TimoK Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Can anyone give me a hint what am I doing wrong here. I used to be able to work with inpainting tool with no problems. Now it does not seem to do anything. My computer is MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with latest Sierra. Affinity Photo is 1.5.1. Here you can see what I mean: https://youtu.be/J-U5fLWC5Lg Thanks for your help TimoK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 16, 2017 Staff Share Posted February 16, 2017 Hi TimoK, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Apparently you are doing everything correctly. Seems like a glitch with the program... If you right-clik the layer and select Rasterise (despite it being a pixel layer) does it work? TimoK 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimoK Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Thanks for your answer. Tried it - nope. Same thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff James Ritson Posted February 17, 2017 Staff Share Posted February 17, 2017 Hey TimoK, just watched the video, that's really odd. Have you changed any of the advanced brush settings (under More on the context toolbar)? Does it fail to work with any image that you open? It's worth suggesting that you try and clear your user settings - before you do, though, you could try downloading the customer beta from this thread: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/35421-affinity-photo-customer-beta-152-beta-4/ The beta settings are completely separate and won't interfere with your main version of Photo. Could you perhaps give the beta a try and see if the issue happens with that too? Quote Product Expert (Affinity Photo) & Product Expert Team Leader @JamesR_Affinity for tutorial sneak peeks and more Official Affinity Photo tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinci Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hi, i have discovered this bug too. All you need to do is just use some paint tool on the layer where you want to use inpainting brush tool. Just turn paint brush, paint something. Undo this, and then you can use inpainting brush tool. It doesnt work when you open photo and want to use only it. Hope creator will fix this in next version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 20, 2017 Staff Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hi vinci, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) What you are describing is a different situation. The Inpainting Brush Tool only works on (Pixel) layers (check the label between parenthesis after the layer's name in the Layers panel). If you are working with an (Image) layer type you need to convert it to (Pixel) layer first - right-clicking the Image layer in the Layers panel and selecting Rasterise...- to be able to use the Inpainting Brush tool. The Paint Brush Tool seems to do the trick because it rasterises the image layer type automatically for you (note when you paint with it Affinity notifies you on the top right corner that the layer has been rasterised). When you perform the undo step it just undo the strokes you painted but not the conversion from an image layer to a pixel layer type, so it remains as an pixel layer type and the Inpainting Brush Tool works as expected. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 The Paint Brush Tool seems to do the trick because it rasterises the image layer type automatically for you (note when you paint with it Affinity notifies you on the top right corner that the layer has been rasterised). When you perform the undo step it just undo the strokes you painted but not the conversion from an image layer to a pixel layer type, so it remains as an pixel layer type and the Inpainting Brush Tool works as expected. I've often thought that the Inpainting Brush Tool and the Selection Brush Tool should invoke the same automatic rasterization of Image layers as the Paint Brush Tool does. It seems rather inconsistent that they don't. R C-R and carl123 2 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimoK Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Hello again, I tried that beta version and it really works fine. Resetting my installed version 1.5.1 did not bring any help. I guess I should continue working with that beta from now on. Thanks for sharing that with me. And yes, it is the same thing with any type of image. Timo K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kája Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Hi all. I have the same problem in 1.5.1.54 (in my case on Windows). When I use inpainting tool, I can see "calculating window", but that's all. I tried reopen picture, used some brush tool before, but nothing helped. As a newbie, I would like to ask - where to find beta 1.5.2 even for Windows? (if its exist) Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimoK Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Gosh! Now the beta will not launch anymore. Says I need a purchased version which I indeed already have. I reinstalled the latest version again. Inpainting does not work... buggar :( . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Gosh! Now the beta will not launch anymore. Says I need a purchased version which I indeed already have. I reinstalled the latest version again. Inpainting does not work... buggar :( . Customer beta versions won't run once they have been superseded by a retail version update. The latest Affinity Photo for Mac retail version is 1.5.2. If the Affinity Photo menu "About" item does not say you have version 1.5.2 installed, go to the App Store, click on the "Updates" tab & click on the "Update" button for AP. If you are still having this problem with the latest version, check the "More" settings for the inpainting brush as James suggested. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g4oge Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I have the same problem. Capture 18.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I have the same problem. The problem in your case is that the brush opacity (on the Context toolbar) is set to 0%. Change the setting to 100% and try again. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g4oge Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Hi, Thanks for that, I managed to find the (dope slider!) when you pointed it out, and have now cleaned the eyeballs and engaged brain cell. but no doubt I'll be back!!!!, thanks again. :D Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel3214 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 I sat for hours trying to use the inpainting brush tool with the same results. I'm really stumped. The background is a Pixel image and I reinstalled the program on my Macbook Pro. HELP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 15, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hi manuel3214, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) With the Inpainting Tool selected check the brush opacity in the context toolbar (right above the work area). If it's set to 0% change it to 100%. Make sure you have the correct layer selected in the Layers panel - not an adjustment layer or a mask. It must be a pixel layer. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel3214 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Update. It started working randomly.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 15, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hi manuel3214, It must work in all circumstances. Which OS are you using - macOS, Windows, iOS? Can you give us more details about about what's going on/what steps are you taking and post a screenshot with the Layers panel visible and the Inpainting Tool selected so we can see/check what you are experiencing? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimoK Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 I still have this issue. I tried reinstalling, clearing user settings. Nothing works. I guess I should try to remove all possible files connected to AP i.e. to make a clean install. How can I remove everything (prefs etc.)The previous beta worked fine, now this 1.5.2. does not. Any ideas anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I still have this issue. I tried reinstalling, clearing user settings. Nothing works. I guess I should try to remove all possible files connected to AP i.e. to make a clean install. How can I remove everything (prefs etc.)The previous beta worked fine, now this 1.5.2. does not. Any ideas anyone? The current release versions are 1.5.x but the beta versions are 1.6.x. As James Ritson mentioned earlier in the thread, the settings for the retail version and the beta version are completely separate. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimoK Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Now I got it! Needed to start AP with ctrl-pressed down. This way it cleared user data. If anyone has similar problems, go try this. Finally :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastGrasp Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I was having this problem and for me, the solution was to increase the opacity. It was on 10% and it didn't show ANY change and then I set it to 100% and it went back to normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Previous grasp to @LastGrasp: three years ago: "If it's set to 0% change it to 100%." Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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