photografia Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Affinity Photo doesn't show as an option when you hit "Open In..." in Lightroom (for the iPad). I have seen YouTubers using Affinity Photo as an external editor and I will love to take advantage of that functionality. I can't seen to find how to enable that. Most youTubers I've seen are in the UK. Is this something that is restricted to European Users? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mudditt Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 14 hours ago, photografia said: Affinity Photo doesn't show as an option when you hit "Open In..." in Lightroom (for the iPad). I have seen YouTubers using Affinity Photo as an external editor and I will love to take advantage of that functionality. I can't seen to find how to enable that. Most youTubers I've seen are in the UK. Is this something that is restricted to European Users? Welcome to the forums ! The method most people use is to create an IOS Shortcut which will enable that functionality. I do not use LR but I expect it has a share icon which will allow you to use the ‘Open In Affinity Photo’ shortcut. My screen recording shows browsing my 55’000 image library in Apple Photos and then using the SHARE -> Open in Affinity Photo shortcut. You must install the Apple Shortcuts app then create a shortcut which looks like this. IMG_2943.MOV Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on macOS 15.0 Beta Sequoia on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on Windows 10 Pro. (revived !) Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.5 on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS beta 18(22A5326f) https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/affinityphotoastrophotography The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Mud’s Macros Library:- https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/156842-muds-macros-v11-library-content-aware-move-added/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mudditt Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 And here is how easy it is to create an IOS Shortcut and use it. This time I create a shortcut called ‘Import to Affinity Photo’ then use it to transfer an image directly from the Apple Photos app into Affinity Photo. IMG_2947.MOV Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on macOS 15.0 Beta Sequoia on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on Windows 10 Pro. (revived !) Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.5 on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS beta 18(22A5326f) https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/affinityphotoastrophotography The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Mud’s Macros Library:- https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/156842-muds-macros-v11-library-content-aware-move-added/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photografia Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 Thanks, I figure there was a way using a shortcut. That been said, after creating the shortcut, I get this error from any application I try to use it (see attached image). I get the same error from Lightroom or Apple Photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mudditt Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 20 hours ago, photografia said: Thanks, I figure there was a way using a shortcut. That been said, after creating the shortcut, I get this error from any application I try to use it (see attached image). I get the same error from Lightroom or Apple Photos. Screenshot your shortcut please, you may have used 'open app' when you need to use 'open file' perhaps? Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on macOS 15.0 Beta Sequoia on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on Windows 10 Pro. (revived !) Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.5 on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS beta 18(22A5326f) https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/affinityphotoastrophotography The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Mud’s Macros Library:- https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/156842-muds-macros-v11-library-content-aware-move-added/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photografia Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 I didn't. I followed your instructions to the letter. I think is a bug on Affinity Photo and/or the Shortcuts app, or something wrong with my iPad. I changed the App to be something other than Affinity Photo (in this case the Camera+ App) and it still failed on the iPad. I was able to use it on my iPhone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mudditt Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 @photografia Did you try using the shortcut from Apple Photos, did it work from there? EDIT: I read again and see you did that. It sounds like Affinity has not been granted access to photos so goto settings and enable access. The first time you try to import photos the app should have asked you for permission to all photo, As I said I don’t have Lightroom so don’t know what format it shares image files. You could also try turning on some of the other import options such as ‘files’ & ‘folders’ in case Lightroom does strange things. I find that Apple Photos is a very good image DAM now. Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on macOS 15.0 Beta Sequoia on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on Windows 10 Pro. (revived !) Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.5 on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS beta 18(22A5326f) https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/affinityphotoastrophotography The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Mud’s Macros Library:- https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/156842-muds-macros-v11-library-content-aware-move-added/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chikanico Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Yes I also faced same issue. I am not getting the option for affinity photo in Lightroom CC. Is this a bug from the Lightroom or affinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chikanico Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Update - I downloaded the latest lightroom version and the issue got solved. Latest Lightroom version offers the all share to options. Edited March 15, 2023 by chikanico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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