livetheshot Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Hi, I'd like to make a request to link the file rather than embedding the file when we use the Place Image tool in Affinity Photo. The function exists in Publisher and it'd be great if this could be implemented in Affinity Photo too. When working with composites, there are times when some originals still need to be editable. When we embed the original, it makes the filesize very bloated. A smaller file size would make it more efficient to work with composites so it'd be much appreciated please Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 hours ago, livetheshot said: When we embed the original, it makes the filesize very bloated. As can be seen from some posts, linking pictures and resulting file size is not yet fully resolved in Publisher. So when Serif fine-tunes it, it may be added to other applications. 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...
livetheshot Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 The link you provided is for the beta version from last year. I just did a test in Publisher and there was some increase in the filesize as mentioned in the post. However, a few Kb is very different when working with filesizes in Photo that can push in excess of 1GB :) Even if file linking meant the afphoto filesize varied a few MB, I'd see that as a huge improvement :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 If you start with Publisher you can link placed images then open the document in APhoto and continue working and saving the document in APhoto format. If you have placed images in APhoto, they can be changed from embedded images to linked images in Publisher then return to APhoto and continue working Either option will give you linked images (and thus reduced file size) in APhoto documents Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, livetheshot said: The link you provided is for the beta version from last year. They are, of course, newer. I deliberately gave with Serif reaction. 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...
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