csc14us Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) Please see the attached screenshot. The Navigator shows the image as it appears after exporting. The main view shows washed out colors. Is this an Affinity Photo 2 bug? Edited January 1, 2023 by csc14us No need for inline photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 I don't think it's a bug. Not much info to go on, and too many variables that could be responsible for the Preview appearing that way. What file format does DXO hand off the image to AP? You say the Exported image looks different, apparently not washed out, so what processing did you do prior to exporting? What format did you export to? What color space, sRGB, ROMM, CMYK? Is this the way the image appears when you first open it with AP? Do you do any processing of the image in DXO before you send it to AP? It looks like it's just lacking a little contrast. Is it possible to upload the afphoto file so we can examine it? Quote Affinity Photo 2.5..; Affinity Designer 2.5..; Affinity Publisher 2.5..; 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...
walt.farrell Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 It is possible that you need to adjust your Windows Display settings, especially the ICC profile assigned to your monitor. If you just do File > New, and leave Transparent Background unchecked so you have a white document, what do you see in the workspace and the Navigation panel? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csc14us Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 I do not know the answers to all of the above questions, but here is the file for you guys to take a look at. I know almost nothing about color calibration and profiles, so even if I can guess that's the problem, I'm not sure of the fix. _DSC5435-ARW_DxO_DeepPRIME.afphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csc14us Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 I opened a JPEG, and there is no difference in it between the Navigator image and the main view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 38 minutes ago, csc14us said: I know almost nothing about color calibration and profiles, so even if I can guess that's the problem, I'm not sure of the fix. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 The document appears to be corrupted in some way that results in it being displayed with a tiled cloudy overlay (see the 9 tiles with a slight gap between the tiles in your initial screenshot). The "overlay" temporarily disappears while I scroll the view. If I copy the Pixel object then do New From Clipboard, the new document displays correctly. Edit: No bug - it was a Column Guides overlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csc14us Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Strange, because when I just opened it again, it looks fine. I guess close this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, ,,, said: The document appears to be corrupted in some way that results in it being displayed with a cloudy overlay. If I copy the Pixel object then do New From Clipboard, the new document displays correctly. It is also noticeable when opening the file - for a moment the image appears clearly, but then it is obscured by fog. It can also be seen when moving the window with the image - during the movement the image is clear, and only when the movement stops, it becomes cloudy again. The difference after New from Clipboard is quite evident. I noticed that the original image shows some kind of grid, but it doesn't transfer with New from Clipboard. So it must be part of the document, but not part of the copied pixel layer. Edited January 1, 2023 by Pšenda Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, Pšenda said: So it must be part of the document, but not part of the copied pixel layer. Yes, and if you delete the Pixel object then the tiled "overlay" persists in an empty document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 minute ago, ,,, said: Yes, and if you delete the Pixel object then the tiled "overlay" persists in an empty document. Menu View, Show Column Guides must be off. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Menu View, Show Column Guides must be off. Aha, the document was OK! The overlay was a correct display of regions separated by column guides. (Who would've thought there could be horizontal column guides in addition to vertical column guides. Surely columns are a vertical concept by definition, outside of Affinityland.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, ,,, said: The overlay was a correct display of regions separated by column guides. (Who would've thought there could be horizontal column guides in addition to vertical column guides. Surely columns are a vertical concept by definition, outside of Affinityland.) Three columns and three rows. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | 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...
lepr Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: Three columns and three rows. Yes, that's exactly what I was talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 2 hours ago, ,,, said: Yes, that's exactly what I was talking about. It looks like an attempt to create a Rule of thirds grid, but its overlapping effect was not taken into account. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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