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Affinity Photo v2 iPad Version - Beginners Guide to using Drag and Drop and the Place Command The tutorial starts off with a look at the Embedded and Linked Placement Policy, plus using the Resource Manager check and alter the Placement Policy of files. The actual tutorial starts by looking at how to drag and drop single and multiple files from the iPad’s File and Picture Folders, plus from a web page. Then a look at using the Place Command to do the same thing. Lastly a look at using the Place Command while using a Photoshop PSD Mock-Up file. Intro – A Look At The Placement Policy – 0 to 2:56 Drag and Drop from the Photos Folder – 2:57 Drag and Drop from the Files Folder – 5:45 Drag and Drop images from the Internet – 8:16 Using The Place Command – 11:52 Using Place Command with a PSD Mock-up file – 13:53 Serif’s Affinity Help File web page https://affinity.help/ Dropbox PDF iPad version Download Link https://www.dropbox.com/s/yzcm75vonfp619o/iPad%20Version%20-%20Affinity%20Photo%20v2%20-%20Beginners%20Guide%20to%20Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Part%204.pdf?dl=0 Dropbox PC version PDF Download link https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws6dey2yeaxzsrf/Affinity%20Photo%202%20-%20Tutorials%20Vol-010%20-%20Beginners%20Look%20At%20Placing%20Images.pdf?dl=0 Mock-up PSD File from Freepix as used in this tutorial. https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/blank-billboard-mockup_2736937.htm#query=mockup&position=17&from_view=keyword&track=sph

When I double click to edit an embedded document, the display goes all wonky and will not correct itself until I exit and reopen the document. It doesn’t seem to be only this document. It also happens (same document) in Publisher. This has been a thing for quite a while. thanks for your help. iPad Pro 12.9” M2 iPadOS 16.3.1 Designer Ver 2.0.4.1701

Not sure if this is some weird settings i've enabled or something else. But a few days ago all my brushes are showing these annoying noises. Anyone else having this issue? Using: Affinity Photo v2 iPad (v326)

I just tried to copy something from Designer to Photo, both beta. But I can’t copy data. Tested it with an square in Designer. I can’t copy this to Photo. Strange.

Apps: All Platforms: iPad Any menus which currently have checkable options such as the move tool options, and view options will no longer auto-close after changing the state of one item. Previous behaviour was reported as being annoying, for example turning on multiple items like margins, guides and grid would take 6 taps instead of 3. Tapping anywhere else on UI hides the menus straight away anyway. We'd be interested in feedback to confirm this new behaviour is considered preferable.

I have a photo with three layers. There is no way to tell which layers will be exported using the option under the hamburger menu, , regardless of which are currently visible. Sometimes it’s the background. Sometimes it’s the background plus one of the added layers. Sometimes it’s only the added layers. If I have one of the added layers turned off (not visible) it will not be exported, but turning another layer on (visible) won’t cause it to be exported. And the layer that works is different from one time to the next.

New issue tonight in Designer for iPad: unable to select a colour in pixel persona. Whatever I try, it doesn't work, even after closing and reopening the app. Wonder whats causing this.

plz add bland tool

If I give a layer a different blend mode on the iPad, go out of layers, then deactivate the layer and again reactivate it = the blendmode is not preserved and has to be re-entered.

Shift+O doesn’t cycle orientation (does nothing) and O doesn’t cycle overlay (selects Burn Brush instead). I’m using an iPad Pro 12.9” 4th Gen. with the Logitech Combo Touch. Latest Affinity Photo 2 and iOS version.

We are pleased to announce an update for the iPad release of Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad, version 2.0.4 The changes in Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad 2.0.4 (those made since the last release Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad 2.0.3) are as follows: Changes in this build (since the last release 2.0.3) Fixed Register your licence prompt appears on every run up if the user doesn't register Fix a crash in scribble with a text selection. [AFB-7125] Fixed sliders allowing values over 100% when it doesn’t make sense (e.g. opacity) Cannot reset stroke pressure as easily as before (using long press or tap). Fixed crash with sliding the Page Studio Button. Fixed only non-Affinity LUT files being offered for import via the new batch Import Content feature Some image resources are being replaced by others from the same document when copy/paste was used to insert them. [AFB-7053] Node Transform mode issues with moving multiple nodes and snapping on pages after page 1 Text decoration "bottom" in wrong place (regression, so 2.0.3 docs may need adjustment). [AFB-6981] Fix New Document sometimes showing Letter* instead of A4 In Document Setup make the list of page presets select the right size for V1 documents. Saving files may reduce file size in some circumstances (example was a 2gb file with no embedded data) Assorted stability fixes Help and Localisation updates. Assorted other Licensing and Registration improvements To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users) The software version can be seen in the bottom left the corner of preferences screen. Your Affinity iPad apps should update automatically next time you run them. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If the automatic update does not happen for you, go to the iPad Store app and go to Updates. Once you’re there, tap near the top of the screen where it states 'Updates' and then hold, pull down and then release. This should manually refresh the updates page. Alternatively go to the iPad Store Search page, type in "Affinity," which shows all the V2 apps, & then tap on each of their thumbnails (not the Open button) which after a brief delay changes the Open button in the app page to "Update." However, don’t panic if the updates are not available for you yet—Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world and this can take up to 24 hours.

We are pleased to announce an update for the iPad release of Affinity Photo 2 for iPad, version 2.0.4 The changes in Affinity Photo 2 for iPad 2.0.4 (those made since the last release Affinity Photo 2 for iPad 2.0.3) are as follows: Changes in this build (since the last release 2.0.3) Develop Persona: Enabling White Balance on non RAW files crashes Affinity Photo or was not functioning correctly. [AFP-5803] Develop Persona: Crop tool can crash [AFP-5799] Fixed sliders allowing values over 100% when it doesn’t make sense (e.g. opacity) Fixed Register your licence prompt appears on every run up if the user doesn't register the license Can reset stroke pressure easily again (using long press or tap). Fixed tint value in CR3 files[AFP-4617] Improved timezone handling in Metadata panel Fixed only non-Affinity LUT files being offered for import via the new batch Import Content feature Added tab/enter support to sign-in fields during license flow StudioLink incompatible with licensing used for businesses. Fixed non-ASCII characters not being accepted in license usernames Fix New Document sometimes showing Letter* instead of A4 Saving files may reduce file size in some circumstances (example was a 2gb file with no embedded data) Some image resources are being replaced by others from the same document when copy/paste was used to insert them. [AFB-7053] Assorted stability fixes Help and Localisation updates. Assorted other Licensing and Registration improvements To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users) The software version can be seen in the bottom left the corner of preferences screen. Your Affinity iPad apps should update automatically next time you run them. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If the automatic update does not happen for you, go to the iPad Store app and go to Updates. Once you’re there, tap near the top of the screen where it states 'Updates' and then hold, pull down and then release. This should manually refresh the updates page. Alternatively go to the iPad Store Search page, type in "Affinity," which shows all the V2 apps, & then tap on each of their thumbnails (not the Open button) which after a brief delay changes the Open button in the app page to "Update." However, don’t panic if the updates are not available for you yet—Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world and this can take up to 24 hours.

We are pleased to announce an update for the iPad release of Affinity Designer 2 for iPad, version 2.0.4 The changes in Affinity Designer 2 for iPad 2.0.4 (those made since the last release Affinity Designer 2 for iPad 2.0.3) are as follows: Changes in this build (since the last release 2.0.3) Fix guides panel showing wrong position for guides on artboards Fixed Register your licence prompt appears on every run up if the user doesn't register Fixed sliders allowing values over 100% when it doesn’t make sense (e.g. opacity) Can reset stroke pressure easily again (using long press or tap). Fixed non-ASCII characters not being accepted in license usernames Fix New Document sometimes showing Letter* instead of A4 Some image resources are being replaced by others from the same document when copy/paste was used to insert them. [AFB-7053] Assorted stability fixes Help and Localisation updates. Assorted other Licensing and Registration improvements To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users) The software version can be seen in the bottom left the corner of preferences screen. Your Affinity iPad apps should update automatically next time you run them. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If the automatic update does not happen for you, go to the iPad Store app and go to Updates. Once you’re there, tap near the top of the screen where it states 'Updates' and then hold, pull down and then release. This should manually refresh the updates page. Alternatively go to the iPad Store Search page, type in "Affinity," which shows all the V2 apps, & then tap on each of their thumbnails (not the Open button) which after a brief delay changes the Open button in the app page to "Update." However, don’t panic if the updates are not available for you yet—Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world and this can take up to 24 hours.

Hi all! Following suggestions, I'm reposting about this particular issue that is still present with the latest Designer release V 2.0.3 on iPad. The brushes panel is very blurred and pixelated. Brushes are difficult to see. I experience this particular issue on a daily basis. Upon restarting the app, it can be fine but then the brushes become pixelated again. It has been ongoing for me since installing Designer V2. This happens for both add-on/custom and designer brushes. Thanks!

Auf meinen iPad zeigt es bei Affinity Photo 2 die Befehlssteuerung nicht an, hingegen ganz unten links den Löschordner. Ich schaff es nicht die Befehlssteuerung in die Werkzeugleiste anzuheften. Kann mir evtl. jemand weiterhelfen? Vielen Dank für die Hilfestellung.

that might be a weird question but is it possible to use affinity photo as view finder and remote controller for an iPhone? I speak for the desktop Mac versions but also the version for iPad Pro would be great if it would be possible to realize it. thank you very much...

What are the system requirements to run V2 of all three Affinity apps on an iMac and iPad? I've searched through the Affinity/Serif website and have not found any mention of system requirements. I would like to purchase a Universal License for the upgrade, but I want to be sure the apps will work on my devices before I spend the money. Thanks for the help, Paul

In the desktop versions of Affinity Photo 2, it’s possible to save and restore presets of Live Luminosity Masks. it appears this functionality is missing in the iPad version (or it’s hidden / not easy to find). Am I missing something - or will these capabilities be introduced in a future release? Bernie

We are pleased to announce an update for the iOS release of Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad, version 2.0.3(note this 2.0.3 build calls itself 2.0.3.1686 in Preferences, but is nevertheless 2.0.3 for bug reporting purposes) Changes in this build (since the last release 2.0.2) The fixes and improvements in Affinity Photo for iPadOS 2.0.3 are as follows: Trash can added bottom left for quick delete (command controller toggle now moved to burger menu) Clearer drop zone indication for dropping layers inside New document and open buttons on Home Screen now expand additional options by default (without needing to swipe down) to make them more easily discoverable New clearer icons for stroke properties (cap, join, align) afpackage fails to find Resources on Open Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances Unable to drag aftemplate and afpackage files into the app Allow opening afdesign / afphoto / afpub files as template Improvements with PDF Import and Layers Fixes for RTF import - font name discrepancies, fields in footnotes New paragraph style > Bullets and numbering > Unable to add text to the "Text" field Update for HEIF importer Fixed lack of preflight warning on Print or Export Export Panel UI fixes Colour Panel now remembers user preference for CMYK documents Command Controller position should persist across documents and sessions Pen tool tweaks and fixes Split and Reverse missing from Node Tool Fixed some tool drawing issues relating to selections across spreads etc Hit box of scaled text could be incorrect Gradients on text strokes don't render unless the fill also has a gradient Fixes for line breaking in some odd cases with punctuation Merge runs of tabs using leaders Tweaks to fix some spurious behaviour on interaction with Apple Autocorrect Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks Insert Filler Text does not work if not in text insertion mode Resource Manager updates Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files Fixed crash on Replace Image Fixes for Drag Drop of Stock images Placed documents with bleed can fail to render the bleed correctly Command Controller positioning improvements Fixes for Display Scale Zoomed Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes Master Page management improvements Fixed some view corruption issues when switching pages / master pages etc Status bar layout / clipping fixes Colour Picker Tool always shows white selection on Multipage documents. Document grid fixes Context menu fixes Fixed Navigator in multi-spread views Fixed assigning shortcuts from a keyboard cover Select Same Name should only select objects with user supplied names Unable to open Guide or Grid settings after dismissing by tapping the canvas Help and Localisation updates Licensing and Registration improvements and new help links UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (free for existing customers) The software version can be seen in the bottom left the corner of preferences screen. Your Affinity iPad apps should update automatically next time you run them. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If the automatic update does not happen for you, go to the iPad Store app and go to Updates. Once you’re there, tap near the top of the screen where it states 'Updates' and then hold, pull down and then release. This should manually refresh the updates page. However, don’t panic if the updates are not available for you yet—Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world and this can take up to 24 hours.

We are pleased to announce an update for the iPad release of Affinity Designer 2 for iPad, version 2.0.3 (note this 2.0.3 build calls itself 2.0.3.3 in Preferences, but is nevertheless 2.0.3 for bug reporting purposes) Changes in this build (since the last release 2.0.2) Trash can added bottom left for quick delete (command controller toggle now moved to burger menu) Shape Builder Tool now has an additional option to delete open curves that were inside a newly created area - more to come... Warp Group editing now supports the Shift modifier to lock node edits to an 8-axis grid. Also can be used with off-curve nodes to maintain their angle while dragging them Clearer drop zone indication for dropping layers inside New document and open buttons on Home Screen now expand additional options by default (without needing to swipe down) to make them more easily discoverable New clearer icons for stroke properties (cap, join, align) Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances Update for HEIF importer Colour Panel now remembers user preference for CMYK documents Export Panel UI fixes Command Controller position should persist across documents and sessions Pen tool tweaks and fixes Split and Reverse missing from Node Tool Gradients on text strokes don't render unless the fill also has a gradient Tweaks to fix some spurious behaviour on interaction with Apple Autocorrect Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks Resource Manager updates Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files Fixed crash on Replace Image Fixes for Drag Drop of Stock images Placed documents with bleed can fail to render the bleed correctly Command Controller positioning improvements Fixes for Display Scale Zoomed Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes Status bar layout / clipping fixes Document grid fixes Context menu fixes Fixed assigning shortcuts from a keyboard cover Select Same Name should only select objects with user supplied names Unable to open Guide or Grid settings after dismissing by tapping the canvas Help and Localisation updates. Licensing and Registration improvements and new help links UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (free for existing customers) The software version can be seen in the bottom left the corner of preferences screen. Your Affinity iPad apps should update automatically next time you run them. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If the automatic update does not happen for you, go to the iPad Store app and go to Updates. Once you’re there, tap near the top of the screen where it states 'Updates' and then hold, pull down and then release. This should manually refresh the updates page. However, don’t panic if the updates are not available for you yet—Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world and this can take up to 24 hours.

We are pleased to announce an update for the iPad release of Affinity Photo 2 for iPad, version 2.0.3 (note this 2.0.3 build calls itself 2.0.3.320 in Preferences, but is nevertheless 2.0.3 for bug reporting purposes) Changes in this build (since the last release 2.0.2) The fixes and improvements in Affinity Photo for iPadOS 2.0.3 are as follows: Trash added bottom left for quick delete (command controller toggle now moved to burger menu). Clearer drop zone indication for dropping layers inside New document and open buttons on Home Screen now expand additional options by default (without needing to swipe down) to make them more easily discoverable Fixed spurious future version error under certain circumstances Histogram not showing on Adjustments Update for HEIF importer Colour Panel now remembers user preference for CMYK documents Normals Adjustment crashes on German language Export Panel UI fixes Command Controller position should persist across documents and sessions Pen tool tweaks and fixes Tweaks to fix some spurious behaviour on interaction with Apple Autocorrect Fixed hang that could occur composing vertical centre aligned text OpenType handling does not respect lookup flags such as IgnoreMarks Resource Manager updates Fixed various issues involving handling of placed document files Fixed crash on Replace Image Fixes for Drag Drop of Stock images Command Controller positioning improvements Fixes for Display Scale Zoomed Many and various Layers Panel updates and fixes Status bar layout / clipping fixes Document grid fixes Context menu fixes Fixed assigning shortcuts from a keyboard cover Unable to open Guide or Grid settings after dismissing by tapping the canvas Fixed Curves Adjustment 'Input minimum'/'Input maximum' controls being (initially) incorrectly enabled and usable Fixed Curves adjustment settings panel 'Colour Space' picker being blank when colour space is RGBU Fixed XMP sidecar import Fixed exclusion blend mode in 16bit RGB Fixed outline later effect RAW loading speed improvements Assorted assets panel fixes Assorted other fixes Localisation updates Licensing and Registration improvements and new help links To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (free for existing customers) The software version can be seen in the bottom left the corner of preferences screen. Your Affinity iPad apps should update automatically next time you run them. However, you do need to be logged in with the same Apple ID you used to buy them. If the automatic update does not happen for you, go to the iPad Store app and go to Updates. Once you’re there, tap near the top of the screen where it states 'Updates' and then hold, pull down and then release. This should manually refresh the updates page. However, don’t panic if the updates are not available for you yet—Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world and this can take up to 24 hours.

I have an issue with UI scaling the brush variable settings on the side of the workspace when in my usual landscape orientation (iPad) The three options for hardness, size & opacity bleed off the screen and make them unusable at the higher or lower values (see pictured example) These options fit on screen just fine in portrait mode, however I almost never work in portrait mode, and having to flip my iPad around every time I need to change brush values is annoying. Is there a future fix for this?

I have recently upgraded my entire suite to V2. Looks great so far, but I can't for the life of me find how to adjust the value for the rope / window stabiliser for the brush? I can see the selection for window, rope & none - I can't find how to adjust the numeric value of each option as I used to be able to in V1? I'm having this problem on the iPad version - can someone please help direct me? Please don't tell me this adjustment option has been removed in iOS?

I was trying Shape Builder and wanted to invoke the x-ray mode that I’ve seen on various tutorials. When I tap the Navigator icon and then tap on either Main View Mode or Split View Mode, Designer crashes instantly. I’ve tried with both the beta and mainstream app, getting the same result. I have also tried it with other files and it seems to work a little better. I have found that if I use the Designer module within Affinity Publisher for iPad, with the same file, there is absolutely no problem. I am attaching the file. You’ll see that it is not particularly large or complicated particular shapes. I was trying to combine using Shake Builder were the little houses (I was trying to replicate what the original artist had made, for practice). I realise there is probably something weird about the file, but this crash shouldn’t really happen, I think. cardch4.afdesign

Now, as ".dwg" is supportet. I'd love to see the precise straight line tool on iPad.