Edit the image using Affinity Photo's full toolset.To edit an item from Apple Photos using Affinity Photo’s full toolset: The effect-specific extensions provide many of the same tools as their equivalent tools in Affinity Photo itself, often with a simplified interface.

Use the tools that appear in the dialog to edit the photo.

Select one of the above Affinity extensions.

Click the Extensions button-an ellipsis in a circle-on the toolbar.

To edit an Apple Photos library item using an effect-specific Affinity Photo extension:

Put a tick next to the Affinity Photo extensions you want to use.

Open System Preferences and click Extensions.

To enable Affinity Photo extensions for Apple Photos: When editing is complete, export the final version for publication or (optionally) for importing into your Apple Photos library.

When not to use the extensionsĬomplex edits involving advanced features, such as layers, masks and live filters, for which you require multiple editing sessions are best conducted by exporting to an external file, loading that file into Affinity Photo, saving your work in the.afphoto format. To roll back to the original version of a library item in Apple Photos, -click the image and select Revert to Original. Click Manage if they are not listed here.Įdits made using the extensions are not permanent.

The Affinity Liquify, Miniature, Monochrome, Haze Removal, Develop and Retouch extensions can be applied to an image without leaving Apple Photos.Īlternatively, you can send an image to Affinity Photo to use the app’s full toolset, and then save the result back to your Apple Photos library.Īffinity Photo's extensions are available from Apple Photos' Extensions button. Affinity Photo's features can be accessed from Apple Photos to edit library items.

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