Staff Andy Somerfield Posted April 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 2, 2015 Purpose: Improvements / Fixes Status: Beta Requirements: None Mac App Store: Not submitted New beta sign-ups: https://affinity.serif.com/photo Update: Run the app to get the link Features / Improvements / Fixes - New "Information" panel - including mouse location and placeable colour samplers. - New customisable grid - including custom axis and snapping support. - New deinterlace filter. - New elliptical / rotating cursor previews. - Crop tool improvements. - Lens distortion improvements. - Dither filter improvements. - Mesh warp tool improvements. - Colour picker improvements. - Help improvements. - Numerous stability improvements. paolo.limoncelli, Patrick Connor, Dale and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Ghz Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Any updates on those live filters + smart objects? UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted April 2, 2015 Author Staff Share Posted April 2, 2015 It missed the cut by about 3 hours ;) Expect them next week - and maybe a cheeky teaser video sometime soon.. Andy. Pedro Soares, Lojza, Dale and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Direk Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Thanks for this new update, Andy and Team Affinity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Oh my goodness ... the Grid and Axis Manager ... this is so awesome ... :D And ... moving by whole pixels ... can’t wait to see all this in Affinity Designer ... Dale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 2, 2015 OH! And a new beta in the same day as a Designer update... again! That's insane :o Dale 1 A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted April 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 2, 2015 The grid and axis feature is a work in progress. It's all there under the hood, but I'm still adding the UI. The one feature that will really make sense later is the "Create plane set" option. This will allow you to create parallel projection plane grids, for front, side and top planes. You define your three axis, for X, Y and Z (labelled "First", "Second" and "Up"), then you can toggle between the planes these axis create using the , (comma) key. I'll add some UI later to show which plane you are using. This will affect the snapping grid, and the angles you constrain to when pressing Shift when creating and dragging handles. I'm working on a feature for moving the grid origin. You will then be able to place (and snap) the grid origin to an object, then cycle through the planes in order to draw directly using that plane. Snapping will also adhere to the axis you define. When dragging objects, the bounds they snap to will follow the axis lines. This will be handy for isometric drawing as you will be able to snap on isometric lines, etc. When these features are more complete I'm sure we'll make some videos demoing their use. And, snap to pixel has been revamped so that it complements other snapping better. You'll see the new "Move By Whole Pixels" option - if you turn this off you will be able to snap/correct path handles/nodes and object bounds onto pixel boundaries. With it on, all movements are quantised to a whole pixel. Now, snapping will prioritise guides, grid and candidates bounds before it then snaps to pixel. Should all feel a lot more intuitive. ronnyb, Dale, A_B_C and 3 others 6 SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Custom grids with gutters and improved pixel snapping - ooh my, you're making us UI Designers very happy! :) Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted April 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 2, 2015 ...and we're not finished there! SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Ben, there is no HELP explanation for the Color Replacement Brush. It's appear it has been fix from the original Beta release. Thanks. Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 When I paint with black on a mask, I always get like 95% black, whether I pick the black swatch, and even check to see if the sliders are all set to be true black. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I just want to say that as a complete novice this software is simply superb, I appreciate its still early days re this beta (apparently), but the range of features, functionality, options, UI, and ease of use make this software a joy. I apologise for not being an expert user and for not knowing any technical terms but I am learning quickly. Thank you also to the many expert and very knowledgable users who are unknowingly helping me to improve and understand this software more and the techniques you use. I am trying out the latest updates to this beta - wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Ben you guys are killing it! What an amazing update, grids are awesome! I made a post on the AD forum about adding user defined color for guides and grids, and being able to Load and Save Grid layouts would be dope! Keep up the great work!! The grid and axis feature is a work in progress. It's all there under the hood, but I'm still adding the UI. The one feature that will really make sense later is the "Create plane set" option. This will allow you to create parallel projection plane grids, for front, side and top planes. You define your three axis, for X, Y and Z (labelled "First", "Second" and "Up"), then you can toggle between the planes these axis create using the , (comma) key. I'll add some UI later to show which plane you are using. This will affect the snapping grid, and the angles you constrain to when pressing Shift when creating and dragging handles. I'm working on a feature for moving the grid origin. You will then be able to place (and snap) the grid origin to an object, then cycle through the planes in order to draw directly using that plane. Snapping will also adhere to the axis you define. When dragging objects, the bounds they snap to will follow the axis lines. This will be handy for isometric drawing as you will be able to snap on isometric lines, etc. When these features are more complete I'm sure we'll make some videos demoing their use. And, snap to pixel has been revamped so that it complements other snapping better. You'll see the new "Move By Whole Pixels" option - if you turn this off you will be able to snap/correct path handles/nodes and object bounds onto pixel boundaries. With it on, all movements are quantised to a whole pixel. Now, snapping will prioritise guides, grid and candidates bounds before it then snaps to pixel. Should all feel a lot more intuitive. 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epinero81 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 MEB With gratitude! I was finally able to download and installed Affinity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wVanDyck Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The potential of Affinity Photo in it's current beta state is mighty impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Ghz Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Affinity apps are truly amazing and getting better and better each time. I wish better support for UI designers and 3D guys. HDRI, OpenEXR and such support. Paekke 1 UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoors Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Affinity apps are truly amazing and getting better and better each time. I wish better support for UI designers and 3D guys. HDRI, OpenEXR and such support. I agree that support for 16-bit OpenEXR is a must, since all 3D-renders spit out that format. 32-bit HDRI not as important IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Ghz Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Make selection from layer doesn’t work on curves even closed ones. UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samc Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 still sorting it out; I'm a Photoshop user looking for alternatives. I seem to use PS's HDR stacking a fair bit, I don't see a workaround in Photo. Am I missing something, or is this not done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lescot Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So much progress!! Totally impressive! Sorry for not having been around for ages - Doc insisted to not even touch a mouse for over 2 month, otherwise CTS ( no more mouse use ever...). Anyway I have been able to do a lot of sketching (lefty) and will give both apps a spin to do some finished illustrations ;) Cheers, Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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