Workflow questions - which app to use?

[Catshill]

I am getting in a bit of a mix in terms of which Affinity app (I have all three) to use when creating adverts (made up of bitmaps and vector text).

Ultimately, all my files will end up in Publisher (using the photo frame and place option)  but because historically I have a mindset of using Serif Draw X8 combined with Serif PhotoPlus X8 alongside a DTP application this is what I currently do:

Open and edit bitmaps in APho - copy and paste into ADes

Create adverts in ADes combining vector text and bitmaps and save as separate (important) files.

I have mixed results using the Pixel persona in ADes - it doesn't replicate the APho functionality and doesn't seem to include all the option such as live filters.

I am wondering if it makes more sense to do ALL my advert design in APub rather than ADes, save these as separate files and then import them into my main publication?

Advice welcome! 

[Alfred]

11 hours ago, Catshill said:

Open and edit bitmaps in APho - copy and paste into ADes

Instead of copying and pasting from APh to AD, simply save from APh and open the saved file in AD. When you do it that way, any live filters will still be live.

11 hours ago, Catshill said:

I am wondering if it makes more sense to do ALL my advert design in APub rather than ADes, save these as separate files and then import them into my main publication?

Is there a good reason to save them from APub as separate files rather than incorporating them directly into your main publication? If you’re doing most of the work in APub you could probably just use the Photo persona there (instead of editing images separately in APh beforehand).

[Catshill]

9 hours ago, Alfred said:

Instead of copying and pasting from APh to AD, simply save from APh and open the saved file in AD. When you do it that way, any live filters will still be live.

Is there a good reason to save them from APub as separate files rather than incorporating them directly into your main publication? If you’re doing most of the work in APub you could probably just use the Photo persona there (instead editing images separately in APh beforehand).

Thanks for the first tip.

Re second point...

Yes. I need separate files to send customers exports for approval and I will be using some of them in future editions of the magazine.