Boris Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I click on file open and all I see are unrendered raw files. There does not seem to be anywhere to open a file manager type view. Can someone point me to how to view my photo folders please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Isn't that approximately the same question you asked (and I think got an answer for) around 3+ years ago? File > Open opens a Windows File Explorer view of whatever folder you want, with all the capabilities provided by File Explorer, including previewing of RAW files if you have an apprpriate codec installed in Windows. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 No I'm not looking for windows explorer I was hoping there'd be an internal window that showed a folder structure. Using File>open simply utilises an explorer window that does not even open in your picture folder. So for every photo you have to navigate to that folder which in my case some are 6 deep. Also if you've just done a shoot you want to see them side by side to choose the one to edit. I can't do any of that with explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Boris said: Also if you've just done a shoot you want to see them side by side to choose the one to edit. You can do that with File Explorer if you have an appropriate codec installed, that knows how to show previews for your camera's RAW files. The Microsoft Store has a free one you can install, but there are also paid ones. File Explorer also allows you to setup quick-access links to make it easier to navigate to particular folders, and those work in the File Explorer dialogs that Affinity opens. But it sounds more like you're looking for what is called Digital Asset Management (DAM). If you search the forum for the term DAM you will find many discussions. Nothing like that exists in Affinity, though it may someday. In the meantime, you will find in the forums many suggestions for free or paid DAM applications that you can use alongside Affinity. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 I see. Affinity has been out for some years now I was hoping they would have a simple explorer type window with file>open that would make things much easier. Have they stopped developing Affinity now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, Boris said: Have they stopped developing Affinity now? Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Oh so does a 1.9 Beta have a file open window built in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Boris said: Oh so does a 1.9 Beta have a file open window built in? No, it doesn’t. I was merely answering the question that I quoted from your previous post. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 OK, well are there any plans to make this a feature so opening files is simpler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, Boris said: OK, well are there any plans to make this a feature so opening files is simpler? Not that I’m aware of, but I’m not a Serif employee and I’m not privy to their plans in this regard. If Walt’s suggestion of using Windows File Explorer isn’t simple enough for you, I’m afraid you’ll need to look into third-party DAMs. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 I was hoping Affinity would emulate some of the features of Lightroom, such as the inbuilt dam but without the cumbersome database, instead opting for a simple folder window style, which would be the default open. It's very clumsy to use so I will go away and continue with Lightroom and come back in another 3 years and see if Affinity designers have decided to do things the right way. Thanks for the chat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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