idgaff Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hi, Operating system Macintosh 10.10.05 Affinity Designer is not exporting images like jpeg, png etc pixel dimensions as expected. For example, I use 320x240px for my small LCD displays. This corresponds exactly to the LCD screens dimensions in pixels. Process.. I would normally open an image, jpeg , png etc then resize it to my requirements 320x240px then use "New From Clipboard" the image size stated in the editor is as expected 320x240px. Then using "Export Persona" I select the required format normally jpeg. When I check the size of the image it reads 319x240, sometimes 318x240px (On Mac its "get Info" for file details) I import this to my LCD graphics editor and it reads the same 319x240 or the 318x240px so I lose 1 or so pixel widths down the side of the LCD screen. I tried the same technique with gimp2.10, open an image resize it, export it and it works perfectly. Whatever size the image states in the editor the exported size is identical. Affinity Designer hasn't always exported pixels less than whats shown in the editor. I have images that I have exported previously that have had the correct size as stated in the editor. Can you please tell me why Affinity Designer is acting in this way? And what I can do to remedy this situation. Best Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Background is transparent? Are there any non-transparent pixels up to the edges? Does the same do APhoto, which is an image editing application? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted October 16, 2020 Staff Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hi @idgaff Could you attach the afdesign file for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idgaff Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hi@Pšenda Regardless of transparacy of background , I have opened the same images in Gimp and it has no issues exporting the exact pixel dimensions the editor is displaying. Plus Gimp is free. I have tried this in Affinity photo with the exact same results. Hi@stokerg I have put together two Affinity designser projects each have a .jpeg and .png image which I resized to 320x240px. I then export them and the resultant file size is 319x240px in both cases. I then take the resultant images and open them in Gimp2.10, rescale it to 320x240px export both as .jpeg & .png the resultant files show they are both 320x240px I then import these files into my LCD Graphic editor and they are perfect. I have zipped up the projects in a folder named "Affinty Designer" along with the projects are the two exported .jpeg & .png files. There is also a sub folder called "Resized in Gimp to 320x240". In this folder are the two Affinity exported files of 319x240px also the re-scaled exported Gimp2.10 files Hope this all makes sense. Any question please do not hesitate to ask. Regards Affinity_Designer.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 "I then export them and the resultant file size is 319x240px in both cases." I don't know what the problem is - I opened your file, put the Export, and you're done. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 The problem, as far as I can see, only happens for me with your test files when exporting from the Export Persona without first making a ‘Slice’ to export. In the Ripples file > Export Persona > Layers tab; Select ‘Background’ then click the ‘Create Slice’ button. A blue box will appear around the image with the Slice dimensions in the top left corner. Switch to the ‘Slices’ tab and export this new Slice. Why the default background exports minus 1px on width I have no idea??? But if you make a new Slice it will work. Quote macOS 10.15.7 | 15" Macbook Pro, 2017 | 4 Core i7 3.1GHz CPU | Radeon Pro 555 2GB GPU + Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 1.536GB | 16GB RAM | Wacom Intuos4 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 26 minutes ago, markw said: Why the default background exports minus 1px on width I have no idea??? But if you make a new Slice it will work. This can happen if you create a Slice and then edit the exported object/image. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idgaff Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 I appreciate all the responses. But unfortunately I am still left with this minus 1px on the width, with no apparent reason. Considering that the images I export that are correct I am not doing anything different in exporting the images from those that are not correct. I am not creating a Slice and then editing the exported image. I have created 3 more Export Personas of both .jpeg and .png and the sizes were perfefect. But on a couple other images I tried, the same issue occured of minus 1px on the width. So this looks like an "Affinty Designer" Issue with certain images. Because all images regardless of size I have thrown at Gimp2.10 then resized them down, has exported flawlesly without proplems. I'll try to raise this with technical as a possible bug. Thanks again for all your input. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 3:38 PM, idgaff said: Process.. I would normally open an image, jpeg , png etc then resize it to my requirements 320x240px then use "New From Clipboard" ... Why not make a Designer Document 320 x 240 and then place the image (jpeg, png etc.) and do your resizing then. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | 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...
Gaal Dornik Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Yep, i've seen this a lot. For some reason Slice Tool Rect/Grid is not aligned with an Artboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, Gaal Dornik said: For some reason Slice Tool Rect/Grid is not aligned with an Artboard. Artboard position (or size) isn't whole pixel (see Transform panel). Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaal Dornik Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Are you suggesting to round artboard's X,Y values? It doesn't change anything. Is there a workaround/workflow for correct export? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BofG Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gaal Dornik said: Are you suggesting to round artboard's X,Y values? It doesn't change anything. Is there a workaround/workflow for correct export? You do need the x,y of the artboard to be whole pixels, along with the w,h. Are you certain you have set that correctly as it definitely fixes the export issue. You might need to change your preferences to show more decimal places for the pixels. Pšenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, Gaal Dornik said: Are you suggesting to round artboard's X,Y values? Yes - in terms of pixels. Of course, rounding other units does not solve the problem. 12 minutes ago, Gaal Dornik said: It doesn't change anything. Really? 12 minutes ago, Gaal Dornik said: Is there a workaround/workflow for correct export? Yes - set X, Y, W, H to whole pixel. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaal Dornik Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Thank you, rounding indeed works. Still it's not very convenient - another thing to keep in mind on export... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonbuzon Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) I also had this problem when exporting some icons. The original size of the icons was 60x60px but they were exported as 60x61px and I was not able to manually adjust the dimensions from "Export Persona". I finally found out why: my original icons in "Designer Persona" were not well adapted to the grid and therefore the X, Y position of each icon contained decimal values. Once I snapped them to the grid (Enable it from View > Grid) the decimals disappeared and then I was able to export my icons with the correct 60x60px as the Slice fit perfectly. Hope it helps! Affinity Designer adjust Slice to Snap.mp4 Edited January 9, 2022 by ramonbuzon I've uploaded this new video to better understand what i've achieved... Old Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 4 hours ago, ramonbuzon said: I also had this problem when exporting some icons. The original size of the icons was 60x60px but they were exported as 60x61px and I was not able to manually adjust the dimensions from "Export Persona". I finally found out why: my original icons in "Designer Persona" were not well adapted to the grid and therefore the X, Y position of each icon contained decimal values. Once I snapped them to the grid (Enable it from View > Grid) the decimals disappeared and then I was able to export my icons with the correct 60x60px as the Slice fit perfectly. Hope it helps! You keep saying Grid without specifying that it is the Pixel Grid the work must be snapped to. Won't work if the grid is mm for example. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | 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...
Pšenda Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 12 hours ago, ramonbuzon said: not well adapted to the grid Force pixel alignment - On, Move by whole pixels - Off, it does the same service as a pixel grid. ramonbuzon 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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