Affinity Photo 1.8.3.641 Asset Panel

[tonyk11]

I'm trying to get items added to my Asset Panel.  I cannot find the filetypes or rules for the panel.  For instance, I'm trying to put some RAW files (NEF) and TIFF files into my panel and they will not add.  I looked at the help file, but I didn't find any info on it.

[walt.farrell]

You should be able to drag TIFF files from File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) into the Assets panel, assuming you have a category and subcategory defined in the panel. How have you tried to add them, and what happened? What OS do you use?

However, it does not seem to be possible to do that with NEF files. And, in general, I would recommend not putting NEF (or other RAW) files into the Assets panel even if it were allowed. RAW files need to go through Develop processing before they are usable, and that is only done correctly (today) if you use File > Open in Photo or run it through File > New Batch Job in Photo.

 

 

[carl123]

I can't drag TIF files (1 F) into the assets panel but TIFF files (2 Fs) can be dragged into the assets panel OK

Both types can be placed into the document and added to the assets panel via "add from selection"

I can't drag RAW files to assets but I can place them into the document and then add them via "add from selection"

But I suspect they are no longer truly RAW files doing it that way

 

[walt.farrell]

8 hours ago, carl123 said:

I can't drag RAW files to assets but I can place them into the document and then add them via "add from selection"

But I suspect they are no longer truly RAW files doing it that way

No, they aren't RAW files any more. They are poorly developed normal image files. I would definitely use File > Open to get them properly developed, then add them to the Assets panel at that point. (Though, personally, I would rather keep images in my normal file system, and not use the Assets panel for them.)

Thanks for the info about TIF vs TIFF.

[tonyk11]

Thank you guys for your responses.  I see that the files are actually ".tif" files and not ".tiff" files.  I think I'll just convert them and see if that works.  I'm trying to build a set of template files for producing marketing materials, and the templates are saved as ".tif" files.  Thanks for your help, again.