raw files

[kenp]

I'v some raw files taken at the same time from a photo shoot. I used a grey card to make sure i get the correct exposure on the first shot. So how can i make exposure and other adjustments to the first raw file then copy it to the rest of the raw files, so they are the same. cheers

   

[MEB]

Hi kenp,

Welcome to Affinity Forums

We don't save adjustments/settings in Develop Persona to a XMP side car file or to a DNG so you have to create a Preset - check the Preset dropdown on the top of each panel (Basic, Lens, Details, Tones) - in each panel in Develop Persona. You can then apply the same preset(s) to each image individually. Affinity Photo is not a DAM software - it doesn't sync settings between images from a photoshoot, nor rates, categorises or manages libraries. It's more comparable to Adobe Camera RAW + Photoshop where you convert/develop each image individually. 

[kenp]

With Photoshop elements you can open several raw files select them all and then apply any adjustments to all at the same time. So with Affinity this basic option is not avalable  

[MEB]

Hi Kenp,

No, other than using the presets no. Affinity Photo is still quite recent and don't cover every possible feature you find in other programs - even a few basic ones. We are working to close these gaps as fast we can but as you can guess this may take some time.

[barninga]

it does make sense. however, the abilty to copy all of the raw adjustments to a single preset (instead of one present for each group of controls) would be a very useful enhancement, because it would allow to paste all the adjustments to any other loaded image with just one click.

it's not about managing digital assets, but rather speeding up the development process when you have a bunch of photos taken in the same environment (same iso, same light, etc) - which happens most of the times.

[MEB]

That's true. There's nothing stopping us from combining all presets's categories into a single preset file but i'm suspecting there will be more improvements here that may offer more flexibility later (at least i hope so).

[R C-R]

3 hours ago, barninga said:

however, the abilty to copy all of the raw adjustments to a single preset (instead of one present for each group of controls) would be a very useful enhancement, because it would allow to paste all the adjustments to any other loaded image with just one click.

How would that work for the lens presets? 

[barninga]

40 minutes ago, R C-R said:

How would that work for the lens presets? 

it would not work well, unless the same presets can be applied through the set of images.

this could be managed if the user had the ability to choose the settings to be copied to the temporary preset. this would allow to set certain controls separately for each shot, or groups of shots.

[R C-R]

21 minutes ago, barninga said:

this could be managed if the user had the ability to choose the settings to be copied to the temporary preset. this would allow to set certain controls separately for each shot, or groups of shots.

It seems to me that could result in a very large number of presets that could become harder to manage than just applying the individual presets, but I guess it all depends on how it would be implemented.

[barninga]

for example, canon dpp offers two ways of copying/pasting a set of adjustments (called "recipe").

you can simply copy the whole bunch of settings.

alternatively, you can define a list of settings that will be copied by selecting "copy selected settings".

then you paste your recipe, that can be full or partial, depending on the copy command you used last.

you can alter any setting during your work: if they are among the selected one, the next "copy selected settings" will reflect the changes you made.

dpp does not implement overlays, and overlays are a setting that usualy cannot be meaningfully copied from an image to others.