mike21 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 When using edit/fill for a selection in Photoshop there is a facility called content aware - does it exist in Affinity, maybe under some other name or different menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 The Affinity Photo version of ‘content-aware fill’ is ‘inpainting’. There’s an Inpainting Brush Tool (in the same toolbar group as the Healing Brush Tool) and there’s also an inpainting option for the ‘Edit > Fill’ command. cy2 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike21 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Thank you - it works well Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggywatt Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Hello. I am trying to do this but can't seem to find the tool that this tutorial is using along my side bar. Do i need to enable it from preferences or something? I have attached a screenshot of my dock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 2, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 2, 2019 Hi siggywatt, Welcome to Affinity Forums The Inpainting Tool is only available in Affinity Photo, not Affinity Designer which is the application you are using according to your screenshot. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr220 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 That's great to remove artifacts within a scene, but I want to extend an edge of a photograph, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 5 hours ago, dr220 said: That's great to remove artifacts within a scene, but I want to extend an edge of a photograph, Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @dr220. Have you tried the Clone Tool? Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr220 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Thank you for your reply Alfred. I did try Clone and it does work, as long as the edge of the photo is not too complicated - say a studio backdrop or even a sky. The same with in-painting tool although that is not as accurate. Maybe I am asking too much so I will have to be content with what I can achieve. Clone can work exceptionally well under the right conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 5:15 PM, dr220 said: That's great to remove artifacts within a scene, but I want to extend an edge of a photograph, That is where inpainting tool fails. It should be made better in this regard. It though works almost OK if you first fill the empty edge with suitable colour (like average colour value on nearby area). Old fashioned cloning is always possible though... Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 4, 2020 Staff Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hi @dr220, Welcome to Affinity Forums Did you use the Inpaint Brush Tool itself or the command from the Edit menu? It's not clear from your replies above. If you want to fill an area, select the (empty) area and use the Edit > Inpaint command to fill it. Depending on the image and the area you want to extend, the fill may work quite well or at least may be used as a base for further editing with the Clone and other tools. Sample clip below: inpaint.mp4 Dj Ozz G, Alfred and StanleyHarrison 2 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, MEB said: use the Edit > Inpaint command to fill it You are right; this works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderings Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Fixx said: You are right; this works well. Still not as simple as Photoshop in this regard. It works well but could be made a lot easier. Photoshop you simply have the crop tool, you check a little box for content aware then adjust as you like. Looks like a lot of unnecessary steps to achieve the same thing. Now it does work and still easy which is great, just needs some UI fine tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr220 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I agree. Having to "guess" your new image size before you fill is not as simple as selecting and adjusting the crop tool. However, when inpainting works, it works extremely well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEC Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Sometimes it helps to use the Patch Tool (as well as Clone and Inpainting, depending on the image.) Alfred 1 Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 10 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr220 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Thank you Paul. I am new to Affinity and hadn't had time to find the Patch Tool. Yes, it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikikuru Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Hi, Just stumbled across this. Sorry if wrong place for the question. But I thought as the topic is covered here it might elicit a quicker response. Do know how t do this the on IPad version? Cheers, Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Ikikuru said: Just stumbled across this. Sorry if wrong place for the question. But I thought as the topic is covered here it might elicit a quicker response. Do know how t do this the on IPad version? You will probably get better answers if you post in the iPad questions forum. But to get you started, please start with the application Help for Affinity Photo, and search for inpainting. 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...
Staff MEB Posted October 13, 2021 Staff Share Posted October 13, 2021 Hi @Ikikuru, Check this video tutorial to learn how to do it on an iPad. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr220 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Hi Kikuru. It looks like you have the answer from MEB, above. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikikuru Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Thanks so much guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffBrown Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Check out this YouTube video. It may help: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I hope they haven't been waiting for the past 3 months... Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr220 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Thanks Biff! I do follow Olivio but missed this one. Best move I made, Photoshop to Affinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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