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Affinity Photo Top 10 Basic Tasks - Affinity Photo For Beginners

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Affinity Photo is an amazing photo editor for mac and windows. It's full-featured, powerful and friendly to beginners. In this design tutorial, I show you the 10 most common basic tasks you might want to do inside Affinity photo. Remember to Subscribe https://goo.gl/6vCw64 If you are just starting out with Affinity Photo or Photo Editing Software, in General, this tutorial should get you up and running. 1) Opening images 2) Cropping images 3) How to remove something from a photo 4) How to remove basic acne and skin blemishes 5) How to use adjustment layers 6) How to use masks 7) Selecting objects in an image 8) Basic Compositing 9) How to add & manipulate text 10) Saving Layered files and exporting final images Affinity Photo offers some pretty fantastic features for photo editing and I highly suggest you check it out of you have been a Photoshop user for a while and are looking for a cheaper alternative. I did a full review of the software here is you are interested. https://youtu.be/1HhvRjZg8F8 Other Affinity Tutorials: Advanced Skin Retouching - https://youtu.be/5FlJbe98Oc8 Masking Images in Text - https://youtu.be/VP0Tw-pVHRY Change Eye Color - https://youtu.be/vCPiqyoy2jc If you want to support the content I make and buy me a cup of coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jesseshowalter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ////////// Want to support my content and get extra goodies? Become a member and get perks like member-only content, behind the scenes, design files, and more... https://designchamps.io/hip ////////// Connect with me here 👍🏼 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imjesseshow Twitter: http://twitter.com/imjesseshow Anchor: https://anchor.fm/imjesseshow Medium: https://medium.com/@imjesseshow ////////// Sign up for my Monthly Newsletter 📫 http://jesseshowalter.com/newsletter ////////// Music is from Musicbed click below for a free trial 👇🏼 http://share.mscbd.fm/imjesseshow ////////// Equipment 📸 https://www.amazon.com/shop/jesseshowaltertv

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I'm Jesse Showalter and in this episode, I'm gonna cover the 10 most basic things you need to know in Affinity Photo.", 'start': 0.509, 'duration': 7.747}, {'end': 16.46, 'text': "If you don't know, Affinity Photo is the new kid on the block when it comes to photo editing and photo manipulation.", 'start': 11.576, 'duration': 4.884}, {'end': 21.204, 'text': "It's comparable to Photoshop, but it's only 50 bucks, and it's for Mac and Windows.", 'start': 16.88, 'duration': 4.324}, {'end': 23.085, 'text': "If you don't know about it, you can go check them out.", 'start': 21.324, 'duration': 1.761}], 'summary': 'Affinity photo: a $50 alternative to photoshop, covering 10 basic things, available for mac and windows.', 'duration': 22.576, 'max_score': 0.509, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk509.jpg'}], 'start': 0.509, 'title': 'Affinity photo basics', 'summary': 'Covers 10 basic operations in affinity photo, a new photo editing software priced at 50 bucks, providing essential knowledge for beginners and comparable to photoshop.', 'chapters': [{'end': 80.938, 'start': 0.509, 'title': 'Affinity photo: 10 basic things', 'summary': 'Covers the 10 most basic things to know in affinity photo, a new photo editing software comparable to photoshop and priced at 50 bucks, including how to open a photo and perform basic operations for beginners.', 'duration': 80.429, 'highlights': ['Affinity Photo is a new photo editing software comparable to Photoshop, priced at 50 bucks, available for Mac and Windows. Affinity Photo is a new photo editing software similar to Photoshop, available for both Mac and Windows, and priced at 50 dollars.', 'Covering the 10 most basic things to know in Affinity Photo for beginners and those new to photo editing. The chapter focuses on covering the 10 most basic things to know in Affinity Photo, catering to beginners and individuals new to photo editing.', 'Demonstrating how to open a photo in Affinity Photo and perform basic operations. The tutorial demonstrates how to open a photo in Affinity Photo using various methods and perform basic operations like zooming and moving the photo.']}], 'duration': 80.429, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk509.jpg', 'highlights': ['Affinity Photo is a new photo editing software comparable to Photoshop, priced at 50 bucks, available for Mac and Windows.', 'Covering the 10 most basic things to know in Affinity Photo for beginners and those new to photo editing.', 'Demonstrating how to open a photo in Affinity Photo and perform basic operations.']}, {'end': 243.051, 'segs': [{'end': 123.65, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 81.218, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 89.865, 'text': "Another way to open a photo would be to just simply go down to the folder that you want and make sure that you're opening with Affinity Photo.", 'start': 81.218, 'duration': 8.647}, {'end': 96.17, 'text': "Or lastly, if you're working with images and working with photos and you want to just drag something in,", 'start': 90.225, 'duration': 5.945}, {'end': 101.614, 'text': 'you can literally just grab the photo and drag it onto an already established canvas,', 'start': 96.17, 'duration': 5.444}, {'end': 108.079, 'text': 'and it will create a new layer over here in the layers panel that you can then take the photo and move it around and manipulate it.', 'start': 101.614, 'duration': 6.465}, {'end': 111.627, 'text': "That's how easy it is to open a photo in Affinity Photo.", 'start': 109.266, 'duration': 2.361}, {'end': 114.667, 'text': 'All right, number two, how to crop a photo.', 'start': 111.987, 'duration': 2.68}, {'end': 122.43, 'text': "Cropping a photo is one of the most common things you'd wanna do in a photo editor, and Affinity makes it easier, in my opinion,", 'start': 115.208, 'duration': 7.222}, {'end': 123.65, 'text': 'than most other photo editors.', 'start': 122.43, 'duration': 1.22}], 'summary': "Open a photo in affinity photo and easily crop it with the software's intuitive features.", 'duration': 42.432, 'max_score': 81.218, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk81218.jpg'}], 'start': 81.218, 'title': 'Opening and cropping photos in affinity photo', 'summary': 'Focuses on opening a photo in affinity photo and demonstrates the process of cropping using the specific crop tool, including the ability to adjust the crop area, select different crop modes, and straighten the photo based on a reference line.', 'chapters': [{'end': 243.051, 'start': 81.218, 'title': 'Affinity photo: opening and cropping photos', 'summary': 'Explains how to open a photo in affinity photo and demonstrates the process of cropping a photo using the specific crop tool, including the ability to adjust the crop area, select different crop modes, and straighten the photo based on a reference line.', 'duration': 161.833, 'highlights': ['Affinity Photo offers a specific crop tool that allows users to adjust and manipulate the crop area, select different crop modes, and straighten the photo based on a reference line, making it easier than most other photo editors. The specific crop tool in Affinity Photo enables users to adjust the crop area by grabbing the corners or center, select different crop modes for specific ratios like one by one for Instagram, and straighten the photo based on a reference line, providing a user-friendly and versatile cropping experience.', 'Opening a photo in Affinity Photo can be done by navigating to the desired folder and ensuring it is opened with Affinity Photo, or by dragging the photo onto an existing canvas to create a new layer for manipulation. Users can open a photo in Affinity Photo by navigating to the desired folder and ensuring it is opened with Affinity Photo, or by directly dragging the photo onto an existing canvas to create a new layer for further manipulation, offering convenient and efficient ways to open photos in the software.']}], 'duration': 161.833, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk81218.jpg', 'highlights': ['Affinity Photo offers a specific crop tool that allows users to adjust and manipulate the crop area, select different crop modes, and straighten the photo based on a reference line, making it easier than most other photo editors.', 'The specific crop tool in Affinity Photo enables users to adjust the crop area by grabbing the corners or center, select different crop modes for specific ratios like one by one for Instagram, and straighten the photo based on a reference line, providing a user-friendly and versatile cropping experience.', 'Users can open a photo in Affinity Photo by navigating to the desired folder and ensuring it is opened with Affinity Photo, or by directly dragging the photo onto an existing canvas to create a new layer for further manipulation, offering convenient and efficient ways to open photos in the software.']}, {'end': 509.19, 'segs': [{'end': 316.055, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 287.536, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 289.597, 'text': "We're gonna go to the in painting brush tool.", 'start': 287.536, 'duration': 2.061}, {'end': 294.28, 'text': "and using the bracket keys, we're gonna make that brush a little bit bigger.", 'start': 290.197, 'duration': 4.083}, {'end': 298.443, 'text': "This is the in-painting brush tool and what it's basically gonna do is it's going to.", 'start': 294.32, 'duration': 4.123}, {'end': 307.269, 'text': "we're gonna paint over an area and Affinity Photo's gonna do all the work of reconstituting the surrounding pixels and it's gonna make an assumption on how you want that to look,", 'start': 298.443, 'duration': 8.826}, {'end': 308.79, 'text': 'and it does pretty good the majority of the time.', 'start': 307.269, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 312.753, 'text': "So we're gonna take this person, and we're going to just brush.", 'start': 309.271, 'duration': 3.482}, {'end': 316.055, 'text': "You can see it shows up red wherever I'm brushing.", 'start': 312.793, 'duration': 3.262}], 'summary': 'Using in-painting brush to edit photos in affinity photo, adjusting brush size and painting over areas for automatic pixel reconstitution.', 'duration': 28.519, 'max_score': 287.536, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk287536.jpg'}, {'end': 374.531, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 349.051, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 356.737, 'text': 'If you have any other little areas or spots or blemishes that you wanna fix up for a photo like this, I would recommend the clone stamping tool.', 'start': 349.051, 'duration': 7.686}, {'end': 363.022, 'text': 'So I can go over to my toolbar and I can click right here on the clone stamp tool or you can just press S.', 'start': 356.777, 'duration': 6.245}, {'end': 369.747, 'text': "What you're gonna do is you're gonna come over to your photo and you're gonna hold down Alt or Option and you're going to select an area.", 'start': 363.022, 'duration': 6.725}, {'end': 374.531, 'text': "You can see now that it's pinned there in that area, wherever it is that I select.", 'start': 370.288, 'duration': 4.243}], 'summary': 'Use the clone stamping tool to fix spots or blemishes in photos.', 'duration': 25.48, 'max_score': 349.051, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk349051.jpg'}, {'end': 445.114, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 420.516, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 426.661, 'text': 'The fourth thing that you should know how to do in Affinity Photo is remove blemishes from the face of 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'text': "Now this might be the easiest tool in all of photo manipulation that you've ever used in your life,", 'start': 471.71, 'duration': 4.644}, {'end': 479.015, 'text': "because you're literally just going to come over the spot with the blemish,", 'start': 476.354, 'duration': 2.661}, {'end': 484.699, 'text': "remove tool and click and it's going to reconstitute the pixels in a really nice and seamless way.", 'start': 479.015, 'duration': 5.684}, {'end': 491.103, 'text': "Now, as you're going, you can see, just like I did, sometimes you have results that you don't really like.", 'start': 485.039, 'duration': 6.064}, {'end': 495.745, 'text': 'you can just press Command Z and back up and try it again, and it got a little bit better.', 'start': 491.103, 'duration': 4.642}, {'end': 500.546, 'text': 'And if you ever get kind of a splotch area, you either back it up and try it again,', 'start': 495.965, 'duration': 4.581}], 'summary': 'Easily remove blemishes in photos with seamless pixel reconstitution using the remove tool.', 'duration': 28.836, 'max_score': 471.71, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk471710.jpg'}], 'start': 243.412, 'title': 'Affinity photo object removal and clone stamping', 'summary': 'Covers techniques for object removal using the in-painting brush tool and clone stamping, resulting in effective blemish removal and image enhancement in affinity photo.', 'chapters': [{'end': 348.571, 'start': 243.412, 'title': 'Affinity photo object removal', 'summary': 'Demonstrates the process of removing an object from a photo in affinity photo using the in-painting brush tool, which reconstitutes pixels and makes assumptions on how the area should look, resulting in effective blemish removal and image enhancement.', 'duration': 105.159, 'highlights': ['The in-painting brush tool in Affinity Photo is demonstrated as an effective way to remove objects from photos, reconstituting surrounding pixels and making assumptions on how the area should look, resulting in successful blemish removal and image enhancement.', 'The process involves using the bracket keys to adjust the brush size, brushing over the area to be removed, and allowing Affinity Photo to reconstitute the pixels, resulting in successful object removal and image enhancement.', 'The in-painting brush tool in Affinity Photo can be accessed by clicking on the blemish removal tool and selecting the in-painting brush tool, demonstrating a simple and effective method for object removal in photos.']}, {'end': 509.19, 'start': 349.051, 'title': 'Affinity photo: clone stamping and blemish removal', 'summary': "Demonstrates how to use the clone stamping tool to duplicate pixels and remove objects from a photo, as well as how to easily remove blemishes from a subject's face using the blemish remover tool in affinity photo.", 'duration': 160.139, 'highlights': ['The clone stamping tool can be used to duplicate pixels and remove objects from a photo, providing an effective way to touch up images. It demonstrates using the clone stamping tool to duplicate pixels and remove objects from a photo, providing an effective way to touch up images.', 'The opacity of the clone stamping tool can be adjusted to achieve a more seamless blending of the duplicated pixels. It mentions adjusting the opacity of the clone stamping tool for a more seamless blending of the duplicated pixels.', "The blemish remover tool in Affinity Photo provides a simple way to seamlessly remove blemishes from a subject's face in a photo. It explains how the blemish remover tool in Affinity Photo offers a simple way to seamlessly remove blemishes from a subject's face in a photo.", 'The blemish remover tool allows for easy undoing and refining of the blemish removal process by reconstituting pixels and adjusting the brush size. It emphasizes the easy undoing and refining process in using the blemish remover tool, including reconstituting pixels and adjusting the brush size.']}], 'duration': 265.778, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk243412.jpg', 'highlights': ['The in-painting brush tool in Affinity Photo is demonstrated as an effective way to remove objects from photos, reconstituting surrounding pixels and making assumptions on how the area should look, resulting in successful blemish removal and image enhancement.', 'The process involves using the bracket keys to adjust the brush size, brushing over the area to be removed, and allowing Affinity Photo to reconstitute the pixels, resulting in successful object removal and image enhancement.', 'The in-painting brush tool in Affinity Photo can be accessed by clicking on the blemish removal tool and selecting the in-painting brush tool, demonstrating a simple and effective method for object removal in photos.', 'The clone stamping tool can be used to duplicate pixels and remove objects from a photo, providing an effective way to touch up images. It demonstrates using the clone stamping tool to duplicate pixels and remove objects from a photo, providing an effective way to touch up images.', 'The opacity of the clone stamping tool can be adjusted to achieve a more seamless blending of the duplicated pixels. It mentions adjusting the opacity of the clone stamping tool for a more seamless blending of the duplicated pixels.', "The blemish remover tool in Affinity Photo provides a simple way to seamlessly remove blemishes from a subject's face in a photo. It explains how the blemish remover tool in Affinity Photo offers a simple way to seamlessly remove blemishes from a subject's face in a photo.", 'The blemish remover tool allows for easy undoing and refining of the blemish removal process by reconstituting pixels and adjusting the brush size. It emphasizes the easy undoing and refining process in using the blemish remover tool, including reconstituting pixels and adjusting the brush size.']}, {'end': 625.731, 'segs': [{'end': 552.382, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 509.19, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 511.11, 'text': 'I need a little bit more to work with, okay?', 'start': 509.19, 'duration': 1.92}, {'end': 515.192, 'text': "So we can just come to all these spots and we'll fast forward this and see how it looks at the end.", 'start': 511.47, 'duration': 3.722}, {'end': 521.363, 'text': 'And there you have it.', 'start': 520.282, 'duration': 1.081}, {'end': 524.825, 'text': "We've removed just some of those blemishes, not all of them.", 'start': 521.443, 'duration': 3.382}, {'end': 532.992, 'text': "And if you're looking for a more in-depth technique or tutorial on how to remove acne and skin blemishes using Affinity Photo,", 'start': 525.066, 'duration': 7.926}, {'end': 537.175, 'text': 'I did an entire tutorial about that, where I covered multiple techniques in depth.', 'start': 532.992, 'duration': 4.183}, {'end': 540.097, 'text': 'You can find the link in the description or a card somewhere up here.', 'start': 537.435, 'duration': 2.662}, {'end': 541.158, 'text': "I never know what side it's on.", 'start': 540.137, 'duration': 1.021}, {'end': 542.278, 'text': "It's hard.", 'start': 542.018, 'duration': 0.26}, {'end': 543.239, 'text': 'All right.', 'start': 542.298, 'duration': 0.941}, {'end': 552.382, 'text': "the fifth thing you're gonna wanna know how to do in Affinity Photo is to use adjustment layers to adjust the levels and the color and all that character of your photo.", 'start': 543.239, 'duration': 9.143}], 'summary': 'Tutorial on using affinity photo to remove blemishes and adjust photo levels.', 'duration': 43.192, 'max_score': 509.19, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk509190.jpg'}, {'end': 634.733, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 609.448, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 614.429, 'text': 'And I can drop down to any of the colors in the spectrum and just do a little bit of manipulating.', 'start': 609.448, 'duration': 4.981}, {'end': 616.389, 'text': "Now that's a real subtle way to manipulate color.", 'start': 614.469, 'duration': 1.92}, {'end': 622.53, 'text': 'You can full on do color balance, which will completely change the color of a photo.', 'start': 616.729, 'duration': 5.801}, {'end': 625.731, 'text': 'Now here it is really subdued like purples and blues.', 'start': 622.971, 'duration': 2.76}, {'end': 634.733, 'text': 'Now the cool thing about adjustment layers in Infinity Photo is that each and every one of them is its own layer that you can then turn on and off.', 'start': 626.171, 'duration': 8.562}], 'summary': "Learn photo editing with color manipulation using infinity photo's adjustment layers.", 'duration': 25.285, 'max_score': 609.448, 'thumbnail': 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providing a link in the description.']}, {'end': 1073.552, 'segs': [{'end': 691.673, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 626.171, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 634.733, 'text': 'Now the cool thing about adjustment layers in Infinity Photo is that each and every one of them is its own layer that you can then turn on and off.', 'start': 626.171, 'duration': 8.562}, {'end': 636.439, 'text': 'just like so.', 'start': 635.799, 'duration': 0.64}, {'end': 641.101, 'text': 'You can shift select all of them and turn them on and off all at one time.', 'start': 636.939, 'duration': 4.162}, {'end': 644.542, 'text': "And that's an easy way to add adjustment layers.", 'start': 642.021, 'duration': 2.521}, {'end': 651.085, 'text': 'Now, adjustment layers are an amazing thing, and I really think that everybody should learn how to use them,', 'start': 644.963, 'duration': 6.122}, {'end': 656.407, 'text': 'because they allow you to tweak your photo just to your liking, just for the right circumstance.', 'start': 651.085, 'duration': 5.322}, {'end': 661.271, 'text': 'The sixth thing that everybody should know how to do in Affinity Photo is how to use layer masks.', 'start': 656.667, 'duration': 4.604}, {'end': 667.075, 'text': 'Literally, think of layer masks as a mask on top of your subject matter that allows you to poke through,', 'start': 661.611, 'duration': 5.464}, {'end': 671.599, 'text': 'to pull holes in it and to work on without destroying the image itself.', 'start': 667.075, 'duration': 4.524}, {'end': 678.725, 'text': "So we're gonna go back into our desert photo and we're gonna add a quick adjustment of making this photo black and white, okay?", 'start': 671.859, 'duration': 6.866}, {'end': 685.871, 'text': 'So now you can see when I come back I have this really great adjustment layer that we just learned how to do making my photo black and white.', 'start': 679.105, 'duration': 6.766}, {'end': 691.673, 'text': 'Well, now what I want to do is I want that cool effect of only part of the photo to kind of pop out in color,', 'start': 686.291, 'duration': 5.382}], 'summary': 'Learn to use adjustment layers and layer masks in affinity photo for photo editing.', 'duration': 65.502, 'max_score': 626.171, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk626171.jpg'}, {'end': 944.874, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 909.274, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 913.416, 'text': "And you'd be able to just go around and cut out with perfect precision.", 'start': 909.274, 'duration': 4.142}, {'end': 919.338, 'text': "But you'd have to spend a little bit of time, if you're not used to it, learning how to master the Bezier curve and the pen tool.", 'start': 913.736, 'duration': 5.602}, {'end': 921.659, 'text': "And there's a lot of tutorials out there to help you do that.", 'start': 919.658, 'duration': 2.001}, {'end': 925.641, 'text': "But the quick selection tool is a great thing if you're not super into the pen tool.", 'start': 921.999, 'duration': 3.642}, {'end': 928.423, 'text': 'The eighth thing you might wanna know how to do.', 'start': 926.081, 'duration': 2.342}, {'end': 932.806, 'text': 'now that you know how to cut objects out and actually select objects within a photo,', 'start': 928.423, 'duration': 4.383}, {'end': 936.708, 'text': 'you might wanna learn how to move those objects into another photo.', 'start': 932.806, 'duration': 3.902}, {'end': 943.633, 'text': "So we're gonna add this kiwi that we just cut out into a different photo, and I'm gonna do that simply by making sure I press V.", 'start': 937.108, 'duration': 6.525}, {'end': 944.874, 'text': 'now I have my selection tool.', 'start': 943.633, 'duration': 1.241}], 'summary': 'Learn to cut objects with precision using pen tool or quick selection tool. also, learn to move objects into another photo.', 'duration': 35.6, 'max_score': 909.274, 'thumbnail': 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photo adjustments.', 'Layer masks in Affinity Photo act as a protective overlay for the subject, allowing non-destructive editing and the creation of cutouts within the image.']}, {'end': 1073.552, 'start': 671.859, 'title': 'Editing techniques in affinity photo', 'summary': 'Covers techniques in affinity photo including creating black and white photos, selective coloring, object selection and manipulation, adding text, and moving objects between photos.', 'duration': 401.693, 'highlights': ['The chapter demonstrates how to create a black and white photo and selectively color specific parts of the image The instructor shows how to add a black and white adjustment layer to a photo and then use a layer mask and brush tool to selectively color specific areas, providing a dynamic visual effect.', 'The tutorial explains the process of selecting and cutting out objects from photos using the selection brush tool and pen tool The tutorial guides on using the selection brush tool to easily select and cut out objects, with an option to use the precise pen tool for more accurate selections.', 'The session includes instructions on moving cut-out objects to another photo and adding text to images The tutorial demonstrates how to move cut-out objects to a different photo and add text using the selection tool, copy-paste function, and text tool, providing insights into basic graphic design in Affinity Photo.']}], 'duration': 447.381, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk626171.jpg', 'highlights': ['Layer masks in Affinity Photo act as a protective overlay for the subject, allowing non-destructive editing and the creation of cutouts within the image.', 'Adjustment layers in Infinity Photo function as individual layers that can be toggled collectively, enabling efficient management of photo adjustments.', 'The tutorial demonstrates how to move cut-out objects to a different photo and add text using the selection tool, copy-paste function, and text tool, providing insights into basic graphic design in Affinity Photo.', 'The tutorial explains the process of selecting and cutting out objects from photos using the selection brush tool and pen tool, guiding on using the selection brush tool to easily select and cut out objects, with an option to use the precise pen tool for more accurate selections.', 'The chapter demonstrates how to create a black and white photo and selectively color specific parts of the image, showing how to add a black and white adjustment layer to a photo and then use a layer mask and brush tool to selectively color specific areas, providing a dynamic visual effect.']}, {'end': 1252.212, 'segs': [{'end': 1107.317, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1074.545, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1080.551, 'text': "Last thing you're gonna need to know how to do using Affinity Photo is how to save and export your work.", 'start': 1074.545, 'duration': 6.006}, {'end': 1082.533, 'text': 'Kind of two different things going on there.', 'start': 1080.811, 'duration': 1.722}, {'end': 1083.994, 'text': 'Number one, save.', 'start': 1082.593, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 1090.881, 'text': 'You wanna save it as an Affinity Photo document that you can open it back up later and re-edit some of the things you have there.', 'start': 1084.054, 'duration': 6.827}, {'end': 1092.663, 'text': "You don't wanna flatten everything and just save it.", 'start': 1090.901, 'duration': 1.762}, {'end': 1094.365, 'text': 'You want it to be a working file.', 'start': 1092.983, 'duration': 1.382}, {'end': 1095.406, 'text': 'Really, really easy.', 'start': 1094.725, 'duration': 0.681}, {'end': 1098.349, 'text': "You're gonna press the age old Command S.", 'start': 1095.666, 'duration': 2.683}, {'end': 1107.317, 'text': "It's asking me this because I've pulled a photo in and it's saying do you want to just save this as a photo or do you want to change the way you've saved it right?", 'start': 1098.849, 'duration': 8.468}], 'summary': 'In affinity photo, save as working file to reopen and re-edit later. use command s to save.', 'duration': 32.772, 'max_score': 1074.545, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk1074545.jpg'}, {'end': 1163.236, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1140.797, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 1148.504, 'text': 'Okay, so Command-Option-Shift-S, and we get all of our export options, okay? And so we can export it as a PNG or a JPEG.', 'start': 1140.797, 'duration': 7.707}, {'end': 1150.045, 'text': 'You can export it as a GIF.', 'start': 1148.744, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 1155.79, 'text': 'You can export it as a Photoshop file even and break out this layered Photoshop file for other people.', 'start': 1150.085, 'duration': 5.705}, {'end': 1163.236, 'text': "Or how about a PDF or an SVG? So depending on the file format that you want to use, for this one, I'd probably save it as a JPEG.", 'start': 1156.27, 'duration': 6.966}], 'summary': 'Export options include png, jpeg, gif, photoshop, pdf, and svg. jpeg is recommended for this file.', 'duration': 22.439, 'max_score': 1140.797, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk1140797.jpg'}, {'end': 1232.241, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1202.998, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1203.878, 'text': 'Something to keep in mind.', 'start': 1202.998, 'duration': 0.88}, {'end': 1210.38, 'text': 'That is how you export and simply press the export button and tell it where you want to save.', 'start': 1204.659, 'duration': 5.721}, {'end': 1211.801, 'text': "Well, that's it.", 'start': 1211.3, 'duration': 0.501}, {'end': 1216.566, 'text': 'Those are the 10 most basic things you need to know about editing in Affinity Photo.', 'start': 1211.861, 'duration': 4.705}, {'end': 1223.093, 'text': "I think it's really cool to jump off from here and learn more advanced and complex techniques of photo editing and manipulation.", 'start': 1216.766, 'duration': 6.327}, {'end': 1227.438, 'text': "But if you don't know the basics, those advanced things are going to be really, really difficult.", 'start': 1223.413, 'duration': 4.025}, {'end': 1229.24, 'text': 'So master the basics first.', 'start': 1227.718, 'duration': 1.522}, {'end': 1230.521, 'text': 'I hope you guys had fun.', 'start': 1229.56, 'duration': 0.961}, {'end': 1232.241, 'text': 'I hope you enjoyed the video tutorial.', 'start': 1230.541, 'duration': 1.7}], 'summary': 'Learn the 10 basic editing techniques in affinity photo before mastering advanced ones.', 'duration': 29.243, 'max_score': 1202.998, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk1202998.jpg'}], 'start': 1074.545, 'title': 'Saving and exporting in affinity photo', 'summary': 'Covers saving and exporting files in affinity photo, highlighting the significance of saving as a working file, exporting in various formats for improved quality and reduced file size, and emphasizes on mastering the basics before advancing to complex techniques.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1252.212, 'start': 1074.545, 'title': 'Affinity photo: saving and exporting', 'summary': 'Demonstrates how to save and export files in affinity photo, emphasizing the importance of saving as a working file and exporting in different formats to optimize quality and file size, concluding with the importance of mastering the basics before venturing into advanced techniques.', 'duration': 177.667, 'highlights': ['Saving as an Affinity Photo document preserves the ability to re-edit and reference the file later, encouraging the use of working files over flattened versions. Emphasizes the importance of saving as a working file to retain editing capabilities and references, contributing to efficient workflow and future adjustments.', 'Exporting options include PNG, JPEG, GIF, layered Photoshop file, PDF, and SVG, with the ability to adjust quality and dimensions to optimize file size and visual quality for different purposes. Highlights the versatility of export options and the ability to customize quality and dimensions to suit specific requirements, enhancing the adaptability of exported files for various uses.', 'Stresses the significance of mastering the basics before delving into advanced techniques to facilitate a smoother learning curve and maximize proficiency in photo editing and manipulation. Underlines the importance of acquiring a strong foundation in basic skills to effectively tackle advanced techniques, promoting a structured approach to skill development in photo editing.']}], 'duration': 177.667, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/FQkmqMeCBmk/pics/FQkmqMeCBmk1074545.jpg', 'highlights': ['Saving as an Affinity Photo document preserves the ability to re-edit and reference the file later, encouraging the use of working files over flattened versions.', 'Exporting options include PNG, JPEG, GIF, layered Photoshop file, PDF, and SVG, with the ability to adjust quality and dimensions to optimize file size and visual quality for different purposes.', 'Stresses the significance of mastering the basics before delving into advanced techniques to facilitate a smoother learning curve and maximize proficiency in photo editing and manipulation.']}], 'highlights': ['Affinity Photo is a new photo editing software comparable to Photoshop, priced at 50 bucks, available for Mac and Windows.', 'Covering the 10 most basic things to know in Affinity Photo for beginners and those new to photo editing.', 'Demonstrating how to open a photo in Affinity Photo and perform basic operations.', 'Affinity Photo offers a specific crop tool that allows users to adjust and manipulate the crop area, select different crop modes, and straighten the photo based on a reference line, making it easier than most other photo editors.', 'The specific crop tool in Affinity Photo enables users to adjust the crop area by grabbing the corners or center, select different crop modes for specific ratios like one by one for Instagram, and straighten the photo based on a reference line, providing a user-friendly and versatile cropping experience.', 'Users can open a photo in Affinity Photo by navigating to the desired folder and ensuring it is opened with Affinity Photo, or by directly dragging the photo onto an existing canvas to create a new layer for further manipulation, offering convenient and efficient ways to open photos in the software.', 'The in-painting brush tool in Affinity Photo is demonstrated as an effective way to remove objects from photos, reconstituting surrounding pixels and making assumptions on how the area should look, resulting in successful blemish removal and image enhancement.', 'The process involves using the bracket keys to adjust the brush size, brushing over the area to be removed, and allowing Affinity Photo to reconstitute the pixels, resulting in successful object removal and image enhancement.', 'The in-painting brush tool in Affinity Photo can be accessed by clicking on the blemish removal tool and selecting the in-painting brush tool, demonstrating a simple and effective method for object removal in photos.', 'The clone stamping tool can be used to duplicate pixels and remove objects from a photo, providing an effective way to touch up images. It demonstrates using the clone stamping tool to duplicate pixels and remove objects from a photo, providing an effective way to touch up images.', 'The opacity of the clone stamping tool can be adjusted to achieve a more seamless blending of the duplicated pixels. It mentions adjusting the opacity of the clone stamping tool for a more seamless blending of the duplicated pixels.', "The blemish remover tool in Affinity Photo provides a simple way to seamlessly remove blemishes from a subject's face in a photo. It explains how the blemish remover tool in Affinity Photo offers a simple way to seamlessly remove blemishes from a subject's face in a photo.", 'The blemish remover tool allows for easy undoing and refining of the blemish removal process by reconstituting pixels and adjusting the brush size. It emphasizes the easy undoing and refining process in using the blemish remover tool, including reconstituting pixels and adjusting the brush size.', 'The chapter covers using adjustment layers in Affinity Photo to adjust levels, color, and exposure in photos, demonstrating techniques such as changing black levels, contrast, whites, exposure, and recoloring.', 'The demonstration includes manipulating selective colors, such as reds, and using techniques like color balance to completely change the color of a photo.', 'The speaker also refers to a related tutorial where multiple techniques for removing acne and skin blemishes using Affinity Photo are covered, providing a link in the description.', 'Layer masks in Affinity Photo act as a protective overlay for the subject, allowing non-destructive editing and the creation of cutouts within the image.', 'Adjustment layers in Infinity Photo function as individual layers that can be toggled collectively, enabling efficient management of photo adjustments.', 'The tutorial demonstrates how to move cut-out objects to a different photo and add text using the selection tool, copy-paste function, and text tool, providing insights into basic graphic design in Affinity Photo.', 'The tutorial explains the process of selecting and cutting out objects from photos using the selection brush tool and pen tool, guiding on using the selection brush tool to easily select and cut out objects, with an option to use the precise pen tool for more accurate selections.', 'The chapter demonstrates how to create a black and white photo and selectively color specific parts of the image, showing how to add a black and white adjustment layer to a photo and then use a layer mask and brush tool to selectively color specific areas, providing a dynamic visual effect.', 'Saving as an Affinity Photo document preserves the ability to re-edit and reference the file later, encouraging the use of working files over flattened versions.', 'Exporting options include PNG, JPEG, GIF, layered Photoshop file, PDF, and SVG, with the ability to adjust quality and dimensions to optimize file size and visual quality for different purposes.', 'Stresses the significance of mastering the basics before delving into advanced techniques to facilitate a smoother learning curve and maximize proficiency in photo editing and manipulation.']}