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Hello everyone i'm currently working on making my workflow with affinity products to be as fluid as it can so i won't mind not having other products installed. i know Designer and Photo use the same file format and i've learned about the place tool etc... but here is my need: Case: in Past days, using Adobe Products, i could prepare an A4/A5 Canvas on inDesign the work on my photo with PS then all vectors with Ai and when all is done just place them on my inDesign, adjust and if any change i want to do, i just right click on the stuff (picture or vector) select Open/Modify with, select the right software, do necessary changes there click Save come back to inDesign and see all changes Synched. i've tried to do that with Affinity products but up to now, i can't get the updated file synched after i have made changes and Saved the whole thing; it's just stays as it was the minute i placed it; so; maybe i'm missing something here on how to team them and use as efficient as i would do with Ai+PS+iD. Thank you all for your inputs.

Sorry I can't find a way to update!! I'm in a MACOS high Sierra 10.13.4, but when I open affinity the message to update does NOT appear. Theres nothing also on the App Store to update, and I couldn't find any link on the website... I REALLY need that, because I worked on a file on my husbands MAC that has the latest version, and I saw there the message to update, but now I CAN'T open those files on my Affinity that is still the version 1.5.5, although I installed it just I few before my husband did. When I try to open the fie there is an error message that says I can't open this file because it as resources of a posterior version of AFFINITY.... I'm an amateur and I'm loving to work with Affinity! CAN YOU HELP PLEASE!

I think an excellent feature for the Affinity series would be the additional of an auto-update facility. It's archaic to have to go to the new website to do this when you could take that away and streamline the whole experience. It would also be a nice place to show a change log when updates are available or even support Delta patches so you don't need to download the entire thing each time.

I am on 1.6.6. but have had no notification of the 1.6.7 update. I am on El Capitan 1.6.7 is listed in the App Store, but I only have a option to open, not update. In my list of purchased apps in the App Store, I also only have an "open" option. I have logged out of the App Store and logged back in, but this has made no difference. I have also checked for updates in the App Store, but no updates are found. Can someone suggest what might be wrong. Thanks, Graham

I am wondering if updates are available for the MS Store version of Affinity Photo ( and Designer). Users on Dpreview forum mention updating to AP version 1.6.3 . I am on 1.6.2.97 . Will this update be available to those who purchased from the MS Store? thanks

I've updated my Affinity photo to latest version (1.6.3) and now I'm having problem of program keep crashing/Closeing down when I click any of buttons on either on menu or tool bar/navigation etc.(Close down program automatically with making pop up sound but no error message or pop up). I did not had this problem with previous version. It seems like I can open file like EXR or JPG with it, but as soon as I have any kind of interaction with it, it crashes and close down the program. My PC specs are: Window 10 Home 64-bit OS 32 memeory AMD RyZEN 7 1700 CPU Nvedia GPU(With latest update)

I have both iPad and desktop for Mac versions. Are the freebies that come with this update usable on both iPad and desktop apps or just iPad? Thanks!

Hi, I recently wanted to update my Affinity Photo program to the newest update. So I just installed it the key I had, knowing I bought it online. But when it comes to installing it, it asks me to insert the CD, which I clearly do not have since I bought the online version. It do not ask me for the key, but the CD only. I really don't know what to do about this. Even when I want to uninstall the current version, it is asking me for the CD and there is no other options. If anyone know how to fix this, it would be awesome.

Hi experts, I am a new user of affinity photo, thought bought the app little while ago now trying to learn the basics. I notice that my app was updated on 2 nov. How do I know if I have got the then free bonus contents. Pleased to hear. Best regards / Samiulla

Hey guys, I know that Perspective Warp/Distortion is on the roadmap, but I was just wondering if we could have some sort of update on the progress - a peek behind the development curtain so to say. Any news on upcoming features & updates would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the amazing work!

So when i used to start AFFINITY PHOTO and DESIGNER ( PC ), it would tell me there is an update available upon startup. Now nothing. Found out about it on facebook. How do i fix this so I get these update alerts again? Gary

Hi, I recall seeing a post by Andy, in the iPad features forum indicating that an update was due around the end of December. Is this update a 'general' release or just another beta user update? A number of updates featured in the beta would certainly be nice to have, especially improvements to iOS file sharing. Having said that I still find Affinity Photo an amazing app in its current form!

Hi, We are pleased to announce the release of Affinity Designer for Windows, version 1.6.1 & 1.6.2 (see footnote *) The 1.6.1 change-list is as follows: - Added missing 'Vertical Alignment' text menu - Added missing menu item and auto-scroll in Layers panel - Added custom wet edges from brush editor - Fixed rendering issues with ASUS SonicRadar, MSI Nehemic 2, etc (had to remove check for legacy RivaTuner crashes, see Third Party Software) - Fixed incorrect file extensions and missing icons for TIFF and GIF Export in Turkish - Fixed printer profile resetting when tab is changed - Fixed snapping in Marquee tool - Fixed printing of recolour adjustments - Fixed Pixel Zoom calculations - Fixed unable to increase brush dynamics using mouse wheel - Fixed automatic slice areas to use any vector enclosure mask by default - Fixed slices created from layers having no area - Fixed Shape Fill cannot be changed easily if set to None before drawing - Fixed resizing of Frame Text when rotation centre is in bottom right - Attempted fix for crashes from bad Wacom drivers - Other Tool and View fixes - Fixed being unable to drop a file from Explorer without any documents open - Fixed images being pasted upside down - Improved SVG import of gradients - Fixed PDF import of inline images - Fixed PSD import of files from "Sketchclub" - Fixed PSD export for layers that have bounds with zero height or width - Fixed PDF export rasterizing vector objects in some cases - Fixed auto-save not executing for read-only files - Fixed read-only documents having Save option disabled (now directs to Save As) - Fixed crashes when switching between documents with Brush panel open - Other UI tweaks and fixes - Many other stability fixes and bug fixes * Release 1.6.2 changes Affinity Designer for Windows build 1.6.2 has the same fixlist over 1.6.0 as the above list for 1.6.1, but it also includes one other minor change. With minor impact, it has not been given it's own release notes or put on auto-update notification for build 1.6.1. - Social Media Links on Welcome dialog updated. Affinity Social links are now @AffinityBySerif and so the software links have been updated to reflect this change.

Hi, We are pleased to announce the release of Affinity Photo for Windows, version 1.6.1 & 1.6.2 (see footnote) The 1.6.1 change-list is as follows: - Improved Photoshop plugin support (compatibility for Filter Forge and some others) - Added missing 'Vertical Alignment' text menu - Added Outlier option from Stack Options - Added missing menu item and auto-scroll in Layers panel - Added custom wet edges from brush editor - Fixed rendering issues with ASUS SonicRadar, MSI Nehemic 2, etc (had to remove check for legacy RivaTuner crashes, see Third Party Software) - Fixed incorrect file extensions and missing icons for TIFF and GIF Export in Turkish - Fixed printer profile resetting when tab is changed - Fixed printing of recolour adjustments - Fixed slices created from layers having no area - Fixed automatic slice areas to use any vector enclosure mask by default - Fixed snapping in Marquee tool - Fixed Pixel Zoom calculations - Fixed unable to increase brush dynamics using mouse wheel - Fixed Shape Fill cannot be changed easily if set to None before drawing - Fixed resizing of Frame Text when rotation centre is in bottom right - Other Tool and View fixes - Fixed being unable to retrieve EXIF information from files that have non-ANSI characters in their path - Fixed being unable to drop a file from Explorer without any documents open - Fixed images being pasted upside down - Improved SVG import of gradients - Fixed PDF import of inline images - Fixed PSD import of files from "Sketchclub" - Fixed PSD export for layers that have bounds with zero height or width - Fixed PDF export rasterizing vector objects in some cases - Fixed auto-save not executing for read-only files - Fixed read-only documents having Save option disabled (now directs to Save As) - Avoid hang in parallel processing of Batch jobs - Fixed crashes when switching between documents with Brush panel open - Other UI tweaks and fixes - Many other stability fixes and bug fixes * Release 1.6.2 changes Affinity Photo for Windows build 1.6.2 has the same fixlist over 1.6.0 as the above list for 1.6.1, but it also includes one other minor change. With minor impact, it has not been given it's own release notes or put on auto-update notification for build 1.6.1. - Social Media Links on Welcome dialog updated. Affinity Social links are now @AffinityBySerif and so the software links have been updated to reflect this change.

Hello, whenever i start up Affinity Designer it notifies me that there is an update available, but when ich click on "Download" all i get is the following text: "An error occured while opening the following URL in the Web Browser: http://go.seriflabs.com/affinity-designer-update-1" followed by a "Close" Button. Any ideas why this happens? AD still works just fine, as always, it just wont download the update. Note: I translated the error from German, so it might not be exactly the same in English.

I cannot update my Affinity Photo in the Mac App Store. For that matter I cannot even purchase it. I only get a preview.

Hello together, I'm new in this forum and therefore first let me send warm greetings to the "affinity family". My problem: I bought affinity for MAC in July in June 2017 (Nr. MQMFHMMS4X-1) through the App Store. And now it refuses to update. I did never change my Apple ID since I work with Apple computers (which is quite a lot of years). But the AppStore always advices me to log in with another ID. There is no! Can you help me? Yours, –Karsten

Developer claims link to free content on opening screen of 1.6. I don’t see it. Anyone care to communicate the location clearly so we can find it.

I know Serif is trying their best to keep their products up to date. It's just, it's already July and there is still no official Version 1.6 - and Publisher. If you can't make it in 2017, then please just change your statement on you homepage about Publisher beeing released as beta in 2017. It is driving me nuts. And not only me - for sure. How about changing the statement - just to take some pressure off.

Got a crash while updating my Nvidia Driver to the latest (372.90 -> 373.06) while Designer was running (on the second screen).

Hi, We are pleased to announce the App Store release of Affinity Photo for iPad, version 1.6.4. The change-list is as follows: - New “Macro studio” (import / playback). - Added "Export LUT" to document menu. - Allow “Focus Merge” to use RAW sources. - The “Curves” adjustment spline editor now presents an intensity histogram. - Increased the maximum size of the liquify brush tools. - Wet edges can now have a custom interpolation spline. - New pinch gesture support for grouping / ungrouping layers. - “Passthrough” blending is now supported for groups. - Develop now has the same crop tool options as the main crop tool. - Efforts to reduce the size of the application binary. - Significant improvements in performance for large / complex documents. - Photo library now shows all user albums / folders. - ABR import improvements. - The “Curves” adjustment now responds properly to dragging on the document to set node positions. - Show adjustment groups, mask groups properly in the layers page. - Significant memory handling improvements when using Core Image RAW. - Photo library chooser will reload when external changes occur. - Switch between button menus now only requires one press. - Allow “Place Image” to place original images from Photos. - When creating a document from the camera, metadata is now available. - Added "Convert to Curves" to command menu. - Selection refinement stability / performance improvements. - Improved HDR merge of RAW images. - Move tool transform nodes can now be hit more reliably. - Selection marquee tools support extra-finger-constrain. - New option to dither gradients in preferences - defaults to “on”. - Significant pan / zoom smoothness improvements. - Directional lights in the lighting filter can now be directed using on-canvas handles. - Adjustments / filters preview react to changes in canvas size. - Fixed HDR merge of portrait images. - Fixed some brushes looking wrong on masks / adjustments. - Fixed rendering of adjustment layers with blend modes. - Fixed some Live Filter drawing artefacts. - Fixed some LUT R/B channel swap issues. - Fixes for the inpainting tool occasionally leaving red marks. - Fixes for liquify (and other tools) cancelling if you drag off the edge of the screen. - Fixed crashes when a font has no traits. - Fixed issue where a document failing to load would prevent subsequent loads. - Fixed painting onto masks / adjustments. - Fixed pasteboard issues. - Fixed vignette artefacts. - Fixed selection “marching ants” flickering on zoom. - Fixed the grid becoming less visible on light areas of the document. - Fixed issues where the text tool would cause the document to pan to a silly position. - Fixed snapping dialog oddities . - Fixed black screen when opening documents in OCIO colour spaces. - Fixed mixer brush introducing too much black. - Help improvements. - Localisation improvements. - Numerous other small fixes and improvements.

1. The Most marketplace is requesting .ai file format, is it possible to export file format to .ai? I hope marketplace slowly can accept .afdesign next. 2. Is it possible to shorten the file format? maybe .ad .afd .afde or other shorther formats. it is just my thinking, may be a further development material. Thank You

I’ wondering if there is any info on when the 2.0 version of affinity designer will be released. Thinking about waiting untill that is released.

After ios 11 update on ipad pro AFFINITY PHOTO wont import cloud files, no mater the type of file I choose.

After ios 11 update on ipad pro AFFINITY PHOTO wont import cloud files, no mater the type of file I choose.