PJTDESIGN Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hi all... I purchased Affinity Designer today with the view to switch from my PC regular Pageplus software onto my lovely new mac. Am i missing something here or can you not do multiple page documents? If so, this has been a waste of my money... Hope you can helpCheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted October 2, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 2, 2014 Designer is our illustration app, similar to DrawPlus - presently it only shows one page. We will be releasing Affinity Publisher next year that will have all the features you'd expect for publication, including multiple pages. Also, our file format will work seamlessly between all Affinity apps. Please look at our Roadmap thread for information on what features are planned for Designer. Pages are mentioned. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/842-affinity-designer-feature-roadmap/ Quote SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10on12 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Many of us grew up with multi-page documents in Freehand - it's one of the "features you'd expect". ;) gnacca and KUDODUDO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I liked this in Corel Draw long time ago (when I used that program) For architectural presentations make sense, because all of them shared the same (or almost) "rotulation" or frame (name of the project, scale, number of sheet,...) But I understand it's more a question for publisher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJTDESIGN Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Thanks for the input everyone.... This software would be perfect for me with pages as i use my publishing software to insert scanned architectural drawings in, then add overlays such as cars, landscaping etc and then like to run a slideshow showing the original drawing on one page and then the enhanced version on the next page. My documents normally run between 5-30 pages. Guess i will have to wait for Publisher. Been working with Serif on the PC for 11 years and really enjoy using it. Cheers for now Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJTDESIGN Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 heres an example i did today... https://www.facebook.com/PJTDESIGNLTD/photos/pcb.806999359321893/806999112655251/?type=1&theater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted October 2, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 2, 2014 Not sure if you will have to wait for Publisher - multi Artboard is something we'll have to get done pretty early in the Publisher development cycle - so why can't we put it into Designer as soon as it's done? The apps all share a common codebase - so no reason! :) I can't guarantee when you will get this feature, but I hope we can get it done soonish.. Thanks, AndyS 10on12, rsallen and erpel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJTDESIGN Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 That sounds promising.... :) I think its great so far to be honest as it shares a similar feel to Pageplus. I switched to mac about 6 months ago and have been trying to use IndesignCC but it doesn't suit my working style as much as Serif. I will wait with bated breath... Awesome product direction though.... like it a lot. Thanks againPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 When it's publisher going to start the public beta? in 8 weeks as Photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted October 2, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 2, 2014 We have a release pencilled for late next year. The beta won't be for a while yet. Can we keep you happy with Photo for now? ;) KipV 1 Quote SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJTDESIGN Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 I guess i will stick with either my Pageplus for now or carry on trying to get my head around IndesignCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Can we keep you happy with Photo for now? ;) Not bad :) I'm not in a hurry, just wanted to know the aprox. dates. By the way, I think the experience with Designer will be important for you to develope Photo and Publisher in the same way; so if the three apps share the same "language" (behaviours) you could almost manage all by learning only 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted October 2, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 2, 2014 They will share the same core technology. Some tools will be common, and the apps will feel more closely integrated than other suites. At least, that is going to be our aim. Raskolnikov 1 Quote SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadD Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 It's a shame that Photo is the next application due rather than Publisher. From what I have positively experienced with Designer, I look forward to the full Affinity suite. But, in my opinion, there is a much bigger need in the Mac market for an application to take on InDesign, than a photo application. Anyway, it's refreshing to have a software company with visibility of developments and roadmaps. Carlos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 You're right BigBadD, i'm with you, publising it's more necessary than photo. As many people uses photoshop but not so many (i tryed) indesign... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted October 3, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 3, 2014 While you may be right about this, Publisher is going to require a lot more work. A lot of what was required for Photo had to be done for Designer, and so Photo is the next obvious release for us as it is almost there already. Obviously, when we do release a beta of Publisher we want it to be the best it can be. Quote SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm not critizing anything :) it was just my wish but I, of course, do not have in mind the problems and work required to develope every of these apps :) It's going to be an awesome suite :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarian Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Running PagePlus X6 and DrawPlus x5 now in an XP service pack 2 shell in VirtualBox on OS X. Can't wait for Publisher. Counting the days until the beta for Photo comes out. If it helps, I am also very impatient for an InDesign replacement that's Mac resident BUT as good as Designer has turned out, I can definitely wait if some of the background digital imaging functionality will be improved in Publisher by releasing Photo first. Also, hoping that Publisher has something for the whole "ebook/interactive PDF/tablet document" export side of the house where InDesign seems to be making a bunch of their money right now. HTML5 widget export wouldn't be a bad thing..."Just Saying... :)" Raskolnikov 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I think we are very ilusionated with this alternative (suite)... long time waited. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartoonMike Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 As much as Publisher is wanted, to me it makes a lot of sense for Photo to be next in the queue. If cross-app functionality is to be rock-solid, then the base (Designer and Photo) has to be worked on and be the base of the triangle that is capped by Publisher. A bit like training the horses before attaching the cart. I think the guys & gals at Affinity have a well-thought out plan and I cannot wait to see what goodies come out in the next year (or so). Raskolnikov 1 Quote Mac OS X Catinlina, 2014 iMac, 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i7, Huion Kamvas Pro 22 Graphic Tablet, 16GB RAM, MacOS10.12 || Magic keyboard w/numeric keypad, wireless trackpad, Kengsington Edge Trackball || Flux Capacitor in a secure location --- I encourage kids to go ahead and play on my lawn. I mean, how else can I make sure the death-traps work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I believe there may be a larger demand for Publisher than expected. There is already a lot of competition in Photo editing market, and as much as I hate pricing for Adobe CC products, Photoshop is the industry standard 'very good' Photo editing app; I would expect a competing product from Serif would need more development time in comparison to Publisher (whose position in the marketplace is a lot more certain). Publisher will be accepted & adopted a lot quicker, as there is room in the market for a version 1 'good' quality product release. The Photo market is much more stabile, there are already a wide range of 'good' products at various price points. The new Affinity Photo needs to be, 'very good' to compete; however a 'good' Affinity Publisher could easily make a big impression, and attract a loyal user base to the brand. As a consumer who has bought Designer, and who will buy Publisher, I would be more willing to switch from Photoshop to Photo, once data exchange is established in 2 of the 3 products. Getting people to switch from Photoshop, is the biggest challenge, and I believe should take the longest development time to get perfect (not just a 'good' version 1.0 release). Thank you to the Serif Team, you already have quite a few supporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Any of these 3 apps can bring new customers or adpoters to the others 2. :) And as you say, publisher it's one of the most promising apps for 2015 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 "Any of these 3 apps can bring new customers or adpoters to the others 2", I don't agree with this, Photoshop is a hard nut to crack if Photo is released as the 2nd Affinity product release. I don't believe that it will better PhotoShop if done on a short development cycle. Designer is good, but I have already noticed 2 issues (in my 1st 30 mins use) which make me fully believe that this product has potential, but lacks feedback from a large professional user base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 3, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sorry if this sounds a little condescending but it doesn't lack feedback. It "lacks" development time. People can't expect to get the same features from a 1.0 release as they get from a two decade software like Illustrator or Photoshop. This is just the beginning. It will get there, but not in a blink of an eye as most people seem to expect. Ben 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 "It doesn't lack feedback. It "lacks" development time", I believe it needs both feedback & development time. I wish Serif every success, which is why cracking the 2 easier nuts, appears to be a more logical approach. There are even mediocre Photo apps already that will even be hard competition, let alone PS. What I have seen so far is very encouraging, and Serif appears to be a very refreshing company. I look forward to all future releases. People are crying out loud to leave Adobe CC pricing, grab that window of opportunity while it is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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