Sylvain Hamel Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Hello, I have a problem when opening some afphoto files: the image is shown very pixelized (see attached "Affinity Photo pixelized" file). The problem seems to occur only when the afphoto doesn't contain a rasterized layer. I attached the DS2_3427.afphoto file which is one of the files in problem. The file is only 693 Ko, so I assume it's using a link to the file DS2_3427.NEF that contains the image. (I'm a bit surprised because the Placement Policy parameter is set to Embedded.) With these files, the image most of the is displayed properly after 1 to 2 minutes or if I export to JPEG again. However, sometime the image stays pixelized. Running on Windows 11 Hardware acceleration is OFF I didn't have this problem before version 2.3.1 Thanks, Sylvain DS2_3427.afphoto DS2_3427.NEF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, Sylvain Hamel said: I'm a bit surprised because the Placement Policy parameter is set to Embedded That policy is for Placing files. RAW development users the option you specify on the Context Toolbar in the Develop Persona, instead. You should be able to open the .afphoto and then Select the RAW layer in the Layers panel and then go into the Develop Persona again. The Context Toolbar will tell you which option you used originally. If it shows Linked, the file may remain pixilated after the Open until Photo has finished loading the RAW image. Where is the RAW image located on your system? 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...
Sylvain Hamel Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 The RAW files are in the same folder as the afphoto files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvain Hamel Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 I see the option in the toolbar, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Hi @Sylvain Hamel, Welcome to the Affinity Forums Sorry to see you're having trouble! One reason for a Linked image appearing 'blurry' can be due to the Affinity app losing the file link to the original RAW image. This can happen if you move or rename the original RAW file, whilst it's linked within your .afphoto file. Can you please open the .afphoto file where this 'blurry image' occurs, then navigate to Window > Resource Manager and provide a screenshot of this dialog here for me? Many thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvain Hamel Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Hello, See the attached screenshot. I tried many afphoto files and I realized that it seems to take a while to load the linked RAW file (40 to 80 seconds maybe). I'm surprised because it takes less time to load the RAW file in the Develop Persona. And if the afphoto contains a rasterized image instead of the RAW, it loads a lot faster. The RAW files are in the same folder as the afphoto files. To summarize, it's not a big problem. I have to be patient while the RAW file is loaded, or make sure to keep the RAW image embedded when developing an image. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Many thanks for providing that for me - it may take a short while for Affinity to load a Linked file, and this time limit will increase based on the file size and available resources, however 40-80 seconds does sound a little longer than I'd expect. 5 hours ago, Sylvain Hamel said: The RAW files are in the same folder as the afphoto files. Is this folder local on your hard drive, or on an external drive / device? Is this a 'Cloud Synchronised' folder/location at all? If you're unsure of the exact location the Affinity app is linking to, you can see the file path when selecting the image in Resource Manager. Many thanks once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvain Hamel Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Hello It's a local drive, not synchronized to the cloud. Thanks for your help 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 16 hours ago, Sylvain Hamel said: I tried many afphoto files and I realized that it seems to take a while to load the linked RAW file (40 to 80 seconds maybe). I'm surprised because it takes less time to load the RAW file in the Develop Persona. Loading a RAW file in the Develop Persona only performs the basic operations needed to load the file but if you then do other things like exposure, curves, noise, shadows etc then all that additional processing has to be redone when you open the APhoto document before the preview (pixelated) image is updated. Which would explain the increase in time when opening an APhoto document compared to just opening the RAW file If I load the sample file you uploaded in your first post it takes me 22 seconds until it is unpixellated For some reason you appear to have duplicated the RAW layer in the APhoto file. If you did this so you have a backup then this is not necessary as the original RAW file is not touched. But far more importantly duplicating this (not needed RAW layer) increases the time for "depixelation" to occur significantly. By deleting that additional RAW layer or simply hiding it, and resaving the APhoto file, then the time it takes until the image is unpixellated drops to 11 seconds (half the original 22 seconds). It looks like each RAW layer has to be processed separately. So don't duplicate the RAW layer if you don't have to As an additional experiment after deleting your (not needed) RAW layer I then went back into the develop persona and reset all the adjustments (lots) you did to the RAW file back to their defaults. This then enables the file to be fully opened (unpixellated) in just 4 seconds so it's clear that whatever adjustments you do to the RAW layer increases the time to process the document when you reopen it. But there is not much you can do about this, it's just an observation. On 1/28/2024 at 10:00 PM, Sylvain Hamel said: With these files, the image most of the is displayed properly after 1 to 2 minutes Not sure why it takes your PC 1 to 2 minutes to "display properly" but it may just be that my PC is faster than yours. You may want to post your PC's specs memory, cpu, drive, (SSD?) for analysis, also a screenshot of Edit > Settings > Performance may be useful walt.farrell and Dan C 2 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...
Sylvain Hamel Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Hello Thanks for the information, it helps a lot! Sylvain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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