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Some feedback? How to take it to the next level?

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After upgrading to V2 I have become familiar with the previous version. I feel like there's no place to start touching the new augmentations, where I can learn to do everything from the basics to the most advanced??

Smart Objects are used for various reasons in Photoshop. Advice below covers the scenario where in Photoshop you'd create a Smart Object to repeat a certain layout in several locations with the ability to update said layout.

Still relatively new to Affinity Designer so I thought I'd share something useful I've not really seen mentioned. Affinity Designer doesn't have Smart Object functionality. Searching for replacements online will probably lead you to tutorials about linking/embedding documents. It works, but it's cumbersome and not really elegant, having to make a whole other document, then linking it to your main file, then having to open the linked document each time you need to make changes.

Here's what I do instead – create your composition in your main document, after you're done just group it and make a Symbol out of it (cmd + shift + k). Copy it wherever you need it. Editing one (doesn't matter which one, doesn't seem like there's a "master component" concept) will results in all other instances to update in real time. You can even detach parts of your symbol so they act independently of other Symbols, while keeping other layers in your symbol attached.

For my use case this is honestly better than PS's Smart Objects, seeing changes made in real time and being able to make layout exceptions in specific instances.

So I'm using Affinity Designer 2 and trying to export a svg, eps to my great cut 4 vinyl cutter software...but i can't seem to get it to open, I'm wondering if there is a mmistake I'm making while exporting. I can export a PDF just fine but svg,eps won't work. Any tips?

Interesting given this is not a typical type of purchase Apple makes.

With Final Cut, Motion they already have video editing. Now Pixelmator, covers image editing and vector drawing. Is Apple actively going up against Affinity and Adobe? Or maybe just a year end purchase and claim it as a write off. :)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/11/01/apple-acquires-the-team-behind-pixelmator-pro

Hi all,

Looking for a wee bit of help with something, I'm probably being really daft and missing something obvious but how can I achieve symmetry when creating intersecting dashed lines?

The dots where the two lines meet are always a bit off and this happens if I use the table tool or create the lines individually with pen tool, I've tried adjusting stroke size, gap and dash length etc but cannot get a good result except for when the stroke size is about 5x bigger than what I need it to be.

Is there a better way to do this in designer maybe? Thought I'd cut my losses and ask before I frustrate myself further.

Example here: https://imgur.com/a/9jHPiJ2

Thanks so much

Dimension lines are missing from Affinity Designer.

Seems like you've already got most of the code implemented with the measuring tool- can that be extended to allow us to draw dimension lines on a drawing?

I need to do some building outlines and floorplans and both need dimension lines.

Thanks!

Affinity customer since V1

Heads up, got an email in my inbox today that the whole suite V2 is on sale for 30 USD, including ipad/mac/windows all together. I went and grabbed it because I've used Publisher v1 for a few years and really liked it.

It doesn't seem like a public promo, so if you are interested & signed up for their mailing list, check your inbox. I normally glaze over promo emails like most people and just opened this on a whim.

ETA: UNFORTUNATELY this seems like a personalized promo. In other words, I got a unique voucher code for the discount that won't work a second time (I looked). Otherwise, I would link the sale page. (Also, the sale only had 8 hours left when I posted this, so it's over now anyways).

I was on their mailing list presumably because I bought Publisher and/or made an account with them. They seem to do promos like this on a semi-regular basis, so if you're all right with playing the waiting game, I recommend making an account with Affinity and signing up for a trial in hopes of getting their emails in the future.

Hello, I'm trying to export an image with a specific size and print multiples of it on one sheet. What is the best way to ensure my image quality is retained "png.? Whenever I go to print (I'm using word to get multiple copies on one page) the image looks very pixilated. Any help is appreciated.

I can't get this. I've watched videos, I've read from the help section and while I understand and can follow directions, it just is not working. I'm using AD2 on iPad. I make a brush stroke, try to clip it from the layers by dragging, it goes BEHIND it instead. I try to use the "inside" insertion target, doesn't work. The "behind" and "on top" will work. "Inside" it just draws on top. I'm just trying to add texture to things. And can you clip pixel layers to vectors? Heellppp meeeee D:

Hi folks, amateur photographer and new to Affinity Designer (and designing in general). I was hoping for some advice on an issue that I've just noticed.

I'm trying to create a set of football cards (like trading cards) for my daughter's football (soccer) team. I've set up the page with guides for borders, using rectangles as the borders, and placing the photos above and within the guides. There is a banner with name and the club badge in the corner, all just positioned and grouped together to keep it tidy. Apologies if my workflow is horrible - I'm learning as i go!\

So I've noticed that the images were a bit desaturated, quite dull to look at, and I had just assumed it was my printer. After editing some photos and going immediately to place in the sheets for printing, the photos look really dull now. I thought it may be a colour setup, that's been a common issue, but within the same document, outside of some of the borders, the images seem to be ok, as can be seen below.

I would hope that it's a simple setting that I've got checked somewhere, but I'm not really sure how to articulate the problem in a way that could help me pinpoint the issue.

Appreciate any help, or advice

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Hello everybody, I'm looking for any advice when using Khmer fonts. Any tips how we can get them to display correctly would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

A few days ago, I received an offer from Affinity to buy the Universal licence V2 for $12. I bought it. Now, I am curious what the Affinity team is after. What is the strategy they are going after? The way V2 was launched eroded my trust. Then, acquisition by Canva. (I mean Canva and Affinity products are amazing. I use both). So, I have the following questions:

1. Are they planning to launch V3, and abandon V2 users like they did with V1? (I am not complaining so much now as I know they will eventually do it. The V2 suite is good. I am prepared now. I understand the company needs to make money).
2. Why this aggressive marketing? First, 6 months free trial, and now dirt cheap options for the suite? Are they winding down the business and merging the Affinity team with Canva's? Is AI threatening the business model?

I would love some insight here.

I can't move,drag the orgin indicator , when i try to drag it out it disappears 😥

Affinity publisher has saved me in so many ways. Particularly in replacing adobe Acrobat Pro. It makes it so easy to digitally fill and sign a PDF. I can even edit the PDF down to the lines and text. It's amazing. And no subscription

Hello,

My Adobe subscription recently expired, and given the annual cost of nearly €600 for the Adobe suite, I’m exploring more affordable alternatives. Affinity Publisher caught my attention as a potential replacement.

I primarily write software tutorial books, which I’ve previously managed solely in InDesign. Here are some details about the work and tools I rely on:

1. Heavy Use of Images: My books include numerous screenshots illustrating software usage.
2. Extensive Page Count: Depending on the software's complexity, page counts can range from 500 to possibly over 1,000.
3. Parent/Master Pages: InDesign’s "Parent Pages" feature has been invaluable, as have the character style templates.

Working solo, it typically takes me around six months to complete a book, and I’ve appreciated InDesign's reliability, having experienced no file corruption issues.

I’d love to hear feedback, especially from anyone who has successfully created and published books using Affinity Publisher, particularly on Amazon or Kindle. Is Affinity Publisher up to the task for large-scale, image-heavy tutorial books? Would switching be a viable move?

Thank you!

Also, what general book writing tips would you give to a beginner user of Affinity Publisher? And how long do you think it would take someone to get up to speed using Publisher? *provided he's got years experience using indesign..

Hi, I would like to use a PDF file as a template for package printing. Therefore I downloaded their dieline template and would like to import it into Designer 2.
In the page preview everything looks right and this orange rectangle on the bottom right side is there as well (how it should be...).

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Now when I click on OK this shows up and the Artboard-Dimensions are just not right. The orange rectangle is out of the Artboard and the dielines do not even fit in the workspace.

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What can I do???
Thank you in advance guys

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a) Krita is an image editing software, and b) is a shape currently being worked on in Affinity Photo. In Affinity Photo, the shape appears jagged or distorted on-screen, similar to how it looks in image b. However, when I save the image, it appears normal. I’m using Windows 11 with an NVIDIA RTX 3060. Has anyone experienced a similar issue?
Thanks for taking a look.

Back in 2020 a Lightroom alternative was teased. Is that still in development post-acquisition? Anything else?

Is there a way or an app to check a pdf for print? I was using Acrobat Pro but cancelled Adobe CS.

I'm wanting to draw a line and have two paths instead of one so that I can cut it on my wood laser. I can currently do it in Krita by adding a black stroke to my white line (with a white background so it appears like a the photo) and then using a separate program to convert it to an SVG. There has to be an easier way!

Just like the title says, it's not like I need it, but just asking whether I can use my canva student account to use the 2.6 beta. But if it's not possible, then I'm still fine either way, the program works so well and loving the cooperation with canva to help us, students, having access to professional programs.

I just recently started editing photos with affinity, and have been pulling my hair out trying to determine the proper settings for an instagram post.

From what I can understand the first thing you should do is resize your image to Instagrams prefered aspect ratio, square being 1080x1080, landscape 608x1080 and portrait 1350x1080

Here's where I get confused. The template called "social media portrait post" has dimensions 1350x1080, but 1350 is the width length.

Am I missing something here? Did affinity just mix up the dimensions?

If anyone has any insight on this or any other settings suggestions for uploading to instagram that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I just received an offer for 33€ for a full Suit of Infinity Apps via E-Mail. It does talk about changes since V1, so I would assume it is only for previous customers.

All Apps on all platforms are included.

Probably the best offer this year.

So if you are a V1 owner and on the fence, maybe hold out for an E-Mail.