macmikeal Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I have the following Text Effect in Photoshop PSD. When I bring it into Affinity Photo here is what I get. Also I can't get the Smart object to work in Affinity Photo. I can send you the PSD file if you have an email that will take PSD's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 I also have some Text styles that don't come over right from Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 I have been using Photoshop since the Aldus days. Also taught it on the University level. I am trying to switch over to Affinity Photo as I don't like the monthly subscription model Adobe has recently adhered. My problem is getting my Text Styles over into Affinity. I have gotten several over already but am having trouble with some not coming over and need some help ideas. I will post png's here and can go further if any one wants to see the PSD and Affinity Photo files. First Style Comic-book-30. Second is how the same file comes shows in Affinity Photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Again another set of Text styles that have problems coming into Affinity Photo. Here is the Affinity Photo version: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) This one is called Gold-2 again first the Photoshop version: No the Affinity Photo version: I did notice I forgot to mark to receive replies so you can send them to me @ macmikeal (at) mac (dot) com Edited March 10, 2020 by macmikeal So I can get replies and see what to do to fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 You will receive replies @macmikeal So, you are wanting to create a gold style, do you have an example of what you want this gold to look like Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 @macmikeal, it would be much appreciated (& likely get you more helpful replies) if you put all your examples in one topic instead of a bunch of different ones. To do this, just add a new reply to the first topic you created about this issue. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 3 hours ago, firstdefence said: So, you are wanting to create a gold style, do you have an example of what you want this gold to look like From @macmikeal's other posts, they're simply trying to open PSD files and have the text styles survive and look as they did in the PSD file. They'd like it to look like the top example in this post. And yes, all these should be in one topic. Perhaps a moderator will gather them. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hi macmikeal, Welcome to Affinity Forums Not all Photoshop layer styles are supported/have parity in Affinity Photo so a few cases may not look exactly the same. Any chance you can upload the PSD file for us to check please? Here's the upload link. Thank you. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted March 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: From @macmikeal's other posts, they're simply trying to open PSD files and have the text styles survive and look as they did in the PSD file. They'd like it to look like the top example in this post. And yes, all these should be in one topic. Perhaps a moderator will gather them. I have merged them all into one now. I apologise if this thread now looks messy. walt.farrell, R C-R and macmikeal 1 2 Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 The main reason for the failure would be the Pattern Overlay fx which Affinity doesn't have in it's fx arsenal yet. You can add a Pattern as a fill or a child layer but not as part of an fx. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 10, 2020 It's not just the Pattern Overlay. It may also miss the Satin as well as a few different options for the various layer effects. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Here is the God file with the Smart object that doesn't seem to work. In PS there is a layer you double click opens another file you type your text in save it go back and the style is there with your text.Gold_Effect_1.PSD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hi macmikeal, Seems the file is corrupted. Do you mind using the upload link i posted in one of my previous replies above or alternatively zip the file before uploading to the forum please? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Ok will do it might be in the upload link from earlier. I think it was named Gold_1.png had Las Vegas as text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Maybe this will work here is the file Gold_Effect_1 compressed. Hope you see this. If you open in Photoshop you will notice there is a smart object that says click here for text. That will open another file you type your text you want save it and then close the file go back to Gold_Effect_1 and your text is in there. That will not work in Affinity Photo either. Gold_Effect_1.PSD.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 MEB - I just uploaded the Gold_Effect_1.psd through the Upload Link as well as the Affinity Photo styles I created from a lot of my styles I had made in Photoshop over the past 30 years. Anyway the problem in the styles is that the Font type and size come into the style as well. All I need are the effects independent of the font used and size. A lot of them are putting the font down to 12 point size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 11, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 11, 2020 Hi macmikeal, Thanks for the file. There's a few reasons why this file isn't opening as in Photoshop: the smart objects contained in the 3D Effects folder (they all actually use the same embedded file) all have layer effects applied in Photoshop - these are the ones that build the "3d text" you see on screen - but are not being imported when you open the file in Affinity Photo. Likewise the "Your text here" smart object also uses that same embedded file but since the layer effects that build the 3d text were not imported you don't see anything on screen when you change the text on that layer either - thus it seems it's not working (I'm logging these issues). Additionally some of the layer effects used there are also not supported (as stated earlier) - both the Pattern Overlay and Satin FX are used in the smart object 6 - which contribute considerably to the appearance of the text. I'm afraid there isn't much you can do until we improve these areas other than trying to use what's currently being imported and recreate the rest of the effect (or similar) using the tools/feature Affinity Photo provides. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmikeal Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Just uploaded some more made in Photoshop I have problems working in Affinity Photo. Might be the same issue you have pointed out before. Hope can get these to work. Hope we can eventually get that type of workflow to work in Affinity Photo sure saves a bunch of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 13, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 13, 2020 We have made fixes/improvements to this area (Smart objects: Layer Styles applied to Smart Objects in Photoshop are not imported in Affinity Photo) of the program in the latest customer beta. If you would like to try these changes the beta software is available in the forum posts listed below. The latest beta builds are downloadable from links at the top of each of these beta forum posts. Affinity Photo 1.8.1.611 for Windows Affinity Photo 1.8.2.174 for Mac These betas install parallel, next to the release version (they do not overwrite your release) and so the fixes can be tried in the beta without affecting your normal workflow in the release version. Once these programs have been through a full beta process the change will be released in a future free 1.8.1/1.8.2 update/patch to all customers. Note: PSD Smart Objects are now optionally importable into the very latest Affinity Designer 1.8.x betas too. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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