TheAnt Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hello, I'm trying to create a color palette from an image in Affinity Designer on Mac 10.11. Selecting "Document" as target the software quit. I can select current palette but I don't see new colors. How to share and use the new palette? In Affinity Photo I don't find the same tool, is it not available? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I don't know why choosing to create a Document palette would cause the app to quit -- that isn't normal. But if you want to create a palette you can use in other documents, create it as either an Application palette (so it will be available in any AD document), or on Macs only as a System palette (so it will be available in any app that can use system level palettes). Both Designer & Photo have a "Swatches" panel. If you do not see it in AP, try enabling it from the View > Studio menu fly out. 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...
TheAnt Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Hi, it works only with default color number (5). If I set a higher number (12 for example) the app quit every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I've tried with 12 and don't experience the quitting you describe. What OS are you on? Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnt Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Mac 10.11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, TheAnt said: Hi, it works only with default color number (5). If I set a higher number (12 for example) the app quit every time. 21 hours ago, TheAnt said: Hello, I'm trying to create a color palette from an image in Affinity Designer on Mac 10.11. Selecting "Document" as target the software quit. I can select current palette but I don't see new colors. How to share and use the new palette? In Affinity Photo I don't find the same tool, is it not available? Thanks I see the same options in both Photo and Designer, I go from the Swatches panel and use the four line hamburger menu and choose Create Palette from Image.... From what sort of file are you trying to create a palette. I only checked with a .png file. I can set any sort of number for the colours. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnt Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Hi, thanks to all. I tried with other images in Photo and Designer and yes, it works fine in both. I don't know why with the first image they quit. RNKLN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Sorry, i had missed that you already indicated MacOS 10.11. In the meantime, i've created pallets from both .png and .jpeg files without any issue. Could it be 10.11 related? Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, TheAnt said: Hi, it works only with default color number (5). If I set a higher number (12 for example) the app quit every time. Since you mentioned 5 as a default, I assume you were using the "Create Palette From Image..." option in the Swatches panel, right? If so, it is possible the app crashed because there was something wrong with the file you selected to create the palette from, but that is just a guess. 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...
nezumi Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Talking about palette from image - great option to have, but please Affinity team, give the option to choose regions from which we could create palettes. Today I had image that was mainly blue but had purple accent. Creator picked up that purple accent after adding 12 shades of blue... I sure can create that palette manually but thats not the point of automatic creation Other then that I do appreciate the option. Great thing to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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