alecspra Posted September 19, 2021 Posted September 19, 2021 Since updating to 1.10.1 when I try using the Selection Brush tool it behaves in strange ways. If i select an area and then try refining it the brush behaves erratically going from adding to substracting and then the selection disappears and I have to start over. My computer is the same I was using prior to updating to 1.10.1. Macbook Air M1 with 16 MB ram. Is this a bug? Quote
walt.farrell Posted September 19, 2021 Posted September 19, 2021 Can you capture a video of this happening? That would help diagnose the problem, as we could see what you're seeing and what you're doing. 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 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.4
alecspra Posted September 19, 2021 Author Posted September 19, 2021 Thank you Walt for helping out. Attached below is a screen recording. As you can see, this time the problem is that when I am trying to refine the selection, it quits. Screen Recording 2021-09-19 at 9.09.03 AM.mov Screen Recording 2021-09-19 at 9.09.03 AM.mov Screen Recording 2021-09-19 at 9.09.03 AM.mov 589679832_ScreenRecording2021-09-19at9_09_03AM.mov Quote
walt.farrell Posted September 19, 2021 Posted September 19, 2021 Thanks for the video. Sorry, but I'm not sure what's happening, but I hope someone else will have some ideas after watching it. alecspra 1 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 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.4
Staff MEB Posted September 20, 2021 Staff Posted September 20, 2021 Hi @alecspra, I believe this is an issue related with the M1 graphics processor specifically but I may be wrong. If you disable/untick Metal compute acceleration in Affinity Photo Preferences, Performance section (you must restart the app for the new setting take effect) does it behave the same way? Do you mind attaching a screenshot of your settings the Preferences, Performance section please? After taking the screenshot, right-click the Affinity app in the Application folder, select Get Info then tick Open using Rosetta in the General section. Try to do the same again with the same file. Does it behave the same way? Remember to untick Open using Rosetta again after you check this out. Thank you. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
alecspra Posted September 20, 2021 Author Posted September 20, 2021 Hi MEB I followed your instructions and it made a difference. After unchecking Metal compute acceleration (screen shot attached below), I tried using the app without ticking Open using Rosetta stone, and it worked fine. Then I tried using it after ticking Open using Rosetta stone and it also worked fine. In other words, i don't think ticking Open using Rosetta stone made a difference. - What do you recommend i do going forward? - Are you going to make AF fully compatible with the M1 chip anytime soon? And how will you let us know when it's done? Thank you, Alexander Quote
Staff MEB Posted September 22, 2021 Staff Posted September 22, 2021 Hi @alecspra, Thanks for checking. Much appreciated. I forgot to mention something - when i asked to try with Open using Rosetta i meant with Metal compute acceleration enabled too (my bad here sorry). From your description seems you disabled Metal acceleration to test without Rosetta (and it works fine this way) but then you ticked Open with Rosetta and tried again without enabling Metal compute acceleration i believe? In other words what i would like to know is: if you run the app using Rosetta and with Metal compute acceleration enabled does it work fine or fail as well? Thank you. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
alecspra Posted September 22, 2021 Author Posted September 22, 2021 Hi MEB I tried it that way and it fails. i get the same problem as before. What are your recommendations? Is this a bug that will be fixed? Am I the only person who has reported this problem? How will I know when it has been fixed? Thank you! Alexander Quote
Staff MEB Posted September 22, 2021 Staff Posted September 22, 2021 Hi @alecspra, Thanks for clearing this up. Currently the only way to prevent it is to turn off Metal compute acceleration. Yes this is a bug with hardware acceleration. I remember seeing similar reports before but they were never associated with the M1 specifically. I'm checking them and logging this issue to be looked at. I will report back on this thread when the bug is fixed. Thanks for your support and patience. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
alecspra Posted September 25, 2021 Author Posted September 25, 2021 MEB, after tinkering with the settings on the Preferences/Performance pane as requested, I don't know what the default settings are anymore, and I don't want to reset everything back to factory default. Can you please provide a screen shot of the default settings for a Mac of the Preferences/Performance settings or point me to where I can find that information. Thank you! Quote
Staff MEB Posted September 27, 2021 Staff Posted September 27, 2021 Hi @alecspra, They are the same as your screenshot above but with Metal compute acceleration enabled. alecspra 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
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