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how to edit raw photos in affinity photo
HeyBraza points at the white balance tool and the 'develop' button so you don't get stuck wondering why the photo panels are missing.
open a raw file in affinity and it drops you straight into the develop studio - a separate raw mode with its own panels. people get stuck because the normal photo tools aren't there yet; you have to finish developing first. here's the basic raw pass and how to hand off to the editor.
short answer
raw files open straight into the develop studio. set white balance, then exposure and contrast in the basic panel, add sharpening under detail, and click 'develop' to commit and move into the photo studio for layers and retouching.
or do it yourself
- 1open your raw file - affinity automatically opens the develop studio (older versions call it the develop persona).
- 2pick the white balance tool from the tools and click a neutral grey or white area to fix the colour cast.
- 3in the 'basic' panel on the right, set exposure, contrast, blacks and whites.
- 4open the 'detail' panel to add sharpening and reduce noise if needed.
- 5click 'develop' on the top-left context toolbar to commit the edit and move into the photo studio for masks, retouching and layers.
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downloadcommon questions
where are the normal editing tools when i open a raw file?
you're in the develop studio, which only has raw tools - click 'develop' and affinity switches to the photo studio where layers, masks and retouching live.
do i lose the raw data after i click develop?
choose the 'raw layer (embedded)' output option before developing and you can return to the develop studio to re-edit; the 'pixel layer' option bakes it in.
