JimGoshorn Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 MEB said in another thread that the demo will be available in another month or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentaxian Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi from Down Under (price is dearer here, by the way - the current special offer is $49.99 - presumably due to exchange rates). I just bought Affinity Photo, but I have 2 problems immediately: 1. It opens with the Welcome screen thingy, offering me images to download and play with. But if I click on the image, as suggested, nothing happens apart from a tiny red cross in the cloud icon. Nothing downloads. 2. It didn't find ANY of my Photoshop plugins. So I had to find them in the Library/Application Support folder and add them. I did this for my Topaz Labs plugins to make sure it worked, but after restarting Affinity, they were in the Plugins menu, but wouldn't run. As soon as I tried to run any of the Topaz Photoshop plugins, I got the error message "Cannot Proceed - IPC Memory in use or Image size is too big for the system." Now I have no idea what the heck that means, but I would have thought that given you have the panel in the Preferences to find Photoshop plugins, you would have made sure Photoshop plugins actually work with Affinity? And at least contacted the makers of the major plugins like Topaz Labs if there was a problem - which there seems to be? Is this actually ready for prime time use yet? Is the plugin problem just me, or do others have the same problem? And how do I download those images from the welcome screen thingy? System: iMac 27", with 32GB RAM, 3TB HD, Yosemite fully updated as of today, Photoshop already installed, Aperture installed, several plugins for both (Photoshop-specific versions and Aperture-specific versions). --Pete, Brisbane============ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentaxian Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Dear Moderator, I just posted my initial impression and problems with Affinity Photo onto this forum, but I did it in this section - the Announcement/News etc. Perhaps it would be more appropriate in the "Questions" section? If you agree, please feel free to move the post to there if you can. Thanks. --Pete, Brisbane============ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 9, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hello Pentaxian, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) 1) When you click the cloud icon and the small red cross appears it means the download has started. Check the white outline around the image to follow the download progress. Since those files are big it may take a little to complete the process. 2) The Photoshop plug-in support isn't finished yet. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Some plug-in developers require the final application (rather than a development one) to offer assistance/support solving persisting issues. Soon we will publish a list of the supported plug-ins. If yours are not working as expected, they aren't probably supported at this point. We will be adding support for more as we move forward. Pentaxian 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsonkin Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Excited about giving it a try. Thanks for the beautiful interface. So far, it really does have a Photoshop feel! Thanks for the competitive pricing too. Any plans for an iPad lite version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 9, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hello danielsonkin, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) The development team was already this in mind but it's a little too soon for more details... Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REOH Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Congratulations to the team. You have already got two killer apps out. Having a common core of editing features is stunning - especially CMYK throughout. I can finally say goodbye to Illustrator and Photoshop. I know you guys deserve a long holiday for the excellent work you have done so far... but approximately how long before we can get our hands on Publisher so I can get rid of InDesign as well...? Here's to 5 stars across the review boards - you deserve it! peter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 9, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2015 Thanks for your words REOH! Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Affinity Publisher will be available as a public Beta by the end of this year/beginning of the next. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amr Tahtawi Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Bought this amazing application right after i saw the promotion video twice to believe my eye, being an old adobe user i can say i'm in love with Affinity photo. I hope it takes the best of Adobe and innovate over and over again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyajon Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Purchased AP and updated AD :) Congratulations to the team. Looking forward for Publisher :D Dale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Day Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Bought. Feels good to finally have a real alternative to Photoshop, Thanks. I still need non-destructive mesh warp before I can leave photoshop behind though. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreinebold Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 On the apple store site it says you can family share the program. I bought it today but it wants me to buy it again to put on my desktop. Is it really family share or am I missing something? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aagirlz Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Purchased and to overcome the exchange rate someone else mentioned i used gift cards purchased at 20% off this week from woolworths. Dale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raberry Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Instant purchase! Congrats to the team! Best part no subscription fee. I voice my opinion with my feet and they are now at Affinity's doorstep. Now if I could just replace LR. What a great program a great price. Just goes to show some companies do care about what their customers want and don't shove things down their throat. Keep up the great work! aagirlz and Dale 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plsedv Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Great job bought mine yesterday Dale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post killwilly Posted July 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hi @killwilly, @BigBadD, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) @killwilly, No, it doesn't uninstall the Beta neither converts it. You have to drag the Beta from the Applications folder to the trash. @BigBadD Affinity Publisher will be available as a Public Beta by the end of this year/beginning of the next. Thanks for the welcome and the information. I have now downloaded the app and it looks fantastic, also congratulations and a big thank you to the team for all the hard work. Kaleschflen, MartinNum, AlexToDJ and 49 others 52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Editors’ Choice in the German App Store … :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killwilly Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Editors’ Choice in the German App Store … :) The English one too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relee001 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Seeking a handbook for Affinity photo in German. Who can help me. Thank you discmandavid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmurkser Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Seeking a handbook for Affinity photo in German. Who can help me. Thank you Benutze einfach die eingebaute HILFE Funktion. Die ist besser als man denkt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discmandavid Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Benutze einfach die eingebaute HILFE Funktion. Die ist besser als man denkt! Also ich finde noch nicht einmal, wie man eine Selektion vergrößert/verkleinert. "Skalieren" nix. Zu "Transformieren" spuckt die Hilfe zwar etwas aus, aber das Transformieren Panel ist zB nach CMD+A ausgegraut. "Grausam". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hi discmandavid, ist unter Affinity Photo Hilfe > Ausgewählte Bereiche > Ändern einer Pixelauswahl bzw. Transformieren einer Pixelauswahl das gesuchte Thema nicht zu finden? Alex :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAM PLUR Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Congratulations, too cool at too cool a price, we all win! smokie1019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bravery Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I'm also testing AD & AP in El Capitan Public Beta. So far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelian Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Well, I've just taken the plunge and bought both programs. I'm not a heavy Photoshop user but I have enjoyed using Lightroom, my main program has been InDesign so I am looking forward to your alternative to that. I used to use a Serif DTP program many years ago so it's nice to see you back in the market. Cheers, Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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