Zac44 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Hi there, I use Apple Photos to import all the RAW files from my camera, and then the Affinity Photo extension to individually edit those RAW files in Develop persona. I also have my lifetime JPEG collection in Apple Photo, which is why I'm keen to find a workflow. This is a limited workflow, in that you can't do batch processing (the Affinity / Apple Photo extension only lets you edit one image at a time). I'm curious how other photographers manage their RAW libraries with Affinity? Do you: Still use Apple Photos for RAW management and accept that you have to edit each image individually. Use another Digital Asset Management (DAM) product to just manage your RAW files (especially for batch edits of lots of photos), then maybe import the edited JPEGs into Apple Photos? Ditch Apple Photos in favour of another DAM and manage things in a different way? Cheers, Zac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 minutes ago, Zac44 said: ... you can't do batch processing (the Affinity / Apple Photo extension only lets you edit one image at a time). I'm curious how other photographers manage their RAW libraries with Affinity? The way I work is to ignore Apple's Photo application. I think my Apple Photo library has one picture in it. My external hard drive that holds my photos has over ten thousand raw files on it. Then there are the thousands of TIFFs, and Affinity documents on it as well. If I were you I would seriously consider using Affinity Photo's ability to record a Macro for Developing raw files that require the same raw settings and applying that macro to the remaining raw files via a File > New Batch Job... . Save as an .afphoto file or TIFF or whatever type you want. Zac44 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac44 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 10 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: The way I work is to ignore Apple's Photo application. I think my Apple Photo library has one picture in it. My external hard drive that holds my photos has over ten thousand raw files on it. Then there are the thousands of TIFFs, and Affinity documents on it as well. If I were you I would seriously consider using Affinity Photo's ability to record a Macro for Developing raw files that require the same raw settings and applying that macro to the remaining raw files via a File > New Batch Job... . Save as an .afphoto file or TIFF or whatever type you want. Thanks @Old Bruce. Do you use a particular DAM software in that case or are you just using folders and files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 28 minutes ago, Zac44 said: just using folders and files I have been doing this for a couple of decades. Zac44 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac44 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Does anyone use a particular with DAM software? Or is it not really necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 See ... ... and other forum threads about alternative DAM software ... dam site:forum.affinity.serif.com Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac44 Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 8 hours ago, v_kyr said: See ... ... and other forum threads about alternative DAM software ... dam site:forum.affinity.serif.com Thanks! I did search for these threads but I was sleepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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