
All brushes / brush tools are accelerated. With GPU support, even huge brushes with 1% spacing will perform well. The brush engine in Photo has been rewritten to use the new GPU architecture described above. You can control when the sub-brushes are drawn and how they blend with the main brush. Each sub-brush has a fully separate and customisable set of dynamics. This exciting feature allows any brush to have a list of other brushes attached which will draw at the same time. Photo 1.7 introduces a new “sub-brush” mechanism, developed in conjunction with Paolo Limoncelli ( DAUB® Brushes). There is no limit to the number of GPUs which can be used. Intel + AMD in MacBook Pro, or Intel + eGPU in other Macs) Photo will use them all, at the same time, to improve performance. Multiple GPUs are supported - if you have more than 1 GPU (ie.

External GPUs (eGPU) are also supported - including hot-plug-and-unplug support.

Performance when using integrated Intel GPUs has also been massively improved. Typically this improves compositing / editing performance by at least 1000%. It will now automatically use any compatible discrete GPU, alongside the Intel GPU support present in 1.6. The core processing engine in Affinity Photo has been rewritten to take advantage of the powerful discrete AMD GPUs in modern Mac hardware. With all that said, we hope that you will enjoy the new capabilities introduced in this initial release and we look forward to any and all feedback you give to us.Īffinity Photo 1.7 - Changes Since Last 1.6 Release It’s also worth noting that we aren’t done yet - we are still working through reported bugs from previous releases and hope to fix as many as possible before the final release of 1.7. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
Affinity photo 1.7 install#
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. Things will be broken in this build - please use it to explore the new features and not for real work. This is especially true as this is the first of many beta builds we will release before 1.7 ships. Photo 1.7 is a (very) significant change to the currently shipping 1.6 version, so, as ever, I would strongly urge users to avoid the 1.7 beta for critical work.
Affinity photo 1.7 full#
The only photo editing tool to offer full end-to-end 32-bit workflow for working on HDR images, renders, textures or exports from 3D software.We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the first beta of Affinity Photo 1.7 for macOS.

Affinity photo 1.7 plus#
+ Massive image support (100+ Megapixels)Ĭorrect and enhance images with Levels, Curves, Black and White, White Balance, HSL, Shadows and Highlights, plus over a dozen other non-destructive adjustments which preview instantly and can be edited at any time. Watch your edits render in real time and dive into the huge toolset, tailored to the demands of a professional workflow. The raw power under the hood of Affinity Photo will leave you amazed at how quickly you can work. Whether it’s quick corrections, delicate retouching, or immersing yourself in complex fine art with hundreds of layers, Affinity Photo has you covered. If you could create your own photo editing software, it would work like this.
