Staff Andy Somerfield Posted August 28, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 28, 2015 Purpose: Features / Improvements / Fixes Status: Beta Requirements: Purchased Affinity Photo Mac App Store: Not Submitted Download: Here To use this beta, simply download the file from the link given above and double-click on the file to open the installer. Follow the instructions to install the beta version. The beta sits alongside the Mac App Store version and will not interfere with it. Please Note: This beta includes many changes which have never been beta-tested before. Being realistic, it is quite likely that you may encounter an occasional bug. We will do our utmost to fix anything that emerges as quickly as possible, but we just wanted you to understand that for production work we would recommend using the Mac App Store version until this beta has been validated for a few weeks. There are no translations included with this beta version, sorry - they will return next time... There are far too many under-the-hood changes this time to list them all, but the highlights for this beta are: - New "Haze Removal" filter. - User-definable keyboard shortcuts (first phase - more to come...) - New PDF export engine with ability to output PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-4 - Added Character and Paragraph panels - rather than these options being stuck in large modeless dialogs - Boolean geometry operations fixed - Many import and export improvements to PSD, PDF, EPS, SVG, etc. - Attempt to import .AI legacy files - New, searchable preferences panel with support for user-definable nudge distances ...and of course, the two changes I'm sure everyone will be most happy of all with: The beta now has its own icon and also has a sensible numbering scheme! :) There are many, many more improvements and fixes in this build - and probably a few new bugs :D See if you can find them ;) Mr. Doodlezz, MattP, JasperD and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Doodlezz Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sweeeeet! Lot’s of stuff that’s been on my wishlist for both apps – very very nice! Nice surprise for the weekend, thanks to you guys. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks … have a nice weekend … :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas14 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 and where can I find in this beta the language settings? Thanks and have nice weekend! Sorry it is clarified: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/12645-language-setting-in-new-beta/ www.donath-photographie.eu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaz Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 thanks for the update, I am experiencing problems after opening an image with this beta: panel adjustment 'freeze' and options in it disappears, also interface breaks down, I tried to restart with ctrl key reset all but is the same :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas14 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 no problems so far! www.donath-photographie.eu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 29, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 29, 2015 @Flaz, Which OS are you running? A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaz Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 @Flaz, Which OS are you running? 10.8.5, the same also starting new documents :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentín Benavente Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Cannot open the app, as AP beta asks for a purchased copy in order to be launched (I already have purchased it, of course). I've downloaded the beta twice, with no result. Any ideas? Thanks; Val Celestine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billtils Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Valentin Did you try using the link in Andy's post (#1 at the start of this thread)? Retina iMac (4K display, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM) OS X 10.11.6 Capture One 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentín Benavente Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Of course, that's the way I did it. In fact, I've downloaded both AD and AP betas from Andy's posts, but only AP refuses to be opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted August 30, 2015 Author Staff Share Posted August 30, 2015 Valentin, Please make sure the purchased Affinity Photo is in the usual /Applications folder and not somewhere else :) Hope this helps, Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentín Benavente Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Yes, Photo is side-by-side with Designer in the /Applications folder. Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentín Benavente Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 An update on this: seems to be related to the App Store issue: I've noticed that although the AP version I have in my computer is up to date, the App Store offers to install it as if it wasn't installed. I will re-install it and see what happens. Thanks! Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentín Benavente Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Ok, problem solved. V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paekke Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Feather doesn't update if.. You make a selection, apply feather, then hit delete. Then undo, change feather amount and hit delete again, feather remains the same. I have to redraw my selection, for the correct feather to apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 First reaction is that the Beta label shows up well on Designer, not so much on Photo. Not a biggie since I never relied on the icons anyway but it just doesn't look as cool as the Designer Beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I can see the Shortcuts panel but can't do anything with it. Is it there just to show us what it will be like when implemented? Or am I just totally missing how to add anything to it? I'm really impatient for a way to shortcut all the panels. Would love to be able to turn them all off and just click one or more in as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Hey Lille, to delete a shortcut just click on the little cross sign … to assign new shortcuts just click into an empty assignment field and press down the modifier + key combination you want to use for the respective command … does that work? As far as I can see, there is currently no way to add new commands to the list … but have a look at the different lists. Some of the commands you would invoke by going to View > Studio > …, are not found on the “View” list, but on other lists. The View > Studio > Character command is filed under “Text” (“Show Character”), for example. This is kind of confusing, and I hope this will be amended. To hide all panels you can use the Tab key (as you will surely know). Cheers, Alex :) Shortcuts.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Alex, I'm not seeing anything in the Shortcuts panel. Where the shortcuts are listed in your movie, there is nothing! No matter what I click on nothing appears in that list. What am I not doing to get them to appear? And yeah, I know that you can make them all go away with the Tab. But making one come back means a trip to View>Studio>and scroll to click on the one you want back. Time-consuming and too cumbersome to bother with so I just leave them all onscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Actually, the shortcuts window is truncated and the Close tab is not at the bottom but up inside the list area. If I open the Effects panel then place the shortcut window with the top of it on the Layers tab, the bottom of it is even with the bottom of Gradient Overlay. I think Mountain Lion has struck again. This is the second download and install I've done. The first time, I got a normal opening once and 3 or 4 opening where nothing showed in any panel...not colors, not layers, not effects, nothing. This time so far, things seem normal other than not being able to see the shortcuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Oh, I am really sorry to hear that … might be a Mountain Lion issue indeed. I recently changed my system from Lion to Yosemite, and I had no cause to regret my decision so far. Fingers crossed … :rolleyes: MattP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasperD Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I´ve said my enthusiast feelings seeing the new Designer beta already, but I´ll add some here: truly awesome reactive support and developments, so short after the AppStore update to 1.3.5! Thank you much. MattP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andrew Tang Posted September 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 2, 2015 10.8.5, the same also starting new documents :( We've made some more Mountain Lion fixes in the next beta, so hopefully your issue should be fixed. I can see the Shortcuts panel but can't do anything with it. Is it there just to show us what it will be like when implemented? Or am I just totally missing how to add anything to it? I'm really impatient for a way to shortcut all the panels. Would love to be able to turn them all off and just click one or more in as needed. Should be fixed for you in the next beta! :) Oh, I am really sorry to hear that … might be a Mountain Lion issue indeed. I recently changed my system from Lion to Yosemite, and I had no cause to regret my decision so far. Fingers crossed … :rolleyes: No, we lost one of our great Lion testers! :) Seriously, I'm glad you made the upgrade though - Yosemite is great. A_B_C and LilleG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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