Affinity V2.0

[AdrianB]

3 minutes ago, Balt said:

Hi guys,
Does anyone know if this 2.0 version will be considered as a new product, hence we'll have to pay for new run of 2.xx triplet ?

Not that it matters much to me, just want to know where this is going. Sounds like the scripts are in the game now and I'll be more than happy to pay for it.

Yes, you will have to pay for the next major version somehow, I think they made that public a long time ago. (And it's fine as long as they don't go subscription, I'm more than happy to pay, their prices are a steal anyway compared to that other company).

(Edit: Oh I see Patrick was faster with an official answer.)

[Balt]

1 minute ago, Patrick Connor said:

Yes when V2 arrives they will be optional and require a new purchase if you want to own a license.

Great. Thanks for the information.
Do you know if there will be specific prices for upgrades / full new licence ?
(for me to relay the information. The news is making some hype around me)

[debraspicher]

2 minutes ago, Balt said:

Great. Thanks for the information.
Do you know if there will be specific prices for upgrades / full new licence ?
(for me to relay the information. The news is making some hype around me)

 

[Patrick Connor]

4 minutes ago, Balt said:

Do you know if there will be specific prices for upgrades / full new licence ?

I am sorry I cannot say, but that will become clear next week

[N.P.M.]

9 minutes ago, AdrianB said:

Well, I know there was a small beta in January but that was just some minor bugfix, if I remember correctly, and the last significant change was way back i November last year, so I'm calling it a year 😄

March 8 2022 for Windows and Mac, March 14 for iPad

[Mithferion]

Want to see Affinity 2.0? Search no more:

Best regards!

[joe_l]

On 11/4/2022 at 2:27 PM, Patrick Connor said:

I am sorry I cannot say, but that will become clear next week

I heard rumours, that the price will be calculated from your reputation score here on the forums, which means e.g. @walt.farrell gets (loads of) money from Serif.

[AnnH]

Any tech specs for this? I'm afraid it may not run on my computer.

[Pšenda]

29 minutes ago, Balt said:

Does anyone know if this 2.0 version will be considered as a new product, hence we'll have to pay for new run of 2.xx triplet ?

[AdrianB]

16 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

March 8 2022 for Windows and Mac, March 14 for iPad

Yeah, that is the release from the January beta I was referring to (1.10.5), but AFAIK that was only a small bugfix and nothing compared to the previously steady flow of new betas and releases of 1.x with improved features and more, all that basically stopped in November last years. Since then it's all been work towards 2.0 I assume (and I'm very happy about that!). 

[Guest]

The speculation (and wishful thinking) on social media is all over the place. Many folks seem to be expecting that Serif is about to release a video editor, or motion graphics app, or an animation app, or a 3D app/add-on, or an Android or Linux version, or a creative, generative AI tool, or a UI/UX design/prototyping app, or a web design/publishing app, a PDF editor/Acrobat replacement, or a Lightroom replacement, or the long the rumoured DAM.

Honestly, I'd be super happy if Serif simply evolved their existing applications and ideas (along with finally releasing Publisher for iPad), fixed many of the long standing issues (UI/UX, graphics driver issues, acquire image bugs, SVG export, etc.) and feature requests (RTL language support, footnotes, tagged/accessible PDF support, epub export, vector blend/distort, improved brush management, variable font support, etc.), ensured compatibility with the latest OS updates, and then threw in a some magic sprinkles in terms of new workflows, extensions, partnerships (ahem, Astute Graphics)—along with a few exciting new possibilities.

I would love to see the Affinity v2.x release(s) finally see Serif “setting defining the new industry standard in the world of design[1]”.

[1] This strap-line has previously been used by Serif in the marketing of their Affinity products.

[N.P.M.]

25 minutes ago, Mithferion said:

Want to see Affinity 2.0? Search no more:

Best regards!

You were saying?

[Boldlinedesign]

16 minutes ago, Bryan Rieger said:

, partnerships (ahem, Astute Graphics)

While Astute Graphics has some cool things - their entire existence is built on the laziness and inability by Adobe to innovate for themselves and results in a subscription to get those features. Why not just ask Serif to build them into Designer?

[MCFC_4Heatons]

This is a bit mysterious but sounds like something big is coming:

https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/?utm_source=serifemail

[Bad_Wolf]

Hi all,

I consulted my crystal ball and it is telling me on 9 november version v2.0 will be released. I am unanimously about it.

[Bad_Wolf]

By the way, I got 5 or 6 years of free updates in the V1.0 versions, I do not mind if I have to pay full price again. I like the Affinity suit so much and I am relying on it. For me it is far more important that Affinity's future is secured.

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Boldlinedesign said:

While Astute Graphics has some cool things - their entire existence is built on the laziness and inability by Adobe to innovate for themselves and results in a subscription to get those features. Why not just ask Serif to build them into Designer?

If Serif decide to implement features similar to those available from Astute Graphics, then that's absolutely fantastic. However, there are always going to be feature requests that may not fit into Serif's immediate or long-term plans. Having the ability for third-party suppliers to fill those needs today via extensions would not only enable Serif to continue to focus on their existing product plans, but also enable users to fill any gaps in their existing workflows and tooling without having to wait for Serif to address them directly.

Sure, the pricing/licensing of third-party suppliers may differ from those of Serif (and as a result may prove unpopular with their users), but if (for example) a $99/year solution enables you to accomplish things you couldn't otherwise, or saves you $$$$ annually in licensing and support of other solutions, then it may well be worth it for many users. As it stands I've happily purchased brush packs, templates, and fonts that were as much as, or more than the original purchase price of the Affinity application in which they are being used in.

Anyway, this is pure speculation regardless. Let's see what Serif releases next Wednesday the 9th.

[tevice]

1 hour ago, Patrick Connor said:

Yes when V2 arrives they will be optional and require a new purchase if you want to own a license.

My wallet is ready

[Boldlinedesign]

11 minutes ago, Bryan Rieger said:

Having the ability for third-party suppliers to fill those needs today via extensions would not only enable Serif to continue to focus on their existing product plans, but also enable users to fill any gaps in their existing workflows and tooling without having to wait for Serif to address them directly.

One of the main tenants of Affinity is non-subscription software, so it's be hard to imagine the community welcoming a subscription based add-on. Many of these Astute features are currently in existing programs like Vectorstyler or will be sooner than later. As much as I love Affinity, there's a high likelihood that more advanced features will be years away at best. Purchasing another program like Vectorstyler fills in many of those gaps now and without the subscription.

[Pšenda]

19 minutes ago, Boldlinedesign said:

Purchasing another program like Vectorstyler fills in many of those gaps now and without the subscription.

I was already worried that your ubiquitous marketing campaign would be missing from this thread.

[Johannes]

3 hours ago, Mango said:

Anyone else just got the Affinity email? A little bit excited!

both landed in spam folder 😕

[Johannes]

5 hours ago, chrisb123 said:

The "big thing" is a Classic Chicken Curry recipe!!!

All the single frames from the teaser including the curry

[fde101]

5 hours ago, Patrick Connor said:

Something Big is Coming

How many hours should we expect it to take to download this, and will it still fit on our hard drives/SSDs or will we need dedicated RAID arrays to hold it?

[R C-R]

3 hours ago, Mango said:

Anyone else just got the Affinity email?

For me, it just arrived about an hour or so ago. From that, I gather they are not sending the email to everyone at the same time -- either that or my email provider is just a bit slower than some others....

[Boldlinedesign]

40 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

I was already worried that your ubiquitous marketing campaign would be missing from this thread.

You can always count on me with the common sense solutions! The alternative idea was involving subscriptions for things that already exist in non subscript affordable ways. Had someone not shared vectorstyler on here with me a coupe years back, I might have been forced to go back to adobe to get thing done while waiting for this upcoming November 9th day. I celebrate what is coming on November 9th just like everyone else. I have no doubt that the new releases will be amazing. That said, the fact that another non subscription vector program with more advanced features is available is not a threat to affinity but rather a way to accomplish more