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Click here to download the latest beta
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes
Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. 

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.
Changes
Fixed importing duplicate style category to append a suffix number Added Select Same Name and Select Same Tag Colour (main menu and Layers panel context menu) Added Place Images panel Fixed copying pixel layers and pasting as a DIB producing an empty bitmap  Restored default JPEG extension to .jpg  Fixed crashes relating to importing TIFF files with ZIP compression, and writing TIFF files with ZIP compression Fixed vector export failing to respect JPEG and PNG dimension limits Fixed failure to open .heic files if the path contains non-ASCII characters 1.9.0.869 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: New features, performance, fixes
Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. 

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.
Changes
Fixed importing duplicate style category to append a suffix number Fixed crash when moving a mask from a layer to a live stack group Added Select Same Name and Select Same Tag Colour (available via Layers panel context menu)  Added Place Images panel Fixed Blur Brush Tool cursor not showing the correct nozzle Fixed copying pixel layers and pasting as a DIB producing an empty bitmap  Restored default JPEG extension to .jpg  Fixed crashes relating to importing TIFF files with ZIP compression, and writing TIFF files with ZIP compression Fixed new HDR Merge and new Focus Merge preventing application shutdown if all input files fail to load Added failure notification for new HDR Merge, new Focus Merge, and new Stack documents if all input files fail to load Fixed vector export failing to respect JPEG and PNG dimension limits Fixed failure to open .heic files if the path contains non-ASCII characters Fixed custom LensFun profiles failing to load Fixed typing in Lens Correction Filter Camera combo closing the popup 1.9.0.869 release notes

2020 is almost gone and the blob bug is still there.

Health is the primary productivity.

Health is the primary productivity.

From 3 pm GMT on Thursday 24th December 2020 until 9 am GMT Monday 4th January 2021 the Serif company is officially closed. There will be some light coverage of the support channels during these 12 days, but most staff are taking time off whilst the offices are closed. Customer Service and Technical Support tickets will take priority and queries about bugs and beta builds will be picked up in the New Year. Unusually, the way the year has panned out a number of staff have not been on holiday for obvious reasons so some are also taking annual holiday now before this company closure, and so it is fair to say that from this week there will be fewer staff here on the forums. 
Please bear with us if you contact us during this time and potentially for a short time after the annual closure, whist we deal with any backlog.
Thank you in advance for your patience and we will make every effort to address your queries in the shortest time-frame possible.

This forum is for posting bug reports relating to the latest customer betas.

Click here to download the latest beta
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: New features, performance, fixes
Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. 

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.
Changes
Enabled (more) accurate history thumbnails Added support for JpegXR RGB 101010 Fixed crash when entering Develop Persona during macro recording session Fixed rotated or skewed filled rectangles (with no stroke) rendering incorrectly (fills extending to rotated bounding box)  Fixed Hue shift slider background to not move with the slider  Fixed crash when using Ctrl+Right Click (Selection context menu) on empty area  Fixed crash on startup if a proxy is configured without a scheme Fixed inability to add tab stop lower than the already existing highest value  Fixed pasted images incorrectly having the document colour space in Resource Manager instead of the image's colour space  Fixed crash changing Character Decorations Outline Colour without a document open  Fixed crash loading images greater than 2GB in size Fixed failure to load TIFF files greater than 2GB in size Fixed cursor not being visible after interacting with the Export dialog  Allow variations in file extensions during export (e.g. *.tiff and *.tif). Default extension is first in the list (i.e. *.jpeg, *.tiff). Changed the preference 'Import PSD Text As Text' to be enabled by default 1.9.0.864 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes
Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. 

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.
Changes
Fixed performance problems with OpenCL enabled Fixed rotated or skewed filled rectangles (with no stroke) rendering incorrectly (fills extending to rotated bounding box)  Fixed Hue shift slider background to not move with the slider  Fixed crash when using Ctrl+Right Click (Selection context menu) on empty area  Fixed crash on startup if a proxy is configured without a scheme Fixed inability to add tab stop lower than the already existing highest value  Fixed pasted images incorrectly having the document colour space in Resource Manager instead of the image's colour space  Fixed crash changing Character Decorations Outline Colour without a document open  Fixed crash loading images greater than 2GB in size Fixed failure to load TIFF files greater than 2GB in size Fixed cursor not being visible after interacting with the Export dialog  Allow variations in file extensions during export (e.g. *.tiff and *.tif). Default extension is first in the list (i.e. *.jpeg, *.tiff). Changed the preference 'Import PSD Text As Text' to be enabled by default 1.9.0.864 release notes

"Free vector perspective" and "Free vector extrusion" is a MUST for many professional users.
Without this function, the program can only be used by artists.
I work as a technical illustrator and would be happy to bury CorelDraw and Illustrator.
Just like Affinity Photo has replaced Photoshop.
But unfortunately this is NOT possible without these functions.
I'm looking forward to future updates and uninstall the actual designer demo again...  : - (((

+1 We absolutely need this to get rid of this shitty buggy Illustrator I'm just using as a vector shape editor, and for some vector patterns. 
 

+1 from me. It’s the only reason why I am, sadly, still using Illustrator. 

+1
And vector based one please, unlike Photo's Perspective/Mesh Warp.
Of course implementing it to Photo also would be nice.

+1 ....a necessity (for iPad too) Thanks in advance devs 🙏🏻 

This is an essential feature and I was really surprised when I learnt that it's not available in AD. Please add it!

Free transform / distort feature is essential, we need to know where on the roadmap this feature is. Posted in the other section but hopefully this is where we might get an update response. Without it this software is unsuitable for many tasks and hoped it would have been included in the last release as so many have requested.

Any ETA on non destructive free transform, perspective and warp tools like those found illustrator/Photoshop?
 
 

Lack of basic tools for an extended period undermines the faith of many who bought in to support Affinity Designer. It was my hope that by purchasing Affinity Designer I was helping contribute to a worthy option to AI. I've had to hold back on running more current MAC OS, because my aging copy of CS6 Illustrator still has many basic tools AD does not. Not to mention the time invested in getting up to speed on software that seems lacking.Then there are the hassles of working on a machine with outdated OS and unsupported security issues. If the future bares no fruit in the way of the missing basic tools many users may choose a different set of software & hardware solutions. An old 2007 Mac Pro cheese grater running 10.6, and a late 2012 mini running 10.12 has been quaint, but how long? I would happily purchase a fully equipped version of Affinity Designer 2.0 in the NEAR future. This would allow me to update my OS and let go of AI.

If at all possible save your souls with a one stop shop solution - all time wasted on workarounds, using several apps and tricks steals tons of time (and joy) that is deducted from creative time and created output. The worst business case I have seen, almost.

For 5 years you got next to nothing (vector) - so why would version 2.0 bring you a miracle - or a proper update. Look at the contour in 1.9 it is just a POC (Proof of concept) gone too far offering no creative tricks. Just more manual work and workarounds ad libitum.
Many years ago I watched a commercial for the Commodore Amiga (I wanted badly): "Dreaming is free. Stop dreaming." It actually toggled a switch in my head, I asked my employer to give me any extra work he could think of for a long period of time. He did. I worked hard, finally could purchase one and enjoyed that wonderful computer and grew with its creative software. Purchased a PC a few years later as well and ran programs on Windows 3 and 3.1 that had features you are still dreaming about and begging for. Almost 25 to 30 years later!
In a weak moment I liberated myself again from dreaming recently. Saving money is good. Wasting precious time in a short life is ... disastrous.

Click here to download the latest beta
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes
Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. 

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.
Changes
Added missing "My account" button Added new samples to the welcome screen Added anti-aliasing blend option  Added "Find in Layers Panel" menu item Changed default for "Show Selection in Layers Panel" to be on (and renamed to "Auto-scroll to show selection in Layers Panel") Fixed incorrect attribute bits in exported 32-bit TGA Allow downloads to be cancelled, and changed auto-download to be off by default Fixed PDF export converting RGB bitmaps to CMYK if the original document had the bitmap's working profile Improved PDF import of tinted colour comparison for registration colours Improved Assets drag and drop from Explorer Added Ctrl+RightMouse to display tree of objects Improved ABR import 1.9.0.852 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: New features, performance, fixes
Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. 

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.
Changes
Fixed Ctrl Reset not removing Assets  Fixed crash when editing a macro with no document open Added Combined Raster & Vector benchmark  Added placement policy Added missing baseline menu options Fixed blending issues with Live Filters Added support for 12bit mono TIFFs Added Pattern Layers Added Live Liquify Fixed pressing Backspace during Freehand Selection Tool (Polygonal mode) deleting the layer, rather than the last node Fixed Develop Persona Crop Tool rotation producing artifacts Fixed Focus Merge always creating 96DPI documents (now uses DPI and metadata from first source image) Fixed Live Projection artifacts in 32-bit documents Fixed cancelling Crop Tool not doing anything Added anti-aliasing blend option  Added "Find in Layers Panel" menu item Changed default for "Show Selection in Layers Panel" to be on (and renamed to "Auto-scroll to show selection in Layers Panel") Fixed incorrect attribute bits in exported 32-bit TGA Allow downloads to be cancelled, and changed auto-download to be off by default Fixed PDF export converting RGB bitmaps to CMYK if the original document had the bitmap's working profile Improved PDF import of tinted colour comparison for registration colours Improved Assets drag and drop from Explorer Added Ctrl+RightMouse to display tree of objects Improved ABR import 1.9.0.852 release notes

Unfortunately I don't know - that crash location is the NVIDIA driver, as previously mentioned, so only they can say why it is crashing. I have reported the issue to them (and shared a crash dump, to which they have confirmed the stack overflow in their driver), but as we can't reproduce it here internally, they won't investigate further. 
My only suggestions are:
1) Report the bug to Capture One
2) Report the bug to NVIDIA
As frustrating as this is, at this point, there is nothing else we can do.

@Fritz_H
For those 3 examples, type 50% in any of the width fields (while using any units). This works for me

I like imho.
For you previous "another one" comment, I agree with part of it and oppose part of it.
But, as you said, it's up to the AP team. So there is no point in arguing between us.
Layers are timelines, Low complexity. It is changing at this moment..

Oh, sorry! I just saw so many heated conversations regarding nodes vs anything else, that just reacted in advance. Regarding re-edit - don`t want to be involved to another one... Points mentioned does not correspond to your message, but they are still valid (imho)

Imho this is totally up to AP team to decide how to improve AP, they already proved to be quite reasonable for a product of such complexity