lukepighetti Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hi there, I love Affinity Photo and there's only two things missing for me to give up Lightroom (I've already given up Photoshop). First of all, I need a Develop persona that is non-destructive. In other words, I need to be able to tweak exposure/white balance / etc etc after I click "develop." The next thing is previewing RAW files. I don't need a complete photo catalog feature, but something that goes through my camera's RAW files and generates a quick little thumbnail so I can browse the card easier would make a big difference for me. Using Finder to browse through RAW photos is unfortunately pretty slow. Thanks again! BennyD and gerwaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukepighetti Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Ahh yeah, the four year old roadmap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk23 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 There are Darktable and RawTherapee. Two open source free raw processing software . Perfectly non destructive. So why invent bicycle one more time. Lightroom does work a bit quicker and it's less complex, more easy probably still both of those programs could do a few things Lightroom couldn't. Like exporting 32-bit floating point un-clipped exr image from RAW file which you could edit/tonemap in APhoto directly and non destructively with all same un-clipped exposure range RAW may have. No develop persona necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyD Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 +1 for non destructive raw workflow Quote ___♥___ | | | | | | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumpus Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 +1 for non-destructive raw workflow also, EXCEPT please don't eliminate the market need for a DAM/Catalog product. I will gladly pay for that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FryZeit Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 +1 for non-destructive raw workflow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukepighetti Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 I would benefit from a DAM but non-destructive is such low hanging fruit and so necessary. I don't even care if additional layers aren't linked to it at all. I just need to be able to tweak the RAW develop after I've clicked "yes". It's so necessary it's the only thing keeping me on things like Lightroom / Capture One etc. I know there are people who need everything those developers offer but I personally do not. And now that Affinity Photo has gradient masks for the develop persona, it's really just this one step away from being what I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumpus Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Totally appreciate your point, @lukepighetti I was worried that if everyone gave a +1 to your vote, Affinity might think everyone is also opposed to a separate DAM product, squashing something which has been in the planning pipe for some time. I just wanted to separate the ideas, that non-destructive RAW editing fully incorporated into the AP editing process is not excluding a separate DAM product. I want both, and yes, to prioritize resources, building it into AP would be more urgent. Thanks for the clarification. lukepighetti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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