keriAH Posted November 16, 2022 Posted November 16, 2022 1) I don't seem to be able to set the cloning source area with my Apple Pencil. If I long-press with my finger, then lift up, I do see the cross-hair where I was pressing down. When I do the same with my Apple Pencil, I do see the magnification circle but when I lift the Pencil the cross hair has not moved from its current location. 2) From reading other threads I see that the "Aligned" setting has something to do with the cloning tool's behavior. I see the Aligned icon in the top bar area, but I am having a hard time knowing if its state is 'off' or 'on' - which is 'on': the black background or the dark grey background? 3) Regardless on the state of the Aligned button (black or dark grey) I'm having a hard time telling the difference in cloning behavior. I read that when Aligned is deselected (off) the cross-hair should stay where originally placed but that's not what I'm experiencing: whether the Aligned button is black or dark-grey the cross-hair moves when I use the cloning tool. 4) Does Affinity Photo 2 iPad now offer "brush preview" (a preview of cloned part before placing)? Quote
StudioJason Posted November 16, 2022 Posted November 16, 2022 Clone Tool is another finicky one. 1- Source Area is designated by a Press/Hold of the finger first (wherever you choose), and should display the retina circle with central plus in middle. Apple Pencil does not designate the area, only using the Cloning aspect. 2- Aligned is more of remaining in place of original designation, allowing you to Clone from the same original spot. But it can remove from that static place if moved without lifting the Apple Pencil. Use more so as a Spot here, spot there type of use, not large cloning coverage. 3- Dark Grey should be the ‘Off’ 4- Yes and Not really. It gives you a ‘Ghost Image preview’ within the designated Size of the Brush used…but not really a full view type. Try designating the Source using th small + in the center of the reticle, then with Apple Pencil measure out a distance for how close or far away to begin cloning. Quote
keriAH Posted November 16, 2022 Author Posted November 16, 2022 Quote Clone Tool is another finicky one. Clone was one of my favorite tools in v1 (on the Mac). I don't recall it being "finicky" for me there. But I did tire of trying to get any precision with a mouse. I had (have) high hopes for getting it going using the iPad+Pencil!! Quote 1- Source Area is designated by a Press/Hold of the finger first (wherever you choose), and should display the retina circle with central plus in middle. Apple Pencil does not designate the area, only using the Cloning aspect. I see - I was mislead by the initial message I got when I first selected the tool and pressed down with the Pencil: It told me to make the area selection (something like that). So that's what I was trying to do with the Pencil - didn't realize it was telling me to 'switch modes' to do that! Of course, once I have the cross-hair set the tool does the cloning action, either with finger or Pencil. It would be nice if the Pencil could set the cross-hairs in some future rendition. But until then I can work with the finger setting method. However, I don't appear to be able to press down and move my finger around a bit with the focus circle showing. I thought I was able to do that with v1 on the Mac to fine-tune the cross-hair placement. Maybe I'm mis-remembering. For now, it does look like I need to lift up and press down in another place to fine tune where the cross-hair appears. Now that is a bit "finicky"! Quote 2- Aligned is more of remaining in place of original designation, allowing you to Clone from the same original spot. But it can remove from that static place if moved without lifting the Apple Pencil. Use more so as a Spot here, spot there type of use, not large cloning coverage. Quote 3- Dark Grey should be the ‘Off’ It's kinda, sorta working like that for me now. I need to get used to the behavior ... sometimes it seems to get 'unstuck' for no apparent reason and start moving the origin point. Quote 4- Yes and Not really. It gives you a ‘Ghost Image preview’ within the designated Size of the Brush used…but not really a full view type. Try designating the Source using th small + in the center of the reticle, then with Apple Pencil measure out a distance for how close or far away to begin cloning. I think I see what you're saying. I need to keep working with this to figure it out. But at least it's better now than using the mouse on the Mac. Thanks a bunch!! StudioJason 1 Quote
DM1 Posted November 17, 2022 Posted November 17, 2022 4 hours ago, keriAH said: However, I don't appear to be able to press down and move my finger around a bit with the focus circle showing. I Press and hold then move. I find pencil works better with Touch for Gestures Only turned on in Tool Preferences. Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/
keriAH Posted November 17, 2022 Author Posted November 17, 2022 Quote Press and hold then move. I find pencil works better with Touch for Gestures Only turned on in Tool Preferences. I'll try that. Thanks! (Every bit helps.) Quote
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