Escocia1 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 coming from adobe photoshop save for web feature, where we could visualize the various adjustments in real-time when optimizing images for use on websites, is there a similar workflow in Affinity photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Not at the moment but it has been requested before so the Devs are aware of the desire for such a function Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escocia1 Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 ok, thanks, so could you recommend the best way to replicate the same Save to Web process in Affinity? without the visualization but with the same control over canvas and file size/type, i.e. optimize for website content usage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 54 minutes ago, Escocia1 said: without the visualization but with the same control over canvas and file size/type, i.e. optimize for website content usage? The File > Export screen will allow you to change the quality setting and will show you an approximation of the file size for that setting. Unfortunately, it's pure guesswork as to how the file will look at different quality settings unless you reload the exported file and examine it that way. At this time minimizing the exported file size and maintaining an acceptable quality is not a quick/easy process in APhoto which is why a lot of people still use alternative programs for this final stage of their Web work Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escocia1 Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 is it possible to create a transparent GIF image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 19 hours ago, Escocia1 said: is it possible to create a transparent GIF image? Not to my knowledge, it is the way the GIF is coded. PNG (16) was created to address this problem. Note: I could well be wrong. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 21 hours ago, Escocia1 said: is it possible to create a transparent GIF image? 2 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Not to my knowledge, it is the way the GIF is coded. PNG (16) was created to address this problem. Note: I could well be wrong. It is possible to include transparent pixels in a GIF image, but (unlike the PNG format) the GIF format doesn’t support alpha transparency: pixels in a GIF image are always fully opaque or fully transparent. A ‘transparent’ pixel in a GIF image is actually filled with a colour, but that colour is defined as the transparent colour in the palette associated with the image. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escocia1 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 yes i have been making transparent GIFs for many years what i need to know is if i can do it in Affinity Photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Escocia1 said: what i need to know is if i can do it in Affinity Photo? Yes, of course. If you make sure that the document has a transparent background, exporting all or part of the document to GIF format will give you an image with a transparent background. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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