Bryce

Here is what my V2 Designer file is supposed to look like: Here is what it exports like: The only way to get it to work is to have the PDF rasterize everything - including text.

I'm really struggling to find where some of these are at. Before I could use the "help" menu and type in what I was looking for. That seems to be gone in V2. The help center won't show me were "Edit Frame Content" button is to remove the shortcut. I have been using Indesign for so long that I would like to keep those shortcuts the same - or change them at my pace. Shift+command+C should be center in that world. Is there an online keyboard shortcut file that would make it similar or could it be included for those who are transitioning?

Suggestion: When there is a keyboard shortcut conflict - clicking on the icon will take you to the conflicted setting instead of doing nothing when clicking on it. - Or have an option to override the existing shortcut.

I don't think this is the right forum for version 1

I'm having several issues with PDF export. When I export (PDF-X4 or 1.8) with a white glow around masked images they glow turns "hard". See here: If I export rasterized so I get the glow I get cut off warped text (PDF-X or 1.8). See here: what it should be: If I tell the text to convert to curves then it exports to raster just fine. Thanks for working hard on these issues!

Correct. I'm only working on the master pages. I can easily make it change as long as a I cut and paste again. Then it's right on all the pages.

You are probably right, but I'm not sure by what you mean "Automatically applied". Is there a way to manually make it apply from a master to a slave? What i did was created the master banner page then made the text I wanted. I then went to Design persona and made a warp mesh on the master page. If I copy and paste it back on then it will show.

Master pages that are updated in the Designer Persona don't translate correctly to the pages the masters are assigned to.

Interesting to see this as I have not encountered this before. I have a master page that I adjusted the mesh warp in Designer Persona. when I went back to the publisher persona the pages attached to the master did not update. Is there something that needs checked for this to happen?

Hi Walt, I was getting to go back and answer my own question. I see I can also click on the keys and download, which I knew, but the full version app can overwrite without need to reenter everything. thanks for pointing that out! Bryce

mac OS - 10 computers x3 apps = 30 updates. Each one wants to update from the web. Are there updaters to download and put on a server instead of each one doing their own download?

that would be an interesting mask if you could save that.

Actually, it was Aldus Freehand - at least when I used it. Loved it. When AD came out it reminded me more of Freehand than IL and that's what got me started again.

I noticed it does not work warp rasters that are grouped with the vectors. I think that should be included for such things as product placements and planes

Sorry. I was referring to Indesign and Illustrator. I rarely use PS but I assume that because Affinity can read and write to PS files that you are correct on that. Indesign is always wanting to save the files in a new format whenever I open them.

I agree. AD has slices that AI doesn't have and that is a game changer for making newspaper ads. agreed. in the prepress side, I much preferred FH over IL when files came in. FH had the multiple size pages (artboards) long before anything else did and it was intuitive. You would have entire business packages in one file - Letterhead, business cards, envelopes. AD is much closer and that is what attracted to me it 5 years ago to start trying Affinity.

I fail to see how any of these issues are Serif's problems. 1. The computer could be upgraded - problem solved. Any computer in the last five years will run it fine. I have a 12 year old iMac that won't run it. I wish it would, but the time has come to upgrade that worker's computer. 2. See 1 3. You don't need a $5,000 laptop to run the affinity line. Not sure where that number came from. However, I do take a $5000 laptop with me even when camping or hiking, and I have to do some business, so easily possible. Backwards compatibility might be something you want, but it's not beneficial to Serif, nor do competitors allow the previous version to open the newest unless you export as a really old format which strips stuff out all the time.

it works just like before. I tried it myself.

Someone commenting with no experience? Come on man! It works just fine and exactly the same if you had tried it. The price is 40% off and even cheaper if you buy the whole set as one app. Clearly just posting to complain.

I have the exact same thing happening. When the slices export location dialog box comes up, I get the spinning beach ball. I have deleted Finder preferences, started in safe mode, etc. I have Dropbox but not saving to Dropbox folder. I would say this happens 50%+ of the time. Specs: Late 16" 2019 MPB Intel I9 - 64GB RAM - 2TB SSD This started, along with many other OS issues after "upgrading" to Monterey. Never had any issues under Catalina but I was told for security reasons I needed to upgrade. I should not have listened. it's best to stay with the OS it came with and was designed for, I think.

@DWright Was there any update on this bug that resizes back to 100% on data merged images? thanks!

not sure. I get files that do that sometimes too.

it was marketed as professional, but we never took it seriously because it never could output correct PDF's. They were always RGB even if the colors were correct in the file. Pageplus could export separations but we do not want the programs exporting them. Printers need to control how the files are exported and separated for their equipment and imposition purposes. Affinity programs can export correctly with spot colors and pantone colors in the exported PDF files. I always wanted PagePlus to export right, but it couldn't. I still use it for things such as calendars and other items because I don't know of any thing else that can do that. I then export the files as PDF, correct the colors, and then import them into Affinity or Adobe (pretty much have left Indesign). If I could find another generic calendar maker, I would drop Parallels and Pageplus, but for now I haven't found anything that competes with this old program.

If you select the colored image then choose the "K" button, then select the color in the swatch palette, the tint slider works n

I was a PagePlus user back from 1993. I find the the new apps very refreshing. not much changed throughout the years with Serif other than small upgrades here and there for Windows OS. It's nice to see Serif saw the future and took it. It was not with Pageplus. i had moved to the Mac and the only way was to use Parallels. Now I can use it on anything and it's tremendously more powerful. I would sacrifice all templates - I don't need them. I want tools to get the job done and Affinity has put Serif on the right path.