Me! Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Does having a 'before & after' viewing tool count as bells & whistles or as an essential tool of editing a photo? For me, comparing my edited version with the original is just something I do time after time after time, if not with Lightroom's built in tool then with windows photo viewer (that i have to do when using Affinity). Sometimes an edited copy isn't all that better than the original so I'd dump the edit, or find something more creative to do with it. I think comparing before and after is fairly essential to the editing process, but how essential is it to have as a TOOL? Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I would use the History slider. If I wanted to compare the final and original, I would alternately click on the beginning and the end of the slider, I'm sure there are also ways involving Snapshots etc. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmrecs01 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, John Rostron said: I would use the History slider. If I wanted to compare the final and original, I would alternately click on the beginning and the end of the slider, I'm sure there are also ways involving Snapshots etc. John Same for me; the History slider is invaluable for this. Jeff John Rostron 1 Quote Win 10 Pro, i7 6700K, 32Gb RAM, NVidia GTX1660 Ti and Intel HD530 Graphics Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 17.4) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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