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Loss of quality when I hit "Develop" on a Raw file?


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Hi,

 

I am brand new to the product and forum so please forgive what might be a silly question.

 

I have been adjusting a RAW file in Develop Persona and it looks good. However, as soon as I hit "Develop" it looks terrible - over done, jagged instead of straight lines and over detailed etc. It is the same with every photo I have tried so far. 

 

Can anyone tell me why it does this and how to retain the picture on the screen when I hit "Develop".

 

Thanks!

 

Tom

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Hi Tom,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

Which RAW format/camera are you using? Any chance you can post a link to a sample image?

Have you tried to change the RAW engine used by Affinity Photo? You can do so opening a RAW image then going to menu View ▸ Assistant Manager... and changing the Raw Engine dropdown to Apple (Core Image RAW). You must reopen the image for the new setting take effect.

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Hi,

 

I have tried what you suggested and it doesn't help. The previously smooth lines become jagged. I have tried to attach it but the extension is not allowed by this community. The picture is also much lighter on my desk top - it looks altogether better before I hit develop. 

 

Any thoughts? 

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

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  • 3 weeks later...

Raising Shadows in Develop seems to lose detail as a live filter in the main module it is much better.  To be honest I would choose light room over affinity photo for developing an image because the results are much better currently I will try the Apple raw engine and see if that can equal ACR. 

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