leadguitarest Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 So I am trying to edit a star lapse I took by recording my macro then re applying it to a batch. However the results are way different when I do this. How come? I know the Macro is good because when I run it on just a single image it looks great. However when I run it as a part of a batch it doesnt even look the same. Whats the point of the batch processor if it doesn't work? I was really hoping to use affinity over Adobe products but its looking like for mass image editing nothing beats adobe. Might have to just suck up and pay to stupid monthly cloud subscription. ugh. Anyways the first image is my original macro ran on just a single image and then the image on the right is from the batch, and yes I used the same macro for both. Image 1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ikm4y3e0hh6sue4/PTRO5713.jpg?dl=0 image 2 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkt8y5jnecfz7kx/PTRO5713b.jpg?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadguitarest Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Here is a link to the Macro file I used: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hfmf9wx9d3eftbn/Watertower Macro.afmacro?dl=0 Just in case it helps anyone figure out if I am doing something wrong. Also I did not raw develop the photo before running the macro. I made sure everything in the raw develop was unchecked before moving forward with making the macro. The Files are from a GH5 RAW RW2 files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Your mention of raw has confused me. I would not normally "raw develop" a .jpg file (though I know that it's possible). What did you start with? What did you do to it before running your macro in the case that worked as you want? Edit: Are you starting with a raw file, putting it through the Develop Persona but not doing anything other than hit Develop? If so, that might explain your problem, as I don't think that Affinity Photo can handle a raw file without going through the Develop Persona, and the batch macro processing won't use Develop at all (as far as I know). It's kind of surprising to me that you'd get anything if you're trying to feed raw files into the batch processing. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadguitarest Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 I started with a raw file like I said above Panasonic GH5 RW2 file. When you open a raw file it auto takes you to the develop. Well I know that when I batch a bunch of raw files it won't batch develop them so I usually zero out everything in the Raw Develop persona and then develop with no changes because I uncheck everything. That way I know it best represents the end result. Then I apply my Macro from that raw photo with no raw processing done to it. Once it looks how I like it, I save the macro to apply to my 500 plus images. But then they turn out a lot darker like it skipped some steps. So I then re open a RW2 file and apply the macro manually through the library and it works like it should. So I know the macro is good. Just something wrong with the way it applies it when doing a batch. Could it be because they are raw? That would be a horrible flaw from affinity. Almost everyone I know only deals with raw images. John Rostron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The only thing that seems to affect the image to match a similar effect is turning off the Brightness and Contrast and or the HSL adjustments, so, are those adjustment layers showing and are they on (checked) when the macro ends? Are they checked to action within the macro? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leadguitarest Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 5 hours ago, owenr said: The problem is raw development in a batch job. On my Mac, if you run a batch job with raw files when the raw engine choice in Develop Assistant is Serif (Windows users will have no alternative), then the raws are developed with the Serif engine as if you had specified 16-bit output, no lens correction, no noise reduction and no tone curve in Develop Assistant, regardless of the actual settings in Develop Assistant, and then an additional darkening is applied. (The same thing happens when using the Place command to import a raw file into an AP document, but also the engine used is Serif regardless of whether Serif or Apple is the choice in Develop Assistant.) Interestingly, if a batch job is run when the raw engine choice is Apple (not available to Windows users), then the raws are developed with the Apple engine and as if tone curve is enabled in Develop Assistant, regardless of whether it is or not, and then an additional brightening is applied. Summary: a complete mess. Quote So is there a fix for this? I can of find it pointless to Batch Process JPEGs. All my workflows are always RAW files. Converting all my RAWs to JPEG before I batch would defeat the purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leadguitarest Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 4 hours ago, owenr said: Maybe one day Bummer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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