Geoffrey Allan Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Hi, Sorry if this is a dumb question - opening a 19.7 MB .tif image in Aff Photo displays - apparenly - as a 10MB .jpeg, as seen in the file information bar. I have set my system preferences in the Apple Photos app to import as original files. What am I missing ? many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Are you sure the source file is a .tif? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Yes; .tif files taken from ProCamera on an iphone 11. The files display as .tif file extension in the Macbook photos app. Only the .tif files from ProCamera were transferred to the Macbook; the Macbook photos app preferences were changed to transfer original files, not smaller jpegs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 How are you transferring the files from Photos to Affinity Photo? 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 17.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Via the photos app on the Macbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Are you explicit shooting .tif-files? I thought ProCamera gives you more advanced ProRaw/DNG files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 On my iphone 11 Pro, I have set the preferences to save images as .tiff files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Sorry to ask: Is that true for shooting with ProCamera too? Doesn´t it have its own Preferences or are you talking of ProCamera preferences? Not so clear to me. (Probably you don´t have access to PhotoRaw: https://www.procamera-app.com/en/blog/whats-new-in-procamera-v14-2-proraw-capture-and-editing/) At least; when there´s a conversion from .tif to .jpg during transfer I have no clue at what point this happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 I think that ProRaw is specific to the iphone 12 (?) It doesn't seem to be available on the iphone 11 series. Unfortunately Apple likes to do your thinking for you, and I find it hard as a newbie with AF on a Macbook to do as I wish. Please ask any question you please ! I feel that I may be misding something very basic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 33 minutes ago, Geoffrey Allan said: Via the photos app on the Macbook More specifically, please. Exactly what are you doing in Photos to send the file to Affinity Photo. 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 17.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Attach iphone via Ligtning / USB cable. Import images to Photos app on macbook. All the images revealed the file extension ".tif" when accessing the file information field once transferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Have you tried just copying the file from your phone to your computer (say, with AirDrop or a file sharing service like Dropbox) and then opening the file in AP?? As @walt.farrell asked, how are you transferring, sending or otherwise opening the TIF file from Photos into AP? Do you drag it from Photos onto the AP icon or into AP? Do you use the AP Photos extension? What happens if you simply drag the file from Photos onto your Desktop (to copy it there) and then open that copy in AP? Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Ok, will try cloud transfer and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Geoffrey Allan said: opening a 19.7 MB .tif image in Aff Photo displays - apparenly - as a 10MB .jpeg, as seen in the file information bar. I am missing something here, what is "...the file information bar."? And where is it? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Probably this - but what kind of file is just in the title: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: I am missing something here, what is "...the file information bar."? And where is it? Didn't someone famous once say, "Context is everything?" Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 MegaPixel - so what? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, PixelPest said: so what? 🤔 The original post stated " as a 10MB .jpeg, as seen in the file information bar." Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 And? Don´t mix saved file size and loaded image in editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 16 hours ago, PixelPest said: Probably this - but what kind of file is just in the title: Exactly so; the opened file now has a " . jpeg " extension, IMG_000.JPG(62.3%) Am I misinterpreting this information ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Can you go now open macOS-"Photos.app" find that specific image that lands as a jpg in Affinity Photo - open it and hit the "I"-info button and read out the file type please (with screenshot if you don´t mind)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 15, 2021 Staff Share Posted July 15, 2021 Hi @Geoffrey Allan, Welcome to Affinity Forums Are you dragging the image from Photos to Affinity Photo directly or using File > Export and then opening the exported file (by default a JPG) in Affinity? None of these processes give you the original TIFF file. Do the following: select the image in Apple Photos go to menu File > Export > Export Unmodified Original For 1 Photo and open the exported file (should be a TIFF if the original photo was a TIFF) in Affinity. Alternatively, simply drag the image from Apple Photos to a Finder window first, then open that TIFF in Affinity (again assuming the original image in Apple Photos is a TIFF). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Many thanks for this information. Currently at work, will try your procedure later and re-post. Thanks to all, couldn't get this from the Affinity Manual ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Allan Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 MEB - many thanks, this has solved my problem I am new to Mac OS, still much to learn. Apologies for the late response, life issues .. Thank-you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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