Please add the method to save RAW edits using a side car file or another non-destructive way

[Lee.M]

This has probably been suggested already, but I really wish Affinity Photo could add a method of saving RAW edits using a xmp sidecar file (or other non destructive way like how Adobe Camera Raw remembers edits to dng files) so that I can re-open edited raw files a later date. An option to reset edits back to original settings of the RAW file should be included too.

The current method of having to bake edits after developing and to save as an .afphoto file is a pain, due to making another large file or having to re-edit the RAW again.

[carl123]

Non-destructive RAW edits are available from version 2.0.0 onwards

https://affinity.help/photo2/English.lproj/pages/Raw/raw.html

[Lee.M]

Yes, but it would be really great and super useful if I could open the RAW file again at a later time after editing it in develop persona (without needing to save it as an .afphoto file). Having all my changes saved within the raw file or in a sidecar and to be able make any other further ammendments would save a lot of time.

[F7even]

+1

This is something I really need to replace Photoshop with Affinity Photo...

[loukash]

On 1/1/2023 at 3:27 PM, Lee.M said:

it would be really great and super useful if I could open the RAW file again at a later time after editing it in develop persona (without needing to save it as an .afphoto file).

You can save Presets for each Develop panel category (Basic, Lens, Details, Tones). That works already in v1. After developing and exporting, simply close the RAW without saving.
When you open the original RAW again, apply your saved presets for that file.
Of course, eventually you may end up with hundreds of presets, so it's really just an "ugly little workaround".  

[F7even]

Well, at least in my workflow I don't use default settings that I apply to every picture, so this is no solution for me.

I don't think it would be hard to implement a feature to save the settings. For me it would also be okay if I could save the settings to a file manually. I just don't want to have an even bigger copy of every raw file I edited...