Mr Lucky

Thanks, I hadn't realised that. In some applications I can define the number in preferences

I don't see Item properties when I right click. (Yes .png is fine. oddly I didn't try those because I'd had issues with .png from Photoshop)

I was expecting to find something in preferences, but no. Is there a way to get a bigger list? Thanks

Thanks, here it is: testopacity.afphoto (Re-importing a tiff back into Affinity looks fine against black background, the issue seems to be only with import into FCPX)

Got the beta, thanks. Still the same issue, but the PSD FCPX is working nicely.

I bought it at the Mac store, how do I get the beta? Yes, the PSD for FCPX works, I didn't know about that. An odd thing is that I just found that although the Photoshop TIFF loks fine in FCPX, when I import it to Affinity, the semi opaque refelction is actually darker over the black background, presumably it is less opaque.

I am using Export TIFF RGB 8 bit. However when I check, by reimporting the tiff then it looks correct. The issue I am having is when importing the tiff into Final Cut Pro X. In Affinity Photo there are three layers: the main image of pelican and turtles on a log the upside down reflection with 46% opacity the black background for viewing (I am exporting without the backgound layer) Affinity Photo: Imported TIFF to FCPX - looks wrong: However the same FCPX project with TIFF file which was exported from Photoshop -looks OK

Thanks everyone for the education. My question now is why does Photoshop reduce dpi to 72? I also have the question about Photo having a similar function as Save for Web part 2. The best thing about the PS SFW is that you see a preview of the image as you adjust the the quality, e.g number of colours in a gif or png. I really miss this, or is it hidden somewhere in Photo?

All fine, but at the same dimensions, 300dpi is a larger file size (in MB) than 72. So surely 72 is better as we want a page to load quicker. I did some tests. A 72 dpi image loads quicker on a web page, but looks just as good as the 300dpi at the same dimensions. So I am maybe doing something wrong still.

I want to save some files for the web, so they will reduced from 300 to 72dpi. In order to do this I think I need two steps: 1 Go to Resize document and reduce dpi 2 Export In photoshop it's possible to do this in one go with "Save For Web" Is there something similar in Photo?

When I export tiff I would lie to know how I can do it and retain areas that have varying degrees of transparency. A completely transparent area is fine, but any objects that have a gradient to transparent are not exporting with the % of opacity. When I did this in Photoshop, the default TIFF "save as" would do this so there is obviously some setting I am missing. Can anyone help please

Thanks, yes I ran disk utility and no problems found. The thing is I have only got either of these problems with Affinity Photo (& Designer re: the icon preview block). No other application has had either of these problems.

Thanks.

Can I add a filter (e.g. Sharpen > Clarity) non-destructively? Thanks

I just threw that together as an example of what I was doing. How do I stop the elements being converted to images? I was just using the export fro print preset

Is it here yet, I can't find a way to do it.

Thanks, but the problem with this is when you export the crop marks correspond with the outside of the bleed area , not the inside. I noticed in the video he did not export with crop marks for the printer. I have since discovered what (I think) is a better way. Instead of guides, I define the bleed widths in document set up. Also it seems quicker to use the margins instead of guides to define the safe area. Then all I have to do is make sure my coloured shapes or images extend outside the document. Then when I export with crop marks, then they correspond to the document dimensions (as they should) and the bleed is there. So attached is a quick example of what I think is now correct. with crop marks showing at the actual document dimensions (A4) test.pdf

Yes, edited. Aha, so it is. I expected it to be in 5s Thanks I ca relax now.

The default new document A4 size, appears to be 212 mm wide, not 210. How is this?

here you go Affinity Photo_2016-09-16-101540_Petes-iMac-2.crash.zip

Here you go test.afphoto I just noticed this only shows on my main display Retina 27" AMD Radeon R9 M290X 2048 MB graphics I also have an Asus VH222H 21.5 and it doesn't happen In fact if I move thefinder over the the ASUS and back again it has gone, but is visible again if you click on something else in the finder and back again.

I have a very simple designer document, currently just one layer, which has a single colour as an overlay. However the preview in Finder shows a block of darker colour. It isn't a huge issue as long as it exports correctly, just a bit worrying. Can anyone help please. Finder preview Designer:

I am using the Affinity Designer trial, and hoping to switch over from a very basic application, Swift Publisher. I have read the manual and cnnaot find how to do something which I assume is very simple. As I am a beginner please answer with basic steps (thanks), I'm ready to pull the trigger on buying once I get this question answered. So: I am working on an A4 book cover, and need to export to PDF for the printer, (with crop marks) I can see how to add the crop marks in the export dialogue, however I'm not sure how I set up my basic layout so that the working area is larger than A4 so my background colour extends beyond the A4 boundaries. I can see A4 as a preset in new document, but that does not give me the added area for the bleed. Is there a preset way to do this, or do I just start a new document that is a couple of centimeters larger all round and add margins? And if so how do I set the crop marks to A4? Thanks

That seems to have fixed it! :)

1 Any file type 2 Not one specific app 3 Affinity is default for afphoto 4 works fine no problems when dragging to Affinity window or dock icon Screen video: Affinity PhotoScreenshot003.mov