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I have never tried impressions. Perhaps it is worth looking at, especially if it actually works using AP. As for some of the plugins working and some not, it does seem strange to me. I have never written any plugin interfaces so I am at a disadvantage here but Adobe does define the interface and make the information available in their SDK so it puzzles me as to why this is such a big deal. I do not mean to suggest it is easy, but it is doable since there are other pixel editors besides Photoshop and Elements that have this working properly. If photoLine can do it so can Serif and I assume it would be a simple process for them to hire a temporary contractor who was familiar with implementing plugin interfaces. I do not want to be telling the developers what to do. They have done a tremendous job with AP but it would be a help if they would take a moment and try to keep us up to speed on what, if anything, is going on.

Great launch indeed! :) Fantastic new product; I´m mighty impressed with it already (except for its speed with opening my Fujifilm X-Trans raw files). I am using Photoshop CS6, Photo Suite 9.5 (stand alone and plugins) and NIK components with all my raw files. It feels so good to have Affinity Photo on the HD already, instead of the Adobe monster. Especially liked one of the last comments in the presentation: ´No Subscription´. :P I have watched the tutorials in the list in the order given since last week. However, before starting section ´7. Develop´, I couldn´t resist and got Affinity Designer as well from the AppStore, yesterday evening. It will complement my already existing toolset quite nicely. Congrats with your 2015 Apple Design Award! Now back on topic: wouldn´t it be nice to have a list ordered / organised like published here, for that other product? Pinned here just like this one. I launched a search, could not find it alas. It´s so mighty convenient compared to just picking one from the main site!

At the point of From the PhotoShop Plugins tab, under the Plugin support folders box, click Add Folder. Press G to bring up the Go to the folder input box. It does not work for me as pressing G does not do anything. The funny thing is that I have done this before but cannot remember how to enter the /.

Before complaing about response time, I think you need to take into account that: 1. Affinity/Serif are probably in a completely different timezone than you are, 2. They are dealing with a HUGE amount of support calls and messages during the launch period of Affinity Photo. I've only been on here for a week or so, but I have been VERY impressed at not only the speed with which somebody from Affinity or one of the Mods will respond, but also the fact that several of those who DO respond are the actual developer team. So you're talking directly to the programmers/coders. For a $50 piece of software, that is as sophisticated and powerful as Affinity Photo is, and considering that this is the initial release, I am amazed at what the app will do. Sure, there are some teething bugs to get sorted out - there always are. Things like tweaking the UI such as your concerns, or things like getting some of the Photoshop plugins to work in Affinity Photo - still to be fixed. But given that the programmers are trying to divide their time between actually coding the tweaks, responding on here, and getting some sleep, I think you're being unnecessarily harsh and too quick to jump to criticism. I'd put money on you getting a response from Affinity within the next few hours. The initial post on this thread was still only 5 hoours ago - and you're accusing them of not responding? Holy mackerel - this isn't a Skype call or a real-time chat...!

Hi Bram de Mooij, Viveza is still not working correctly. We are working to improve Photoshop plugins compatibility. Please bear with us while we get there.

Is there a tutorial on how to install photoshop plugins? I got a freebie AutoFX bundle that I installed but I did have to tinker with where and how I did it, but I did. Maybe people don't know how to do it correctly?

I've only installed LR5 and the NIK Collection and I can select 'Edit in..' in LR to choose one of the NIK plugins. No Photoshop installed - perhaps this is why I can't find any plugin folder? Cheers, Tom

Photoshop plugins are supported but it's an area of the app our devs are still improving. You can find more information here. Which quixel plugin are you trying to use? Their website states that their suite isn't yet compatible with OS X.

Thanks for the help, but that didn't work for me either. I've put those freaking plugins in every place I can imagine and nothing shows up. Maybe it's something in Mountain Lion. For now, I give up. I can always run an image back through Photoshop (where they do work) if I really want to use a plugin.

Hi mprefit, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) We are working to improve Photoshop plugins compatibility in Affinity Photo. You can expect some solid improvements on this area soon.

Thanks for the update. I've found that, like MikeFromMesa stated, some plugins work and some don't. I am very happy with the progression of this software. It will be so great to not need Photoshop any longer!

Been dabbling in the Affinity Photo Beta. I’ve been somewhat stymied by the philosophy of the workflow of personas. I’m used to Lightroom (LR), its plugins, and Photoshop. Looking forward to transferring to Affinity. However, how have some Beta users created workflows straight from RAW? Or do you work from LR processing and create Tifs to be processed in Affinity Photo Beta? Here’s where I can best be elucidated: The Affinity and Develop Personas seem to offer similar processes; but they are different—what’s the philosophy behind both? Is there some documentation (with more detail than the videos) that create a crude map of what some workflows can accomplish? Thanks in advance, Wei Chong

jkehoe, While I do not use APB as my sole processing software, if I did my workflow would probably be something like this: 1) Open the APB Media Browser, browse to the desired folder and select an image to process, 2) Using the Media Browser, open the image in APB. If the image is raw, develop in the Develop Persona, move to the Photo Persona and edit further. If the image is not raw, develop in the Photo Persona only, 3) Call and use plugins as needed, 4) Export each image, when processed, to the format and location I wished to use. This is the exact analog of how I used to do processing using Photoshop and Bridge. Unlike Bill, who has an interest in cataloging and indexing his images (using a DAM of some sort) I have no need or interest in using one, so my processed images get copied to my wife's laptop for viewing, my raw images get copied to my dual backups and I am finished with my processing of that batch. Is the difficulty you are having related to deciding on a workflow? Or is it with using the functionality in APB itself? Or both? Or neither? If it is related to using APB to do your editing, then perhaps there is something that we can help you, provided we know where the issue (issues) is (are). It has been my experience that the people on this forum are extraordinarily interested in helping those new to the tool and will try very hard to help, and to help the Serif people get this product to release.

I purchased AD not too long ago and I was also looking at Sketch. I read too many issues with bugs and after looking at many YouTube videos, I settled with AD — I didn't realize there was a free trial :) Price Sure AD could be priced a little higher, but I wouldn't pay US$100 for it. I also will say that this was the major factor behind my purchase, so maybe it is adequately priced. I think $69 would be their optimal pricing, though; and $29 for upgrades, $5 for certain plugins (if any exist). I agree with ChrisP, I think Sketch is probably a US$29.99 app. Certainly not $100. Quality/Experience I can't talk about much, but I appreciate the Vector / Pixel options in AD. I will say I've used Photoshop/Illustrator and GIMP/Inkscape in the past and I think AD fits midway between the paid/free. Though, I'm not by any means a power user or artist, so I didn't use all the features Adobe offered and the free softwares are not necessarily buggy, but don't feel as smooth. Other You might be better asking this question some place else. People that participate in this forum will most likely be AD-biased — we all probably have probably purchased it, or had a hand in its development.

Alien Skin Eye Candy was the first plugin I tried, as it is a personal favorite. I tracked down the path for the support files, and I've also tried using "/" but in neither case does the plugin work. It appears grayed out, but it could be a part of their software's design to prevent piracy (since it's not being hosted in Photoshop?)... Love the application and it's got many features lacking in other powerful (yet budget-conscious) applications like Pixelmator. I look forward to a fix for these more powerful plugins. Thanks!

Hello everyone. While I was delighted with (& purchased) Designer, I'm close to ecstatic about Photo. As a fine-art photographer (www.valleau.gallery) whose work goes to collectors and museums, I spend a lot of time hunched over Photoshop.... and I have a small fortune invested in plugins for it. Without Photo's ability to import and use those, it would have been a non-starter for me. So far I'm completely impressed by what the Affinity team has done, considering the level of competition. If I find I can switch out of my Adobe "subscription" and into Affinity Photo's arms, I'll do so. In fact, I'm slightly frustrated that I can't provide you with payment of some kind right now, just to underscore my support for you. I'm delighted to be here. :)

So I just added the Alien Skin Eye Candy plugin to Affinity Photo in the Photoshop Plug-ins tab... restarted Affinity Photo... opened a file... selected a layer... went up to the "Filters" menu... selected Plugins>Alien Skin>Eye Candy 7... and nothing happens. Nothing launches. Am I doing something wrong?

May I suggest that you add an option for 3rd party plugins such as: 1) On One Softwear - Perfect Suite 9 2) Topaz labs - impression Both are excelent software options that are currently used on Aperture, lightroom & Photoshop It is my belief that such a pairing of either or both as options would be outstanding!!!!

While I don't want to sound like a shill I have downloaded and tested the Affinity Photo beta and it is very slick and the more I practice with it the better my results are. There are issues. I still have some serious troubles with my plugins (Topaz Clarity crashes every time) and I cannot get ReMask to work at all, PerfectlyClear will not activate without my de-activating any other installation on my machine, I cannot see how to save my selections and I am having some troubles with some of the tools, but most other tools are very nice indeed. The InPainting works wonderfully, even for large patches. I have been able to remove my own shadow from some photos just through its use. The selection tool works as well as the one in Photoshop which I have always thought was the gold standard for selection tools. The Clone Tool does a nice job (once you figure out how to select the source spot). I really like the mesh and perspective tools. I am looking forward to the product release, along with its full functionality, and wanted the developers to know that, in spite of the problems I have had, this looks like it will be a really nice product when finished.

My impression is that the Flaming Pear plugins are old as Methusalem and it is almost a miracle that they would still work in Photoshop. It does not surprise me that there might be issues in a program with a whole new code base.

Hi, I'm Les, and before today, I had never heard about Affinity. I'm a British expat who has lived in the North of Belgium as of 1959. Retired chemist, translator, medical writer, and electronic document specialist (for digital submission of new drug dossiers). Mac-user as of 1987, in the beginning both professionally and at home. When the pharmaceutical company I had always worked for switched to the dark side (Windows), I remained on Mac at home. Taught Mac OS, Works, Hypercard and MSWord in evening classes for adults for several years. Started digital photography in 2006, two years before my early retirement. Studied Photoshop (5 modules) in daytime adult class and Lightroom (workshop). I am a Moderator on a huge Belgian digital photography forum. I have always been interested in software development from an end user's viewpoint, and - as I am looking for alternatives for Adobe (I like their programs which are more or less the standard, but I hate the subscription model they have now rolled out), have meanwhile tested and used iPhoto (storage of jpg's), Aperture (Apple's alternative to Lightroom - both aforementioned programs are going to be replaced), Onone's Perfect Photo Suite (now at v.9), DxO Optics Pro (now at v.10), as well as plugins and standalones like Nik, Topaz... I will definitely compare this new Affinity with the competition!

Haahaha Flying hair will either make or break a designer. I learned the hard way with channel separations, calculations, garbage mattes, levels, dodging and burning. Then I graduated to the time saving plugin provided by onOne Software. But then came Photoshop Refine tool and I started using the plugins a lot less. It good to know how to do it the hard way though. Affinity Refine tool is right no par though so I am looking forward to seeing how that advances over time.

Yes, Affinity Photo will support RAW. Not sure if AndyS has tried CMYK Photoshop plugins yet but I don't see why we shouldn't be able to support them.

CMYK? Photoshop plugins?

I'm downloading Nik Collection for my current computer (without PS). But the Google help page only gives directions for how to install and use with a limited number of apps (Photoshop, Aperture, etc. ). So if there are any specific instructions regarding using with Affinity those would be much appreciated. For example one of the weird things that happened when Nik moved over to Google is the HDR Efex no longer shows up in the same place as the other plugins within PS. True also with Affinity?