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Today I have just launched AP2 and it took 1 minute and 30 seconds to get to the main screen while AP1 just 3 seconds under the same circunstances. I tried that several times. What is going on with AP2?

It's a pity, but the whole suite is so unstable and slow that it is really hard to even use it. I can't imagine doing proffesional work with it at it current status.

I was trying to make a document in Publisher and when I try to insert a photo from the Stock panel the program crashes. It also happens with Photo and Designer. I am having a lot of troubles with the suite. Any idea? Affinity Suite 1.9.979 on Windows 10 pro

Thank you @Roqoco: That could be one of the reasons but I don't understand how that could be happening since the last beta is supposed to be exactly the same as the 'stable' version. It happens since the 1.9 release.

The M1 seems to be a great machine. My computer is good enough to run AP and I was really happy when I tried the beta because it really improved its performance and some other bugs but my surprise was when I installed the 'stable' and the performance was really really low... Unusable. I have it disabled and I have tried running the program with almost no proccesses running in the background with the same results.

Yes, it is. Tested using the same files and settings. The same happened with the last stable (1.9) version and the beta. In the 1.9.1.979 the performance preferences are the same.

Several times. Here are the latest results:

I am using Win10pro on a xeon e31240v2, 32gb of ram, ssd and a Nvidia 1660ti with the latest drivers. I am glad to hear that the program runs well for you. The 1.9 branch has so many problems that it is really hard to make any serious work with it. For now, I am using the beta version which runs much faster.

Have you tried using the last beta version? In my case it works much much better than the 'stable' release.

You can't auto align layers in Affinity Photo.

Hi @walt.farrell: yes, I have tried almost every option with no luck. It looks that nvidia acceleration doesn't work in the stable version while it is working perfectly in the beta version. I had reported this weird behaviour several times. It looks that there is something in the stable compilation that is not on the beta. I am really dissapointed. I have been recomending the programs to lots of people since I bought them years ago... but no more. I get all kind of bad comments from people who tried to change their workflow from Adobe to Affinity following my advice recently and that it is a real pity.

I have been experiencing problems since last summer. This is getting so frustrating that I have decided that I won't recommend this program anymore. I have the three programs besides the three workbooks. I am really dissapointed. I have been beta testing for months and it seems the problems are unsolvable. The beta version works better than the stable version.

Es de pago único. Nada de suscripciones.

It looks there are lots of problems with the 1.9 update. Have you tried the last beta? Let's hope they release 1.9.1 stable soon and we can work with the programs they we should.

Who knows how long the offer is going to be available... You can try it and see if the program works the way you like. If I were your I would buy the program right away. Despite its faults it is a really good option. Totally recommended, although sometimes the program fails with its updates.

It has to be interesting comparing those results with the beta. @Mark IngramHave you tried the same test with the rc6 beta?

Yes, at least in my case too the 1.9 'stable' is completely useless. I am using the RC6 beta that seems to work fine. I recommend you to try it and see if things get better.

Ok. Thank you @walt.farrell

Yes, I did the tests after a clean restart and no other apps running. What is the Folding@Home app?

@Mark Ingram There must be something different because the stable version is terribly slow while the rc6 works much better. I did the benchmarks again with the same test conditions. Here are the results. Any ideas why this could be happening?

@v_kyrYes, exactly the same.

@feinfingerHave you tried the AP 1.9 beta RC6? In my case it works really well compared to the 1.9 stable.

Since Affinity Photo 1.9 in unusable I installed the last beta available the RC6 and it works much better. I have seen that both are supposed to be the same version: 1.9.0.932. Are they really the same? I run the benchmark in both. Why is the stable version behaving a lot worse than the last beta?

I believe beta testing is there fo a reason. There is no point releasing a 'stable' version with so many problems. Average users backup their documents just in case. I think that should be enough. It is a pity that you can't have a robust and stable system with Windows and other program updates... You have to keep your fingers crossed hoping that everything goes well.

I have been trying 1.9 betas and the performance was superior to the 1.8.5. I updated AP to 1.9 stable and it is SO slow that it is unusable. Hardware acceleration doesn't work and even in warp mode it is slow as hell. I can't understand how it is possible that the betas worked better than the stable release. It's been lots of problems since last summer, panoramas that don't work, stacks, hdrs, nvidia drivers, C1 interferring... and now AP 1.9 Stable really slow. I have read lots of comments relating the same thing in the forum. Is Affinity going to release a fix or something soon? This is so frustrating. I can't imagine proffesionals relying on this software. Where can I download the betas of the 1.9 version?