New batch job has no effect on afphoto files.

[NoranDivo]

When specifying a macro for an afphoto file in a new batch job and outputting it as an afphoto file, the results are not reflected. Since there are no changes to the modification date etc., it feels like nothing has been done to the file. However, when outputting as a PNG file, the macro is executed without any problems and the results are reflected correctly.

Mac mini M4 Pro / macOS 15.3.1 / Affinity Photo 2 - 2.6.0

[walt.farrell]

15 hours ago, NoranDivo said:

Since there are no changes to the modification date etc., it feels like nothing has been done to the file.

Can you provide more information on changes the macro should be making? And did you actually open the output .afphoto file to see if the changes had been applied, or are you just looking at the file's timestamp in Finder?

[NoranDivo]

The first thing I checked was the afphoto file. It was only afterwards that I checked the update date etc. in Finder.

[RM f/g]

Try saving the resulting files to another folder or subfolder. Affinity doesn't overwrite it's own files when using a macro.

[NoranDivo]

On 3/12/2025 at 4:29 AM, RM f/g said:

Try saving the resulting files to another folder or subfolder. Affinity doesn't overwrite it's own files when using a macro.

Is that a feature? If so, there's nothing we can do about it, but to be honest, it's quite inconvenient. Thank you.

[NathanC]

Hi @NoranDivo,

This is not the expected behaviour, it should be possible to override the original .afphoto file using batch job. This is currently logged with the developers, so I've bumped the issue with your report.