PaoloT Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Hi, When placing a TIFF file into a Publisher document, the dpi of the image is the wrong one. Publisher says it is a 300dpi image. Both APhoto, Photoshop and Apple Preview say it is a 72dpi image. When resizing it in Publisher (menu on the top right of the window), the Scale value is increased over 100%. If I make it 72dpi, it is now a 417% of the original file. If clicking Original Size, I'm back with a 300dpi image. Did I something wrong, or is there a bug somewhere? Paolo Publisher 1.8.2 Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I just experience some similar vice versa for a JPG: the image exif says 300 dpi – APub Resource Manager says 72 dpi. It doesn't occur with a TIFF of the same image file. It reminds me to this known issue: PaoloT 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Here is an example for a BMP file (1-bit, saved in PSD). Exif resolution: 72 dpi – APub: 1523 dpi <–> Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 It really looks like a bug. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 31, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 31, 2020 Hi both, Can you attach the sample files and/or the afpub file so we can have a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Gabe said: Can you attach the sample files and/or the afpub file so we can have a look? Yes. For example, this one is a screen grab at 72dpi on the Mac. Even APhoto says it is a 72dpi image. But APublisher says it is a 300dpi image. Paolo write-favorite-dlg.tif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 If I Place your image into a 300dpi Publisher document, and use the Move Tool's Context Toolbar options to make it the "original size", I see the following: Note that the Resource Manager says 300dpi in the blue-highlighted bar, but the details on the right show the original dpi is 72. In the Context Toolbar: The image in the document (at Original Size) is about 1.5 inches wide. At 72 dpi it would be about 6.27 inches, which seems more like the proper "original" size. I'm not sure what's going on... PaoloT 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I haven't tried in APub. But the image is 72 dpi...or is not actually recorded in the file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, MikeW said: I haven't tried in APub. But the image is 72 dpi...or is not actually recorded in the file. It is a 72 dpi image, but it is treated by APub as a 300 dpi one. Apart for the information box reported by @walt.farrell here above. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, PaoloT said: It is a 72 dpi image, but it is treated by APub as a 300 dpi one. Apart for the information box reported by @walt.farrell here above. Paolo I myself don't know of a way around the issue when placing an image. Affinity applications (at least AD/APub) will always use the document dpi to initially size an image. I once railed about this issue of having a document dpi. At least as regards APub, but in AD as well. Document dpi in a vector-based application should be limited to a raster effects default resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, MikeW said: Affinity applications (at least AD/APub) will always use the document dpi to initially size an image. That's part of what is strange about that "Original Size" button, Mike. If we have a 72dpi image that (given its pixel dimensions) should be 6.27 inches wide, then Original Size could: Place it at 300 dpi but 6.27 inches wide; or Place it at 72dpi at 6.27 inches wide. But it shouldn't place it at 300dpi and 1.6 inches wide, as it did for me. That can't possibly be "original size", can it, regardless of how we define size? PaoloT 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 That image, with the number of pixels, shouldn't ever place at the size of your #1 point. It should place as in your point #2. Like it does in every non-Affinity application I use...including Serif's PagePlus (when choosing Place at native dpi). PaoloT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Gabe said: Can you attach the sample files and/or the afpub file so we can have a look? In this .zip (34 kB) are the 2 images from my post above: Archiv.zip Note also this previous thread which mentioned already the unwanted/unexpected issue of placed image sizes, in particular low res images like screenshots: Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted April 1, 2020 Staff Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thanks. I logged this with our developers MikeW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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