Getting Started with Affinity Photo

[@nls3081]

This program DESERVES a User Manual. A very detailed one. Or video tutorials, but again, not 12 min, but 7-8 hours. And i would buy another 2 copies of the Suite, if it will come to Linux.

[@IanMcCausland]

there is a substantive book I have it. It's a great way to learn and there is are A TON of videos by Affinity and several other partners.

[@BrentonWoods774]

@@IanMcCausland Linux support - they have to do it before someone else does. They have the opportunity to become the first real PS and IL replacements on Linux.

[@tonymurphy30]

There is the "Affinity Photo Workbook", it's wrote for v1 of Photo but covers all the basics and more of how Photo works. I think it's out of print now but is readily available for around $10-12 on the used book sites such as World of Books.

[@xAndreFagundesx]

@@BrentonWoods774 Would be great to have the Affinity Suite on Linux! This way I could get out of Windows and embrace Linux at once.

[@Cstar64]

@@BrentonWoods774 by linux support just running it on wine? cause it working well with that.

[@wildlifebybrianhoule]

Such a great explanation! I'm making AP my go to editing software for my wildlife photos!

[@trevorfentiman5283]

Been using serif since it was given away free on IBM PCs with windows 95, still using affinity photo and it never hurts to be reminded of the basics, many thanks

[@thanoo1924]

Fantastic introduction! All new users of this great software would appreciate a full detailed manual, and they deserve one.

[@BobC-u4g]

More tutorials, please. This is a good review after using Photo for a few years. Your videos are first rate. Thanks!

[@emanuelefiorillo5710]

Thank you James, a quick recap is always welcomed. Keep up the good work :)

[@miro_juric]

Thank you James!

[@pete-c]

Thanks another great vid James 👍

[@tomaswilde5481]

Very good and usefull tutorial as usual James. Thank you.

[@rano12321]

Absolutely love this software.

[@fredwilsenack8634]

Nicely presented. Thank you.

[@alaukikdj]

Thanks for such a beautifull.. And a powerfull Graphic software.. Love from india😊 You Guys are Really thinking of every creator, designer, editor in the world.. Thank you so much guys❤️ 🥰 just dont make the software subscribtion base like adobe company.. 😇 thanks again

[@pixpusher]

Good stuff. Thank you.

[@ytskt]

Great intro for Affinity Photo. Although I have been using Affinity tools since the day they were were first launched, I learnt a few things from this tutorial! What I find quite different in Affinity Photo from the other common photo editor (shall not be named) is the Channels system. An intro to the Channels with how to utilize it for different needs (such as creating, editing and saving complex masking) would be great.

[@leedodge4227]

Thanks for tutorial. Nice that filters are "live" and don't need a smart object designation.

[@allonwne]

It would be useful to know which version you are describing. I assume from the upload date it is 2?

[@liraco_mx]

Very useful tips, some of which I didn't know like brush shortcuts. I hope you eventually (like Figma) add the option to adjust keyboard shortcuts based on your keyboard type, for things like brush size, layer order, etc.

[@victorcarmelo8606]

Have to assume this is a computer rather than an iPad tutorial as the dropdown menus don’t exist on the iPad. I.e. File, Documents etc on top of the screen? Thanks for sharing.

[@dplj4428]

1:38 are changes automatic if you change them in an existing work you are doing.

[@Siddiq_Nangararth]

Hello Affinity team! I really appreciate all the powerful features and user-friendly design in your software. However, I often work with Arabic text, and the lack of right-to-left (RTL) language support makes it challenging to create professional designs in Affinity. It would be fantastic if you could add native support for Arabic and other RTL languages in future updates, as this would make Affinity even more versatile and valuable for users worldwide. Thank you!

[@davidhodson5086]

Thanks for this. One small question. I have seen on many of your videos how you drag and drop an image into Affinity. I have never worked out how you are doing this. You have a file index and an Affinity logo on the screen. Which application is this in? Dave

[@betogalvez2891]

Nice

[@Bexdy_Victory]

The only reason i havent got the move to linux, hope you support it soon! #LINUX

[@GnirB]

I keep dual boot only for Affinity, so if there is no news about Linux support I will dash it for FOSS.

[@GriffithDMeruem-fy6bh]

excelente

[@paulmarbach6447]

For me, it's a useful reminder, thank's

[@bananaman-zd4lq]

Please make it possible to copy and paste all raw adjustments from one photo to another. The "preset" function is very slow because of all the different tabs, and I don't want to save presets so then I have to delete them. It's very tedious.

[@janelubenskyi1177]

Just love Affinty Photo 2….I do astrophotography and love also JR Astro Macros…. 👉❤️😊 Request: Please it is important to have the ability to save the image in 32 Tiff floating point…I know about HDR but I have to bring that into Gimp and change it to Tiff 32 bit floating before I take it into Pixinsight. I work with more than one software as you see ….please do add this new feature in your next version…it would be most appreciated.

[@rocketguy2]

Can I import images into Affinity from my scanner?

[@RobbPage]

i really wish you guys would make a linux version. affinity photo is the only thing keeping me developing on windows.

[@nickraneis]

yes this would be great!

[@nomen.nescio]

Use the Gimp

[@RobbPage]

@@nomen.nescio no can do. i've tried it and the UI is so horrible i can't stand it lol. i know that might sound silly but it affects my workflow.

[@rollvideo]

Buy a Mac Mini with a Studio display. (Not the cheapest or best value monitor but a very capable and accurate one).

[@Mohim_Mohim]

Now you should provide some such updates (New Feature) which can leave Photoshop behind. Till now the option of automatic background removal has not come in Afinity Photo... I don't know which day Afinity is waiting for. Other features will also have to be provided... like- 1. Background Remove 2. Crop Tool Size mm,cm,inch With DPI 3. Best TransForm Option 4. Contextual Task Bar Option Like Photoshop 5. Action Record All Tool 6. Expend Option 7. Delete and Fill 8. Remove Tool Like Photoshop 9. Text- Text Tool Update(Bullet and Number) 10. Generative Fill Butt Affinity Not Update Only Update That's Name...

[@unityimport]

Eu comprei o pacote, mas quando vocês vão lá car um affinity vídeo?

[@ArturoCuencaJara]

Quiero para linux

[@dplj4428]

Have Canva Affinity matched keyboard assignments into iPads? No need to do separate and unequal re-inventing keyboard shortcuts.

[@djr3386]

Two features needed in Affinity Photo 2: 1. Auto-blend layers (similar to Adobe Photoshop) 2. Auto match new subject to background or vice-versa. It will be very helpful in compositing. (Similar to Luminar Neo where the new sky changes the colour of the foreground to match the new sky. But in Luminar Neo this feature is restricted to sky replacement only. )

[@xtra9996]

I wish it would be better distinguishable whether you work on the actual image or a mask. I know there's a frame around the small pictogram in the layer stack, but when I've to work on my laptop it's hardly visible. Please make it more visible by colouring it in red.

[@smiffy5467]

Great software but I would like to see an easier way to copy /sync adjustments etc across multipleimages, without having to save them as a preset first? 👍

[@dougdina]

Use Layer states.

[@Pouyan1977]

Hi Affinity , please fix RTL(Right To Left) , i,m persian , درود افینیتی ، لطفا راست چین رو برای نرم افزارهاتون درست کنید تا ما فارسی زبان ها بتونیم از اونا استفاده کنیم ، سپاسگزارم

[@LouisGedo]

Hi 👋

[@paulstevenson200]

After less than three minutes I am completely lost and feel as if I have stumbled into a lecture on a subject I never signed up for. It is downright insulting to headline this video "Getting Started with Affinity Photo" because this is DEFINITELY NOT a starter guide. Why do techies always talk at a level that assumes their audience is at least as knowledgeable as they are? Hopeless.

[@allonwne]

I found this very useful, but I have been using the product for years. The title could have been something like 'Getting Started with Affinity Photo 2 for experienced image processing users'. I'm assuming it is for version 2.

[@jmdisalamanca4999]

I'm a Linux User so I need a Windows VM to use Affinity .... Linux Version PLEASE :)

[@68LeCoq]

"While I appreciate the overall sentiment, it's clear that AI technology is rapidly accelerating various processes, and Affinity, in particular, seems to be lagging behind. By leveraging AI-powered prompts, it's possible to significantly reduce the time spent on tasks that were once highly time-consuming. Affinity needs to adapt to these advancements and embrace the latest technologies to remain competitive."

[@Zero-oq1jk]

It's not every day you see the face of the voice.

[@WibuSableng]

ada gila2 nya nih app

[@ndon85]

my boy James, you seem to have lost lots of weight !

[@nomen.nescio]

If you are going to learn a new product, just switch to the Gimp.

[@GnirB]

Gimp 3.0 on the way

[@medicenpaniagua]

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[@BrookVine]

I thought you're AI🤣🤣. Thanks

[@JamesRitson]

Maybe I am! Generative video is pretty good nowadays 😉

[@FlameForgedSoul]

At the risk of coming off rude; we are well past the need for yet another "getting started" series/video. That need is well taken care of. Advanced Channel Operations (as far as AP is capable of such), intermediate to advanced masking/selection/compositing, a deep dive into the Develop Persona etc etc. Have a look at what Deke McLelland covered in his multiple Lynda/LinkedIn training courses for a certain other application, or what he's doing here on YT. Your marketing did *not* position you as a tool for hobbyists, so let's back that up.

[@neodidi]

There are a lot of really new users.. And these types of videos encourages them when they see it.. As so many people might not want to just search for old videos. New videos like this reveals new features to new users.

[@ytskt]

Not everyone is advanced user... However I agree with you point about channels and advanced masking and selection... Most Affinity Photo tools are very similar to the 'industry standard' but its channels seem to work quite differently. (Check my other comment for this video)

[@mwhite212]

I would imagine this exists because a lot of Canva users might be curious about the software.

[@dougdina]

Aren’t there around 100 videos that James created covering many other features in detail? I still have not seen all of them.

[@FlameForgedSoul]

Almost two weeks late but yes, exactly this. Presumably Canva users are familiar with search bars. ​@@dougdina

[@extremelydave]

Gee....do you think James knows his software? I wonder if he dreams about Affinity......

[@daffaasyraf4935]

No new features yet?

[@Ttangko_]

2006 ahh editing parameters :( I want to love this software so bad, but in the end the editing tool repertoire is suuuuper behind to adobe's (which can milk their customers the most insane subscriptions fees while pulling your data's pants down completely) Such a gold mine - potentially

[@Ttangko_]

you can sadly see the editing quality being worse just by watching this video too btw

[@StrikeDigital3D]

@@Ttangko_ What's missing in Afinity compared to Adobe?

[@FlameForgedSoul]

@@StrikeDigital3D There are many threads on the Affinity forums, It's too exhaustive a list for both Photo and Designer ranging from QoL features/niggling interface issues to scripting/sdk to missing features prevalent even in FOSS applications. The cores are solid but they _really_ need to get moving.

[@Ttangko_]

@@StrikeDigital3D alooooot of object manipulation or effect/object sliders in the upper menus basically all the fancy creative playground past basic graphics program functionality

[@mwhite212]

Photoshop literally has a 25 year head start on Affinity. And no doubt Serif has a much smaller dev team than Adobe. Of course it is behind. I imagine now that Canva has purchased them, we should see an acceleration in feature deployment. For the price, it's an incredible tool and it serves me well for my needs - which are professional btw. I have both Adobe and Affinity and I always reach for the Affinity suite before Adobe. I pretty much only use photoshop for mockups because of the vast availability of existing templates.

[@colinadams5745]

You really think this is a "Getting Started" tutorial? Ridiculous!

[@dougdina]

I think the video is for those people getting started with Affinity Photo but well-versed in other editing software. It’s certainly not an introduction to photo editing in general.

[@CherylWrightAuthor]

I am a fairly new user, and this video was totally over my head. I'm doing very basic stuff at the moment. It seems to me Affinity has a high learning curve.

[@chriswaldron2617]

🤣it can’t compete with Photoshop. Resizing an image is not lossless like photoshop and results in blurry images. You don’t even have the basic thing of deep etching with a pen. Biggest waste of n=money I’ve ever spent on dud software.

[@JamesRitson]

Not sure what you mean about resizing images-are you referring to overall document resampling (which is destructive in any software), or transforming layers? If the latter, these are non-destructive regardless of layer type. I wonder if you're referring to the type of resampling? Photo defaults to bilinear, which is soft but suppresses resampling artefacts. You can change this to Bicubic or Lanczos for sharper results which would then match Photoshop.

[@GnirB]

Can you please tell your dev to look up for a Linux version??

[@brunonissen3262]

Jeg kunne godt tænke mig en video om lag. Kan ikke finde noget om at sammensætte lag. eks. Nytårs billeder hvor der er en forgrunds billede og flere med fyrværkeri som sættes sammen.