bcbrooks Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I have a file I need to import to build a color swatch in Affinity. I have a file I can use that is from Photoshop (.ase) or Illustrator (.ai). How can I import them? Thanks! cornishninja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted May 26, 2017 Hi bcbrooks, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Affinity apps support .ase files. To import them go to the Swatches panel, click the small menu icon on the top right of the panel and select Import Palette..., then the type of palette you want (document/application or system palette) and finally select the .ase file from the dialog that will open. We don't support Illustrator swatch libraries in ai format, only .ase. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONSO Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Nice, Im glad I found this thread because I was just wondering about this the other day. Thanks 15"-inch MacBook Pro, 2017, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 | 16Gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishninja Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Rather than create a new thread about the exact same issue, I'll chime in. I'm also wanting to import colour swatches that are in .aco format. The thing is, premade colour swatches available everywhere are usually in .aco format, so why isn't there an option to import those into Designer too? Or maybe the devs can release a tool to convert .aco into .ase format? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegary Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 5/26/2017 at 7:02 AM, MEB said: Hi bcbrooks, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Affinity apps support .ase files. To import them go to the Swatches panel, click the small menu icon on the top right of the panel and select Import Palette..., then the type of palette you want (document/application or system palette) and finally select the .ase file from the dialog that will open. We don't support Illustrator swatch libraries in ai format, only .ase. I need to import the BENJAMIN MOORE color palettes. They import , but do not show any colors. Here is the link the the downloads. https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/architects-designers/download-benjamin-moore-colour-palettes Any thoughts on how to get these to work? I use them all the time for set design in film work. Thanks Gary Barringer Windows 11 Pro, Ryzen 9 7950x, 64GB DDR5 6000mhz, Nvidia 4080 OC 16gb, Dell 38inch curved monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, thegary said: I need to import the BENJAMIN MOORE color palettes. They import , but do not show any colors. Here is the link the the downloads. https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/architects-designers/download-benjamin-moore-colour-palettes Any thoughts on how to get these to work? I use them all the time for set design in film work. I suspect it has to do with the ase version. I downloaded BenjaminMoore_TorontoHeritageColors_en-ca.ase and got the same issue you had. I opened it in another application, exported back out to the attached and it imports fine. 1.ase thegary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegary Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 53 minutes ago, MikeW said: I suspect it has to do with the ase version. I downloaded BenjaminMoore_TorontoHeritageColors_en-ca.ase and got the same issue you had. I opened it in another application, exported back out to the attached and it imports fine. 1.ase thanks for checking that...what application did you open in and export? I can do the same and them post them here. Thanks Gary Windows 11 Pro, Ryzen 9 7950x, 64GB DDR5 6000mhz, Nvidia 4080 OC 16gb, Dell 38inch curved monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, thegary said: thanks for checking that...what application did you open in and export? I can do the same and them post them here. Thanks Gary A now defunct application. I'll tell you what, as it only takes seconds per file, we can tag team it if you would like. You download the, zip 'em up and upload them here. I'll convert them an upload the ones that work. thegary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegary Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, MikeW said: A now defunct application. I'll tell you what, as it only takes seconds per file, we can tag team it if you would like. You download the, zip 'em up and upload them here. I'll convert them an upload the ones that work. Sounds great to me...thanks for offering..here they are. Gary Barringer Benjamin Moore Swatchs.zip Windows 11 Pro, Ryzen 9 7950x, 64GB DDR5 6000mhz, Nvidia 4080 OC 16gb, Dell 38inch curved monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Here they are...all should work but I may have got "mouse-click" fatigue... fixed.zip thegary and jamesholden 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegary Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 hours ago, MikeW said: Here they are...all should work but I may have got "mouse-click" fatigue... fixed.zip Thank you! Gary Windows 11 Pro, Ryzen 9 7950x, 64GB DDR5 6000mhz, Nvidia 4080 OC 16gb, Dell 38inch curved monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FervanGraphics Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Hey, so I exported my swatches out of Photoshop and renamed the file to .ase, but after I clicked on it in the file chooser, it says that it's not compatible with Affinity Photo. How is this possible? I was using Photoshop CC 2017 but that shouldn't be the problem right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seneca Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 22 hours ago, FervanGraphics said: I was using Photoshop CC 2017 but that shouldn't be the problem right? You should export the swatches as "Export Swatches for Exchange..." so you'll get .ase extension automatically. And then you can just import that file to Affinity Photo without any problem. 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imksn Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 On 5/26/2017 at 5:02 AM, MEB said: Hi bcbrooks, Welcome to Affinity Forums Affinity apps support .ase files. To import them go to the Swatches panel, click the small menu icon on the top right of the panel and select Import Palette..., then the type of palette you want (document/application or system palette) and finally select the .ase file from the dialog that will open. We don't support Illustrator swatch libraries in ai format, only .ase. I hope this won't be considered hijacking this thread since I don't see anywhere where bcbrooks has acknowledged getting his original question resolved. But, on the iPad version of affinity photo, I don't see an "Import Palette" selection. In iPad, I click "Color Studio" (colored dot on right side) -> "Swatches" (at bottom of "Color" panel -> menu icon (small box upper right with 3 horizontal lines) = then only get these 5 choices: "Add current fill to palette", Add Application Palette", Add Document Pallete, Rename Palette...", or "Remove Palette". If I select "Add Application Palette", I only get a new tab called "Unnamed" and no dialog that opens asking for the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 35 minutes ago, imksn said: I hope this won't be considered hijacking this thread Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. I'm not sure it's hijacking but the thread is about Designer on Mac, and you're on iPad, so you've definitely asked in the wrong place. It's also an old, archived, thread, and you should probably post your question as a new topic in the Affinity on iPad Questions forum to make sure you get the best answers. -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.6.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imksn Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. I'm not sure it's hijacking but the thread is about Designer on Mac, and you're on iPad, so you've definitely asked in the wrong place. It's also an old, archived, thread, and you should probably post your question as a new topic in the Affinity on iPad Questions forum to make sure you get the best answers. @walt.farrell oops.... sorry, didn’t notice the topic heading. Wasn’t familiar with the layout, so didn’t notice the topic area Indicator with nice blue colored background at top. However, I noticed that the most recent replies were not THAT old, so I thought it ok to post. Anyway, thanks for pointing me toward the correct topic area where I found another guidepost leading me to the suggestions topics where I can see where it appears one cannot import one’s own swatch files. [EDIT: for iPad version] Thank you for leading me straight, Ken Edited June 9, 2020 by imksn Added clarification of version I was referring. walt.farrell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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