anonymized2 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 trying to follow this guy awesome tutorials with PS but working in Affinity. Lots of his tutorials make use of (convert to) smart objects like in this one https://youtu.be/1pM7-9JO1fk any way these things can be done in AF ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffeeundsalz Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Can you please point us into the right direction about how exactly smart objects are used in that tutorial? So we don't have to watch a 17 minute video entirely? Generally speaking, I always hated Photoshop for demanding me to convert layers into smart objects in the first place. Affinity Photo's workflow is much more straightforward here, because its layer handling is "smart" by default. This means that e.g. downscaling preserves the layer's original pixel data (so you don't lose it in case you want to later enlarge the layer again). Live filters work nondestructively and keep all the filter's settings accessible at any time, just like smarts filters in Photoshop. The difference is that I don't have to invoke some odd conversion process to make the layers behave like what should be the default in a non-destructive workflow anyway. I do know that smart object are in fact a bit more powerful in some specific aspects. But again, I'd need more information about what you actually want to achieve in order to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymized2 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 he converted the layer around 3:42 then apllied some filters (halftone and some others) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hi Orphydian, He created a smart object from that layer to keep the original layer editable after applying the filters otherwise the filters would be applied destructively to the layer. There's no need to do this in Affinity Photo because we use Live Filters (menu Layer ▸ New Live Filter Layer) which are non-destructive by design. You can change their settings or remove them entirely without affecting the layer(s) they are attached to. Only destructive filters (from the Filter) menu cannot be applied this way. In those cases just duplicate the original layer and apply the filter to it to complete the tutorial. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymized2 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Halftone is not live from what Ive red here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hi Orphydian, No, currently the Halfone is not a Live Filter. You have to apply it to a copy of the layer if you want to keep the original intact. I've updated the post above to reflect this as well. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymized2 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 so, the eternal question: is on the roadmap? what other frequently used filters are not live ? what plans for those ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 26, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hi Orphydian, I've asked the dev team about this. I'm waiting their reply. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymized2 Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 bump for the live filters roadmap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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