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Status: Public Beta Purpose: Stability Requirements: None Download: Here As this is a beta release, 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 you may be adversely affected by the application failing. In addition it is worth noting that files created in Affinity 1.5 cannot be opened in 1.4, which means files created with the Windows beta cannot be opened in the Mac AppStore version of Designer, instead you will need the latest macOS beta. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post here 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. Fixes Fixed tool handle sizes on non-integral display scales Fixed converting text to curves generating too many points for some fonts (added support for cubic splines) Fixed missing sections when drawing with a raster brush when zoomed out Fixed layer highlight disappearing when dragging an item Fixed PDF import failure to load imagemask that omits optional BitsPerComponent Fixed loading of JPEG2000 "jpx" variant Fixed Text tool not copying when not in text mode Improved PDF Import speed by avoiding loading bitmaps just to get the colour format, can save 30+ seconds on multi-page PDFs Fixed SVG export of Gaussian blur by adding a filter region to prevent clipping Changed style of tool and Persona buttons to more closely match the macOS version (added border) Fixed layer thumbnails being slow to refresh Fixed Layers panel not scrolling when dragging near the top or bottom Fixed copy and paste of text Fixed "Symbolic linkl" spelling mistake Fixed fill flyout swatches recent list not showing until selecting a colour Fixed holding Shift while rotating the angle in Outer Shadow being very slow Fixed pasting style affecting filter effects Fixed string "Page information" for PDF export and printing Fixed PDF loading or saving of bitmaps that had different colour format to the document Fixed leading override for scaled art text Fixed default position of floating windows Added Ctrl+Shift+P for Document Setup Fixed Grid and Snapping Manager Grid Type options not matching macOS version Fixed Symbols Sync button state not being initialised Fixed Export being unable to select individual artboards if nothing is selected Fixed Symbols to ‘Duplicate’ linked, nodes within (or outside of) a symbol should not Fixed Layers panel lock icons tooltips being incorrect Fixed being unable to add raster brushes in Vector Persona Fixed not being able to drag brushes onto Brush panel Fixed pressing Escape not closing popups or dialogs Fixed maximising Help on second monitor causing a crash Fixed being unable to drag assets into floating windows Fixed crash adjusting bevel and emboss after reselecting object Fixed floating windows not toggling visibility correctly Fixed Menu hit test when maximised (to avoid accidental dragging of window) Added UI for choosing either the default adapter (with the name of what is currently the default), a named adapter, or WARP Fixed requirements check so that it now evaluates all adapters for compatibility, rather than just the default adapter Fixed PSD files not loading into Motion correctly Fixed maximising application to 0,0 on second monitor Fixed being unable to drag UI when toolbar is a double column Fixed floating Tools Panel appearing too soon on startup Fixed missing prompts in Brush dialogs Fixed horizontal/vertical guides tooltip not matching macOS version Fixed CTRL start not resetting language until next runup Fixed colour profiles failing to persist Fixed midpoints on gradient flyout not updating correctly when manually moving node Fixed PDF export crash Fixed prints coming out the wrong size Fixed poor print quality Fixed a few remaining DPI issues Fixed Windows autohide taskbar showing behind the application Fixed vector masks being rasterised if they have transparency Fixed automatic snapping grids on Artboards Improved tooltip text for snapping options Fixed Convert to Curves being enabled even if the selection can't be converted Fixed spacing distribute objects at 0 Fixed editing an embedded document prompting to save changes Fixed fonts displaying with an incorrect family name (was showing the macOS name, instead of the Windows name) Fixed HSL wheel not updating when entering colours manually in colour chooser dialog Fixed colour flyout on context toolbar being set to 0 opacity by default for Pen tool Fixed using colour picker to create global colour results in black swatch Fixed EPS files not opening from a Unicode path Fixed being unable to delete multiple snapshots at once Fixed PDF import to recognise AES encryption Changed text alignment shortcuts to CMD+ALT+L and CMD+ALT+R (to avoid a conflict) Fixed right clicking inside text boxes of many panels/dialogs causes the menu to appear top left Fixed print orientation icons being swapped round Fixed elements in PDF not printing Fixed Portrait checkbox not correctly remembering state Fixed Paper size reverting to letter after printing Fixed sporadic crash on re-opening a pdf Fixed SVG Export not honouring 'Text As Curves' Fixed crash when launching Task Manager via CTRL+Shift+Esc (when pressing the keys quickly) Added middle mouse button click on document headers to close Fixed unit editors with sliders to allow dragging from drop down arrow Fixed unit comboboxes to edit the value when typing, spacebar displays the dropdown Fixed no highlight when tabbing on non-input fields Added support for Wacom Airbrush Wheel Fixed Gradient Map containing extra Opacity option Fixed Help not displaying if installed to a Unicode path Fixed using the colour waterfall using greyscale until you grab a slider Fixed black background appearing when the main window is first shown Fixed Measurement tool so that it now works with logical groups Fixed being unable to scroll through Font Size combo with mouse wheel Fixed Back One, Move to Back, Move to Front, Text Bigger, Text Smaller, Show Guides, and Zoom Out keyboard shortcuts not working Installer Fixes Fixed slow installation of .NET Framework Fixed .NET Framework failing to start due to pending reboot (we now prompt for a reboot) Known Issues You will be unable to copy sub-selections of text (i.e. the 'ell' of 'hello'). Whole blocks of text are unaffected. This will be fixed in 1.5.0.9.

Hi I'm completely new to Affinity, and downloaded the Beta hoping that Affinity Designer for Windows might be able to replace my ageing copy of Illustrator. Plus points: Ease of use, and I loved the concept of the same software having two "identities". But here's what I would need to know/see as a consumer to feel confident about using this instead of illustrator: 1) Unless I missed it, it looked like this software has no autotracing function. (I trace my own artwork to turn into design motifs). 2) Can I be confident that everything designed in the programs's raster identity transfers seamlessly into any saved vector files? 3) I would be very, very good to have some kind of "tiling" function. Other than that, I should say I did love this software, and would love to use it more than Illustrator (which I actually don't much enjoy using) if the above could be included. Hope this makes sense and gets to whoever needs it as feedback-apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place. Many thanks for the chance to be part of the beta. Clare

Status: Public Beta Purpose: Stability Requirements: None Download: Here As this is a beta release, 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 you may be adversely affected by the application failing. In addition it is worth noting that files created in Affinity 1.5 cannot be opened in 1.4, which means files created with the Windows beta cannot be opened in the Mac AppStore version of Designer, instead you will need the latest Mac beta. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post here 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. Fixes Fixed crash when starting if there is a beta update / the beta has expired / a requirement isn't met Fixed Grid and Snapping Axis Mode should be changed to Grid type Fixed Ctrl+Shift+Tab to cycle backwards through documents Fixed Ctrl+Numpad number Fixed trying to add non-breaking space bringing up menu Fixed pressing delete with a stop selected on the Gradient Flyout deleting the object Fixed Brush Editor Brush Size not going past 1025px Fixed translated strings with escape sequences Fixed Channel Mixer using incorrect spelling of Grey Fixed Export Persona missing view navigation shortcuts Fixed studio crash when removing all pages Fixed Export Persona not being clear where text can be entered for user variables Fixed Export overwrite dialog having a low quality warning icon Fixed Export conflict overwrite dialog result being ignored Fixed Space Horizontally/Vertically distributing incorrectly Fixed printing multiple copies printing too many copies Fixed Export not reporting failure messages Fixed certain font names not being reported properly Fixed crash after attempting to save a modified sample Fixed DNG files looking pixellated Fixed constraining with snap to pixel Fixed Duplicate being enabled / disabled incorrectly Fixed crash when launching Designer a second time Fixed creating a symbol from a symbol Fixed being unable to click select with touch or pen Known Issues The .NET installer can fail during the installation, try rebooting your computer as Windows Updates are pending On Windows 7, the view can flicker when resizing the window

Affinity stopped working. it was working fine a day and the am getting this following error: An unhandled expectation has occured. code 0x80004003 system specification: windows 10 Intel i3 processor 6gb memory abt 50gb free space on installed drive Tried re installing and repair too.... still not working... Kindly help! Thanks

Greetings all, Not sure this is a bug, or a change in functionality, but I thought I would bring it up. In the latest Beta, it seems we lost the ability to delete points in the pressure profile window... AD 1.4.2 - If you select a point in the pressure profile window and hit DELETE, the point is deleted from the profile. AD 1.5-BETA 5 - If you select a point in the pressure profile window and hit DELETE, the stroke is deleted from the canvas/artboard. BTW... love the symbols and constraints functionality. Looking forward to the full version and moving AD into my Web Design workflow. Regards, John

Status: Public Beta Purpose: Stability Requirements: None Download: Here (Temporarily removed build, new version arriving shortly, please bear with us) We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post here 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. Fixes Fixed customised tools toolbar not being remembered on app run up Fixed tools panel not saving the last used flyout Fixed tools panel 'Reset' resetting the columns as opposed to the actual toolbar Fixed crash when a new version is available and the tools panel is floating Fixed transform panel tabbing order Fixed grid colours not being remembered Fixed crash double clicking swatches Fixed Character and Paragraph tabs open with sections collapsed Fixed pressing Tab to hide studio failing to properly hide a panel docked to the left Fixed snapping curves when extending a curve with PenTool Fixed PDF import to use MediaBox instead of CropBox for page size Fixed PDF import to use multiple pages laid out in a 2D grid rather than a straight line Fixed PDF export when the colour format of the PDF is set by a rasterised area that does not contain bitmaps (it should default to the export format in this case) Fixed PDF export applying alpha transparency twice to rasterised areas Assets can be dropped with constraints active onto whichever artboard contained the mouse at the time (rather than the first artboard) Fixed swatch appearance setting not being remembered after closing app Fixed Asset list mode setting not being remembered Fixed fault in swatch palette appearance with large/medium icons Fixed Grid and Axis Manager Advanced setting not being remembered Fixed no highlight when tabbing on non-input fields Fixed outline view mode button having an incorrect tooltip Fixed clicking View Point in the dropdown list not loading when only 1 View Point exists Fixed being unable to zoom in with Ctrl and + on German keyboard Fixed being unable to open Windows Assets on Mac and vice versa Fixed Assets panel crash in non-English language Fixed crash when selecting drop-down for paragraph alignment (and others) Fixed loading of PSD files with pattern strokes Fixed object styles to include text formatting Fixed text handling to deal with dead keys, shortcuts and other keyboard issues Fixed crash in double-click on recent swatch Fixed export area not greyed out with no selection Added WMF/EMF presets and updated UI Fixed export overwriting existing file Fixed crash with shortcuts when no document open Fixed text not printing correctly Fixed WARP10 identification fallback when application starts (previously would say no hardware available) Added 'Use hardware Direct3D' option, which when unticked will use WARP10 instead Fixed crash when loading non-WEBP RIFF files (e.g.CorelDraw files) Fixed right-alt drag not duplicating Fixed typing problems in Help dialog Added OpenType Positional Alternates Fixed Layer panel continuously drawing Fixed menu bar hit boxes being too small Fixed pressing Enter in Transform panel after tabbing to input field adding extra line Fixed being unable to resize constraints tab Fixed New Document dialog Page Dimension boxes moving when Actual Size zoom is changed Fixed Colour panel flyout always resetting to HSL Colour Wheel Fixed dropping files, cancelling a PDF import, or having a PDF import fail causing the application to not close due to "Opening files" error message Fixed being unable to apply a font that has no Postscript name Fixed Clip To Canvas so it is always available (doesn't require a view), and is correctly remembered Fixed PDF export always converting text to curves Fixed Artboard names being ignored in the Export dialog Fixed being unable to open WMF files Fixed adjusting a value in the paragraph panel adding too many history entries Fixed crash when trying to place an .afdesign file that is currently open Fixed closing a PDF document not releasing it's file handle until the application is closed Changed "Before Paragraph Indent" to "Space Before Paragraph", and similarly for After, this is now consistent with command history and text styles Fixed studio docking problems Fixed PDF export to avoid using layers inside transparency groups Fixed pressure from Touch, Windows Pen, and Wacom Pen input Fixed being unable to search fonts using a previous letter Fixed opening a RAW file from a Unicode path Fixed manually typing gradient stops not positioning correctly Fixed Channel Mixer on Adjustment dialogs opening halfway off the screen Changed the short title for the Stroke panel to 'Str' instead of 'Lin' Fixed crash when undoing a 'deleted' layer via dragging to the bin icon on the Layers panel Fixed Channel Mixer on Adjustment dialogs Grey, CMYK and LAB not working correctly Fixed Colour Picker tool missing from keyboard shortcuts Fixed crash when maximising Help on second monitor Fixed editing a global colour using tint not updating object Fixed crash when entering CTRL+Tab as a keyboard shortcut Fixed blank entry in Keyboard Shortcuts (toggle constraints page) Fixed tooltip for Toggle UI shortcut being incorrect Added multiple gaps to snapping Fixed Export dialog showing More options incorrectly Fixed crash when entering large values in the New Document / Document Setup dialogs Fixed being unable to re-select Passthrough in blend modes Fixed no error message being shown if Export fails Fixed inconsistency in Units for some text attributes Fixed slow PSD load Fixed some UI being too small when translated Added additional translations Fixed being unable to install or crashing at startup due to corrupted Windows update (no longer ship the Visual C++ Redistributable) Upgraded .NET Framework to 4.6.2 to enable per-monitor DPI Known Issues The .NET installer can fail during the installation, try rebooting your computer as updates are pending On Windows 7, the view can flicker when resizing the window

Status: Public Beta Purpose: Stability Requirements: None Download: Here This is the first planned update to the public beta, with several fixes targeting globalisation issues. Our current plan is to roll out a new beta each Thursday, though that is subject to change. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. Fixes Fixed popup buttons on the main toolbar causing multiple popups Fixed Export Persona UI jumping when clicking fields inside 'Choose prefix for suffix for the filename' Fixed Export Persona slice export options clipped text Fixed Export Persona Choose Prefix and Suffix dialog being too small Fixed Export Persona Choose Prefix and Suffix dialog flashes Fixed EPS export clipping paths getting combined with the following path Fixed crash using the history slider Fixed being unable to create global colours Fixed Typography panel disabling options incorrectly Fixed AltGr and alt-numeric keypad Fixed Ctrl + Numpad+ should also function as Zoom In Fixed icons failing to load on some locales Fixed loading of files with Unicode paths Enabled ClearType on dialogs and popups Fixed crash when clicking the Download button of the new update prompt Fixed not being able to open files via Explorer when the app is already running Fixed keyboard dead-codes Fixed keyboard shortcuts for moving objects forward/backwards Fixed Guides Manager, Add Vertical guide tooltip Clip To Canvas is now app-wide, and saved Fixed view menu being too long, moved zoom menu items into their own sub-menu Fixed installer failing to run from some Unicode paths Fixed being unable to paste RGB Hex Values Fixed guides manager not accepting numbers in user's locale Fixed Asset panel leaving gaps after disabling 'Show as List' Fixed crash when deleting a View and going back to Views menu Fixed crash with certain fonts (ZnikomitNo24), which fixes some startup issues PDF Export avoid using tiling bitmap patterns unless the fill is genuinely tiling Changed JPEG file extension to .jpg Implemented import and export of assets Fixed Ctrl+Tab breaking after customizing keyboard shortcuts Fixed crash when saving over keyboard shortcuts with the same name Updated translations Language names are now displayed in their native names Fixed current language not being selected properly Known Issues User interface translations are missing (e.g. menus, panels, etc) Loading some RAW and EPS files from Unicode paths will no longer crash, but won't import correctly Aero is now required as we can't accept any bug reports of performance or rendering problems, which may potentially be caused by running with Aero disabled We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post here and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. 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.

Great to see that you have a windows version in the making, It means i can use it at work, as our company is mainly PC based. Although i prefer the Mac environment. Anyway... I have noticed on the Win beta version that every time i open the program the Swatch pallette defaults to small even though i have previously changed it to large. This also happens with a saved file. It does not recall my swatch size prefs and reverts to the default small. Win 10 64bit "125% - resolution 3840 x 2160

I can't believe how this software can be this affordable compared to Adobe CC. Definitely switching from Illustrator and Photoshop. Very valuable software. Works without any issues on this specs (Acer Aspire 3820TG): i5 M450 (2.4 GHz), 4GB of RAM, HD 5650 VGA, 120GB SSD.

Hello all, here is my bug reporting thread You can find my feature requests thread at https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/21319-blacksheeps-requests/ You can find my beta roughs thread at https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/21321-blacksheeps-roughs/ For reference here is my computers specs: Intel NUC6i7KYK (Skull Canyon) Processor - Intel Core i7-6770HQ Skylake-H, 4C/8T, 2.6 GHz (Turbo to 3.5 GHz), 14nm, 6MB L2, 45W TDP Internal Graphics - Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 (Can be upgraded via Thunderbolt 3 based External GPU) Internal Storage - 2x Samsung SSD 950 PRO (512 GB; M.2 Type 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe; 40nm; MLC V-NAND) RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 32GB (2 x 16G) 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Laptop Memory Model F4 2133C15D-32GRS Monitor - Asus MB169C+ 15.6-Inch Portable USB Monitor --- Report 1 (30/06/2016) - Fonts crashing the program While I was scrolling down the font list the program decided to crash. Error code is 0xC0000005 ZnikomitNo24 has proven to be the problem. Font and relative Znikomit have been sent for testing. ---

I'm making this post to throw few problems I'm experimenting while testing Affinity Designer on Windows. So far I've been found those problems in a common daily work: - Opening some AI files causes the program to crash. - Changing color profiles: After closing AD they revert to their default profiles. - No server support. - Arrows does not work when changing values in parragraph and character. - Saving a .psd file does not update it on AD. - € symbol does not work using "Alt Gr + E". - Changing language does not work. So far I've found those problems. My workflow feels slower as contextual menus are always minimized, extra clicks for everything. I'm using Windows 10 x64. Affinity Designer looks promising, keep the good work!

Win 10 (upgrade from Win 8), 64 bit...no problems loading exe file...when attempt to run, initial title appears (with blue circle...a hopeful sign), then disappears as if had never attempted to run...tried diff compatability settings, same result.

When selecting a single character to replace with an alternative after replacing once the list grays out and I can't choose another different one. after this happens it's difficult to get the list to activate again. The font I'm testing with is Desire Pro so I should have lots of alternates to choose from.

Hi guys, Just started using the beta, and thought I would make something. Started using the gradient tool and it's a little bit clunky. I can't select the little colour points. They are not coming up properly...

Hello all, here is my feature request thread for the Windows Beta and the programs in general. You can find my bugs thread at https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/21303-blacksheeps-bugs/ You can find my beta roughs thread at https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/21321-blacksheeps-roughs/ For reference here is my computers specs: Intel NUC6i7KYK (Skull Canyon) Processor - Intel Core i7-6770HQ Skylake-H, 4C/8T, 2.6 GHz (Turbo to 3.5 GHz), 14nm, 6MB L2, 45W TDP Internal Graphics - Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 (Can be upgraded via Thunderbolt 3 based External GPU) Internal Storage - 2x Samsung SSD 950 PRO (512 GB; M.2 Type 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe; 40nm; MLC V-NAND) RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 32GB (2 x 16G) 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Laptop Memory Model F4 2133C15D-32GRS Monitor - Asus MB169C+ 15.6-Inch Portable USB Monitor --- Request 1 (30/06/2016) - Guides improvements Suggested improvements to work-flow with guides. Would like the Node tool to be able to drag guides from the rulers just as the move tool can. Would like guides to snap to points as they are being dragged. Snapping manger is used to turn on snapping with guides. Would like the option to individually control which guides snap --- Request 2 (30/06/2016) - Layers Need the greater right click controllers for the layers The option to send a layer to the top, bottom and perhaps middle of the hierarchy

Hi, I have attempted several times to open the 10-day trial for Affinity Photo, but I keep getting a popup that says the trial has expired. I was a beta tester for Affinity Photo a year or so ago (or whenever the first betas were released), but I haven't actually used the official release and wanted to try it out before I purchased it. Do you have any suggestions/things I can troubleshoot? Not sure if there is a file from the beta still on the computer that is keeping the trial from working. Thanks! Quinn

I have purchased Affinity Designer (AD) and then downloaded beta (1.4.2). I did not have a problem bringing up the beta version earlier today but my colleague (who also purchased his own copy of AD) received the following message when he tried to open the beta version: "A retail version of AD must be purchased to use this version.” There was no option for entering his serial number. When I went to the AD site I saw that AD 1.4.2 now appears to have been released. I then told my colleague to go to the iTunes store and update (as I had just done). His updated and so all is fine now. It appears that I did not get the message that my colleague did since I was already had the beta up, but he did not. In any event, it might be wise for you to change your message from the one he received (i.e., he had to purchase a new copy) to simply that the user has to update his 1.4.1 version. Thought I'd pass this along.

Not sure if this is a known bug or, if it is in some strange way, expected behavior. Here's an easy way to replicate issue: Create new document. Add a vector of any shape Add a text of any choosing (preferably large font) Move them close, but don't overlap Make both black Compare Now, make another vector of any shape, make it white and large enough to overlap or cover both black items Move white shape to very bottom, with two black shapes on top Select both black shapes, change the opacity to 54% (any % will do, 54% is just what i was working with) Compare You will notice, the text is now lighter than the vector where the white box sits underneath, yet both are 54% black. Converting text to curves does not fix it. I've also attached an example. John Affinity Designer 1.4.2 Beta 4, Mac

Hi Andy, Matt & Team, I have a strong admiration for your agility and commitment to push version 1.4 of your Affinity products to the finish line for release just before the year ended last year. It's been about two weeks since the last beta was released and seeing that several bug logged in the forum have been marked as fixed, was just wondering when the next beta release occur? Some of us rely on these fixes to test and also carry out our professional work. Any responses on this will be great. Nana

I am interested in switching our printshop to Affinity software in the next year, starting from the moment Affinity Publisher comes out. Why? Because it is great software, sometimes even better and faster than its Adobe counterparts. Is there a way to get into the beta program for Affinity Photo and Designer? I own Affinity Photo and Designer. And even more I want to get in the alpha or beta program for Publisher. In our Printshop we have a Apogee CTP-rip so I can render pdf's to see if some features produce print errors and so on. I am used to preflighting and checking pdf's for CTP-work. We also have a Xerox rip. If we switch to Affinity for our entire team, we need 10 copies of Photo, Designer and Publisher. I love trying good software, feature tryout and thinking about future features, and work in one other beta program for Tumult Hype (Web design). I also design websites and do video production so I can use output from Affinitys software for various purposes. Off course I do this for free. Sincerely, Korneel Bonte info@despin.be

hello, i just downloaded from the app store the new 1.4.1 version of AP and the 1.4.1 beta 4 versione does not start anymore (as expected). in the last few weeks i spent some time to change the configuration of the toolbar, but the new app does have the default configuration again. is there a fast way to port the beta configuration to the released app (i.e.: copying or renaming or overwriting some preference file, or something like this)? thanks in advance stefano

I am wondering if there might be a beta program someday for Affinity Publisher? I am in a bit of a predicament. I have been working on some flyers and newsletters for a friend. When I started, I decided to try Scribus, since my version of QuarkXPress was old and would not run on my Intel Mac. Scribus was just too quirky, so I looked around and found Affinity. I purchased Photo and Designer and have begun to use them. I read about Publisher, but since it was a bit down the road, I decided to go with MulitAd's Creator Express which was only around $40 on the App Store. It made a huge difference in my workflow. A few days ago, I upgraded to OSX 10.11 El Capitan and discovered that Creator will no longer run. I looked on the MultiAd website and found no mention, I could find nothing about Creator and El Capitan anywhere. Creator Express has also disappeared from the App Store (Canada). I am writing to MultiAd, but, since I have been looking forward to Publisher, I am wondering if it might be possible to be a beta tester and move on from Creator?

Anyone have the same problem? I cannot use beta version after update OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 but the previous OS X version can do.

So I wanted to mess around with panorama mode for fun but I dont have any actual panorama photos so I just picked two at random and attempted to create a panorama. I added them from the new panorama dialog then with the two selected stitch.... and nothing happens. Im curious if this is because i picked two photos that wont merge or if there is a larger problem here or (most likely) operator error :) Thanks.

Hello, Affinity designer is my best software, but, I need open PSD files and this files have smart objects, but, the affinity designer open with as a layer. Can solve this in a future version. I dont't want use Photoshop again ;) Thank's