vdub972 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I'm using a macbook with Affinity Photo 1.10.6 and for some reason I don't get these dropdowns when clicking on the mask button. Is there a setting I'm missing? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, vdub972 said: I don't get these dropdowns when clicking on the mask button What dropdowns are you expecting? 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 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub972 Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 In some of the instructional videos I have seen, a dropdown menu appears showing new mask, new empty mask, and maybe one or two more (they go by quickly so hard to read them). I now wonder if they are using the new version 2 Affinity Photo. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Yes. Version 2 adds several new types of mask. From the help... Other mask types Apart from the default mask and empty mask, Affinity Photo 2 introduces additional masking options. These are available via the Layers panel and offer more control over the edit depending on the desired workflow and outcome. The following additional mask types are available: Compound Mask—a powerful masking system that uses boolean operators to combine masks non-destructively. Luminosity Range Mask—a live, non-destructive mask that targets pixels based on their luminosity value. Hue Range Mask—a live, non-destructive mask that targets pixels based on hue. Band-pass Mask—a live, non-destructive mask that targets pixels based on a configurable frequency band, used in a range of sharpening techniques. Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub972 Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Thank you for the replies and help. Much appreciated Aammppaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 2 hours ago, vdub972 said: I'm using a macbook with Affinity Photo 1.10.6 and for some reason I don't get these dropdowns when clicking on the mask button. Clicking on the Mask button to get the drop-down was only there for a short time in V2 After feedback, they changed it to right-clicking the Mask button (V2) (On windows, not sure about Macs) Popeshku 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 2 hours ago, carl123 said: (On windows, not sure about Macs) In AP V2 on my Mac, these mask options are available by Option-clicking on the Mask button in the Layers panel, & also on the Layer menu. Popeshku 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 10 hours ago, R C-R said: Option-clicking on the Mask button In V1 an option-click creates an inverted / empty mask – where is this option in V2 then? The help says, option-click creates an empty mask – but also it mentions a pop-up menu on option-click for the new mask types: "Hold <option> and (…) click Mask Layer" versus "click Mask Layer whilst pressing <option>" Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 12 minutes ago, thomaso said: The help says, option-click creates an empty mask – but also it mentions a pop-up menu on option-click for the new mask types: The Help was not updated for the late-breaking changes in how the function worked during the beta. Serif is aware of that. thomaso 1 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 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 13 minutes ago, thomaso said: In V1 an option-click creates an inverted / empty mask – where is this option in V2 then? In V2, on Windows, it's an Alt+Click on the Mask icon, or a right-click and select Empty Mask. Or it's done through the Layer menu. 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 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 1 hour ago, thomaso said: In V1 an option-click creates an inverted / empty mask – where is this option in V2 then? It is one of the choices when Option-clicking on the Mask button in the Layers panel: 1 hour ago, thomaso said: The help says, option-click creates an empty mask... It isn't worded as well as it could be but what it says (for Macs) is: Hold ⌥ key and (at the bottom of the panel) click Mask Layer to choose the option. So it is not saying option-clicking creates an empty mask, just that it opens the above popup menu. thomaso 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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