Staff MattP Posted June 21, 2016 Staff Posted June 21, 2016 The Affinity Windows beta launch is getting very close now... So, I was just wondering how many of the current forum members are planning to give it a whirl on their Windows machines when the time comes? I've been peeking over the top of the wall to take a look (i.e. running it on my Macs via BootCamp) and it looks like it's coming along nicely - but I just wondered how many of the familiar faces will be participating in the Windows beta too? Thanks, Matt AdrianKLægreid, paolo.limoncelli, Leigh and 1 other 4
VIPStephan Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I probably won’t because I have no use for it right now.
paolo.limoncelli Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I'm in! My win mule is ready :) anon1 1 DAUB® Brushes making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers
AshTeriyaki Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Will it run in Linux using WINE? :DD Good question actually, have you guys at least looked at it in wine? No commitments or owt.
Flaz Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I honestly think that many of us are waiting for 1.5 version of the apps..
JohnM Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Interested but more looking forward to Publisher. Goner__ and vonBusing 2
billywr Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Can't wait to try it out my surface pro 3 using the pen. Billy
Herojas93 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Actually I use Parallels in my Mac for some windows programs of my company. For sure I'm gonna try it.
br4n_d0n Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I plan on testing it and have most of my work colleagues eager to test it out as well.
Seneca Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I'm running windows 7 on Virtual Box so I'm good to go. 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4
philippgfx Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I definitly will use it from the first day as I have Windows at work :)
myclay Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I would like to give the windows beta a whirl and additionally buy it via paypal right away. (nice addition would be to be able to preorder Affinity Photo in advance...) Sketchbook (with Affinity Suite usage) | timurariman.com | artstation store Windows 11 Pro - 24H2 | Ryzen 5800X3D | RTX 3090 - 24GB | 128GB | Main SSD with 1TB | SSD 4TB | PCIe SSD 256GB (configured as Scratch disk) |
JGD Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I will be running it on Windows 10 x64, on top of VMware Fusion 8. ;)
Oval Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 It will not be 1.5 beta? I honestly think that many of us are waiting for 1.5 version of the apps..
retrograde Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Not me, sorry. Hope it goes well though. :) http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/
000 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I'm running Windows 7 on Parallels for some work relates applications and will definitely give the Windows Beta a go … generally, I'll do all of my work on OS X, but I'm going to take a very close look at file compatibility, speed, reliability, feature parity and PDF import to find out, if I can recommend the Windows version to other people the same way I tell everyone who wants to hear it about the Mac version.
Staff MattP Posted June 22, 2016 Author Staff Posted June 22, 2016 Hi Everyone! I just wanted to put a post in here to make it really clear that you need to be using the Windows version booted into Windows natively, not running on top of any other OS. The Windows version makes heavy use of the kind of things that emulation (and even virtualization) is not going to implement well. We use Direct3D, Direct2D and a number of other Microsoft-specific technologies that are going to have to be mapped and it will degrade performance. You will receive a poor result - I'd expect it to run nothing like the actual native Windows version performance-wise, in all honesty... Anyone with a Mac could just use BootCamp if they wanted to, so it's not all bad news, but I'd say that there's definitely no point running the Windows version and assessing its speed/smoothness (or even possibly its stability?) while running it in a virtual machine from a different OS... Thanks again, Matt A_B_C 1
Signguy Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 You won't catch me running any Windows OS. I value my Time, Security, and Sanity too much! LOL m3photo, CartoonMike and paolo.limoncelli 3
Trog Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 I've got bootcamp so that I can do some SharePoint stuff, will definitely use the beta on there to see what it's like! Currently also trying to convince as many of my colleagues as possible to use it on their Windows machines so that we can work natively on the files I produce, so will report back with any of their experiences too. MattP 1
ClemensE Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Can't wait to get my fingers on the "Windows" Version especially "Photo", but one step after another. Want to try it in combination with "Capture One Pro"
Wiredframe Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 I've been eagerly waiting for it since it's been announced. My job will be so much better with your apps. Thank you so much! Can't wait to start using it :-)
Quarian Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 MattP, got a licensing question. When AD and AP finally go live, how many computers will a user be able to install one copy into from a single license. One, two or more? And yes, I am ready to go in installing the Windows versions.
Staff MattP Posted June 22, 2016 Author Staff Posted June 22, 2016 MattP, got a licensing question. When AD and AP finally go live, how many computers will a user be able to install one copy into from a single license. One, two or more? And yes, I am ready to go in installing the Windows versions. I'm really not the best person to ask about licensing. Writing features, sure, but legal things.... not so great ;) However, to the best of my knowledge, it's the same terms as the Mac App Store version (which is essentially a 'fair play' system where if it's for home use then it's fine to install on the machines you own and if it's for work then you'll need a licence for each computer or person)
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