[Export JPG 85%=83k, 100% = 4.7MB why such a jump?]

I exported an image as a jpeg on "High quality" (85%) and it looked awful, was only 83k.

I exported the same image as a jpeg on "best quality" (100%) and it produced a 4.7MB file!

Seems like 85% is nowhere near 85% quality, and the size is nowhere near 85% of the max size.

 

Is this a bug?

Any plans to let us preview the exports so we can quickly see if the quality is suffering?

 

- Jack

[how to do transparent work in Affinity Photo?]

I think something is broken.

 

If I create a new document with a transparent background I see the checkerboard. All is good in the world.

 

If I create a new document 'without' a transparent background, the workspace has a white background, but that's not included in any export.

 

It's as if both documents actually have a transparent background internally, but one displays a white background during editing and one displays checkerboard.

 

This is quite confusing during export, as the non-transparent background is not being included in the exported image!

[how to do transparent work in Affinity Photo?]

Is there a tool for creating images with transparent regions?

 

I have a stock photo of a cat on a white background, I'm trying to make the background transparent so I can export to a PNG and import into powerpoint, where the cat will be placed over different color backgrounds.

 

Also, is there a way to get Affinity Photo to display the background in a grey and white checkerboard pattern so we know that a region is actually transparent?'

 

Lastly, I know this is the questions forum, but the export options in photo are surprisingly complicated, partially because of the transparency issue, but also, there is no usable preview of what you're going to get when you export something. 

 

We really need WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouExport WYSIWYE!

 

For an example of this:

start a new AF document - any size

Grab the paintbrush tool and draw a single line

switch to the export persona

What you see on screen is a black line on a white background

Click to export at 1x

What you get is a black line on a transparent background

(I know this can be fixed by setting the 'matte' but the trouble is, then, I'm not working with that matte color as I do my work)

 

[How do I sheer/skew text?]

Thats actually Exactly the control I was looking for!

 

note to the AD design team:

If you were to put an extra blue circle in the middle of the line - then people would naturally click it to see what it does.

I did this for the Size circle that hovers below and to the right, and I also did this for the white rotation circle up top.

 

Other things I tried:

Hovering over the top left and top right corner and seeing if any key modifiers worked there to shear

Hovering over the rotate circle to see if a key modifier would shear

 

From a UI perspective, I like what you did with it and where it is now, I would just add the tiniest parallelogram symbol to draw attention to the functionality.

 

Thanks for the quick reply on the forum!

AD is awesome!

 

[CANVAS TRIM]

I could use this too - the Document setup dialog isn't visual, so we'd have to make small adjustments and do trial and error.

 

Cropping an object isn't what we're after.

 

For me, I wanted to output a PNG with no extra white space- 

 

I suppose I could do this by grouping everything on the canvas, then selecting it the Export->Layers area and making a slice from that group

Yep that worked - but it would be great if the crop tool could also be used on the entire canvas as a way of changing the settings in the Document Setup Dialog.

 

Thanks!

[How do I sheer/skew text?]

Found it - select object, bottom right of tool bar under transform, Adjust S:

[How do I sheer/skew text?]

Hi, 

I have a font I want to italicize that I only have the plain and bold variants of.

I started looking for a font online then though I might be able to just distort the existing textbox.

I cant figure out how to do that- 

Is there a way?

I'm in the draw persona and have a single word in the "Frame Text Tool"

[The Pumpkin Tutorial]

Holy Cow! Awesome work! I love the credits at the end talking about the fonts used, comic life etc.. (Because as I was looking at it, I was asking myself "What did he use to do this?")

[Seems AD is unavailable on the US app store]

I noticed just now that Affinity Designer is not available in the US app Store?

Who do we notify?

[is it possible to select across layers?]

Thanks team -  I found it - I did check the FAQ first so adding it there would likely help someone down the line.

[is it possible to select across layers?]

Is there a mode/tool/etc that allows me to select objects on the screen, regardless of the current active layer?