Scanning images

[peter@armchairhistory]

Can you tell me how to scan in an image as there does seem to be any options .the help file are next to useless

Thanks

[Lee D]

Hi Peter,

Welcome to the forums.

If you are using Affinity Photo on a Mac, you can use File > Aquire Image, this loads the built in scanner support in macOS. If you're using Windows, use the software that came with your scanner, these will give you more options/settings to choose from. Once scanned, you can open the image into Affinity to apply edits and adjustments.

[peter@armchairhistory]

Thanks for your reply.what your saying is there is no option to scan directly into Affinity (Windows)but only import. Via a third party app But it is a feature in the Mac version .That looks like an oversight in the programme.Even Photoplus offers this function.

 

[MEB]

Hi peter@armchairhistory,

Welcome to Affinity Forums

Currently there's no scanning functionality on Windows due to poor 64-bit scan driver support. Please see this post for more info.

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, peter@armchairhistory said:

But it is a feature in the Mac version .

Yes it is, but it is limited to third party 64 bit compliant scan drivers. So among other things, that means no TWAIN support at all or support for older (& some not-so-old) scanners or all-in-one scanner/printers whose makers have not kept their drivers updated. Third (forth?) party solutions like VueScan are available but cost almost as much (or considerably more for the full featured pro version) than Affinity Photo.

[firstdefence]

I can acquire an image from my HP Officejet 8620 AIO so I suppose I'm one of the lucky ones. 

[peter@armchairhistory]

 my 64bit Windows 10 Laptop can scan using Irfan 64bit free version and Brother printer Scanner, it

 works but Affinity can't.. I can live with it . I just asked a question 

Thanks for al yourl replies and interest.

[R C-R]

45 minutes ago, firstdefence said:

I can acquire an image from my HP Officejet 8620 AIO so I suppose I'm one of the lucky ones. 

Is this with Affinity Photo's File > Aquire Image on your Mac or somehow with the Windows version of Affinity Photo?

[firstdefence]

6 hours ago, R C-R said:

Is this with Affinity Photo's File > Aquire Image on your Mac or somehow with the Windows version of Affinity Photo?

With Mac

[George McKenna]

if the drivers are the problem with Windows 10 64bit how come I can scan from Photoplus 5 and Photoplus 8 using the file import option as i did flawlessly a few minutes ago having given up on Affinity after reading this . 

This is a big step back for me and looks like a cop out from Serif, what else is there I have taken for granted in Photoplus that is missing from Affinity?

[walt.farrell]

3 hours ago, George McKenna said:

if the drivers are the problem with Windows 10 64bit how come I can scan from Photoplus 5 and Photoplus 8 using the file import option as i did flawlessly a few minutes ago having given up on Affinity after reading this . 

Perhaps those apps run in 32-bit mode, rather than 64-bit as the Affinity apps do?

 

Assuming you've installed them in their default locations, are they in "Program Files (x86)" which is for 32-bit apps, or in "Program Files" with the 64-bit apps?

[emmrecs01]

@George McKenna, first. welcome to the Affinity forums.

 

Assuming you are referring to PhotoPlus X5 and X8, the former is 32 bit only and the latter can be either 32 bit or 64 bit or both, depending on which "version(s)" you selected to install.

 

I suspect you are actually using the 32 bit versions of both.

 

Jeff

 

EDIT: beaten by walt.farrell

[MJWHM]

December now, and still apparently unable to scan. The same scanners work happily with other 64-bit programs. Not impressed at all.

[R C-R]

46 minutes ago, MJWHM said:

December now, and still apparently unable to scan. The same scanners work happily with other 64-bit programs. Not impressed at all.

Some programs, particularly those that started life as 32 (or even 16) bit apps, include code whose function is to translate 32 bit driver code into something 64 bit programs can interface with. As you might imagine, this is not as efficient or as problem free as avoiding the need for that by supporting only 64 bit drivers.

Maybe for that reason, Serif has decided not to do that with the Affinity apps. But like @Lee D mentioned, you can still use the software that came with your scanner to scan images, & then open them in Affinity for edits and adjustments.

[John Rostron]

5 hours ago, R C-R said:

you can still use the software that came with your scanner to scan images, & then open them in Affinity for edits and adjustments

If your scanner software saves your image as a Tiff and Photo is set up as the default program to open Tiff files, then after you save a tiff from the scanner it will automatically open in Photo. Works for me in Windows and I am told that it works on Macs as well.

John

[Picturemeister]

On 5/4/2018 at 2:24 AM, Lee D said:

Hi Peter,

Welcome to the forums.

If you are using Affinity Photo on a Mac, you can use File > Aquire Image, this loads the built in scanner support in macOS. If you're using Windows, use the software that came with your scanner, these will give you more options/settings to choose from. Once scanned, you can open the image into Affinity to apply edits and adjustments.

All true, but every time I try to apply MANUAL control to the scan... Affinity CRASHES. !   ---->???