Hi, new to Affinity Software. Update question

[bposnerimages]

I'm new to using Affinity Software, use publisher mostly.   Just checking on policy, I have V.1, to get V.2 it is a paid upgrade, right?  Well worth it, just making sure that's how your process works.  Each version update is a paid update, and it will recognize my current settings et. al. in V1?

Thank you

[emmrecs01]

@bposnerimages

Welcome to the Affinity forums.

I think version 2 should, perhaps, be more correctly called an upgrade to version 1.  As such, it must be paid for (currently at a 40% discount).  Updates to either version 1 or version 2 are always free to the user, though for perhaps obvious reasons, future updates to version 1 are highly likely to be wholly limited to those required to "keep the software running" if problems are created by updates to the user's operating system.

As to your second question, about recognising current settings, this I am not so sure about, sorry! On my Windows PC, I had quite a few problems with migrating some of the Assets, Brushes, personal settings from version 1 to version 2.  However, because version 2 is a complete new install which does not make any changes at all to your version 1 install, it should be possible to easily migrate any settings etc. which do not automatically transfer.

HTH

[bposnerimages]

15 hours ago, emmrecs01 said:

@bposnerimages

 

 Thank you for your reply, Do you know if V2 will read V1 files?

 

 

15 hours ago, emmrecs01 said:

Welcome to the Affinity forums.

I think version 2 should, perhaps, be more correctly called an upgrade to version 1.  As such, it must be paid for (currently at a 40% discount).  Updates to either version 1 or version 2 are always free to the user, though for perhaps obvious reasons, future updates to version 1 are highly likely to be wholly limited to those required to "keep the software running" if problems are created by updates to the user's operating system.

As to your second question, about recognising current settings, this I am not so sure about, sorry!  On my Windows PC, I had quite a few problems with migrating some of the Assets, Brushes, personal settings from version 1 to version 2.  However, because version 2 is a complete new install which does not make any changes at all to your version 1 install, it should be possible to easily migrate any settings etc. which do not automatically transfer.

HTH

 

[emmrecs01]

Yes it will, but you will see a warning that you are trying to open an older file in the newer version and that, if you do open the original and not a copy, work on it and subsequently save it under the same name, that file will no longer be openable in version 1.  The option to create and open a copy is included in that warning message.

[bposnerimages]

6 minutes ago, emmrecs01 said:

Yes it will, but you will see a warning that you are trying to open an older file in the newer version and that, if you do open the original and not a copy, work on it and subsequently save it under the same name, that file will no longer be openable in version 1.  The option to create and open a copy is included in that warning message.

Thanks so much, all sounds good thanks for you help.

[emmrecs01]

My pleasure!

[walt.farrell]

39 minutes ago, emmrecs01 said:

but you will see a warning that you are trying to open an older file in the newer version

I think that warning is in an upcoming update to V2, and not there in the currently available retail releases.