Workflow changes include improvements to noise reduction, the performance of live filter effects, and “huge macro and batch processing improvements”. New formats supported include 12-bit and 16-bit CMYK TIFFs and the ‘JPEG-killing’ HEIF format, the latter with support for loading depth maps. There is also a new HSL adjustment layer, and new procedural texture and Voronoi filter effects. In addition, Affinity Photo 1.7 gets support for up to 32-way symmetry, with on-canvas controls plus a new Sub Brushes system, making it possible to combine multiple brushes in a single stroke. New in Affinity Photo 1.7: 32-way symmetry, Sub Brushes system, HEIF support Serif describes it as “a market first for photo editing and graphic design apps”, which is strictly true, although HDR monitors are also supported in the open-source painting tool Krita 4.2.įor tablet users, both applications get pen and dial support on Microsoft Surface devices, while the iPad editions get a new compact UI, which seems to be aimed particularly at the iPad Mini. Other new features common to both applications include support for HDR monitors, enabling users to view images in high dynamic range while painting or editing. New in both apps: support for HDR monitors, plus pen and dial support for Microsoft Surfaces In Affinity Photo, loading RAW files is also listed as “at least 2x faster”. However, Windows users do get some performance boosts due to improvements in memory management: Serif claims that there are “3x or 4x speed improvements across many tasks”. The downside for non-Mac users is that the implementation is based on Apple’s proprietary Metal API, so the same work on Windows will happen “in a future update”.Īpple deprecated cross-platform technologies OpenGL and OpenCL in macOS last year, effectively giving developers no option but to implement GPU acceleration separately for Macs and other PCs. The biggest structural change in both applications is GPU acceleration, with Serif claiming that all raster layer and brush operations are now “up to 10 times faster” than before.īoth packages also support multiple GPUs, although we don’t have any figures on how performance scales. New features in both apps: GPU acceleration on macOS The first updates to the applications since 2017, the releases are also described as the “biggest ever Affinity updates”, adding GPU acceleration of brush and layer operations on macOS and support for HDR monitors. Serif has released Affinity Photo 1.7 and Affinity Designer 1.7, the latest versions of its pro image editing and vector design software. Scroll down for news of the 1.7.1 updates and links to Affinity Publisher. Posted by Jim Thacker Serif ships Affinity Photo 1.7.1 and Affinity Designer 1.7.1
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