alan bullock

[alan bullock]

I CANNOT seem to download resourses from the workbook, ICANNOT get any previews when opening raw {CR2} PLEASE help

[MEB]

Hi alan bullock,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
I assuming you are talking about Affinity Photo. There is an explanation of how to get the resources at the start of the book, on page 9 on the right. Each chapter's files are provided on the beginning of each chapter/subchapter only. You can easily locate the link looking for the two overlapping files/documents icon on a blue background. For example take a look at page 140 on top: that link contains all the files needed for that chapter. Enter the full URL as appear there on your browser's URL field to download the zip file, unzip it to a folder then use each file as referenced on each page for that chapter (the purple file references on the top of each page inside that chapter). You can find all links/subchapters on pages: (pages 86, 140, 156, 174, 188, 200, 226, 248, 266, 290, 314, 340, 366, 388, 406, 424, 448.

[IanSG]

1 hour ago, alan bullock said:

ICANNOT get any previews when opening raw {CR2} PLEASE help

If you can't see a thumbnail of your RAW files in your OS' file manager you'll need to install a suitable codec.  I assume Canon produce one, but I use the Fast Picture Viewer Codec Pack on Windows - I don't know what Mac users do.  If the file manager can see the previews but File / Open can't, are you sure you've selected a suitable viewing option?  If you're looking for recent files, AP doesn't display a thumbnail (but I really hope that's going to change!!!).

[MEB]

Regarding the preview, Canon does provides codecs for their files so you can see previews on Windows Explorer and some apps. Check here to download one appropriate to your system. Here's the link for the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack in case you prefer a third party solution that supports all major camera brands. Mac users don't need any codec. macOS provides a RAW engine/generates the previews.