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What I'm doing no is just adjusting brightness, contrast and shadows of the whole layers. it is bringing some color back to the project. Im going to keep adjusting the different sliders to see how close I can get it to the original. in doing this, I'm noticing the faded background around my logo again

im not sure what exactly the contents of that zip file are telling me. looks like you have a logo with a black background then its removed yet a little faded? i cant open the affinity file because its from a later version of AD. can I email you the affinity file I have and see if you can achieve what it is youre trying to explain?

the first image is the prignal with RB color profile. then I change to CMYK and its a huge difference Affinity Designer 2025-07-11 09-42-09.mp4

I'm not experienced enough to truly understand what is it you're talking about or did. I would have to send you the file in email and maybe get a screen recording of you explaining it.

if you look above I posted reference photos. you will see the differences quite clearly. changing to CMYK drastically changes the shading of the colors. In RB color profile I flattened to PDF then reopened the PDF in affinity and changed the profile to CMYK. my overall design is less vibrant but I do not have the faded background around the logo. I don't believe I will be able to retain the vibrance from the RB color profile so I will have to settle for the compromise. it's a big difference but the issue I'm having as to why I'm editing my cover is that in my original design the cover transitions into the spine and onto the back cover. when i order proof copies from amazon there's no transition to the spine and back cover of the door. is there a way to change the vibrance of colors in CMYK profile?

Ok so I went back to my original affinity design file and noticed I did not have the document set up in CMYK like amazon prints in. I changed it and noticed the black background was now a faded background like the original screenshot from the amazon upload. I flattened the PDF because it gives the color space option "as document". I would assume this would make the CMYK color profile stand. I exported the file and the background is still faded on the logo and the whole design is now foggy.

when I choose lighter color, it affects my white logo

Ok, so the issue I have is that for whatever reason that black background appears as a white shaded area when I upload my cover to amazon. I am guessing this is a layering issue. The problem is, if I flatten the PDF to remove layering I can not maintain the CMYK color profile Amazon abides to. I have ordered copies and fixed that shaded area so its black with the rest of the cover but the design itself is not as prominent and loses its depth on the actual printed cover. I'm trying to get rid of that background and maintain the proper color profile to see if it fixes my issue with my printed book cover. Thank you for the text edit tips!

Hey there, i want to remove the black background on the selected logo on my design. id like to achieve this without flattening it when exporting as PDF. I'm trying to maintain the clarity of the overall image and stick to the cmyk color settings I have put down. anyone know how?

you are correct. So there is no way around my problem?

Can anyone tell me how to access this file? It was made with an older version of affinity.

sorry about that. I realized I had a similar issue before and found the solution in a topic i still have posted. Just needed to ensure i had a perfectly white rectangle added as the bottom layer and then the invert adjustment layer at the very top. making sure the rectangle is white is very key to attaining the right shade of black that its inverted too.

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hi there, I have a piece that has hundreds of strokes and all of them have different size strokes. I want to increase the stroke size by a few points of everything. is there a way to do this without having to go one by one manually?

you guys are amazing. thanks so much