Steel Rat
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I see. So it only happens if I change the export options, not just exporting itself.
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I searched for this, but could not find anything.
When I'm editing a .aphoto image, and save it, then when I export, it then shows the .aphoto file as "modified", when no modifications were made. Why would an export be a modification?
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So... imported styles have worked for everyone else?
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A PNG base layer.
I have a macro which applies the style and crops, done it thousands of times. But when imported, the style portion of the macro didn't work, neither did the style work manually.
I had to create a new style, and new macro, and both work now.
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I tried searching for this, but nothing relevant came up.
When I installed Photo V2, it asked if I wanted to import all my custom stuff from V1, and I said yes. They came in, but the styles don't do anything.
I had one that I used often for a simple outer shadow with specific settings, but nothing happened with a layer selected and clicking the style.
Anyone else seen this?
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3 hours ago, MattT said:
There's an announcement in the startup panel, though I know some folks uncheck "Show this panel at startup". (And I appreciate Serif respecting that and not forcing a pop-up announcing V2 through anyway.)
I always turn off startup panels in every app, lol. I didn't block emails from Affinity, because they weren't sending me stuff daily. If they had been annoying, I would have unsubscribed. So I saw the V2 email and purchased.
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1 hour ago, PaulWilliamson said:
I never knew there were so many photo managers in the world until this thread. I never heard of any of them but I downloaded and installed most of them to check them out. Now I see the problem with the workflows for most people.
But why didn't Affinity-Serif release their own in this V2 version like ACDSEE, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom and other big programs have? I use the first two for that and not Lightroom because it is not worth the monthly cost to me. Or the thumbnails in Windows.
I've been using XNView for close to 20 years now. At the time, I tried others, like ACDSee and FastStone, but XN did what I wanted it to in an easier way, for me at least.
I'd also be interested in an Affinity-based image manager.
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1 minute ago, stuck said:
Is the gotcha that because it will take time for the MSI installers to be produced, the launch discount price will be ancient history by then? If so, will the workaround be to buy the MSIX version now (at the discount price), not install it, and then download the MSI versions, for free, when they are released?
There's no reason you couldn't install it now, and uninstall it when the MSI is available. Unless you had other reservations about the MSIX in general.
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25 minutes ago, Mark Ingram said:
Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
We've had a meeting this morning and decided to offer MSI installers to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
Thanks for your feedback!
Thank you Mark, and the rest of the staff!
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53 minutes ago, KennethL said:
I immediately found a workaround for Unity3D. Create a .bat file with the contents:
You don't even need the cd command. Since the alias already points to that. only the second line is needed. I just tested it and it works fine. Better than your first suggestion (which does work and I was using), which will break after the first update. The bat file should be good indefinitely.
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3 hours ago, Designer1234 said:
Guys, I was a bit miss-informed and angry too, but it seems that App Execution Aliases works and solves integration problems.
The aliases did not work for me. I had to use the actual executable buried in Program Files\WindowsApps, which is typically hidden by Windows. I know that path name will change on an update, but I see that They are going to offer traditional MSI installers for those who want it, so I'm happy to wait.
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4 hours ago, Patrick Connor said:
It's new technology, and people don't like the change, as it's less flexible. Whether that makes it wrong depends on a trade-off with the benefits it also brings
In it's current form, it is of zero benefit to me. I won't spend time on workarounds that may or may not work.
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19 minutes ago, Dangerous said:
Not superior, just different. Why care where the program is when all you need to do it run & use it
Because 99% of my use of APhoto is selecting images in XNView and hitting Alt 2 (the shortcut in that application for APhoto that I assigned). That doesn't work with V2 if there are spaces in either the path or filename. Photo v2 just gives me a bunch of error messages.
And the shortcuts created by dragging the icons from the start menu to the desktop aren't visible to other standard applications. The shortcut I manually created is visible, but the result when I try to pass data to it is above. For me, to use PhotoV2 in the way I've become accustomed to using every other application I have used for the last 20 years is the issue. It is not worthwhile to have to open V2 separately, then navigate to the drive>folder in question, then reselect all the files I had already selected in my image manager, then open them. It may seem trivial to some, but it isn't to me.
I'm not trying to pile on the Serif, I've enjoyed their programs. But if their soon-to-be solution doesn't let me function in the way I've outlined, it's not worth my time.
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1 hour ago, Terry44 said:
Then I added the shortcuts to the SendTo folder and sending files to the applications via the right click context menu works as well.
This doesn't work properly if the path or filename has a space. Yes PhotoV2 will open, but the file(s) won't.
It needs a proper fix.
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On 11/10/2022 at 9:20 AM, Mark Ingram said:
We already have app execution aliases installed to:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\AffinityDesigner2.exe
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\AffinityPhoto2.exe
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\AffinityPublisher2.exe
Please replace username with your Windows username. Also, those paths are already in your %PATH% variable so you can launch them without even specifying the full path, e.g. AffinityPhoto2.exe.
Mark, I can create a new shortcut on my desktop that will successfully launch Photo 2, simply by supplying the executable name in the link. But, I cannot then use that shortcut from another application (in my case, XnView). It tells me the same thing as if I had tried to execute by directly navigating to the exe.
I'm new to the discussion, so I've probably missed something in your posts.
At any rate, I never uninstalled Photo V1, so I still have functionality. Hoping this gets fixed soon so my workflows can still flow with the shiny new Photo/Publisher/Designer V2.
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Been shuffling some hard drives around after a failure, and just want to copy all the brushes I've imported into AP to the new install. Can't locate the brushes. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
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1 minute ago, firstdefence said:
unfortunately, no! the way I mentioned is the easiest way
Roger that. Thanks again!
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I did. I should have said "easier ways.
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4 minutes ago, v_kyr said:
Make a copy of the text (so you preserve your orig), convert to curves, select a curve element, then create style. - This way needs also cumbersome steps.
Thanks for the reply, but that's much more cumbersome.
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1 hour ago, firstdefence said:
Apply the style to a shape then save the style
That's a decent workaraound, but is that the only way?
Thanks!
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On 10/12/2019 at 1:19 PM, walt.farrell said:
However, the tool also seems sensitive to the orientation of the image. Given a portrait orientation, it seems (though I have not tested extensively) that the tool will prefer to orient the crop box with the longer dimension running vertically, but given a landscape orientation it will prefer to orient the box with the longer dimension running horizontally.
Again, if it guesses wrong you can use the Rotate button.
I would rather it not guess. I chose a specific ratio for a reason, to crop out an image with that ratio and orientation, not a guessed one.
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On 10/12/2019 at 12:12 PM, walt.farrell said:
It's a duplicate in the sense that they're the same except for a rotation, and with one push of the Rotate button on the Context Toolbar 4:5 becomes 5:4.
Mathematically, 4:5 is not the same as 5:4. I see your point, but it's not the same. The reason for creating a custom ratio is to reduce the number of repetitious steps one has to take. As I pointed out before, rotating doesn't just make something correct. You then have to fiddle with it to make it fit what you're doing. If the ratio was what I wanted in the first place, much less fiddling.
Export shows current image as "modified".
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Doesn't seem to be consistent. I tried it. Created a new .aphoto file. And opened the export screen. As soon as I changed one of the options, it said the file was modified. Tried again with another existing file, and it didn't show as modified when changing the export options.