TEcHNOpls Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hi, In PhotoPlus I managed (with some problems) to record a macro that a) creates a named group b) adds two Levels layers (with two different names) in that group c) removes their masks and adds new "black" ones (fully transparent) d) finally, changes blending modes for both of them to two different types (the order may be a bit off, but this describes the final result). Can you make it so that recording a macro in Photo will achieve similar results? So far I can't seem to be able to recreate this scenario. "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I sleep all night, and I work all day..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEcHNOpls Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 I also found a bug. a) Have Macro and Library studios open (same "tabbed panel"). b) Open a new file c) Start Recording Macro d) (do anything, but this is enough for me) Add levels and change it's blending mode to multiply e) Stop recording and save macro (in your own category) f) Go to Library tab, the macro is not present g) Close image, the macro is now present Also, I don't find it possible to group objects properly (created by macro at least) within a macro. Big minus. Also, the Tone Mapping macros seem to be broken, on flips the image, one changes to b&w, other do nothing as they contain 1-2 actions at most. "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I sleep all night, and I work all day..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_K Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hi TEcHNOpls it looks like we are simply not refreshing the panel. thanks for raising this I'll get it logged. When you say Tone Mapping macros, do you just mean the default macros we provide? They all seem to function. Beyond the flip and B&W which have obvious effects, the Strip metadata removes EXIF and metadata from the image (this can be seen if you have the EXIF panel active) and the convert to sRGB changes the colour profile, which if the origiinal profile is sRG or similar look you will not notice much of a change. Serif Europe Ltd - Check the latest news at www.affinity.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEcHNOpls Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 The tone mapping macros have all very strange names so these are cofusing. "Dessert port" is remove metadata. "Pristley" is flip horizontal (why a macro for this anyway?). "Cream" is flip vertical (same question here). "Averna" is add B&W A.L. and merge down. "The 70s" is convert colour, twice. "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I sleep all night, and I work all day..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_K Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hi TEcHNOpls These were names of old macros that were made by the developers for testing! These should have been removed so I'm not sure how your default macros have inherited these names, they should just state what the macro does! If you run the app with ctrl held down and when the dialog appears click reset macro library (you may want to export any custom macros 1st) then press clear do the names change to something more meaningful? The included Macros are a small sample to demonstrate the panel's purpose but I'm sure we shall expand the included Macros for release Serif Europe Ltd - Check the latest news at www.affinity.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEcHNOpls Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Just did "reset macro library" and I have the same names. The reset worked since it removed my custom macro. "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I sleep all night, and I work all day..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted November 11, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 11, 2016 This is a localisation bug - we'll try to get it fixed! Thanks, Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdophoto Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hi, Just reporting a BUG that needs fixing. It is impossible to rename a Spare Channel or a Layer will recording a macro. We get the following response: Cannot record "set description" So it is impossible to make a complex macro. Pierre May the light be with you! Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted November 11, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 11, 2016 phophoto, Thanks - we are aware of this limitation and hope to resolve it soon! Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdophoto Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 phophoto, Thanks - we are aware of this limitation and hope to resolve it soon! Andy. Sorry, I didn't see it anywhere so I posted it. May the light be with you! Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdophoto Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Hi again, The macro persona is only a recorder, it can't move, duplicate, insert or delete items. It also can't be executed one step at a time. So, is a macro editor expected soon? May the light be with you! Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEcHNOpls Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 Hi, I'm assuming the names of macros have not been yet fixed? "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK, I sleep all night, and I work all day..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoreen Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 This is a localisation bug - we'll try to get it fixed! Thanks, Andy. HI, I'm using the official English Windows version (1.5.0.45) under an English version of Windows 10 and I still have this strange naming problem, even after a Library reset. --PatrickHamburg ist der wahre Grund warum Kompassnadeln nach Norden zeigen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoreen Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hi Dev Team, Could you please publish an afmacro file containing the correct macros with the correct names. Thanks. TEcHNOpls 1 --PatrickHamburg ist der wahre Grund warum Kompassnadeln nach Norden zeigen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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