hanshab Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I do most of my work in the LAB color space. I then convert to other color gamuts as required. I find LAB useful since it separates color from luminosity so its easier to create masks such as luminosity or saturation masks. I have developed a macro that provides sharpening and color accentuation using the unsharp mask and curves. In the enclosed macro you can adjust the separation of the A and B components as you wish, just bring up the curves adjustment to accomplish. I have also included the selective color adjustment and levels adjustment which I often use to "dial in" the precise colours I want. Just access the respective adjustments once the macro has run. Hans' LAB sharpen.afmacro Roger C and Pariah73 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Thank you.. but the suffix should be .afmacros, not afmacro. It wont open.. at least not for me. You should post this in the Resourses forum. Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, Madame said: Thank you.. but the suffix should be .afmacros, not afmacro. It wont open.. at least not for me. You should post this in the Resourses forum. You import .afmacro (no s) files using the Macro studio panel. For a .afmacros (with s) file you would use the Library studio panel. 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...
Madame Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 10 hours ago, walt.farrell said: You import .afmacro (no s) files using the Macro studio panel. For a .afmacros (with s) file you would use the Library studio panel. Thanks, I didn't know that. Is there any advantage using one or the other? I did manage to add it to the library. Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 No advantage either way, that I know of. 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 February 19, 2019 Staff Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hi Madame, An afmacro file (without S) is just a bunch of separate steps of a single macro. It's not available for use in the program unless you load it in the Macro panel and run it or save it to the Library for later re-use. afmacros files are the usual way to distribute macros. They can contain more than one macro and remain available for use in the Library after you import them. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Thank you all! Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Ingamells Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Also worth mentioning that you need to have a file open before the import button in the Macro Studio Panel becomes live. Saves a lot of frustrated clicking! Great macro - thanks hanshab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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