heavyside

The whole point of purchasing AD/AP was to negate the need for Photoshop. I don't have that option, nor do I feel that should be the 'solution'. If the software is used for digital asset creation (AD in particular, I know AP is mostly an editing/retouching suite) - it would be nice... no, it is a requirement that the software be able to export those digital assets to a useable file. For non-vector assets, PNG and JPG are by far the most widely supported formats online (and webP isn't even an export option in AD yet). Just to be clear, I have no problem optimising the images after export, but I need to be able to create a high quality "original" ready for optimisation. I would hope that this issue (including introducing the export preview panel) is at the very top of the development priority list! For any moderators or Serif developers, please take my tone as 'persuasive' not 'aggressive'. I really love the software Serif have created and I am growing in confidence in using it all the time ( having come from a near 20 year history working with Photoshop ). Keep up the great work and please keep engaging with the growing community of users. Thanks, Sam.

Interesting. I can only assume this claim is true (or at least very close to the mark) based on my own findings when trying to export to a JPG. Can we please get some feedback from Serif about the state of JPG exporting in Designer/Photo? Is it possible we will get improved algorithms any time? There have been numerous comments/complaints about the lack of control (no real-time export preview window - one of photoshops best features!), the sub-par quality of of the resulting images regardless of the settings you use (yes even at 100% they are terrible), and also the horrendous file-sizes for those of us intending on using the images online (with quality set to 100% - a 600x250 image was exported at 200kb and it looked atrocious. For the image I got, I would expect it be closer to 50kb at absolute max). I have found it literally impossible (as in, I am yet to achieve it) to get an export result that I am completely satisfied with. Perhaps I am doing something wrong, but it seems to be an issue that others are also dealing with. Serif, please help! I love your software, but hate the prospect of exporting from it! Kind Regards, Sam.

Exporting images is one of the most crucial parts of using this software, but I cannot for the life of me work out how to get good (let alone great) results. Even "Best Quality" jpg images are mushy and pixelated (and about 10x the file size they should be!). An image preview panel during export is almost essential for anyone who wants to fine-tune their exports accurately. Photoshop has had this for decades...