Macro saving does not work

[Julian123]

Good evening,

I want to make a time-lapse and had my footing session today. Now I want to edit all photos in the same way, some saturation and contrast. Figured out it's so easy with macros. So I edited my first photo while recording a macro, so far so good. But when saving it to my library I can use the default category and give it a name. I click then on save and the library header opens with the default macros but my macro does not appear there nor does it appear after a restart of the program/selecting the stack image button where you can choose macros to apply on many pictures.

Info: All >900 photos are RAWs and I had to click "develop" in the first one before being able to record a macro. Could this be the problem?

Best regards and thank you!

Julian

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forms, @Julian123.

Your macro should be in the Library, at the bottom of the category you chose. If you expected it in alphabetical order, perhaps that's the problem?

27 minutes ago, Julian123 said:

selecting the stack image button where you can choose macros to apply on many pictures.

Stacking does not allow you to use macros. You may be thinking of File > New Batch Job.

If it's really not appearing in the Library, what OS are you using, what release of Photo, and where did you purchase?

[Julian123]

45 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forms, @Julian123.

Your macro should be in the Library, at the bottom of the category you chose. If you expected it in alphabetical order, perhaps that's the problem?

Stacking does not allow you to use macros. You may be thinking of File > New Batch Job.

If it's really not appearing in the Library, what OS are you using, what release of Photo, and where did you purchase?

Good evening Walt,

I translated the button I meant wrong then, I meant the Batch processing.

I made screenshots of the exact steps I did for saving my macro, and it is not appearing anywhere.

I'm using macOS 10.15.2 (Catalina) and bought the app in the AppStore. What do you mean with release of Photo?

Thanks

[Julian123]

Well the screenshots are displayed huge on my page and in the wrong order. What you see is 1-3-2, so the last two screenshots are mixed. The macros you see are the default ones.

And Affinity Photo is on version 1.8.3

Edited April 28, 2020 by Julian123

[walt.farrell]

Thanks for the screenshots. Assuming the Library one is from after the 3rd screenshot where you saved the macro, I'm not sure what's going on. Maybe someone else will have a suggestion.

[Julian123]

2 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Thanks for the screenshots. Assuming the Library one is from after the 3rd screenshot where you saved the macro, I'm not sure what's going on. Maybe someone else will have a suggestion.

Exactly, the library (2 screenshot here) one is the last screenshot I took after saving the macro. Okay, thanks anyway.

[v_kyr]

Did you also tried to export and thus to externally save the macro to disk too and afterwards to reimport that macro, did that work?

Hast Du einmal versucht das Makro vorher zu exportieren und auf der Festplatte zu speichern, so das Du es bei Bedarf jeder Zeit wieder importieren könntest?  Wenn nein probier einmal ob das funktioniert, sprich das aufgezeichnete Makro in eine Makrodatei zu exportieren und im Anschluß daran dann ob man diese persistente Makrodatei dann auch wieder korrekt importieren kann.

 

 

[Julian123]

 

9 hours ago, v_kyr said:

Did you also tried to export and thus to externally save the macro to disk too and afterwards to reimport that macro, did that work?

Hast Du einmal versucht das Makro vorher zu exportieren und auf der Festplatte zu speichern, so das Du es bei Bedarf jeder Zeit wieder importieren könntest?  Wenn nein probier einmal ob das funktioniert, sprich das aufgezeichnete Makro in eine Makrodatei zu exportieren und im Anschluß daran dann ob man diese persistente Makrodatei dann auch wieder korrekt importieren kann.

 

 

Just tried exporting and reimporting the macro and that works perfectly on a single picture. However I still cannot save it to the library afterwards hence it does not appear in the Batch processing ("Stapelverarbeitung").

I also tried to save the RAW (which already is in JPEG format on my computer, but I have to develop it in affinity photo before being able to access most tools and macros) as a JPEG and reopen the JPEG in Affinity Photo (so the "develop" step for RAWs was skipped) but it still does not work to make a macro and save it to the library.

Strange, since it should be very easy according to the YouTube tutorials... I have no clue what may be the cause

[MEB]

Hi Julian123,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
Do you mind attaching the afmacro file for us to try it please? In the Macro panel click the Export button on the top right of the panel then export the macro as a .afmacro file. Thanks.

 

[Julian123]

Hi MEB

Sure, in the attachment you can find the afmacro file as well as a screen recording so you can see what I mean and maybe directly see if I miss doing an important step

Macro for my timelapse.afmacro

[MEB]

Hi Julian123,
You are doing everything right. Your file works fine on my system (and can be added to the Library as well). This is probably some conflict/corruption with the macros.propcol file.
Do you mind uploading it as well? I can provide an upload link if you wish to keep the file private -just let me know. Here's the path to the macros.propcol file depending on where you bought the application from:

Mac App Store

/Users/username/Library/Containers/com.seriflabs.affinityphoto/Data/Library/Application Support/user/macros.propcol

 

Affinity Store:

/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Affinity Photo/user/macros.propcol

 

[Julian123]

Hi MEB,

sure, the propcol is attached to this answer.

Hopefully that helps  

macros.propcol

[Lukas2020]

Hi @MEB,

did you find a solution for this issue? I am having the same problem on Mac.

Thanks.

[LINUS]

Hallo @MEB,

ich habe das gleiche Problem (MacBook Pro, M1)

Danke

macros.propcol

[kschne]

Hi!

Ich habe das gleiche Problem. iMacPro, MacOS BigSur 11.5, APhoto 1.10.1.    

I have the same problem. 

Has anyone solved it? Is there any answer to this?

(I cannot add the propcol file, because I am unable to locate it. The path above doesn't exist.)

Thanks for an answer.

 

 

[walt.farrell]

2 hours ago, kschne said:

 cannot add the propcol file, because I am unable to locate it. The path above doesn't exist.)

This FAQ will tell you where to find it:

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/98906-faq-what-exactly-do-the-clear-user-data-options-clear/

[kschne]

Thanks for hint, but it's the same: There is no "Affinity Photo"-Folder in the Application Support-Folder of the Library. And in the users Folder, there is no Library-Folder. Maybe, Apple changed something in BigSur

But in the meanwhile my problem is solved.  

I found the button to create a new category in the "Bibliothek". And there I could save the makro.

In the default category called "Standard" it still won't be saved.

So it works for me now.

[R C-R]

5 hours ago, kschne said:

And in the users Folder, there is no Library-Folder.

There is but it is hidden by default. You can change from the default to always show it by opening your user account's Home folder, opening "Show View Options" from Finder's View menu (shortcut CMD+J), & enabling "Show Library Folder," the last item in the view options window.

Alternately, if you do not want to change the default, you can hold down the Alt/Option key with Finder's "Go" menu open & Library will appear in the folder list, just after Home.

Yet another way to open it is via the Finder Go menu's "Go to Folder" option. Type "~/Library" without the quotes in the field that opens & click the "Go" button.

Edited September 24, 2021 by R C-R
fixed minor typo

[kschne]

Thanks for the tipps!  I hope, I will remember, when I need it again....