grburgess Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I just bought Affinity Photo, and I was eager to test it out with a RAW image, but I had terrible results with my RAW image, and the JPEG version done by the camera was much superior to mine attempts. I've watched the tutorial video, but obviously I need a lot more help with this. How does a person improve at this with a challenging image. For some reason I can't get the exposure and the colors to look anything close to acceptable... sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The RAW developer is still in its infancy, but all the tools you need are there I believe for basic developing. I know that Adobe's Camera raw has a lot more bells and whistles especially in the color portion of it. If it helps I would set the Assistant to NOT apply a tone curve. I find that if I have a flat curve, then I can boost up where I need it. With adjustment brushes will obviously clean up overspill of adjustments. You can also post your image or provide a link to the raw file to view and see if someone can help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eauzone73 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hi, I am also have problems with the RAW Developer, with the version of a picture on my desktop looking far better than the one that opens in developer (it becomes much darker). Then when I hit develop, it looks even worse with all of the smooth lines becoming jagged. At the moment, Affinity Serif is doing the exact opposite of what I purchased it for i.e. making my pictures look worse not better. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hi, I am also have problems with the RAW Developer, with the version of a picture on my desktop looking far better than the one that opens in developer (it becomes much darker). Then when I hit develop, it looks even worse with all of the smooth lines becoming jagged. At the moment, Affinity Serif is doing the exact opposite of what I purchased it for i.e. making my pictures look worse not better. Tom Are you leaving the default tone curve on? This is where people get thrown off. The developer works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eauzone73 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Hi, I am glad it works for you, but I am still struggling to unlock the mystery myself. Switching off tone curve makes no difference. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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