Jens Krebs Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Thought it would be nice if everyone could make a short list of three things they really like about version 2. Not necessarily ‚favourites‘ in a specific order and doesn‘t need to be new features either, bug fixes and improvements are fine too. Here are three things that make me smile and that l‘m going to use almost daily: Shape Builder in Designer — makes creating shapes so much more fun … Style Picker — great time saver in the drafting phase Upgrade price for everyone and Universal License — great solution to the ‚App Store Problem‘ Ben, bananayoshimoto, dominik and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artsketch Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Knife tool in Designer Publisher for iPadOS Nondestructive RAW in Photo Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfee Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Mine are all for Photo... it is my main app Nondestructive RAW in photo Layer Fill Opacity finally implemented The new neat little button on adjustment layers that opens the blend ranges directly - big time saver for me debraspicher and Jens Krebs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Universal License with the current promo offer I have now ADe 2 on the iPad I have now APh 2 on the iPad I have now APu 2 on the iPad Oh, wait, that was four! Jens Krebs 1 Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 Knife tool in Designer 2 New raw development option (actually this is worth it for me) for Photo 3 Publisher (just seems snappier, but...) Books. Jens Krebs 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | 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...
Designer1234 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Setting layer color in compact menu under RMB New settings window Copying FX parameters between layers Compound layers Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonSquirrel Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 APub: Footnotes, especially the ability to put short notes on one line. AD: Knife. AD: Warping. Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I'll just link to my post from the other day on the stuff I like about v2 (and some of the stuff I like from v1 but only discovered in v2 😉). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tudor Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1. Footnotes in Publisher. 2. Warp in Designer 3. Style Picker in Designer Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myclay Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 all programs; Sharing of brushes, styles, assets, application palettes etc between all programs. that saves a bunch of space. AD Displace filter with having Red/green offset is rad. APub; Style picker tool Jens Krebs 1 Quote Sketchbook (with Affinity Suite usage) | timurariman.com | gumroad.com/myclayWindows 11 Pro - 22H2 | Ryzen 5800X3D | RTX 3090 - 24GB | 128GB | Main SSD with 1TB | SSD 4TB | PCIe SSD 256GB (configured as Scratch disk) | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4dimage Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1) easier to use/identify drop areas in layers panel 2) style pipette 3) WebP export Jens Krebs 1 Quote Hardware: Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (22H2, build 19045.3208, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0), 8 core Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-2145 CPU @ 3.70GHz, 64 GB RAM, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 (driver 528.89), 2 x 1GB SSD. 1 Display set to native 2560 x 1440. Software: Affinity v1 - Designer/Publisher/Photo (1.10.6.1665), Affinity v2 (universal license) - Designer/Publisher/Photo, v2 betas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debraspicher Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Outside of some of the things mentioned above: - Quick Grids for layout design - New dialog in general, especially for preset access - Brush engine updates quicker (at least on my machine), even with a large pattern layer Jens Krebs 1 Quote Microsoft Windows 10 Home (Build 19045) AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8Ghz (-30 all core +200mhz PBO); Mobo: Asus X470 Prime Pro 32GB DDR4 (3600Mhz); EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 3080 X3C Ultra 12GB Monitor 1 4K @ 125% due to a bug Monitor 2 4K @ 150% Monitor 3 (as needed) 1080p @ 100% WACOM Intuos4 Large; X-rite i1Display Pro; NIKON D5600 DSLR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Footnotes - an excellent implementation Universal license - this is huge news and I don't think it's gotten nearly enough attention Word count - I know this is very minor but I'm glad it's there Jens Krebs 1 Quote Download a free manual for Publisher 2.4 from this forum - expanded 300-page PDF My system: Affinity 2.4.0 for macOS Sonoma 14.4, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jussi Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 - DWG import + Place AutoFlow + Dropbox integration - Shape Builder tool Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seneca Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1. Footnotes 2. Books 3. Universal license Jens Krebs 1 Quote 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I think Live and Compound masks in Photo would probably make my own #1 pick in terms of the new stuff. The "Deform" (warping) tools in Designer are also a huge win, though they do have a few rough edges that I hope to see ironed out in future versions. Third is a harder call; it is probably between the shape builder and the fact that you can drag the FX icon between layers in the Layers panel. That last one may seem like a little thing, but it is a reminder that small things can make a big difference at times, and I did think it was a nice touch that they provided that. Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemelvor Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 1- Better brush engine. 2- Live Warp filter for Photo & Designer 3-Better Layer panel. Edited November 14, 2022 by Kemelvor Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aongus Collins Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1. For workflow, the enhanced layers panel in both Designer & Photo. 2. For drawing, the knife/scissors tool in Designer. 3. Non-destructive raw development. Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distill7 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1. Publisher auto place for images 2. Photo live mesh warp (still need hold shift for constraint to be implemented) 3. Photo multiple Layer FX Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananayoshimoto Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 As an iPad user 1. StudioLink 2. the ability to apply Palettes in Color Overlay 3. the ability to apply transparency over Styles (this didn’t work with the halftone styles I work with) 2 and 3 are very specific improvements but they make a huge difference to my workflow now. Jens Krebs 1 Quote StudioLink 256gb 11’ M1 iPad Pro iPadOS 17 Public Beta 1 iPad Magic Keyboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk23 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1.transform links aka chain links in Psh 2.hide vs hide others working together with "select same tagged" , smells like layer comps of a sort. 3. Displace live fixed , not quiet yet although . Still no control over displace direction . Still can be used as a slope blur from Substance designer (with macro recorded) Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMH Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 All on Photo. 1. The new masks 2. The new live filters 3. It just runs better Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
affinian Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1. AP: Non-destructive RAW development (did someone mentioned the Ger..., DAM? 😁) 2. AD: Measurement tools (addition of document persistency would be highly welcome, though) 3. Universal license (even though this requires online activation) Jens Krebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Non-destructive RAW editing Drag-n-Drop Image files into color wells Shape Builder Tool Jens Krebs 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Ess Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I can finally place child layers correctly instead of Designer/Photo thinking I wanted to make them into a mask. So much easier to toggle lock and visibility on layers. The Style picker and copier! Aongus Collins and Jens Krebs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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