Gianni Becattini Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 I use very much AP but I am not an expert and miss the Shadows/highlight Adobe function, infinitely better than Affinity's one. I understand that an expert can achieve the same result using more complex tools, but still now I am forced to use this function from an old Photoshop elements, that I own, but this is very time consuming. Have someone some suggestion to obtain the same results in a simple way, i.e., not relying on more complex tools? Thanks Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9
walt.farrell Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 It would help to have a file as a starting point, and an ending example of what you wanted. Also, the way you've asked the question, anyone wanting to try to answer needs to understand what PS Elements provided, and how you're using it. So some screenshots or a video of what you did there might also help. 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 18.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
firstdefence Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 Photoshops Shadows and highlights are full fat compared to Affinity's Low cal variety. walt.farrell and Ron P. 1 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
Circulus Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 Yep no "curvy bride" there nor in the affinities. Quote I think Serif wants us to be only creative in finding workarounds to use their tools. I have an affinity with Jumping through Hoops and over Humps. Dealing with Speedbumps and finding Work-A-Roundabouts. I'm getting dizzy from all that spinning and jumping.
Gianni Becattini Posted July 12, 2023 Author Posted July 12, 2023 Trying to document the problem I think I understood it. The point is that I was using the Adjustment Layer Shadow/Highlights, that produces very bad results.When you try to reduce the shadows beyond a certain point, the colors become flat and not natural. I tried with the Filter/Shadows/Highlights and that allows me to obtain far better results. I lose the repeatability in this way but it is not a big problem for me. Thanks Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9
Pšenda Posted July 12, 2023 Posted July 12, 2023 47 minutes ago, Gianni Becattini said: I tried with the Filter/Shadows/Highlights and that allows me to obtain far better results. Don't forget to switch to 1.6 which provides more setting options. firstdefence 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. 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.
Pšenda Posted July 12, 2023 Posted July 12, 2023 15 hours ago, firstdefence said: Photoshops Shadows and highlights are full fat Same as old PS Elements? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. 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.
Gianni Becattini Posted July 12, 2023 Author Posted July 12, 2023 No, PS Elements is... ELEMENTar.... Thanks to everybody Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9
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