All my v2 apps don't remember CMYK profile previously set in Preferences

[Lorox]

I just noticed that when I set a CMYK colour profile globally in any Affinity app’s Preferences (i.e. when no document is currently open) this setting is obviously not remembered/honored when I quit the app(s) and do a relaunch.

In all three v2 apps I set my CMYK colour profile to ICC’s „ISO Coated v2 300%“ (as this has proved to be perfect for getting my designs printed by my default online print services) [Although I actually don't need a special CMYK profile in Photo as all my pixel images will be strictly RGB].

However, when I quit the apps and later relaunch I  find that in Preferences the settings I previously made aren’t remembered and something like „U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2“ shows up for instead for the CMYK profile. (See uploaded screenshots)

On the other hand: if the CMYK profile „ISO Coated v2 300%“ is assigned not globally but to a Document Preset (e.g. all my presets for files usually meant for print) it is actually kept/remembered and new files from this preset will have the correct colour profile…

Why doesn't this work globally then? Why can I choose global preferences in the first place when these only last until I quit the app?

This is Affinity v2 on a Mac (Monterey).

[loukash]

 

[Dan C]

Hi @Lorox,

Thanks for your report!

As noted above, this is unfortunately a known bug in 2.2 which our team are working to resolve ASAP.

I'll 'bump' this issue with our development team using your thread, meaning you should be automatically informed here once the issue has been fixed by our team.

I hope this clears things up

[Lorox]

@Dan C Thanks a lot for your unexpectedly quick reply! I'm looking forward to your team fixing this irritating issue in the foreseeable future.

That being said I‘d like to mention that I have the feeling that the Affinity apps really seem to be on a good course. Obviously I'm still missing some features which “Big A’s“ apps used to have (most likely still have) and which had become sort of dear to me back in the day… However, meanwhile I don't regret having made the transition and I generally enjoy my Affinity workflow! Keep up the good work!

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "[macOS] Changing the profile under Settings > Colour is not retained if an externally installed profile is selected" (REF: AF-369) has been fixed by the developers in internal build "2.2.1.2052".
This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Serif Info Bot to notify us.

[Lorox]

I'll wait for th 2.2.1 customer release then. Heartfelt thanks to the team anyway!

[R C-R]

6 hours ago, Lorox said:

I'll wait for th 2.2.1 customer release then. Heartfelt thanks to the team anyway!

FWIW, the 2.2.1.2052 customer beta is available now.