Question about path in V2

[nicoppc]

Hi!

Could someone confirmed the following in V2 ?

• Path tools create "curve" layer (???) and only one path can be stored inside
• any attempt to use the path (selection or mask) destroys it
• Masking a layer void any layer above
• it is not possible to draw on a mask or fill it

Thanks

PS: Feeling I will never be able to give up PhotoShop CS6

Regards

[kaffeeundsalz]

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

Path tools create "curve" layer (???) and only one path can be stored inside

No. Multiple curves can be combined to compound paths. This works non-destructively. Also, layer grouping and path geometry features are supported. As far as terminology is concerned, curve and path can mostly be used synonymously in this case, so you'll have to get used to it.

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

any attempt to use the path (selection or mask) destroys it

No. Certain operations will result in vector layers to get rasterized, but Affinity supports both vector and pixel masks, and using a mask on a curve will not alter the curve layer's contents.

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

Masking a layer void any layer above

No. Mask layers can be applied to an entire layer stack or to individual layers by nesting them. Layers above the mask are generally not affected.

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

it is not possible to draw on a mask or fill it

Wrong. You can paint on mask layers with the Paint Brush tool, and you can fill layers with the Flood Fill tool (among others).

By the way, none of the features I mentioned here are in any way new to V2, so you could have gained the same functionality with V1. Because of this, I'm at a loss as to where your assumptions are coming from. Maybe you should just install the trial versions and actually use them.

[nicoppc]

Hi!

Thanks for your reply.

Indeed, I could make multiple path within a "curve" layer (why to they name a path a curve?).

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Mask layers can be applied to an entire layer stack or to individual layers by nesting them

Is there an option to choose that ?

Also, the adjustment mask inside a group have a different effect as in the main layer stack. which is totally weird. (bug?),

Cheers

[kaffeeundsalz]

7 hours ago, nicoppc said:

Is there an option to choose that ?

No, it depends on where you position your layer in the layer stack. This is a very basic feature, but since you don't seem to be familiar with it, I'd recommend watching the introductory video about it.

For v1: https://youtu.be/CBl20YGZRTk
For v2: https://youtu.be/4fiCvurH0is

7 hours ago, nicoppc said:

Also, the adjustment mask inside a group have a different effect as in the main layer stack. which is totally weird. (bug?),

Adjustment layers inside a group only affect the layers in the group. Adjustment layers in the main layer stack affect all layers below it. So I'd expect the effect to be different in either case. If that's not what you mean, please provide an example.

7 hours ago, nicoppc said:

(why to they name a path a curve?)

Again, that's the terminology that they chose, and in this context, path and curve can be used mostly interchangeably. I don't understand why that poses a problem to you.

[nicoppc]

On 11/10/2022 at 4:25 PM, kaffeeundsalz said:

No, it depends on where you position your layer in the layer stack. This is a very basic feature, but since you don't seem to be familiar with it, I'd recommend watching the introductory video about it.

For v1: https://youtu.be/CBl20YGZRTk
For v2: https://youtu.be/4fiCvurH0is

Adjustment layers inside a group only affect the layers in the group. Adjustment layers in the main layer stack affect all layers below it. So I'd expect the effect to be different in either case. If that's not what you mean, please provide an example.

Again, that's the terminology that they chose, and in this context, path and curve can be used mostly interchangeably. I don't understand why that poses a problem to you.

 

Ok. Thanks for your answer.

- From the video, Affinity Photo is more a drawing tool not a PS replacement-

- So it means, it's impossible to enable/disable a group of adjustment layers at once ? To my mind, it's a basic functionality.

- Is there any option to make them work globally ? 

- Curve is already a well now adjustment layer. Choosing the same name for something different is really weird and misleading.

 

Regards

[Old Bruce]

3 minutes ago, nicoppc said:

- Curve is already a well now adjustment layer.

Are we talking about the Adjustment named Curves or the vectors called Curves?

[nicoppc]

Adjustement layer.

[walt.farrell]

14 minutes ago, nicoppc said:

Curve is already a well now adjustment layer. Choosing the same name for something different is really weird and misleading.

Paths are Bezier Curves, also a well-known topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bézier_curve

Thus it is appropriated to call a path a Curve. We have layers that comprise a Curve, others that comprise Curves, and others that are Curves Adjustments. One just needs to recognize the different contexts and meanings, and write/speak carefully.

[Old Bruce]

15 minutes ago, nicoppc said:

Adjustement layer.

Are you wanting to use several Adjustment layers (the Curves Adjustment Layer) on one layer?

[kaffeeundsalz]

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

- From the video, Affinity Photo is more a drawing tool not a PS replacement-

No. The video's purpose is to show the difference between clipping and masking, and it conincidentally does this by using shapes. There's not much else you can conclude from the video since it's in no way a complete feature demonstration. That said, on a side note, Serif has never marketed Affinity Photo as a "Photoshop replacement", although many people certainly use it that way.

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

- So it means, it's impossible to enable/disable a group of adjustment layers at once ? To my mind, it's a basic functionality.

It's entirely possible. You can select multiple adjustment layers in the panel and disable them with one click. Or you can put your adjustment layers into a group and then simply toggle the visibility of the group.

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

- Is there any option to make them work globally ? 

You mean so an adjustment layer affects the entire composition? Yes: Put your adjustment layer on the very top of the layer stack and don't nest it.

5 hours ago, nicoppc said:

- Curve is already a well now adjustment layer. Choosing the same name for something different is really weird and misleading.

In practice, the two areas where the term is used are mostly unrelated that confusion is unlikely to occur.