keren Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 How can i get the Beta? i wanna be a tester. I'm new here, and Affinity catched my eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzenor Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Check here... https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/32-beta-software-forums/ The top posts of the subforums contain links to the downloads. Keep in mind, it's beta software. If you lose work because you used beta, report it but don't complain about it. That's the risk of running beta software. Quote Windows 10 Pro Intel Core i7-4770 3.40Ghz 16 GB RAM Nvidia Geforce GTX 980 Samsung EVO 850 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @keren. The beta releases, when available, are posted in the beta forums. You'll find a pinned topic near the top of the relevant forum that provides download information and release notes. There are 3 topics in the News forum that you can Follow if you want to receive notifications when new betas are available: Affinity Range Mac Beta Release Notifications Affinity Range iPad Beta Release Notifications Affinity Range Windows Beta Release Notifications Note that the betas are only for customers who already own the products. They install alongside the retail applications, and have separate settings. They generally should be used only for testing. Quote -- 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...
Pšenda Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 20 hours ago, keren said: I'm new here, and Affinity catched my eye! Beta tester, or test Trial version? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keren Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 7:02 AM, walt.farrell said: Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @keren. The beta releases, when available, are posted in the beta forums. You'll find a pinned topic near the top of the relevant forum that provides download information and release notes. There are 3 topics in the News forum that you can Follow if you want to receive notifications when new betas are available: Affinity Range Mac Beta Release Notifications Affinity Range iPad Beta Release Notifications Affinity Range Windows Beta Release Notifications Note that the betas are only for customers who already own the products. They install alongside the retail applications, and have separate settings. They generally should be used only for testing. Thanks for the helpful links. How do i get a Beta Testing Product Key? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S. Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Hello Keren, you need to buy the apps to get an Customer-Beta-Product-Key, as Walt.Farrell already has written. The key for betas is the same as for your purchased apps. keren 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzenor Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I feel someone thought he could skip buying by using the Beta's for free Quote Windows 10 Pro Intel Core i7-4770 3.40Ghz 16 GB RAM Nvidia Geforce GTX 980 Samsung EVO 850 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Xzenor said: I feel someone thought he could skip buying by using the Beta's for free Not really worthwhile at the moment! Beta releases generally expire after a month or less, but Serif are currently offering 90-day trials of the retail versions. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keren Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Xzenor said: I feel someone thought he could skip buying by using the Beta's for free CorelDRAW is free for Beta testers. 13 hours ago, Alfred said: Not really worthwhile at the moment! Beta releases generally expire after a month or less, but Serif are currently offering 90-day trials of the retail versions. Thanks for the info, I downloaded the free trial. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keren Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 For some reason my imported text was flipped (probably because I used hebrew text). Is there any way to change the Text Direction back like in CorelDRAW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 5 hours ago, keren said: For some reason my imported text was flipped (probably because I used hebrew text). Is there any way to change the Text Direction back like in CorelDRAW? The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 6 hours ago, keren said: CorelDRAW is free for Beta testers. 6 hours ago, keren said: Thanks for the info, I downloaded the free trial. That is why I asked you this question. On 2/26/2021 at 12:31 AM, Pšenda said: Beta tester, or test Trial version? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keren Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Alfred said: The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. Thanks for that info. Is there any Plugin or Script, to fix this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, keren said: Thanks for that info. Is there any Plugin or Script, to fix this? There is a commercial product called RTL Fixer, developed by @amirgelman, but it currently costs more than the desktop version of Affinity Designer. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keren Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 More information on this fixer, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keren Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 I found it online. it is very impractical to use a external fixer for all my projects. Is there no script or anything internal, to change the text direction instantly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzenor Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 23 hours ago, Alfred said: The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. Quote Windows 10 Pro Intel Core i7-4770 3.40Ghz 16 GB RAM Nvidia Geforce GTX 980 Samsung EVO 850 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 7:50 PM, keren said: CorelDRAW is free for Beta testers. Corel uses a private beta testing format. You need to apply, plus sign an NDA. Then yes it's been customary for them to give those that actively participated in the beta testing a free copy of the released version. Serif however uses customers to beta test, no NDA required. I think the main difference is with Corel you're testing the next retail release, with Serif you're testing updates to the current retail release. Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keren Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 18 hours ago, Xzenor said: The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. It's a bit disappointing, i didn't think it would be so difficult to use Affinity for my work, for now i'll have to stick with Corel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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