Between Black and white (I am a bit disappointed)

[nucleardirk]

Hello Folks,

here is my feedback - I loved v1 and it was a no-brainer to buy v2 instantly.

But I am a bit disappointed - and I would like to give you some feedback why:

Affinity Photo:
I expected some AI involvement, like background removing. Even the iOS Photo app has great results doing so, but Affinity Photo stucks at this point where it started with v1 years ago. Also some KI upscaler would have been great.

Affinity Designer:
A lot of people requested and it is one of the main gaps between Affinity Designer and Adobe Illustrator: Auto Trace: Transforming pixel files into vector files.

All apps (on windows):
Pls add std. executable Files instead of the "new" format which has so much limits (no chance to choose a specific path etc).
So tricky to get manual Shortcuts to the Desktop and Affinity Folder. 

Also: I understand due to new possibilities v2 cannot be opened by v1 Apps, but there should be the possibility to export from v2 into a format v1 can read (with limitation, like live filters will cause permanent etc.)

Hopefully you will hook up (like in the past) with new features like I mentioned with upcoming Versions.

In the end, yes I am disappointed but a lot of the new features are really good! Not everything is black and bad

 

[loukash]

5 hours ago, nucleardirk said:

I expected some KI involvement

What do you mean by "KI"? "Künstliche Intelligenz"? That would be AI in English.

[Tia Lapis]

30 minutes ago, loukash said:

What do you mean by "KI"? "Künstliche Intelligenz"? That would be AI in English.

Yeah, that probably is what he meant.

[nucleardirk]

You are both right!

i corrected my „denglish“

[nucleardirk]

More and more the most disappointing point is what I mentioned before. 
no compatibility between v2 and v1 files and no warning if you open a file with v2, no chance of downgrading the file later, you need to export to PSD and import PSD back which works somehow. 

[loukash]

5 minutes ago, nucleardirk said:

no warning if you open a file with v2

According to staff posts, a fix will be in the next update, to be released within a week or two.

5 minutes ago, nucleardirk said:

no chance of downgrading the file later, you need to export to PSD and import PSD back which works somehow. 

Copy & paste from v2 to v1 document works fine. Only some new features may fail, or are being flattened to curves like the new Warp Group.

[nucleardirk]

Thanks for replying!

I wasnt aware that copy and paste is a workaround - good to know

[ianrobertdouglas]

Anyone who thinks Affinity is a competitor to Adobe in function and power is deluded, though god knows we need one. Seven years ago, Serif made a great start. v2 killed my hopes finally. I still bought it. Will still use it. But the slick PR videos ahead of launch leave a bitter taste in the mouth looking back.

[loukash]

38 minutes ago, ianrobertdouglas said:

Anyone who thinks Affinity is a competitor to Adobe in function and power is deluded

Thanks for enlightening me. I'll bring it up the next time I talk to my shrink.