dannac Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I've made a couple of color swatches from photos. I realize there is an export option for the swatch, and it is a AFPALETTE file. Is there a way to save or export to be used in another program ? Where is the file location they are saved to ? Danna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 32 minutes ago, dannac said: Can the color swatches be exported to be used in another program ? Affinity programs only, Designer, Photo and Publisher. 33 minutes ago, dannac said: Where is the file location they are saved to ? You can export them to any location you like using the same menu from the swatches pallet. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannac Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Thanks Old Bruce The reason I asked where they are saved to is, I cannot find the swatches I saved. Did a search for * . afpalette and I do not see my saved swatches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Hi, dannac, Perhaps the search failed because you searched on . afpalette and not .afpalette Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannac Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, gdenby said: Hi, dannac, Perhaps the search failed because you searched on . afpalette and not .afpalette I had just put the spaces here to make it easier to see. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, dannac said: I had just put the spaces here to make it easier to see. Use the code (‘<>’) button on the toolbar. When you type *.afpalette into the box that pops up and then press the ‘Insert into post’ button, the result is: *.afpalette 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...
dannac Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks Alfred. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 @dannac On Mac, from the Swatches Panel, click the burger menu Select Create Palette From Document > as System Palette this will create a .clr file that is placed in the user/library/color folder it shows in Affinity with a black apple logo at its side. Any app on the system can use that palette. Not sure what it's like for windows. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, firstdefence said: @dannac On Mac, from the Swatches Panel, click the burger menu Select Create Palette From Document > as System Palette this will create a .clr file that is placed in the user/library/color folder it shows in Affinity with a black apple logo at its side. Any app on the system can use that palette. Not sure what it's like for windows. Windows only has the options for Application and Document, no System. Alfred 1 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...
R C-R Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Ron P. said: Windows only has the options for Application and Document, no System. FWIW, Mac System palettes (with the .clr extension) are related to the Apple Color Picker, accessible from the View menu in the Mac versions of the Affinity apps. These .clr files can be stored in several different places besides in the user/library/color folder -- the Mac OS automatically makes them available in any app that can access System palettes. Ron P. 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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