Russ W Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Hi, I am trying to get DNG images to open from Faststone to Affinity Photo but keep getting the message The file was not found yet when I drag the same image into AP from Faststone it opens it. As a follow up question what do you use outside Lightroom? Thankyou, Russ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, Russ W said: I am trying to get DNG images to open from Faststone to Affinity Photo but keep getting the message The file was not found Did you have to configure Faststone in some way? If so, you've probably made a mistake in that configuration. And in that case, a screenshot of the configuration dialog may help us figure it out. 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 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, Russ W said: I am trying to get DNG images to open from Faststone to Affinity Photo but keep getting the message The file was not found yet when I drag the same image into AP from Faststone it opens it. For me not problem - Open via Context menu Edit with External Program. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, Russ W said: getting the message The file was not found Screenshot with this message? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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walt.farrell Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Your final screenshot seems to have two messages in it. What does the one in back say? And how did you configure Faststone to invoke 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 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I am unfamiliar with both Faststone and Windows but I am curious as to what is in this fly-out. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
Russ W Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Hi, Message at back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) The error message speaks quite clearly - the definition of the file to be opened in the APhoto application is missing. FastStone must be configured as follows: Edited September 13, 2022 by Pšenda Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 40 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: I am unfamiliar with both Faststone and Windows but I am curious as to what is in this fly-out. Any external applications you may want to use to edit/view said file. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlainP Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 It has to be your setup, the file seems to be missing. I've been using Image Viewer and Affinity Photos for years without any problem. Quote -- Window 11 - 32 gb - Intel I7 - 8700 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 -- iPad Pro 2020 - 12,9 - 256 gb - Apple Pencil 2 -- iPad 9th gen 256 gb - Apple Pencil 1 -- Macbook Air 15" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ W Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Sorry people but I do not understand what you mean by File Name all my files are Sony ARW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Once more... I am unfamiliar with these things, but shouldn't the selected file's name be at the end of the file path? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
Gregory St. Laurent Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 It is definitely something in your setup, I use Faststone to Affinity Photo as my workflow (for 5 years) and it works flawlessly. You need to add AP in the edit in external program dialog, it must point to the exact program path on your drive. Quote Desktop: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB Ram, RTX 3070, LG 27" 4K 10Bit Windows 11 22h2 Dell Laptop: i7 7700, 32GB Ram, GTX 1060, 16" 4K Windows 10 22h2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory St. Laurent Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: Once more... I am unfamiliar with these things, but shouldn't the selected file's name be at the end of the file path? No, this just shows the current folder of the files that you are viewing. Old Bruce 1 Quote Desktop: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB Ram, RTX 3070, LG 27" 4K 10Bit Windows 11 22h2 Dell Laptop: i7 7700, 32GB Ram, GTX 1060, 16" 4K Windows 10 22h2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Thanks for the information Gregory. Gregory St. Laurent 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
Pšenda Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Russ W said: Sorry people but I do not understand what you mean by File Name all my files are Sony ARW Did you see my previous post where there is a screenshot with the configuration of the external program in FastStone? Either set up your app the same, or as Walt already wrote, show a screenshot of your setup. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ W Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Hi, I have it working, removed the applications from Faststone and re-did them now AP and Topaz are working, Many Thanks, Russ. Gregory St. Laurent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Thanks for the information Gregory. FWIW, it is the same in macOS > Finder > window title bar Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev 22 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Hi, sorry to jump in on this conversation, but I've just recently put Affinity 2 and faststone image viewer on my PC (finally ditched Adobe) I found this conversation as I'm trying to link the 2 together so I can edit using external program, I've gone into settings but can't fathom out how to do it, can anyone give me step by step guidance please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ W Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Hi, OK open Faststone, go to Settings from top bar next to Help, Click on Programs when open click ADD button, I am on Windows so I go to C drive Program files, Affinity, open Affinity/Photo and down at the bottom you should see Photo Application click on that and open when box pops up just click OK. Russ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Russ W said: Hi, OK open Faststone, go to Settings from top bar next to Help, Click on Programs when open click ADD button, I am on Windows so I go to C drive Program files, Affinity, open Affinity/Photo and down at the bottom you should see Photo Application click on that and open when box pops up just click OK. Russ. That works for Photo V1, but would not work for Photo 2 which you can't locate that way. 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 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granddaddy Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 This is an old thread. The issue has been thrashed to death in several recent threads some containing hundreds of posts. Workarounds are simple as we wait until Affinity issues a new MSI installer. See my post and follow the links in it for concise summaries. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/172570-link-to-exe-file-from-third-part-apps/#comment-990843 Two solutions for Faststone and by extension some others are at https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/171600-no-exe-no-interest/page/2/#comment-989182 Quote Affinity Photo 2.4.2 (MSI) and 1.10.6; Affinity Publisher 2.4.2 (MSI) and 1.10.6. Windows 10 Home x64 version 22H2. Dell XPS 8940, 16 GB Ram, Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimes Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Another thread full of non-solutions because affinity can never admit to losing its grip. The problem is every V2 update dumps the source file in the wrong place with the wrong permissions. They wisely did not do this with V1 which is why it worked with faststone. Now we have to faf around in permissions after every update😠 I really regret paying for this crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 6 hours ago, Chimes said: The problem is every V2 update dumps the source file in the wrong place with the wrong permissions. Yes, that's the principle of MSIX installation, which complicates the external launch. For these cases it is therefore advisable to use MSI/EXE installation (this is mentioned many times on the forum). Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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