To view objects both on and off artboard just drag it above the artboard layer. You can also drag object completely off of the artboard and it will reappear in areas outside artboard (non-printing). As soon as you drag a shape onto any artboard it becomes associated with that artboard and become clipped for printing again.
Hi @seanlizama4152 , thanks for the info. True, you can bring things off the artboard to show in the margin. It just seems a little more cumbersome when using an artboard than the way it works when there is no artboard.
Thanks Trent for reviewing and showing some great uses for the new Affinity 2.5 Beta features. I'm excited to start learning more about and using variable fonts. I think this could be one of the features that some may have been waiting for to decide to possible make the switch to Affinity.
You drove me crazy with the stroke / appearance location in the studio, then I saw it was Design not Photo! I also discovered that you can combine stroke and Fx for a double stroke option.
Aha! Vector tracing and QR Code Generator were the only reasons I would still open up Inkscape these days. (At least for any professional work. I still like Inkscape just for tinkering about.) So having QR generator in Affinity pleases me no end especially since I hope to customise it by subtly clipping graphics inside the code. 😊 Okay, carry on (as in I continue watching 😁).
@@TechnicallyTrent looking forward to it, Trent. Thank you and apologies for never showing up during the streams. We’re based in Jakarta, Indonesia so it’s usually bedtime for us. But I usually catch up the morning after. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🙂
Ah, I missed the live stream. Thanks for the heads-up in advance. As someone who isn't a beta tester, I'm eagerly anticipating version 2.5, particularly the line width tool. I'm also intrigued by the QR shape feature. I remember playing around with it years ago; you could create 'hidden' messages like 'Thank you, great job' or even encode very long texts. Though, I'm unsure if a standard reading device can decode those...
Hi @sechmettara, I agree, QR codes have lots of cool use cases. As far as I know, their primary job is just to embed information, and then the reading device can decide what to do with them. One cool feature of QR codes is how much redundancy and data-correction is built into them. So even if the code gets torn or distorted, many devices can still read it. This is one way people make cool looking QR codes. Perhaps I'll show some ways to do this on the next stream.
@@TechnicallyTrent It would be great if you could show some examples! What impressed me back then, when I was playing around with the QR-Generator, was this elaborate labyrinth that came out when you encoded longer texts.
Hi @Bob-The-Guy , yes, there will always be a different between screen and printed. But for me, it still works well. One thing you can do is order samples of a product (ex: print on demand product) to see if it prints well. You don't need to order a sample for every single design, but maybe 1 sample per product. Some people will also make a sample that has simply prints a color palette on the product so they can see how all the colors look.
Do you know if you can add little images to the QR codes generated? I did one online (can't remember where) that I was able to add my logo in the centre.
Hi @GillBrooks, You can manually add your logo to the center. You should know that this process takes advantage of the QR code's built-in error correction. Your logo will block part of the QR code, but because the QR code has redundancy in it, it can usually still work. But you need to keep your logo small. I'll cover this on the next stream.
@@TechnicallyTrent Thanks for checking this out! I suppose they know what people want from this tool based on the beta feedback and such and they know very well the ilustrator tools so they don't need other people crying about this.
Hi @Bill1844! According to the Affinity release notes, variable fonts are supported on iPad: affinity.serif.com/en-us/whats-new/ But I have not tried it on iPad yet. In which way are they not working? Do you see the variable fonts option? Keep in mind that a font has to be specifically designed as a variable font. The feature won't work with just any font. You can find variable fonts here: fonts.google.com/variablefonts
@@TechnicallyTrent Not working as described in their release notes. I tried several variable fonts. There is a drop down list of font options but no sliders. Thanks.
@@TechnicallyTrent “On iPad, tap the arrow to the right of Bold/Italic/Underline/Strikethrough on the Text Panel and then tap Variations.” No variation to tap on as described. I tried several variable fonts. Thanks so much, I enjoy your videos.
@@Bill1844 Hi Bill, sorry to hear it isn't working. I don't know much about the iPad version, but one thing you can try is posting the issue on the official Affinity forums. They have a message board for iPad problems. Usually that gets their attention: forum.affinity.serif.com/
@@TechnicallyTrent I watched your video today but had to leave before you got to my question. I posted my question to the Affinity page and will see if I get an answer. Thanks again for your trouble. See you in two weeks. Bill
Hi @leannet3854, according to the post by Affinity in their forums, these features are available on all the platforms, including iPad. The feature list is below, and if you click through to the post for each feature, it will list the supported platforms: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/202294-25-new-features-and-improvements-list/
Hi @MrMyrella67! The subtitles are automatically created by TH-cam. Sometimes it takes a few hours for them to be generated. Hopefully they will appear soon for this video.
When will the normal reflection of the object be made relative to the "transform origin", and not relative to the center of the object? Do it like in inkscape, not this idiocy... :)
Hi @anabog1952, good point. I found this Affinity Forum post also requesting that feature. Maybe you can comment on it or add a follow up request: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/95047-flipping-object-with-transformation-origin-and-angle/
To view objects both on and off artboard just drag it above the artboard layer. You can also drag object completely off of the artboard and it will reappear in areas outside artboard (non-printing). As soon as you drag a shape onto any artboard it becomes associated with that artboard and become clipped for printing again.
Hi @seanlizama4152 , thanks for the info. True, you can bring things off the artboard to show in the margin. It just seems a little more cumbersome when using an artboard than the way it works when there is no artboard.
They should just make clip to canvas an option available for both artboards and non-artboatd documents.
Hello from Thailand 😊 Thank you for sharing 😊 I still new on Affinity and your videos Its really help me to improve ❤
Hi IVMD, glad to hear it!
Thanks Trent for reviewing and showing some great uses for the new Affinity 2.5 Beta features. I'm excited to start learning more about and using variable fonts. I think this could be one of the features that some may have been waiting for to decide to possible make the switch to Affinity.
Hi @TwoStepsAway, I agree, Variable Fonts are a really nice new addition!
You drove me crazy with the stroke / appearance location in the studio, then I saw it was Design not Photo! I also discovered that you can combine stroke and Fx for a double stroke option.
that font tool is bonkers.
Aha! Vector tracing and QR Code Generator were the only reasons I would still open up Inkscape these days. (At least for any professional work. I still like Inkscape just for tinkering about.) So having QR generator in Affinity pleases me no end especially since I hope to customise it by subtly clipping graphics inside the code. 😊
Okay, carry on (as in I continue watching 😁).
Hi @arale1402....yup, here are some really cool effects you can do with QR codes. I'll show some on the next stream :)
@@TechnicallyTrent looking forward to it, Trent. Thank you and apologies for never showing up during the streams. We’re based in Jakarta, Indonesia so it’s usually bedtime for us. But I usually catch up the morning after.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 🙂
Flexi (Flexisign) has the same problem with variable fonts. It's a mess.
Ah, I missed the live stream.
Thanks for the heads-up in advance. As someone who isn't a beta tester, I'm eagerly anticipating version 2.5, particularly the line width tool. I'm also intrigued by the QR shape feature. I remember playing around with it years ago; you could create 'hidden' messages like 'Thank you, great job' or even encode very long texts. Though, I'm unsure if a standard reading device can decode those...
Hi @sechmettara, I agree, QR codes have lots of cool use cases. As far as I know, their primary job is just to embed information, and then the reading device can decide what to do with them.
One cool feature of QR codes is how much redundancy and data-correction is built into them. So even if the code gets torn or distorted, many devices can still read it. This is one way people make cool looking QR codes. Perhaps I'll show some ways to do this on the next stream.
@@TechnicallyTrent It would be great if you could show some examples! What impressed me back then, when I was playing around with the QR-Generator, was this elaborate labyrinth that came out when you encoded longer texts.
Hello please talk about the new auto close for pencil tool too! Thanks. 😊
Hi @cappuswong_ch, thanks for the suggestion! That was in my notes but I forgot to mention it. I'll discuss it on next week's livestream.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
What a QR code, but no bar code? Publisher needs a bar code generator.
Greetings from Singapore
Hi @klimaxsg!
Thank you for activating the subtitle!
I appreciate you very much!🙏🏻🩵
Greetings from Bochum
Hi @WolfRudigerJurgens!
Hello fellow Bochumer! Missing the “Bermuda Dreieck”!
When using the RGB color profile for printed objects, you DO NOT see a difference between your screen image and actual printed product color?
Hi @Bob-The-Guy , yes, there will always be a different between screen and printed. But for me, it still works well. One thing you can do is order samples of a product (ex: print on demand product) to see if it prints well. You don't need to order a sample for every single design, but maybe 1 sample per product. Some people will also make a sample that has simply prints a color palette on the product so they can see how all the colors look.
Do you know if you can add little images to the QR codes generated? I did one online (can't remember where) that I was able to add my logo in the centre.
Hi @GillBrooks,
You can manually add your logo to the center. You should know that this process takes advantage of the QR code's built-in error correction. Your logo will block part of the QR code, but because the QR code has redundancy in it, it can usually still work. But you need to keep your logo small. I'll cover this on the next stream.
@@TechnicallyTrent Thank you
Does Line width tool works only symmetrical? Can we have more width only to one side? I think in Illustrator works that way
Hi Kranos...I saw someone also ask this question on the Affinity Forums. I believe it only works symmetrically.
@@TechnicallyTrent Thanks for checking this out! I suppose they know what people want from this tool based on the beta feedback and such and they know very well the ilustrator tools so they don't need other people crying about this.
Question: Do the new features in affinity 2.5 work with the iPad version? Can’t get variable fonts to work in Photo, Designer, and Publisher. Thanks
Hi @Bill1844!
According to the Affinity release notes, variable fonts are supported on iPad:
affinity.serif.com/en-us/whats-new/
But I have not tried it on iPad yet. In which way are they not working? Do you see the variable fonts option? Keep in mind that a font has to be specifically designed as a variable font. The feature won't work with just any font.
You can find variable fonts here: fonts.google.com/variablefonts
@@TechnicallyTrent Not working as described in their release notes. I tried several variable fonts. There is a drop down list of font options but no sliders. Thanks.
@@TechnicallyTrent “On iPad, tap the arrow to the right of Bold/Italic/Underline/Strikethrough on the Text Panel and then tap Variations.” No variation to tap on as described. I tried several variable fonts. Thanks so much, I enjoy your videos.
@@Bill1844 Hi Bill, sorry to hear it isn't working. I don't know much about the iPad version, but one thing you can try is posting the issue on the official Affinity forums. They have a message board for iPad problems. Usually that gets their attention:
forum.affinity.serif.com/
@@TechnicallyTrent I watched your video today but had to leave before you got to my question. I posted my question to the Affinity page and will see if I get an answer. Thanks again for your trouble. See you in two weeks. Bill
I wonder if these new features are for ipad version too
Hi @leannet3854, according to the post by Affinity in their forums, these features are available on all the platforms, including iPad. The feature list is below, and if you click through to the post for each feature, it will list the supported platforms:
forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/202294-25-new-features-and-improvements-list/
@@TechnicallyTrent thank you!
Hello, please activate the subtitles, I understand English better when I read it... Thank you!
Hi @MrMyrella67! The subtitles are automatically created by TH-cam. Sometimes it takes a few hours for them to be generated. Hopefully they will appear soon for this video.
When will the normal reflection of the object be made relative to the "transform origin", and not relative to the center of the object? Do it like in inkscape, not this idiocy... :)
Hi @anabog1952, good point. I found this Affinity Forum post also requesting that feature. Maybe you can comment on it or add a follow up request:
forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/95047-flipping-object-with-transformation-origin-and-angle/