Thumbs and full preview .afphoto files in ACDSee, Windows photo viewer.etc

[Jiri]

Hi all.

 

Question is:

 

How to see affinity files .afphoto in image preview:  instead in afphoto thumbs (see them as real picture preview)?

And how to avoid Affinity app opening affinity files (!), for full preview in other apps (such as ACDSee, Explorer, Windows photo viewer...)?

 

Clarifying:

Browsing images with explorer to see them in full preview it is expecting they are opening in explorer browser (Explorer, Edge, Photos, and Microsoft Office Picture Manager Etc.).

Browsing images with ACDSee and opening affinity files in ACDSee photo browser it is expecting they will be open for full view in ACDSee app instead Affinity program.

 

I ‘we went through forum and web, but didn’t find answer and solution yet. Now it is looks like, Affinity app can be used for editing images only?

I would appreciate simple and accurate answer, please. (There a lot confusing, misleading solution on forums and websites, like save files as .jpg, .psd ... bla,bla)  

 

Thank you.

Jiri.

[Chris_K]

Hi Jiri

 

Welcome to the forums

 

The afphoto format is our propriety format and can only be opened by the Affinity apps themselves. It is not a standardised image format such as a jpg. We do provide thumbnails for files in Windows Explorer, but it is up to ACDSee to provide the thumbnails within it's app whether it be a custom thumbnail provider or by using the windows thumbnail.  

 

 

Affinity app can be used for editing images only?

 

 

Affinity Photo is only an Photo Editor, it does not contain any DAM or organiser elements. We are looking at releasing a separate product with these features some point in the future.

 

Thanks

[Jiri]

Thanks for respond :). Hope your answear help others as well. Just one little question. ....some point in the future, mean two month, two year or ten year?  :)  

 

Wish you good luck to make Affinity Photo better and better.

 

Regards

Jiri