Affinity Photo 2

Bob 1 said:
What's the difference between editing and management, please?
Sorry, I'm a bit of a numpty with editing etc :oops: :$
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It is all about your workflow when you have photos on your camera and you want to do something with them. Management is downloading to your computer probably to a specific place, tagging, culling etc. Editing is where you want to do something to the images eg brighten, crop etc.
 
Ok, thank you.
I do feel a bit embarrassed having to post such daft questions :rolleyes:
I suppose Affinity Photo will be my editor then.
So do you think Digikam is a good bet for managing? I'm not sure how it works yet, but have a YouTube on it.
 
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Bob 1 said:
Ok, thank you.
I do feel a bit embarrassed having to post such daft questions :rolleyes:
I suppose Affinity Photo will be my editor then.
So do you think Digikam is a good bet for managing? I'm not sure how it works yet, but have a YouTube on it.
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You don't have to use any software to manage your files, just create folders in a way that suits you, but do get the photos onto the pc and back them up
 
Sangoma said:
You don't have to use any software to manage your files, just create folders in a way that suits you, but do get the photos onto the pc and back them up
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At the very least you need to be able to add key words to individual images so as to be easily find them later.
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
At the very least you need to be able to add key words to individual images so as to be easily find them later.
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I did all that for a while, now I dont bother, never had any problem finding things, though it does make it a lot quicker when I can't remember what camera I used, and would probably be more useful if I took more photos (average around 400 a month, so not a lot)
 
Sangoma said:
I did all that for a while, now I dont bother, never had any problem finding things, though it does make it a lot quicker when I can't remember what camera I used, and would probably be more useful if I took more photos (average around 400 a month, so not a lot)
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It makes it a lot easier to gather images from lots of different files and sets. If you are looking for dogs at sunset for instance. Every shot you have ever taken that meets that criteria will be displayed instantly. No hunting no memorising
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
I was offered a two day window to upgrade to Affinity 2 on Saturday , for only £29 the whole set.
Terrywoodenpic said:
I was offered a two day window to upgrade to Affinity 2 on Saturday , for only £29 the whole set.
I had originally decided not to do so when it came out, but this offer was a no brainer.
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I had originally decided not to do so when it came out, but this offer was a no brainer.
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Sangoma said:
You don't have to use any software to manage your files, just create folders in a way that suits you, but do get the photos onto the pc and back them up
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@Sangoma highlights the most important aspect of managing a collection of image..... think about your folder structure that will work for you. Only introduce management software such as DigiKam when you need organisational facilities not provided by the file system such as "star ratings", tagging or face recognition. The beauty of DigiKam is that you can add it later, it will work with your folder structure.
 
I really wish I could have gotten Digikam to work. Did anyone else have issues installing and getting to open on a Mac? I am sure I just had a permissions issue but just couldn’t solve it.
 
Tulipone said:
I really wish I could have gotten Digikam to work. Did anyone else have issues installing and getting to open on a Mac? I am sure I just had a permissions issue but just couldn’t solve it.
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It is not Apple silicon native, has to run through Rosetta. What Mac are you using ?

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just downloaded it too see what it is like and you are right about getting it to open "The application “Finder” does not have permission to open “(null)”."

there is a way round this though
1. right click on Digicam icon in applications
2. show package contents
3. open Macos folder
4. there is a digikam icon in there, double click on it and you will get a terminal window and it will open the programme for you.

Just make an alias of that icon and drag to the desktop or onto the dock whichever you prefer.
 
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4tea2 said:
@Sangoma highlights the most important aspect of managing a collection of image..... think about your folder structure that will work for you. Only introduce management software such as DigiKam when you need organisational facilities not provided by the file system such as "star ratings", tagging or face recognition. The beauty of DigiKam is that you can add it later, it will work with your folder structure.
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Even light room works with your file structure. It does not matter where you have them stored.
 
Nikon f1.8 said:
It is not Apple silicon native, has to run through Rosetta. What Mac are you using ?

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just downloaded it too see what it is like and you are right about getting it to open "The application “Finder” does not have permission to open “(null)”."

there is a way round this though
1. right click on Digicam icon in applications
2. show package contents
3. open Macos folder
4. there is a digikam icon in there, double click on it and you will get a terminal window and it will open the programme for you.

Just make an alias of that icon and drag to the desktop or onto the dock whichever you prefer.
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That is very kind of you to go to that effort. I'll give it another go and see what happens.
 
4tea2 said:
@Sangoma highlights the most important aspect of managing a collection of image..... think about your folder structure that will work for you. Only introduce management software such as DigiKam when you need organisational facilities not provided by the file system such as "star ratings", tagging or face recognition. The beauty of DigiKam is that you can add it later, it will work with your folder structure.
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I tried downloading digiKam, but could not get by the "destination folder"
 
4tea2 said:
@Sangoma highlights the most important aspect of managing a collection of image..... think about your folder structure that will work for you. Only introduce management software such as DigiKam when you need organisational facilities not provided by the file system such as "star ratings", tagging or face recognition. The beauty of DigiKam is that you can add it later, it will work with your folder structure.
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Exactly this. A use if if you need it case. I've never once needed to look at all of my dog at sunset photos, so I am more than happy with just having fuji dump, fuji keep, and fuji edited folders in finder. A catalogue just makes more work for. Me with no return. And my approach may be totally impractical for the next poster :)
 
Nikon f1.8 said:
It is not Apple silicon native, has to run through Rosetta. What Mac are you using ?

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just downloaded it too see what it is like and you are right about getting it to open "The application “Finder” does not have permission to open “(null)”."

there is a way round this though
1. right click on Digicam icon in applications
2. show package contents
3. open Macos folder
4. there is a digikam icon in there, double click on it and you will get a terminal window and it will open the programme for you.

Just make an alias of that icon and drag to the desktop or onto the dock whichever you prefer.
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And that worked perfectly, thank you again.
 
I just tried to download Digikam, but couldn't for some reason unknown to me.
So, I downloaded Irfanvfiew to try out.
 
Bob 1 said:
I just tried to download Digikam, but couldn't for some reason unknown to me.
So, I downloaded Irfanvfiew to try out.
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SsSsSsSsSnake said:
Are you on a PC?
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I think this could be the problem. You are downloading the version that you need? There are (from memory) Linux, Windows and Mac versions.
 
Tulipone said:
I think this could be the problem. You are downloading the version that you need? There are (from memory) Linux, Windows and Mac versions.
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Yes I tried windows 64, and Chrome (my default browser) I have win 10pro
 
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I have Affinity but haven't really got to know it. I use ACDSee which has a very good integrated database system. Arguably it isn't the best photoeditor but I don't do much manipulation and it more than meets my processing needs.

I'm just beginning to dabble in astrophotography and Affinity has a dedicated 'persona' for this so at £29 for the upgrade I might invest more in the product but not at the full upgrade price.
 
I also stuck with Affinity Version 1, until they offered the discount price, and then I jumped on it. But I have yet to even load version 2 for the first time. Other work has been a priority. I too am an infrequent user and haven't mastered version 1 yet, but couldn't resist the sale price on version 2.

Charley
 
Thanks for all the excellent posts guys & gals :D
Am very busy when I can get on the PC) trying to work it all out on the YouTube tutorials:eek:
 
Only just added DigiKam to the PC. I don't know when I'm going to get the time to learn about all the new software I've downloaded lol.....

Affinity Photo 2,
Irfanview
Digikam
kdenlive. (obviously, once I've conquered Affinity and Digicam) :eek:
 
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Irfanview is very intuitive. You should be able to make good use of it on your first attempt, and then pick up the rest of it later. It makes a good quick viewer and very light editor, plus a way of making slide shows of photos in a directory. I've been using Irfanview for over 20 years for quick viewing and light editing, and I have used it to make slide shows a few times, even though I have full photo and video editing capability with other programs.

Charley
 
Cheers Charley.
That makes life a bit easier., and I can forget about Digikam for now ;)
 
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Thank you.
I'll try them out. :D
 
Bob 1 said:
Only just added DigiKam to the PC. I don't know when I'm going to get the time to learn about all the new software I've downloaded lol.....

Affinity Photo 2,
Irfanview
Digikam
kdenlive. (obviously, once I've conquered Affinity and Digicam) :eek:
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On Affinity Photo 2, don't try and learn how to use it, learn how to do what you need, bib by bit as you go.
use it for basics first, adjusting contrast and brightness, cropping and may be some sharpening (there is more than one method to sharpen an image, look for videos and try them)

One day if you want to remove a background, then that is the day to look how to do it, by which time you will be getting the feel of how the programme operates.

The only thing I would suggest is to get to know what layers are and how they work to get the results you want. You will find that many tutorials will just assume you know. (this is a very common fault, and a serious one, with many tutorials and how-to's, they appear to be written for people who already know what they are doing)

Although it may at first appear complex and overwhelming, if you do it on a task by task basis, you won't get confused by al the currently unneeded information.
 
Good advice, thank's. (y)
 
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