BofG
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39 minutes ago, awakenedbyowls said:
The second image on the right is the file in AD before I export it to jpg and open in Photos (the image on the left). Hope that clears up any confusion.
Photos in Windows isn't colour managed - I *think* it uses the display profile "as is" so if you do have a wide gamut monitor then it will as mentioned above come out over saturated as the rgb values in your file go further in the monitor colour space than in the file's defined profile. If that makes sense. Which maybe it doesn't. Hopefully someone else will be able to explain it better
If you open your image in a browser does it match your Affinity display?
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8 minutes ago, Lewortt said:
Borderless printing got broken somewhere around the 1.9 release. I think your only option is to export your file and print from a different application.
Edit - seems like it was v1.9.2. If you bought from Serif you can install the older version again.
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Is it just me, or does that look like an undocked window going a bit awry? I can't see the filename or close button. Is there a way in the app menu to restore the windows to be docked?
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2 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:
No. The only thing that can happen is the two nodes (or 4 or 17, however many you select with the node tool + shift) will move their x y coordinates together.
I suspected that might be the case, it's a shame as it would be so helpful in this situation. Thanks for the help.
Now, maybe if I plug in two mice at once.... 🙃
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Is it possible in Designer to select two nodes, and then when altering the control handle of one have the other move exactly the same?
I'm trying to learn isometric techniques and to fit both edges of a front face to a side curve would be so easy if I could drag two node handles at once.
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25 minutes ago, PixelPest said:
I find this statement "mythical" and a bit misleading. None of my vectorial art/designs from the past 35 years are executed in a pure "vector"
Everything works for one person, but there have been more than a few people posting here dismayed that all their hard work has to be redone because the output is rasterised. In some cases the rasterisation can lead to unintended side effects in some formats (e.g. pdf where a nice crisp vector is suddenly an anti-aliased edge at a low resolution).
If the person understands from the start what the approach means for the possible output that cannot be a bad thing surely?
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4 hours ago, Bay said:
Thank you!
If possible, can you give me the sequence of edits from the point the text is first created? How do I keep the text editable and still make the boolean edit that corrects the outline overlap? Again, thank you.
It's a different approach entirely. With the base text (not converted to curves) you add a layer effect. At the foot of the layers panel there is a small "fx" button - inside the list that shows is the "outline" mentioned.
Be aware - effects ONLY export as raster (aka pixels) and can cause elements the layer overlaps to also rasterise. If you need a "pure vector" export then stay away from these.
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Convert the text to curves, then combine the curves using the boolean add.
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On 5/21/2021 at 9:24 PM, Alfred said:
As a workaround, export to PDF
This should just be the norm, not a workaround. Printing from Designer is so flaky, always has been.
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25 minutes ago, firstdefence said:
Change the Fill Mode: Layer > Fill Mode
Hmm, combine (Boolean add) shouldn't be creating a hole. It's a bug isn't it?
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Try either changing the layer order (so put the rectangle behind the circle) or select both layers and choose Layer > Geometry > Merge Curves before you combine them.
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In that case my original suspicion is probably correct.
It is an annoying aspect of Designer, personally I feel that anything that would result in rasterisation should only be accessible from the pixel persona. You aren't the first person to spend time working on something only to see it not export like expected once finished.
There might be some things you can change in the file without too much effort to get the export you want. It will be those blend modes and layer effects that need looking at.
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13 minutes ago, Qazar39 said:
I think that such problems should be fixed by the developper.
I should point out that this was just my thoughts based on looking at your image on my phone. Without having the Designer file to look at properly I can't say for certain.
Does it look identical if you export as a full raster image like png?
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24 minutes ago, Qazar39 said:
different blend mode
These cause rasterisation on export, which looks like it's causing the issues. You can try setting "Rasterise: unsupported properties" to "Rasterise: nothing" and see if you get lucky. Other than that you would need to look at the Designer file and remove those blend modes and effects and make them in a different way.
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3 hours ago, vincent_berlin said:
a colour, that's definition ist 100% black (0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow...). But when exporting this (and I guess, I tried EVERY POSSIBILITY) you'll finally have your shades constisting of FOUR COLOURS
This happens when there is a conversion from one profile to another. If you create your document in "cmyk profile a", set your k-only black and export to "cmyk profile a" your black won't be altered. If your export to "cmyk profile b" then there will be a conversion and your black will end up as four colour.
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49 minutes ago, Callum said:
Hi Vincent,
Welcome to the forums
To export files without a profile, click the More button on the Export dialog and untick Embed ICC profile.
Thanks
C
That's not possible, but it actually is correct to not be possible as the x-4 spec requires a profile for the output intent.
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2 hours ago, laraksca said:
I also have been having an issue opening SVG files. Files generated out of Blender using the Plugin Freestyle SVG Export will not open in Designer. This happens on Mac and Windows. I have played around with it and used a text editor to replace this line at the top of the page "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ascii'?>" with this line "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>". After replacing the line I can open the SVG in Designer. I have tried doing a minor edit in the text editor and saving but that did not help. If I open the SVG in Inkscape ad save it again it works just fine. Attached some files and a dialog box shot.
This file wont open.svg 88.53 kB · 0 downloads This file will open.svg 88.54 kB · 0 downloads
It has never worked, maybe one day....
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5 minutes ago, Joachim_L said:
SVG would be a good candidate
3 hours ago, jg1153465 said:I've exported as .jpeg, .png. svg.
I'm stuck in the past on v1.8 so cannot open the file - does it contain anything that is getting rasterised? If native svg is "blurry" then there are issues elsewhere... I find a good lens cloth works well sometimes :)
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Try moving the "y" layer below the "a" layer before you add them.
The Boolean operations often leave a lot to be desired.
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3 minutes ago, R C-R said:
It just seems like something with no useful purpose in a support forum.
I guess it makes me redundant
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Both good points. I've held off updating to 1.9 because I don't know what new bugs await and not sure if the little annoyances from before are fixed. I've decided it's better the devil you know.
There is a "known issues" sticky, but it's far from comprehensive and only lists things that they have fixed (as in introduced in 1.9 and fixed).
A public bug tracker could have it's downsides, more pressure on the no doubt already stretched team, but I think it would be a positive step for the users.
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18 minutes ago, Delden said:
these products are not facing these problems either
I'm not sure on the specifics, I've just pieced together this from what little has been said and some of the developer info from Apple that mentions JavaScript engines and that JIT flag. It's a pity there isn't more detailed official information.
20 minutes ago, Delden said:Or more simply don't publish a buggy version
Wholeheartedly agree with this. I think the test plan is somewhat ad-hoc at best. I've been using the software long enough to have seen a few of the major releases, and I now double check every now and then to ensure automatic updates are not enabled.
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6 hours ago, Delden said:
I use other resource intensive apps for engineering, and none of them are subject to the performance problems mentioned here. So, what is Serif doing wrong ?
In a different thread they said this slow start up is down to them embedding a browser in the app, which is used for the welcome screen and user account. I believe it allows them an easy way to keep those parts updated, as they can just put fresh html content on the server and the app will fetch and display it.
The new Apple malware check is more intrusive in this use case as the app (via the embedded browser) has a JavaScript engine and can execute arbitrary code.
colours in Designer change on export
in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
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The browser is colour managed, that's why it looks correct there.
Have a read about profile connection space, basically it's a defined "real world" set of colours that are mapped to/from so all devices show the same thing. Photos doesn't use it, so your colour values in your file aren't mapped to their "real life" colours before being sent to the monitor.