated Affinity to v2.31 on my Win 10 PC and there are no problems with either Affinity or Raw Therapee on that machine. I'm now trying to solve the problem on my Win 11 Laptop where the problem occurred. Sorry to have raised the matter on this forum.

Hi, I've been searching the Forum for a problem I've been having since updating Photo v2.3 just a few days ago and this thread seems to be very similar to the one I'm having, namely a colour cast sometimes green, sometimes red, when I open dng images in Photo 2.3. The effect appears to be fairly random and can occur on one image and not on the next frame on what is essentially the same image. I have found that if i open the effected images in software other than Affinity and then export, without doing any proccessing whatever, as either a tif or tiff file, i can then work on those files in Affinity 2.3 as normal. This has only happened since I updated to v2.3. I'm using a calibrated monitor and I've opened the affected images with 3 other apps without the colour cast. I'll uninstall v2.3 and reinstall v2.2 and let you know the result

I've managed to move it to my apps SSD, but not in the folder I would have chosen. C'est la vie, I'll just have to live with it

I had no problem installing V2 on my Win 10 pro PC but I wasn't given the choice of where to install it so I assumed it would upgrade V1 at that location. It didn't so I'm now left with both versions, V2 on the windows SSD whereas all my other apps are on a separate SSD. Anyone know how to get V2 where I want it?

After a couple of uninstalls and then re-install, the tools work when I open Affinity as Administrator but not when I just open it. Really strange, it's never been like this with previous versions

I've now got the latest Luminar working with Affinity. I tried two options. 1. Download the Luminar 4.8bf file from here https://www.dropbox.com/s/layqech6gif6x4n/Luminar4.8bf?dl=0 2. Try https://skylum.com/account/support and follow the Instructions for PS Plugin after a lot of messing about I'm not sure which worked

I've just this morning updated to version 1.8.4 and the Selection tools brush is not working nor is the colour picker tool

Looking at the Luminar Forum it appears those using PS and Lightroom are having the same problem as we Affinity users, which would suggest that Affinity is not the problem. https://community.skylum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360009396820-Luminar-4-3-won-t-launch-as-a-Photoshop-Plug-In

How about a LUT/Preset Persona/Browser along the lines of Nik Silver Efex, Topaz Studio, Luminar and others? Having to load LUTs on a one by one basis is much too slow and cumbersome. It would be great to be able browse, preview and adjust on one screen

So do I, I use Bridge to view them (deleting where necessary) and then process in Affinity if required. However, sometimes, I find the need to do a quick process before deciding whether or not they have potential or need binning. ACR was/is excellent for that, Affinity is not for two reasons:-1. It takes too long to do it on multiple files and 2. You can't save the processing for use afterwards without exporting to another file format.

The point about having one button, rather than 4, in the Develop Persona is that it allows a quick assessment of the possibilities of a photo, or group of photos, without wasting a much time. In ACR you can then save the RAW file, with adjustments, without adjustments, process it further or bin it. It would also be nice to be able to save a file processed in Develop as a RAW file rather than Tif, Tiff, PSD, jpeg or whatever takes your fancy. I tend to do most of my basic processing in the Develop Persona and very rarely use the Photo Persona for basic adjustments. As an aside, the latest version of Affinity Photo seems to have made cropping in the Develop Persona more time consuming, unless I've missed something.

I agree, editing multiple images at once can be useful as can an AUTO button, if only to see if an image or group of images is worth further effort. These are the two features I miss most now I'm not using ACR. It would also be nice to import settings on previous ACR edits into Affinity so saving effort having to start again when you want to adjust pre-affinity photos.

I am switching away from Lightroom and currently am doing all my editing in AP. That is not the problem, the problem is with all the images (hundreds, possibly thousands) historically edited/developed in Lightroom that I may want to revisit without having to start from scratch again or without having to pay a subscription to Adobe.

Thanks for the prompt response. Is it something that is being considered?