Flaxi Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Hello, does Affinity Photo have its own image management like the one in Lightroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 17, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 17, 2018 Hi Flaxi, Welcome to Affinity Forums No, Affinity Photo is not a DAM (digital assets managements software) as Lightroom. It's more comparable to Adobe Camera Raw + Adobe Photoshop where you open/develop a RAW file in Camera RAW (global adjustments mostly) then proceed to Photoshop for further localised editing. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polygonius Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Unfortunatly not. I would love to pay for a smart-manager-tool for comfortable organizing and fast find what you looking for, directly from AP. It would be really great if it would not limited to pictures, also for organize presets, brushes, styles, macros.... the possibilities so far are really long-windowed. Quote OSX 12.5 / iMac Retina 27" / Radeon Pro 580X / Metall: on! --- WWG1WGA WW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 17, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 17, 2018 Hi Polygonius, We do hope to have our own DAM software later but it will still take quite some time until we get there. There's other projects and updates taking priority right now. Polygonius 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonympdx Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I'm very interested in this, too. I understand a product is not an immediate priority for Affinity, nor should it be at the moment, but I would be interested in any workflow advice with existing tools that are similar to, but are not Lightroom. We move alot of images through our studio, and image management is a big deal for us. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Naylor Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/17/2018 at 5:20 PM, MEB said: Hi Polygonius, We do hope to have our own DAM software later but it will still take quite some time until we get there. There's other projects and updates taking priority right now. The prospect for an Affinity DAM become less hopeful every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Allman Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Good to know it's not off the TO-DO list. I really like Affinity Photo, and I think Serif can do something really great in a DAM. Personally, I haven't found anything that can match the now defunct Aperture. I know there are still die-hards like me that feel the same way. It's funny how Apple does document occasional compatibility enhancements to keep Aperture from outright crashing on current versions of macOS. My observation was it worked better in High Sierra than Sierra. Still, I have to give it up for good, because it will never support the D850. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millo Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I really like your software, and use them daily. I miss a focus on making it possible to use affinity photo as a DAM so are you focusing on that now? I want to get away from adobe completely It would really help allot when working with many pictures at once to see them side by side like in Adobe Lightroom. I would also pay extra to have the program separate of affinity photo if focused on. Best Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 2, 2020 Staff Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hi Martin, Welcome to Affinity Forums That's something quite a lot of users have requested already - a DAM - which we are considering to develop but there's nothing concrete yet regarding this. Thanks for your support. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFalk73 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hi, This answer confuses me more as a bit. Since more than three years your company says that they are considering to develop a DAM, but NOTHING has happen.I am using Lightroom 6 and still waiting on you. For me I need to know, if I can count on you or not. If not, I would pay for Adobe CC and decline Affinity photo, because it makes no sense to have both. Stalling tactics are not an option and above all not customer-friendly. I like working with Affinity Photo, but my workflow by using a NIKON Z7 and 56.000 photos is in dire need of improvement and for that I need a Lightroom replacement or the latest version of Lightroom itself. So, with that in mind, please give the community a specific answer. Regards, Timo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 2, 2020 Staff Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hi TimFalk73, I'm sorry if i wasn't clear enough but that's all the info i have for now. We aren't discarding the possibility to have/develop a DAM but there's really nothing concrete to announce at this point other than what was said previously. The dev teams are still quite busy with Affinity Publisher, Photo and Designer and their integration. If you really need a DAM right now it's probably better to search for other solutions than waiting. Old Bruce 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millo Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 40 minutes ago, TimFalk73 said: Hi, This answer confuses me more as a bit. Since more than three years your company says that they are considering to develop a DAM, but NOTHING has happen.I am using Lightroom 6 and still waiting on you. For me I need to know, if I can count on you or not. If not, I would pay for Adobe CC and decline Affinity photo, because it makes no sense to have both. Stalling tactics are not an option and above all not customer-friendly. I like working with Affinity Photo, but my workflow by using a NIKON Z7 and 56.000 photos is in dire need of improvement and for that I need a Lightroom replacement or the latest version of Lightroom itself. So, with that in mind, please give the community a specific answer. Regards, Timo Luminar looks promising try there Trial. https://skylum.com/luminar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimFalk73 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, Millo said: Luminar looks promising try there Trial. https://skylum.com/luminar Thanks, Millo. I'll take a look at... 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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