Toggle brightness phenomenum on load-up in AP2.

[Bluebrent]

Hi there, 

I got a problem on displaying older pics or projects on load-up in Affinity Photo. It seems like a phenomenum and nothing desired. I just attached a video what happens. It is better to just watch it, than to explain

Equipment is: MBP M3max, Sonoma latest,  AP newest version (occured in older versions too), Eizo 27" WQHD (happens on both screens). 

This phenomenon occures randomly for jpegs etc, but also with .aphoto projects. And it is sticked to this forever. For some it happens, for some not.

I got no clue about it. It is extremely annoying as it destroys the workflow completely. 

Any help is much appreciated. 

 

This phenomenon occures randomly for jpegs etc, but also with .aphoto projects. I got no clue about it. It is extremely annoying as it destroys the workflow completely. 

Any help is much appreciated. 

[NathanC]

Welcome to the forums @Bluebrent and apologies for the late response,

I'd initially recommend disabling 'Hardware acceleration' found under the app Settings -> Performance. Once this has been unticked close the interface and restart the app when prompted to before opening an affected document again to see if the issue persists.

Also, please ensure that you're updated to the latest version of Photo 2 available, as the recording provided of the flickering is almost identical to an issue with the 'Apple Wide Colour Gamut' that was historically fixed in v2.3.0.

[Bluebrent]

Hi Nathan, thanks for your reply on that. I've tried to disable the Metal Acceleration in the AP Settings. It worked for one time but on reopening the project again after restart, the problem consists, even w/o Metal Acceleration ticked. I'm on the latest Version 2.5.7. I'm just wondering about that phenomenum, because it only appears to a handful of projects, for approx. 95% NOT. 

I'm also quite sure, that this issue isn't related to anything outside AP. My System works beside this to a 100%. 

Edited December 20, 2024 by Bluebrent