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A Collection of three Sharpening Macros from the IN AFFINITY video series. Sharpening - D.afmacros Update to Vivid Light Sharpening ( Extended ) * - creates complete group - merge visible Vivid Light Sharpening ( Extended ).afmacros Enjoy, - T V

A collection of three Macros from the GRAPHICAL video series - Skin Smooth and Soften - G.afmacros Enjoy - T V

Does Designer have the ability to record macros? I know Photo does, but I use Designer more and it would save me so much time! Likewise with Publisher!

It'll be cool to be able to assign keyboard shortcuts for macros - the workflow would improve quite a lot! Anyone?

I'm new to Affinity Photo so please forgive me if this is quite elementary. I did a search of the forums here to see if anything similar has been asked before, but saw nothing. Is there a way to make a macro automatically trigger just after opening an image? I created a macro to duplicate the base image layer and set it as the "original" untouched image, then create a group called "Edit" with the duplicated Background layer inside where I do all my edits. This is to make it easy to do a before and after comparison. I would like that macro to run for each image I open in Affinity Photo without needing to click it manually every time. Thanks in advance!

It would be a must to be able to assing a keyboard shortcut to a macro, this avoids to open library (by means of Menu-View->Studio->Library ot a shortcut - I use Alt-L) every time a use a frequently used macro

On a Mac, when I update from 1.8.6 to 1.9 will my additional (i.e., beyond the defaults) Macros, Brushes and Styles automatically transfer over or will I have to reinstall them all?

Hi, Since I updated to macOS Big Sur 11, I am not able to save macros or create new categories in the library panel (which is empty). I tried with Affinity Photo 1.8.6 and 1.9 beta (my system is in French). When I reset the application settings (launching Affinity Photo with a right-click while pressing the Ctrl button), the library content is back and the macros are working for the current session, but they are gone once I restart the program and I cannot save macros anymore until I reset the settings again... Does anyone have a clue how to fix this? Thanks!

Hello, I want to create a macro that applies the Mirror filter to an image in steps of 1 degree and saves out each angle from 1 to 360 degrees as a numbered image file. 1. The angle setting in a macro appears as rad not degrees, how do I change to degrees? 2. Is it possible to run a macro as a loop, increasing the mirror angle by one degree or 0.0174533rad per iteration? Thanks

I draw with a pen and keyboard in affnity photo.I want to use sortcut for change brushs,macros.

I was having an issue with Affinity Photo 1.8.4 and decided to delete it and redownload from my iMac, running Mojave. Exported my macros first, but forgot to export another category. I have CCC clones, so thought I'd just copy the macros over to the new installation, but can't find them and a search has turned up nothing. Any help is much appreciated.

I have never used macros, and the way its going I may never. Here's HOWI am Trying to import the MACRO. Open Affinity PHOTO with a new as blank canvas. Add an object in case a blank canvas is not accepted - I tried a blank canvas with the same result then click on the import button This just pops an Error c:\users\parker\downloads\jr-channels.afmacros. That's it, it doesn't crash, just sits there?

Hallo zusammen, ich beschäftige mich zur Zeit mit Macros, und ich habe das Problem wenn ich eine Ebene in eine andere Ebene schieben will, geht das beim Macro nicht. ich finde einfach den Befehl Abwärts Maskieren nicht. diese Ebene muss auf gleicher Höhe sein, wie eine Live -Filter Ebene (eine normale Unterebene ist kein Problem). Weis jemand wie das geht ? So sollte das Aussehen um das zu erreichen, Ein Rechteck welches unscharf ist auf dem man dann einen Text schreiben kann. Danke und Gruß Dieter

Hi dear community, I hope someone can help me: I want to try batch processing for some jpg pictures in Affinity (photo persona). I worked a little bit with macros before and a saved some simple ones in the library (default), all working on jpeg. When opening the dialog "new batch job" the space where I´m supposed to choose the macros I want to use is empty ("available macros" as well as the space below that). What am I doing wrong? I am using the newest version 1.8.3 on Windows. Thanks a lot in advance for your support! Miriam

I had to edit some images for a client, who wanted to embed them into some kind of bank notes. The motives on them used to be classic copperplate engravings. So I created some macros for AP, some of which I want to share with the community. Requirements: The image needs to be square format (it will get resized to 3000 x 3000 px) The image needs to be flat (only 1 layer) The styles provided in this post need to be added prior to starting the macro I got an error message when trying to upload the files (probably due to their size, hence some google cloud links: Engraving Styles (2.2 MB) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aHP4golVVLoidsw_aLs_EcMltfsM3oIu/view?usp=sharing Engraving Macros (1.8 MB) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mMbZFTd-fLDuACyRCa7bne7cd0wksYUu/view?usp=sharing The macros and assets have been moved to Gumroad. (https://thargoran.gumroad.com/l/engraving_effect) t's still for free—just enter the code APforum2023 (I'd appreciate some stars rating nonetheless). Sorry, but the free period expired.

Going through the suggested process to install the Free Macro Pack supplied by Affinity, I find that the macros are installed under the Library tab, not the Macros tab. In fact, if I go to the Macros tab and click on Import Macros, and navigate to the Free Macros Pack, none of the items in the Macros Pack will be available to choose.

Hallo, ich stelle euch ca. 68 Textur Macros für Affinity Photo zu verfügung. (Cave) Achtung: Die Macros worden auf einen alten Mac erstellt ob diese unter Windows oder einen iPad laufen kann ich euch nicht sagen. Die Macros sind nicht geeignet für eine Pixelauswahl!, verwendet immer ein leeres Dokument (neues). Bei einigen Macros muss in der Bibliothek - unteres linkes Feld (Dehnen) Eingestell werden. Zum Beispiel bei: Macro Backsteinmauer v.2.0 und v.8.2 sowie Candy 1.0 und Draht 1.0 / Tranc v.1.9 Verwendet die Macro nicht direkt in euren Bildwerken (Composings) da sonst ein Ebenen Chaos entstehen könnte oder schlimmer Ebenen verloren gehen könnten. Erstellt lieber ein neues Dokument und Copier dann die Textur in euren Bildwerk (Composing). Anwenden der Macros: 1. Ihr braucht nur ein leeres Dokument zu erstellen Beispiel 2000 Px X 2000 Px 148/300 DPI (PPI) 8 Bit RGB oder 16 Bit. 2. Bibliothek aufrufen und das endsprechende Macro starten. Aus Zeitlichen gründen, konnte ich leider nicht die Macros ins Englische übersetzen. Viel Spass. Download:Texturen Makro by WIngendahl jr 2020.afmacros Beispiel Ansicht der Macros: Google translate: Hi, I provide about 68 texture macros for Affinity Photo. (Cave) Warning: The macros were created on a Mac, I can't tell you whether they run under Windows or an iPad. The macros are not suitable for pixel selection !, always use an empty document (new one). For some macros, the lower left field (stretch) must be set in the library. For example: Macro brick wall v.2.0 and v.8.2 as well as Candy 1.0 and wire 1.0 / Tranc v.1.9 Do not use the macro directly in your images (composings) as otherwise a level chaos could arise or worse levels could be lost. Rather create a new document and then copy the texture into your image (composing). Applying the macros: 1. You only need to create an empty document. Example 2000 Px X 2000 Px 148/300 DPI (PPI) 8 bit RGB or 16 bit. 2. Call up the library and start the corresponding macro. Due to time constraints, I was unfortunately unable to translate the macros into English. Have fun. Download:Texturen Makro by WIngendahl jr 2020.afmacros

I want to create a batch job as a macro, means I can restart it anytime without creating the batch job each time. Example. I put some photos in a folder A. Two macros I have created apply the action AutoColor and then AutoContrast. Then, the photos are saved to the folder B. I know how to do this with a batch job, but I don´t want to create each time a new batch job, because I have to repeat this sequence of actions or macros each day. How can I do it? I mean I just want to select somewhere a batch job named "AutoColor and AutoContrast" and then the macros are executed as described. That's something I used to do in Photoshop before.

I have created a macro to wrap an image around a bottle. This works very well. One option is to alter the viewpoint above or below the horizontal. If you wish to use this option, you need to expand the canvas above and below the image first to make room. Within the macro, you adjust the perspective by altering a slider in the b (or Perspective) parameter The wraparound action also shrinks the image horizontally, so that you end up with transparent areas at the sides. I thought that it would be an idea to clip these using Document > Clip Canvas, .so I added this step to the macro. Unfortunately, the macro applies the Clip Canvas before the user has a chance to alter the sliders, after which the sliders are unresponsive. Note: I would have liked to incorporate the Document > Resize Canvas. command into the macro, but, as seems to be well-known, the dimensions get baked into the macro, so I have not attempted this. John

New to Affinity. I found that I can import macros, Can you create a Macro in the iPad version? If so, how?

Hello Affinity I would like some advice / guidance please? I'm trying (and failing) to create a macro from existing edits, I've already edited a photo to create light beams through the trees and would like to save these edits as a preset, however when i select "Macros" if i record and select either of these layers it will say i cannot select current layer, below, but will not allow me simply create the macro from all my existing edits. I really appreciate some help here, I'm not even sure if a Macro is the answer here, but is there a way to save existing edits as a preset for future use please? Many Thanks Daryll

I'm unsure if this is a bug, but I'm using the latest production version of Affinity Photo (1.8.3) on an OS X Mojave platform. I noticed that all previously imported macros had inexplicably disappeared. Retracing the steps prior to this, I had inadvertently launched a previous version of Affinity Photo (1.7.3) -- the default macros remained, but all imported macros vanished. After re-importing the macros, I quit and reopened Affinity Photo (1.8.3), and all remained in the library. Then, I decided to quit 1.8.3 and open 1.7.3 to determine if that might be the cause. I immediately shut down 1.7.3 and again launched 1.8.3. The imported macros had in fact, disappeared. I'm assuming this is a bug and it can easily be recreated by launching a back-level version. Obviously, the workaround is not launching the back-level version of Affinity Photo, but from my perspective, this shouldn't behave in this manner.

Finally a dedicated professional place for Affinity Photo macros! They are even giving away a few free ones. https://affinityfilmpresets.pb.studio I've brought the Gold Pack, its perfect!

In a recent posting @skitchy enquired about shifting pixels using Procedural Textures. I was not able to help, but I realised that you could perform an Affine Transformation (Filters > Distort > Affine) using Equations (Filters > Distort > Equations) instead. I used two parameters which control the horizontal shift and the vertical shift. Here is a photo before applying the macro: and after applying the macro: The horizontal shift was around a half, and the vertical shift about 0.8. Here are the equations: x= irem(x+a*w,w)y= irem(y+b*h,h) As I said, they do not do anything that the Affine Transformation would not do (in a macro), but I offer them here as an alternative which might be more convenient within the context of a more extended procedure. Here is the macro, and the macro library: Macro: Affine Transform.afmacro Library: Affine Transform.afmacros John

Hi. First post here, so clearly I am new to this! Firstly, I am on the latest 1.8.3.641 I logged onto the affinity website, downloaded their free macro pack from the store (jr Macros), and tried to import. * import dialog cannot find my downloaded file. I noted the selection filter you use is *.afmacro. The downloaded file is called jr-channels.afmacros. There is No way of selecting this file without renaming it * After renaming, import actually does nothing. No errors. No Warnings. Nothing Did I do something wrong? thanks