loukash

Hi @loukash
I can reproduce this and will get it logged with the devs, thank you.

Same issue as on desktop.

so I've been playing a bit with Publisher table tool and it's close to the grid tool I was asking for.
Always better to try to use what we already have rather than wait for new things. The table cell/border formatting is quite painful to use, but it you use the vector flood fill tool for fills and recolour adjustment layer for borders, add a bit of Fx, you get great creative possibilities. All done with live table objects ...

 

Hi,
it seems the live noise reduction filter has no effect.
steps to reproduce 
create new file UHD size create rectangle in canvas size add gradient fill black to white horizontal  add live add noise filter, set to 100% merge visible  now add destructive or live noise removal filter, set luminance to 100% expected: both should remove noise to large extend.
observed: live filter shows no effect.
V2.2
RPReplay_Final1699378337.mov

If you want advanced Opacity controls, Blend Ranges are the way to go. In this video, we’ll explore the Blend Options tool and show how to use it effectively for image composition.
 
 

Haha, da musste ich auch durch…
Mein Hauptkritikpunkt am Affinity-Farbkonzept ist das Überdrucken, das es nur als Farbfeld-Attribut gibt und nicht als Objekt-Attribut.

Here's one of many solutions: shadow edted.afphoto
 

Nice, for 10 bucks a no-brainer purchase. On a quick test it works fast and the results are good.

Super Vectorizer Pro is on 50% off sale now.
There are two versions. one is new "AI" version,  one is classic version.
I did not know that there is AI version myself.
I thought its development has stalled since the classic version hasn't been updated for years.

AI
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/super-vectorizer-pro-ai-vector/id1152204742

Classic
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/super-vectorizer-image-to-vector-graphic/id704139979

It depends on the selected content in the Layers panel:
"Pixel" type of layers/objects are not affected by the option. Image, vector and text layers/objects are.

And it is a "passive" tool, unless – as seen in your screencast – Apply To Selection is checked in the context toolbar which also seems to be the case by default.
In other words: user error, or "at best" a minor usability issue, but not a bug.  

Im struggling to see how the reported issue here is different to the one in the original thread. If you believe this was mistakenly flagged as by design this should be brought up and continued in the original thread. If this post is just a request for existing behaviour to be changed then it should have been made in the feature requests and feedback section.
Thanks
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Publisher has that capability as well.

Fair enough, feature requests tend to end up in limbo way too often…

Same on Mac.
Now that I actually tested and noticed for the first time, I agree 100%.
But since it's been confirmed as "by design", it's a flaw, not a bug. (Vive la différence.)

Hi
 
The old Export was much user friendlier. Also the preview is of no use – it cannot even be zoomed in/out.
I wish that the dry list of files would be at least be ordered alphabetically:

I can recognize a shy puprose in this order, now, but in daily use it would be easier from a-z.
And, if I could wish: the old one was really much easier.

Nope. Please always bump a thread if an issue has not been resolved in a newer version of the app.
I've already updated this report for you to reflect the current affected version.

I've seen a couple of older posts regarding this topic. Just wondering if multiple pages side by side in Publisher has been added yet. 
I love setting up social media carousels in Publisher and would love to be able to have all the pages side by side as that is the way it will be posted.
Thanks! 

Your problems are probably caused by having non-PDF/X-based or PDF/X-1a-based PDFs placed for passthrough, and exporting using any PDF/X method. These kinds exports are typically rasterized by Affinity apps. If you have non-PDF/X-based placed PDFs that you want to pass through, the best choice to succeed is choosing "PDF (press-ready)" that by default uses PDF version 1.7, convert color spaces to CMYK, and deselect profile embedding. This will create a Device-CMYK PDF with native color values and original fonts embedded, and respects overprint attributes, etc. [EDIT: and passes through all kinds of PDFs]. If your placed PDFs are all PDF/X-based [EDIT: and you need to use PDF/X-based export method], you should choose PDF/X-4, to make sure that export PDF uses the same or later PDF version as placed PDFs. 
Converting to EPS might work, but then it is good to know that overprint attributes are not honored, and spot colors are not supported. These are Affinity-specific limitations (and fonts left embedded would automatically be converted to curves, too). Letting Affinity interpret placed PDFs, especially if fonts have been converted to outlines, might work, but then you need to pay attention to possible color profile conflicts, because interpreted (CMYK) PDFs will be assigned the working color (CMYK) profile, not the document color profile (and never discarded and just passed through, as by default happens when working with Adobe apps). And if there is a profile conflict at export time, all CMYK color values will be recalculated (causing e.g. K100 blacks becoming four-color blacks).

My experience when placing AD content using the same color profile is similar, so color definitions should be retained, at least when not using complex adjustments (I cannot say whether they would be applied similarly as when applied to native Publisher objects or when used in Designer and resolved, or exported from, there). But PDFs placed for passthrough is a completely different and more complex story.
There the rule of thumb is that you cannot use PDF/X-based export methods with PDF content that is created with non-PDF/X  based methods, and have it passed through. Instead, this content will always be rasterized and with incorrect color values. So whenever placing PDFs to be passed through and they are not PDF/X-based, export using "PDF (press-ready)", which uses PDF v.1.7. When using PDF/X-based export method, all PDF content to be passed through must be PDF/X-based and produced with the same or minor PDF version number, except when using PDF/X-1a:2003, which will rasterize all placed PDF-content.
As for reading color values, it should be noted that if the design contains any transparency, Affinity apps typically apply sRGB blending space to transparency groups which confuses at least Adobe Acrobat Pro. It certainly confuses most users, prepress personnel included, and I am not sure if it would confuse RIP, as well, resulting in getting wrong colors on paper.
The following clip demonstrates the complexity that using an RGB blending space applied to CMYK objects causes for interpreting color definitions of an Affinity produced PDF file. It was exported using the default PDF 1.7 "PDF (press-ready)" preset that embeds the document ICC. Not embedding the document ICC makes initial reading of color values in Adobe Acrobat Pro a bit less confusing because the simulation profile does not need to be matched with the document profile, but it does not resolve the problem related to mixing RGB and CMYK color modes in transparency groups. In the end, the video shows how a PDF 1.7 exported from InDesign with default settings, with placed Publisher created PDF files, uses DeviceCMYK blending space for the transparency group and shows correct color values in Output preview no matter which simulation profile is used (that's because all color involved operations, including transparency blend space are DeviceCMYK and not dependent on profile-based calculations). 

reading_color_values.mp4 Note that if you place Designer content in a Publisher file (or any Affinity file) and it uses different color profile, all color values are recalculated so e.g. CMYK values won't be just passed through. Passing through is only supported in placed PDF content, and there, too, in a very limiting way. Note too that placed Designer content will have their native color profiles applied, while placed non-Designer files that are interpreted (e.g. AI files, PDF placed for interpretation, EPS files), will have the profile assignment done according to the setting in Preferences > Color.
 

Or this technical / maths view for the PDF file format:
Acrobat PDF spec _blend modes.pdf

Keep in mind that if exported as PDF/X-1 or PDF/X-3 (as required e.g. by many print houses), transparency and anything right below will be rasterized no matter what.
If you want to keep it full vector at any cost, use a regular opaque gradient from color to white.

I believe Serif, Patrick in particular, has one of the best track records regarding communication and customer engagement. 
I don't write the above as a fanboy. There are several reasons why I generally don't use Affinity applications for my daily work. Patrick, Serif, knows those reasons. Frankly, I don't know why they tolerate my presence sometimes 😉

Affinity "infinity"