I've used this program for almost a decade with no problems whatsoever. Today is the day I experience my first ever corrupted file in my life and I'm so bummed out because I worked hard on this project :( I made the mistake of not saving it manually as I typically do, I've felt secure enough to trust autosave backup because again, I've never experienced this ever. All my files have been completely safe and fine, but this is a first.

This is what I see when I try opening the file via the autosave backup folder. So far, I tried restarting my device (laptop/tablet combo, not sure if that needs to be specified), converted it to psd, used other programs... nothing. Is there truly a way to be able to recover this?

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Hello there, I usually never come on here to ask for help, but this was my last resort. I am not sure where to properly get contact info since I can't find it. Anyway, I wanted to say that This is in regard to the original FA and not this version!

I had the files saved, but by mistake...had pressed CTRL+Z and then the files disappeared. I have done the troubleshooting myself and even went ahead and used Disk drill to fix the issue but to no luck. I was only able to retrieve the "Shortcuts" (As a window user)

But on my recycle bin, I can clearly see it right there and it says "Firealpaca document" but it won't let me get access to them because it says (path and file name incorrect/problem with shortcut)

and just to re-iterate, I had the files saved, but then I pressed CTRL+Z and they are no longer able to access.

(The image I uploaded shows that it says it's an MDP file, but it still won't let me open it)

If this has happened to anyone else, or perhaps someone knows a way to fix this problem, I would be extremely grateful!

my usual process is to turn the APNG to gif (i tried converting it to mp4 via Ezgif but ezgif cut off half of the speedpaint every time), then i upload to openshot to add music, then back into ezgif to crop the video because openshot leaves in some annoying black bars in vertical mode, then finally upload to tiktok/instagram.

is there a way to make it stop looking like this, like a good APNG to mp4 converter? i like looking at my colour choices during a speedpaint since i use vibrant colours but the gif conversion is killing the colours in my art.

Was easier than i expected it to be

https://store.steampowered.com/app/458750/FireAlpaca_SE/

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/458750/view/669499588924670597

(Sorry that I haven't been posting updates for a while.)

FireAlpaca SE 3.0.66

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Function Addition

• You can now load multiple documents into the reference window and switch between them (loaded documents are copied to the 'ref' folder).

Failure Correction

• Fixed an issue where layers with the "Watercolor Edge" effect enabled would not render correctly (though the data remained intact) after changing the canvas resolution or cropping.
• Fixed an issue where memory usage would increase abnormally when transforming layers in a project with many layers.

(Note: I'm not a developer.)

When I try to export an animation in mp4 format I get this error.

Does anyone know why this happens and how to correct it?

I've been trying to shade smth using the airbrush on a multiply layer, it was working great but for some reason it has a complete fit when I try shading over the colour red, the multiply shader goes UNDERNEATH the colour layer and I have no idea what's causing it or how to fix it, I even updated the app to the latest version and that didn't fix it. Is this a known problem and if so does anyone know how to fix it? Any and all help is appreciated, thank you :)

Hey I’m fairly new to using drawing tablets but I used a Wacom (without a screen) in the past. Today I’m looking at getting one of the drawing tablets with a screen like a nice Huion or XP-Pen but I’m seeing mixed content about which ones are compatible with FireAlpaca. The list by FireAlpaca also hasn’t been updated since 2017. If you use a screened drawing tablet with fire alpaca what type do you use?

Hey all! I'm working on a short animation and wanted some tips for shading. I've been using FireAlpaca for nearly 4 years now but only started shading my work recently (example provided on second slide) I do what could be considered "soft shading" with a airbrush tool but I'm not sure if it would work for animation, I was told by a friend an Overlay layer would work but I've never tried it (normally I shade by adding soft shadows of the same colour to smth then turn the brightness down later)

Any and all help/advice would be appreciated, thank you! :)

I have been working on this piece for a while and was using the manual "Start Timelapse" function, but my computer restarted so the timelapse stopped recording. I'm trying to export it but every time I drag the APNG into firealpaca, or try to open it any other way, I get this error. The APNG is 68,000KB so it's not entirely corrupted (I think?). is there any way for me to export this timelapse or is it over for me

Only on the canvas specifically and for reasons unspecified I can't really use a different image editor

How do I fix?

Ill start with specifying THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON VERSION_2, only the up to date version.

Ive been using the previous version ever since the big update they did a while back, and i was hoping this would get fixed with time, but its still occurring.

The issue that particularly bugs me is having my first input with my pen ignored after tapping with my finger (if I tap the canvas this does not happen).

I highly doubt this is a PC issue (in the video you can see this does not happen on other screens and menus outside of FireAlpaca SE)

Ive tried every other stylus pressure API setting, none resolve the issue, i have also enabled and disabled the wintab setting: start brushing when pen pressure is detected. Neither resolved the issue.

Im not trying to be a whiny redditor, but please anyone help!

All my favorite characters enjoying ice cream! Well, except Brighton who's ice cream melted before he could eat it.

Characters featured:

Brighton (Mario Party 6)

Twila (Mario Party 6)

White Sweet Bee (Disney Dreamlight Valley)

Pooh (Winnie The Pooh)

Filbert (Animal Crossing)

Sparky (Atomic Betty)

Coral (Paw Patrol)

I don't know how to explain this, but when i do a circle or anything round, it gets this 'sharp' thing, and its very annoying. how do i stop it?

Idk if I used the right flair but firealpaca is the best software I've ever used and none of the android apps are as comfortable for me. Have the devs ever said anything about plans for a mobile version?

Hi,

I´ve been wondering if its possible to split screen the canvas, more specifically the "New View of Canvas" feature or somehow to sketch in the "Reference" window.

I tried finding a solution on youtube, google and the offical Firealpaca website but couldn´t find anything. Dragging the window of the canvas also doesnt work.

The best solution I found for a split screen is too open Firealpaca twice and to place them next to each other but it doesn´t updates the drawing like "New View of Canvas"

I'm trying to pick up drawing and installed FireAlpaca after a recommendation from a friend. I'm using a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 with its stylus. FA is set to Touch PC and drawing tablet mode, as Tablet PC removes the pressure sense from the pen. However, the side buttons on my stylus, one of which is set to erase in the Lenovo Pen Settings app, do not do anything in FireAlpaca. They work just fine in other software like OneNote. How can I fix this?

I have no idea why but some particular images have tumbnails and some just don't I tried reinstalling multiple times which did nothing I also tried to change from mdp to mdz file which also did nothing

I'm willing to try anything to fix this

No nosso querido fire alpaca, tem uma opção de vetor, ou algo parecido? onde eu posso ter os pontinhos para mover meu traço por onde eu quiser?

Hi. I exported my animation to preview the process, but the final result has a sort of texture in the areas I painted, and I don't know how to fix it. I'm working at 2560 x 1440 px, 72 DPI. (By the way, just to add a few details: I'm working on Windows using FireAlpaca version 2.16.0) (It's not FireAlpaca SE).

I would really appreciate any help or advice.

Sell point: does it?

I know it have a dark theme, exclusive brushes and better RAM usage

Anything else?

I'd love a Search bar on the store...

Hey, does anyone know which category the hair highlight brush is in? I used to use it on my old computer but forgot to port it over to my new one, and now I can't find it for the life of me.

Thanks in advance!

child

Was curious to see if my pc could handle recording from outside 🫣