Here's eight more new features currently in the beta version of Affinity Photo 1.9. Version 1.9 at the time of recording this was in Beta, which you can get. Learn more about version 1.9 A message from the Affinity team As a way to lend support to the creative community during these difficult times, we’re once again offering a 90-day free trial of the Mac and Windows versions of the whole Affinity suite, for anyone who wants to use them (even those who have previously completed a free trial). Today we launch version 1.9 of Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher, bringing new features and significant further improvements across the board. “After another year which saw record numbers of people switching to Affinity, it’s exciting to start 2021 with yet another major free update,” said Ashley Hewson, Managing Director of Serif. An intuitive app that gives you the power to combine your images, graphics and text to make beautiful layouts ready for publication What's new in Affinity Publisher 1.9.2.1035: Fixed crash at.
Die neuen Features und Verbesserung in Affinity Publisher 1.9 werde ich hier zusammenfassen und aufführen. Die neue Affinity Publisher Beta Version 1.9.0.829 findest Du hier zum Download.
Du kannst die Affinity Publisher Beta herunterladen, vorausgesetzt Du hast Affinity Publisher gekauft und besitzt eine gültige Lizenz. Es wird empfohlen die Beta Version nicht für kommerzielle Aufgaben zu benutzen, da es sich bei der Beta noch um eine Test Version handelt.
Wenn Du zum ersten Mal eine Kunden-Beta einer Affinity-App verwendest, ist zu beachten, dass die Beta neben Deiner Store-Version als separate App installiert wird. Beide Versionen stören sich überhaupt nicht und Du kannst die Store-Version ohne Bedenken weiterhin als dein Hauptprogramm für deine Arbeiten verwenden.
- Data Merge
- Use the Data Merge Manager (Document > Data Merge Manager) to create a new datasource based on a Text / CSV, JSON or Excel file
- Insert Fields from the datasource into text objects via the Fields Panel
- Fields that represent image resource paths can be applied to Picture Frames
- Optionally, use the DataMerge Node Tool in your source document to create N-up tiled source records
- Use ‘Generate’ from the Data Merge Manager to create a new document based on your source document and datasource
- Package
- Use ‘Save As Package’ and target an empty folder to create a packaged copy of your document and collect used fonts and linked images into subfolders
- The package folder can be moved in its entirety to another location or to another device
- On re-opening the package, links to images will be resolved and fonts can optionally be temporarily installed
- It is important to adhere to copyright and licensing restrictions if redistributing images or fonts
- PDF Bookmarks
- Bookmarks provide a listing of flagged content that are present within a PDF document.
- Bookmarks can be added via the Anchor Panel or automatically generated from a Table of Contents.
- PDF Passthrough
- It is now possible to flag placed PDF files for PDF passthrough. When such a file is encountered during PDF export it can be embedded verbatim in the output PDF ensuring 100% fidelity.
- PSD flattened image representation
- When placing a PSD we now use the flattened bitmap representation in the file rather than interpreting the file content ourselves. This will generally give better results on output.
- Convert Pixel Layer to Image Node / Picture Frame
- It is now possible to convert a Pixel Layer to an Image or Picture Frame plus content.
- Initial Text Baseline Advance
- Text frames now support an ‘Initial Advance’ property. This can be helpful to keep text aligned with other page elements and ensure predictable consistent layout.
- Path Text
- Additional controls now make it possible to avoid flowing text onto both sides of a curve. Additionally it is now possible to hide overflowing Path Text if desired.
- Configurable Bleed and Margin Guide Colours
- The colours used for Bleed and Margin guides are configurable by the user and saved with the document.
Product registration and store content streaming
We have now added the ability to link your Affinity app to your Affinity account through a new app registration process. This will have the advantages of you being able to stream any content you have purchased or received for free from the Affinity store directly to all your apps without having to manually install them. This is of particular use to customers who have more than one of our apps, or run our apps on different devices and operating systems as all your content will automatically be available across all of them.
If you register the beta app you will initially receive a free brush kit (the luminance brush kit) for testing purposes. We appreciate it is of little use if you only use Publisher. In a couple of weeks however this will be expanded to include all of the store content you may already own.
While this is the full scope of what we are implementing for 1.9, the link between your account and your apps will open up the possibility for us to offer other features and services in the future which we think you will like.
We’ve just updated all Affinity apps across all platforms to version 1.9, and as you’ve come to expect from our version one updates, they are free to existing users on the platform(s) a licence has been purchased for. If you need help updating to 1.9, it’s worth checking out this handy guide—How to install Affinity updates.
Let’s take a look at what’s new in Affinity Publisher 1.9.
1. Save As Package
Packaging your work is so useful as it collates your document alongside all used images and font resources into one folder for sharing with printers, collaborating with colleagues and archiving your files. With Publisher’s new Save As Package option, you can do this in seconds.
In the package dialog, you can see a full summary of what is included in your package including the number of fonts, linked images, modified images and whether you have any missing fonts or images—which is really handy to know.
In this video, Emily shows us how to package a file, share packaged files and make edits.
2. Data Merge
With the introduction of Data Merge, you can now integrate text and image links into your document by merging from an external data source (Text/CSV, JSON and Excel files are currently supported). This is a huge time-saver for creating documents composed of many pages of data that are structured in a similar way, such as catalogues, business cards, certificates, badges, tickets, form letters and envelopes.
You can choose to use one or multiple data sources in a document, to use all or a specific range of records, and whether to update the data in your document if the original source file has been edited—all within the Data Merge Manager.
Publisher also has a new Data Merge Layout Tool which can be used to quickly and easily draw out rows and columns to create a table to hold your data.
3. PDF passthrough/placed scale
It’s now possible to flag your imported PDFs for PDF passthrough. This ensures that the file will be a perfect representation of the original PDF when exporting, regardless of whether you have the embedded fonts installed or not.
This is a big deal for publications such as magazines, brochures and instruction manuals that feature advertisements or technical diagrams often provided in PDF format.
In 1.9, you can also see and edit the scale percentage of any placed files in the Context toolbar (previously only available for images). This allows you to reset the scaling to 100% and is especially helpful for architectural documents featuring detailed plans or advertisements being supplied to a magazine in PDF or PSD format which need to be a specific size.
In this video, Emily runs through how to place content and edit its scale, as well as how to flag placed PDF files for PDF passthrough.
4. PDF Bookmarks
PDF Bookmarks provide a listing of flagged content present within a PDF document and are a great tool to save digital readers time as it allows them to skip to certain parts of a document such as an order form. In 1.9 they can now be added via the Anchor Panel or automatically generated from a Table of Contents.
Emily talks us through the different ways to create, manage and export PDF Bookmarks in this tutorial.
5. Convert Pixel Layer to Image Node
Instead of remaining embedded within your document, any pixel layers you have in Publisher can now be converted to an image, which can now be linked to reduce overall file size or collected and packaged as a resource to share externally.
This video explains how to convert a pixel layer to an image node and how you can use image nodes with the Resource Manager.
And that’s not all…
There are so many things to talk about in Affinity Publisher 1.9 that we couldn’t stick to just five! Along with much faster IDML import, there’s more great stuff like:
Configurable Bleed and Margin Guide Colours
Another new feature in 1.9 is the ability to change the colour of your document’s bleed and margin guides to tie in with brand colours or make them more visible over certain colours or images.
You can set one colour for all guides throughout your document using master pages or pick different colours for different spreads, and if you change your mind, these colours can be edited at any time.
There are many colour options you can use to tailor your guides such as the colour picker, HSL wheel and swatches, which you can see in this video.
Studio Presets
You can now save your favourite workspace setups and easily switch between them with Studio Presets.
If you find that you work with a different set of tools for different tasks, then this feature could save you heaps of time! For example, if you often create interactive documents, you might benefit from a separate studio layout where Publisher’s Hyperlinks, Anchors and Index panels are brought to the fore.
Using the Studio Presets Manager, you can easy load, rename or delete your custom workspaces or reset to the default Publisher studio setup at any time.
Check out our 1.9 Affinity creative sessions
For even more information about this latest release, check out the 1.9 Affinity creative sessions led by our in-house product experts. They run through all the major updates to each app, and you can stream them at any time on our official YouTube channel.
Watch more tutorials
We have a fantastic range of video tutorials designed to help you get the most out of Affinity Publisher 1.9 on our website.
Find out more about our 1.9 updates:
Affinity Publisher is currently 50% off
In response to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have once again cut the price of our apps by 50%—including the newly released 1.9 versions, so if you don’t have Affinity Publisher yet, now is a great time to purchase a copy.
Affinity Publisher 1.9
The 90-day free trial of the Mac and Windows versions of the whole Affinity suite is also back for a limited time. For more details and to download the free trial, go to the Affinity website.
Affinity Publisher 1.9 Beta
Existing users can download v1.9 free from their Affinity account.