Mark Ingram Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer BetaPurpose: New features, performance, fixesRequirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft StoreAs this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Changes Added Export As Timelapse capability Added Astrophotography Use the more correct perspective grid drawing for the live perspective tool Fixed Linked filters name Added Export Preview Added resumable downloads Changed Lock Colourspace (on the Colour Chooser etc) to be on by default Added missing Reapply Base Styles text menu entry Fixed being unable to apply Styles with a single click Fixed Layer Effects being incorrectly rasterised in PDF export 1.9.0.876 release notes Max N, mykee, Dave Quail and 16 others 13 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ripper Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 👍👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Export Preview shows as a default (small) size and can't see any way to resize it, also transparent area shown on preview seems wrong. (Also, no pan or zoom with Tablet or standard mouse) There is also a transparent area (to the right) on portrait-oriented images. Windows 8.1 Tim Pro 1 To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picolo Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 When exporting to Jpeg, the "Save as" dialog box comes up instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max N Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, carl123 said: Export Preview shows as a default (small) size and can't see any way to resize it, also transparent area shown on preview seems wrong. (Also, no pan or zoom with Tablet or standard mouse) There is also a transparent area (to the right) on portrait-oriented images. Windows 8.1 Same. It is not clear what I can see in this preview. With such a small image, I cannot appreciate the image quality. It is not at all clear how it can be used with such an implementation. Chris B 1 __________________ Windows 11 64-bit, AMD Ryzen 9 3900 + Nvidia 1660 Super + Nvidia Studio driver + 32 Gb RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Neil Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 There really was no need to have a separate floating window for the preview and in terms of UI/UX it is bad and confusing. There is plenty of space within the export dialogue and yet the team have elected not to use it. One step back imho. General Ripper, Frozen Death Knight and Jowday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhorse Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It is a pleasure to see that an export preview is being worked on. However, the solution cannot be as it is now. I am so Sorry, Google translate for me, I am not liable for Google ;-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mez Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Just hope this build will run faster and smoother than the recent build from december which often freezes or run slow BTW install was kinf of faster this time File loading is fast but I still have those lags when working on a file ***Opened a template made with previous build so to tryhow the whole thing works but i've now faced 5 crashes, which never happened with old version, was slow but never crashed even once on my PC. Any fix or instruction on this ? Edited January 8, 2021 by Uncle Mez Never be the Same Again ! ---Dell Optiplex 5090 SFFIntel Core i5-10500T @2.30GHz with 12GiB 2666MHz DDR4Intel UHD Graphics 630 for 10th Generation M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, Class 40 SSDWindows 11 Pro x64 22H2 + LibreOffice 7.5.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Chris B Posted January 8, 2021 Staff Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, carl123 said: Export Preview shows as a default (small) size and can't see any way to resize it, also transparent area shown on preview seems wrong. (Also, no pan or zoom with Tablet or standard mouse) I can zoom with Ctrl and mouse wheel. You can then pan when zoomed in. We know you cannot resize it. TIFF fails to generate preview and GIF takes way too long to generate a preview. How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Chris B said: We know you cannot resize it. A bug, current limitation, or as designed? To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Chris B Posted January 8, 2021 Staff Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, carl123 said: A bug, current limitation, or as designed? This will be a bug because we can resize on macOS. At present on Windows, it's far too small to be of any use. Frozen Death Knight and carl123 2 How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Chris B Posted January 8, 2021 Staff Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, picolo said: When exporting to Jpeg, the "Save as" dialog box comes up instead. I think this is just the generic Windows dialog that says Save As in the top corner—it does it will all the formats from what I can see and hasn't changed in the beta. Or are you seeing something different? How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz_H Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 oh! new Splash Screen! Ritson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picolo Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, Chris B said: I think this is just the generic Windows dialog that says Save As in the top corner—it does it will all the formats from what I can see and hasn't changed in the beta. Or are you seeing something different? It works ok. My mistake. Chris B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 The new Splash Screen in the .885 Photo and Designer betas acts strangely for me. It starts out as a rounded rectangle, then after a few seconds turns into a sharp-cornered rectangle, then turns back into a rounded rectangle before it goes away. The Splash Screen in the .887 Publisher beta does something similar that it's never done before. It starts out normal, with parts of the image extending outside the frame over a transparent background: but then briefly it gets a black rectangle under the frame, before going back to what it was originally: -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Why is the new Astrophotography Persona accessed via File > New Astrophotography Stack... rather than via a Persona button like the other Personas? -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mez Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 @Chris B the current build is crashing like too much (actually both AfPhoto and AfDesigner) A solution should come to testers and community faster before many users complains about it your respective teamsget overwhelmed IPv6 1 Never be the Same Again ! ---Dell Optiplex 5090 SFFIntel Core i5-10500T @2.30GHz with 12GiB 2666MHz DDR4Intel UHD Graphics 630 for 10th Generation M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, Class 40 SSDWindows 11 Pro x64 22H2 + LibreOffice 7.5.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Uncle Mez said: the current build is crashing like too much (actually both AfPhoto and AfDesigner) More information would probably be helpful. Details of what you're doing, crash reports, etc. And probably that should happen in a new topic that you create here in the beta forum. Uncle Mez 1 -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max N Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Chris B said: I can zoom with Ctrl and mouse wheel. You can then pan when zoomed in. We know you cannot resize it. TIFF fails to generate preview and GIF takes way too long to generate a preview. Indeed, it works with Ctrl. But the interface is not very informative. The percentage increase is not visible. Very small viewport. It's good that such a function has appeared. But for a user accustomed to PS when switching to AP, such a decision will be daunting. Frozen Death Knight and Jowday 2 __________________ Windows 11 64-bit, AMD Ryzen 9 3900 + Nvidia 1660 Super + Nvidia Studio driver + 32 Gb RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mez Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: More information would probably be helpful. Details of what you're doing, crash reports, etc. And probably that should happen in a new topic that you create here in the beta forum. Well, as I saif in prior post, I opened a template created with previous build and tried to create something from that base work. changing title moving filters to get more punch etc. nothing too much but the app crashed like - 5 times straight on selecting groups of objects and trying to unfold it, - 6th time it crashed I was trying to apply Gaussian Blur Live Filter ( obliged to proceed with the one from the Fx studio), - 7th time I was trying to edit text after I scaled it twice it's size. The only solution I got for now was to do all those small edits with AfPublisher then Edit with AfPhoto again to push 1 slider and export the whole thing. Well the previous build was laggy but never crashed even once it could freeze : Yes ! but not crashing. Kind of embarrassing behavior. My current configDell Precision T3500 * Intel Xeon W3530 @2800GHz * 12GiB of Ram @1333MHz * 500GiB HDD @5200RPM * Radeon 5450 with 1GiB Vram * Windows 10 20H2 with necessary updates Never be the Same Again ! ---Dell Optiplex 5090 SFFIntel Core i5-10500T @2.30GHz with 12GiB 2666MHz DDR4Intel UHD Graphics 630 for 10th Generation M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, Class 40 SSDWindows 11 Pro x64 22H2 + LibreOffice 7.5.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Try disabling Hardware Acceleration and see if that makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 The preview user interface is hardly suited for a prototype - how can it be added to a beta in this stage of development. It generates confusion and speculations. Don't release POCs. chessboard and lepr 2 "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory St. Laurent Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, walt.farrell said: Why is the new Astrophotography Persona accessed via File > New Astrophotography Stack... rather than via a Persona button like the other Personas? Where do they state it is a new Persona? Desktop: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB Ram, RTX 3070, LG 27" 4K 10Bit Windows 11 22h2 Dell Laptop: i7 7700, 32GB Ram, GTX 1060, 16" 4K Windows 10 22h2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 On this particular machine Designer doesn't even start. Did on slightly newer laptop. "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted January 8, 2021 Staff Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jowday said: On this particular machine Designer doesn't even start. Did on slightly newer laptop. what about Photo? Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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