pefunk Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I am really impressed with the results I can get with my raw files in the latest version 1.6.4 (Windows), but what bothers me a lot is that all my adjustments are not recorded once I hit the "develop" button. For example, after prinitng the photo I realise that I went to far with the sharpening. In my other applications (DxO, On1 Photo Raw, ...) I can just go back to the raw file and tune down the sharpening a bit, in Affinity Photo I have to start from scratch and apply adjustments from memory, wich regularly fails me after about one hour. Also I use to develop all my photos but only export those that I intend to print (jpg fuill size full quality), publish on the web (jpg reduced size 75% quality) or further work with (tiff 16bit). Would it really be too much effort to implement a feature that a sidecar file is written, every time I hit the "develop" button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
affinian Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, pefunk said: Would it really be too much effort to implement a feature that a sidecar file is written, every time I hit the "develop" button? I guess, auto-exporting development recipe parameters into an re-usable and human-readable format such as a side-car file wouldn't be the most challenging task. I consider defining the overall (base) direction more difficult, since it implies careful considerations, for instance - proprietary approach vs. XMP standard (can of worms)? - write AND read (re-import)? - history support? - versioning support (sort of virtual copies)? But yes, this is a feature I also would like to see as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 4 hours ago, pefunk said: Would it really be too much effort to implement a feature that a sidecar file is written, every time I hit the "develop" button? Hello @pefunk, while my answer is not of an immediate solution I want to point you to APh's feature roadmap. There it says: ' - Non destructive Develop Layer ' It is perhaps not exactly a 'sidecar file' how they will do it, but as I understand it, it will be possible to make changes after the initial develop step. Hope that helps (a bit) d. Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momin Saggu Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hi, still new to AP, jumped ship from LR. Just wondering if there is an approximate timeline for the ' - Non destructive Develop Layer ' Thanks! Regards, Momin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Momin Saggu said: Hi, still new to AP, jumped ship from LR. Just wondering if there is an approximate timeline for the ' - Non destructive Develop Layer ' Thanks! Regards, Momin Hello @Momin Saggu, welcome to the forum. Serif does not give any information when a certain feature will be available. All they do is to tell which features are to be expected (within the Version 1.* cycle). This is already more than many other software companies offer. Cheers, d. Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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