Marquee selection & Colour Balance Adjustment issues

[Zimbalimba]

Hi!

I've been using Photo version 1 for long time and switched to version 2. I found at least two annoying issues that could not been solved yet.

1) The marquee selection tool doesn't work at all with RAW-files. It selects always whole layer, not intended area. I can resize and move the area normally, but when copying, cutting or relocating the content inside the selected area, the action takes place on the whole layer. BUT: it works normally with JPEG and TIFF -files for excample. Back on Photo V1 everything works perfectly with identical files and adjustments.

2) Colour balance adjustment tool doesn't work for 100%. RAW-file and this basic tool have serious issue on shadows-adjustment slider. When selecting any negative value on shadows dropdown menu, colours turn to extreme: the cyan, magenta and yellow. With positive values the tool behaves normally. ALSO when adjusting midtones or highlights everything works perfectly: with any negative/positive value. It is just the shadow adjustment that doesn't work. Filetype doesn't make any difference at this moment, JPEG, TIFF or any RAW-file, the tool fails. BUT: on Photo V1 I noticed that the same issue could appear when file was in RGB/32 (HDR) -format, but not in regular RGB/16. On Photo V2 the situation is the opposite: if the document working space is in RGB/32 (HDR) -format, I can use the colour adjustment tool normally for 100%. I use several RAW-types from Sony, Fujifilm and Canon, some images are converted in DXO PureRaw2, but the same problems persist with all files.

Thanks for help!

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

For #1: you're trying to work with pixels, but you have Developed to an Embedded or Linked RAW layer, not to a Pixel layer. The RAW layer is like an Image layer, where you can't work with individual pixels. You'll need to Develop to a Pixel layer (see the Output setting in the Context Toolbar while Developing), or Rasterize the layer you already have, to work with its pixels.

I don't have an answer for #2, but a comment: the forum works better if you report one bug per topic.

[Chris B]

#2 - Are you using a virtual profile in Windows Colour Management > Devices?

[Zimbalimba]

Thanks walt.farrel, that solved my problem. I was so used to use embedded layer instead of normal pixel layer. Thanks again!

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.