Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) We can open PSD files in Affinity Photo but it doesn't transcribe correctly, that is, colours change radically and layers are missing. Is there a reason for this and have you a solution please? I am shooting Fujifilm GFX importing to Capture One, exporting variants in TIFF 16bit, where our retoucher commence her process in PS. She sends us the retouched layered PSD files to be tweaked if necessary. We were shocked to find that everything was off. We purchased the whole Affinity suit thinking that the transitions would be seamless. Edited November 2, 2021 by Benjamin Kanarek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPaceBar Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Hi @Benjamin Kanarek Welcome to the Affinity forums. Could you check to see if the option to Import PSD Smart Objects Where Possible is ticked? One Mac: Affinity Photo > Preferences > General On Windows: Edit > Preferences > General Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) Thanks for your reply however, I am referring to Affinity Photo not Designer. Edited November 2, 2021 by Benjamin Kanarek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 We just did so in Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer and problem is still there. A blue image is seen a violet/blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Sending you a PM, as the images are © Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPaceBar Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Yes, I realised it was Photo but mistyped. I've just corrected it. Can I ask if you are using a Mac or a Windows machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, SPaceBar said: Yes, I realised it was Photo but mistyped. I've just corrected it. Can I ask if you are using a Mac or a Windows machine? Thank You! I am using a Mac, but our retoucher is on PC. I sent you a PM with links to two images. I cannot share here as the shoot hasn't been published. Can you open them up in Affinity please to see what I am talking about? Edited November 2, 2021 by Benjamin Kanarek added text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPaceBar Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 That's ok, I was going to send you a link to a Dropbox folder but you beat me to it. I can access the files from there but it is better to discuss it here in case other customers have similar issues. I have done some basic file comparisons which I won't share here. The image with 2 people in is very close here on a side-by-side comparison on my iMac. I can see the issue you mention about the green colour being visible on Photoshop but not on Affinity Photo. I've looked through the layers to see which Photoshop edit created the green as it's not part of the original photo. It's a layer mask that is named colour background that created it. When comparing it to Photo we could see that there is a slider called Constant that isn't being reproduced. If you edit the Offset in Photo to match the Photoshop version you will see the green. I will get this logged. As PSD's are Adobe's proprietary file format, we can only interpret them. The feature sets aren't 1:1 so you can't always map them easily from one application to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Thank You! Let me share this info with our retoucher. Thanks for this. What about the retouching layer where you see all of the marks on his face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Have you any other suggestions please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPaceBar Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 The issue is with the folder associated with the man. You can group the adjustments together as long as there isn't a pixel layer inside the group. You had 3 adjustment layers in a group with a Pixel layer called skin. This then means that all of those adjustments are applied to whatever is on the pixel layer hence the marks on his face. I moved the layer called skin (Pixel) out of the group and it now looks ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Kanarek Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Thanks so much for your time spent! Just one other question? Does this also apply to the colour variance that took place between PS and affinity Photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPaceBar Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I think the colour variance was more to do with the issue I mentioned above. 23 hours ago, SPaceBar said: That's ok, I was going to send you a link to a Dropbox folder but you beat me to it. I can access the files from there but it is better to discuss it here in case other customers have similar issues. I have done some basic file comparisons which I won't share here. The image with 2 people in is very close here on a side-by-side comparison on my iMac. I can see the issue you mention about the green colour being visible on Photoshop but not on Affinity Photo. I've looked through the layers to see which Photoshop edit created the green as it's not part of the original photo. It's a layer mask that is named colour background that created it. When comparing it to Photo we could see that there is a slider called Constant that isn't being reproduced. If you edit the Offset in Photo to match the Photoshop version you will see the green. I will get this logged. As PSD's are Adobe's proprietary file format, we can only interpret them. The feature sets aren't 1:1 so you can't always map them easily from one application to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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