JeffreyWalther

Hi! In V1.9.1, I've just edited one picture and used my prepared adjustments settings (asset) containing a group and multiple sub groups. Drag and drop worked. I could see the result. Now I've updated to V1.9.2. The adjustment settings (drag&drop asset) do not work anymore. I have to ungroup, uncheck and re-check every single adjustment layer like in a few version before. This is odd.

Thank you all. But I still think that if even your workaround works, it is too much effort. So I ask for this function as a new standalone solution.

And how do you share your local "Symbols" over several Publisher projects?

Though I have all 3 apps installed, it is not that thing I was asking for. I was asking for the possibility to create content once, and used it several times (as references). Let's say you have a paragraph of text you want to reuse. In one section, you want to format the text in a different way as in another section. So the plain text can be added as as snippet/asset whereever you want and format it, but the content itself remains somewhere central. So you change the text ony on one spot, and all other "copies" of it get the update. Let's say you need a warning box, formatted and with some icons or whatever. This chunk of element should be maintained centrally.

Hello Affinity, It would be very nice to be able to include text elements (without formatting) as well as general elements (text blocks, graphics, etc. as a whole) as single source or snippets in Publisher. Two examples: I have several documents in the project, and would like to place the same warning with icon over and over again. To do this, I create this note 1x and drag it in every time I need it. This is currently possible with "Assets", but unfortunately it is not possible to change the text once, so that all references from this asset are updated. I have several documents where I want to use a section of text over and over again. Here I would like to be able to drag the text in as nippet and then format it individually. And as well, change the text once, so that all references from this asset are updated. That would be awesome!

Thanks, it worked.

This is a very strange insinuation now. Of course the tools are bought. My gasoline to the film set is more expensive.

Hello, Since version 1.9 is too sluggish for my notebook, I have to switch to my editing workstation, which has more power, as a test. For this I would like to save my workspace and all the settings (also the ones from the Development Persona, like Basic, Lens, Details,... or also assets). Is there somewhere in Affinity a possibility to export the whole thing in one go and take it over for a new installation? I know: I can export assets and load them again. But that doesn't work with the templates from the Development Persona (no export available). Also I would like to take over window layouts 1:1. Any tips? Jeff

Sure, not enabled. With HA enabled, Affinity Photo is not usable at all.

Hello, I have to report that Affinity Photo V1.9 and V1.9.1 have significantly worse performance than V1.8.*. What is really noticeable is that the operation is very sluggish and the changes to adjustment layers are redrawn much slower. Something seems to be wrong with the memory management. I have the feeling that the image is reloaded like from a 3.5" disk when you have made a change. 😜 This was not the case in V1.8 on the same machine. And I don't have to list the problems with the hardware acceleration. 😕

Hello, Just let you know that any saved asset (e.g. a group of adjustment layers for grading) do not work if the hardware acceleration is turned on. Dragged assets have no effect, no matter if you disable and enable the adjustment layers again (as you had to in prev. versions due to a bug).

I have been asking for this feature for a long time. But there doesn't seem to be many RAW developers at Affinity to understand the problem. I also have quite a few RAW images every day and I feel the same as you.

I have the same issues with OpenCL enabled, though I have the lastest NVIDA Studio Drivers. Before V1.9, I had no problems at all.

I have the latest Studio Drivers from NVIDIA. But enabling the hardware acceleration in Photo leads to massive performance drops. Raw development is almost impossible with that latencies between me, the GUI and the redrawn canvas.

I had the same issues... but unchecking Hardware Acceleration improved the performance (incl. RAW development).

Seems to improve performance: unchecking Hardware Acceleration:

For the moment and my short edits, it seems that unchecking the Hardware Acceleration helps to improve performance.

Have to test it with unchecked HA.

+1 (same problem with perfomance)

Hello Affinity, I don't know what happened from the last version 1.8 to 1.9, but a massive performance issue was introduced that makes it difficult to work. Even though I'm using a GTX card, the whole condition has become very, very sluggish. Settings are not updated immediately on the canvas. Also, when working with Canon Raw 2, I noticed that the canvas is not always completely redrawn and even after development, areas are missing. I have been using Affinity for many years now for high-end image processing for the industry and am extremely unhappy with V1.9. 😞 Jeff

Yes, I have: Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher V1.9 Windows 10 Pro, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H, 16 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 1050 I did not change my worfflow, I only updated to V1.9 and the performance has gone.

Hello, although I think the new features in V1.9 are useful, two major things happened that I don't like at all: CTRL+ALT now rotates the canvas instead of zooming specifically. The prev. commands have gone into "msucle memory" and now the workflow is clearly disturbed. The biggest problem is RAW editing. I develop Canon Raw 2 images, but nafter the update it has become extremely slower. For example, when I apply a BASIC preset, it takes several seconds to see the result. And then the canvas is often only redrawn in places when changing the settings.

It is obviously a bug, just because it resets your settings you made before, without any warning. So the behaviour should be: 2nd layer is added. And also a 3rd one, and a 4th one,.... as long I click on the Adjustment item.

You all can reproduce the issue: Open Affinity Photo and create a new document. Size does not matter. Open tab "Adjustment". Select any of the items, let's say "White Balance". The panel appears. Do some changes. Close the panel via "X". Skip to tab "Layer". You see the just created adjustment layer and that it is selected. Skip back to tab "Adjustment". Now try to add another "WhiteBalance" by just double-clicking it. Again, the panel opens with default settings. At this time, there was no 2nd adjustment layer added (as expected), but the 1st one overwritten. Skipt back to "Layers" to see. No 2nd layer, 1st layer just reset.

If you add an adjustment layer and make your changes, and then want to add the same adjustment layer again (while the 1st layer is still selected), you overwrite the all changes on the selected adjustment layer with the default settings. You are literally resetting everything on the 1st adjustment layer. No 2nd layer will be added. You have to select another layer first (not the same type of filter). This is really annoying