No problem, @dobythedog!

Hi @hrelationer, glad it was helpful!

Thanks so much @yukonica4560, I appreciate it! FYI, I covered this same topic on my recent livestream, and usually the livestream pace is a little slower if that helps: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eqp7l9N5nNiaqqs.html

Glad it was useful, Javier!

Hi @dkickelbick! 1) A low pass filter would a Blur filter such as Gaussian Blur. Actually, you can manually create your own frequency separation using this method: - Copy your image layer - On the top layer, give it a High Pass Filter set to 10 pixels (or whatever you choose). Set the blend mode of the later to Linear Light - On the bottom later, give it a Gaussian Blur filter and set the value to the same number of pixels as above (ex: 10 pixels) The result should be your original image. 2) I think any scenario where you want to independently adjust he low-detail areas and the high-detail areas would be good for frequency separation. Usually I have seen it used for portrait photography, but I'm sure it could be used for other things like nature photography. Hope this helps! Trent

Hi @s1amvwbug, In my latest livestream, I talk about this a bit at the 58:26 mark: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rqmPjaVnuJ7GaHU.html To manually do frequency separation, I use the High Pass Filter found in the Live Filters. For the low pass filter, I use a Gaussian Blur filter. If you set the same pixel radius in the High Pass Filter and the Gaussian Blur, and you set the High Pass filter's blend mode to Linear Light, it will act like frequency separation. Perhaps there are other ways to do it, but that is the method I found. Hope this helps! Trent

Hi @pedropuckerstein4670, thanks for the info. Yes, a non-destructive way is possible. I considered including it, but I didn't want the video to get too long and overwhelming. I actually covered a similar method briefly here on my livestream at the 30:00 minute mark. I did it on Windows desktop, but it should help you do it on the Mac, too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eqp7l9N5nNiaqqs.html I think I'll make a quick follow-up video to this one about the non-destructive method.

@@TechnicallyTrent Thanks. I watched that portion, just now, of your live event. What you did seems simpler than the other video I commented on above. The other guys videos are very detailed, but he doesn't often provide the theory of operation and background as do you. I will try to operationalize his video for Affinity for MAC.

Hi @vitasc, thanks for the feedback, I will take it under consideration. I try to have an on-screen presence to differentiate from the coming onslaught of AI-driven videos. But I am always trying to improve the experience for the viewer, so I may be varying things up in the future in terms of screen layout.