.afphoto files will not import into photos

[djmcd0]

is it possible to import native Affinity .afphot files into photos on mac.

I can preview  the image but cannot import. I cannot find any reference in search.

Thanks

[Bryce]

You would need to save it as a JPG if you want to import it into Photos. Afpot file is proprietary to Affinity.

[djmcd0]

So there is no way to save the  file with layers and adjustments, ie as a master file. There are times when you want to save work in progress but keep it saved along with the original raw file. In my current file system I save all images (raw, work in progress and exported tiff or jpeg) saved to external drive plus back up. If photos cannot at least save the .afphoto file in the library then that is a pretty serious omission. I have ditched Adobe and am retrying apple photos as a replacment for lightroom library. All is good except for this major drawback. Don't know if the fault lies with affinity or apple, I suppose both will deny responsibility.

[Ben]

Yes - you can export as TIFF and select to embed Affinity layers in the file.  Once a file has Affinity layers, the regular load-save will continue to embed the layers in the overwritten TIFF file.

[djmcd0]

Thanks Ben, it's a work around but will work, I just thought it would be nice to keep the files in native affinity format.