Photo 2.2: Quick list of issues

[Paul Coddington]

Windows 11 Pro 22H2, Ryzen 7 3700X with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

New issues 2.2:

1. Project file sometimes silently fails to save latest session changes (do not know how to reproduce). Other people now reporting same problem on Facebook. Project file can be missing hours of work when re-opened.
    
2. Running a macro instantly crashes the application (crash report uploaded, 100% reproducible). Application does not crash when applying macro actions manually. Macros created in 2.1.
    
3. Blemish Removal tool when used to dab away dust spots slows down with each successive use, until eventually the application becomes unresponsive for long periods of time. Application does not crash (so far), eventually recovers, but I have always given up when the unresponsive periods become intolerable (30s to 1 min), never pushed it further (frequently reproduceable).
    
4. Merge Visible sometimes produces a result that has somewhat shifted levels/color (not easily reproduceable). Workaround is to break up merge into batches of fewer layers and then merge the results.

Issues 2.2 (carried over from 2.0/2.1):

1. Blur Brush region of influence does not preview blur effect, it previews like an erase tool (reveals layer underneath or transparency grey squares) (100% reproducible).
    
2. Blur Brush tool is often reluctant to make any changes or makes some small amount of change and then becomes unable to make any more changes (even at 100%) (frequently reproducible).
    
3. Grid cannot be turned on (100% reproducible). Makes it difficult to snap objects.
    
4. Amending a TIFF file and saving it directly (without export) severely corrupts metadata (Subject, Tags, Comments). Comments and Subject are completely replaced by seemingly random bursts of Chinese characters, long hierarchical tags and large lists of tags are truncated even though they have not exceeded any limits imposed by File Explorer or dedicated tagging applications (100% reproducible).
    
5. Application repeatedly displays a reminder dialog to turn on crash reporting when launched. Apart from settings choices being repeatedly questioned, the reminder dialog frequently interrupts train of thought. If it only comes up after a failure, then this suggests there are frequent silent failures happening in the background going unnoticed.

 

[DWright]

New issues 2.2:

1. Project file sometimes silently fails to save latest session changes (do not know how to reproduce). Other people now reporting same problem on Facebook. Project file can be missing hours of work when re-opened.

I have not been able to replicate this are you saving locally or to an external/cloud location
 
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2. Running a macro instantly crashes the application (crash report uploaded, 100% reproducible). Application does not crash when applying macro actions manually. Macros created in 2.1.

Can you please send me a copy of the macro that you are using when the crash occurs
 
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3. Blemish Removal tool when used to dab away dust spots slows down with each successive use, until eventually the application becomes unresponsive for long periods of time. Application does not crash (so far), eventually recovers, but I have always given up when the unresponsive periods become intolerable (30s to 1 min), never pushed it further (frequently reproduceable).

I am unable to replicate this please try turning off OpenCL and let me know the results

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4. Merge Visible sometimes produces a result that has somewhat shifted levels/color (not easily reproduceable). Workaround is to break up merge into batches of fewer layers and then merge the results.

Can you please provide more information on the number and type of layers that you are merging.

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Issues 2.2 (carried over from 2.0/2.1):

1. Blur Brush region of influence does not preview blur effect, it previews like an erase tool (reveals layer underneath or transparency grey squares) (100% reproducible).

This is causes by OpenCL being enabled and is logged with our developers 

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2. Blur Brush tool is often reluctant to make any changes or makes some small amount of change and then becomes unable to make any more changes (even at 100%) (frequently reproducible).

Can you please send a screen shot showing this as I am unable to replicate this

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3. Grid cannot be turned on (100% reproducible). Makes it difficult to snap objects.

Once you have enabled the grid please open the Grid and Snapping Axis tool and check the opacity levels for the grid lines

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4. Amending a TIFF file and saving it directly (without export) severely corrupts metadata (Subject, Tags, Comments). Comments and Subject are completely replaced by seemingly random bursts of Chinese characters, long hierarchical tags and large lists of tags are truncated even though they have not exceeded any limits imposed by File Explorer or dedicated tagging applications (100% reproducible).
 
Can you please provide me with more information on this issue

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5. Application repeatedly displays a reminder dialog to turn on crash reporting when launched. Apart from settings choices being repeatedly questioned, the reminder dialog frequently interrupts train of thought. If it only comes up after a failure, then this suggests there are frequent silent failures happening in the background going unnoticed.

Can you please let me know the crash reporting option that is selected in the General section of the Affinity Settings

[walt.farrell]

On 9/26/2023 at 2:28 AM, Paul Coddington said:

Grid cannot be turned on (100% reproducible). Makes it difficult to snap objects.

The default (Automatic) grid is a pixel grid. You can use View > Grid and Snapping Axis and switch to a Basic or Advanced Grid or to a saved preset.

[albo49]

sure, but it should remember the default choice