This kind of file version compatibility is of course not a trivial task to develop, but it might be useful to Affinity users some of which are now behind an operating system version wall (Windows 7 and 8 and pre-Catalina support now gone). Some apps have also a specific interchange format that is designed to stay compatible between new and old versions of the app. so that the features stay somehow useable even if not fully editable in older versions). New Features Affinity Designer 2 now has vector warp features, contour control, non-destructive adjustments, X-ray view, a shape builder tool, a knife tool, and grids and guides. Here are the details of the Affinity Version 2 upgrade. I remember that Microsoft Office 2003 (and earlier) were once able to open, edit and save to newer versions of Office apps.Īnd many graphic design apps are capable of saving back to earlier versions for interoperability, resolving one way or another how new features will be saved back (simply just omitted, or e.g. 3 Images With any new upgrade comes new features, availability, price changes, and more.
Backward compatibility would mean that Affinity V2 can open V1 files, which it can, so it's already backward compatible) Apple M1 Pro, MacOS Ventura 13.4, Affinity Designer v2.1. If you're looking for a good alternative to Adobe, and need a spectrum of design apps that connect beautifully and instantly together, then the Affinity V2 release is a great choice.It's unheard of in the software industry for software to have forward compatibility, ie., to be able to open a newer version file in an older version of the software (which is what we're talking about, not backward compatibility as many people are calling it.
Visit the Serif site for the complete upgrade list of new features. New features like Hue Range makes the Affinity Photo workflow faster than ever (Image credit: Serif)Īffinity Designer 2 gets a number of eye-catching new tools, includes Vector Warp that means you can apply non-destructive warps to text and images to twist your designs the Shape Builder Tool enables you to build complex designs from simple shapes and the Knife Tool lets you slice and dice your designs faster than ever.Īffinity Photo 2 has some nice updates too, including Live Mesh Warp for distorting images to match underlying templates RAW files can now be edited non-destructively and you can speed up your workflow with Live Masks, that update update automatically based on an underlying image's properties, and Hue Range for applying automatic adjustments.Īffinity Publisher 2 gets a slew of eye-catching features, for example Books automatically syncs page numbers, contents tables and styles across all pages in the same document and Place Auto-flow means you can create a design that repeats across a document for instant designs.
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