cruzios Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Hi, some help from the pros please! How would I export the attached file (saved in Affinity Publisher) into a PNG format with dimensions of 400X106px ... without having it blurry? The original image I tweaked is something I got off pixabay, as a vector graphic (AI format). I do also have Affinity Photo but it doesnt look good there; I think Affinity Publisher deals with vectors better than affinity photo. (I dont have Affinity Designer though). This is intended for Web (not print). I tried all the offered resample methods, but nothing looks good on export (it looks fine before that though). I tried exporting without the applied FX, (since I think this rasterizes), but still looks bad. I'm using Windows. Affinity Publisher 1.8.5.703. Are any other details needed to share? Thanks for any help! ps...I spent hours on this today, browsing other forum posts on Affinity regarding blurry images on export, and tried several things, but nothing seems to be working out. dividers-4869416 edit.afpub
cruzios Posted February 1, 2021 Author Posted February 1, 2021 I downloaded a trial version of Affinity Designer and have similiar problem with blurry export. Any solutions for Affinity Publisher or Designer would be very welcome!!
cruzios Posted February 1, 2021 Author Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Alternatively, here is an Affinity Designer file? [same image, same goals, as listed above] divider.afdesign Edited February 1, 2021 by cruzios
Pšenda Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Your ornament is too complex/detailed for so few pixels. If you want to keep more detail, and therefore a sharper drawing, then you must either enlarge the image (more pixels), or reduce the ornament and make it a cutout. Edit: Pixel view mode, Retina view mode (2x more pixels) cruzios 1 Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. 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.
cruzios Posted February 1, 2021 Author Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Thank you Pšenda, What does it mean to make it a cut out? (Transparent background? Since I believe this is already the case). Edited February 1, 2021 by cruzios
Jowday Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, cruzios said: Hi, some help from the pros please! How would I export the attached file (saved in Affinity Publisher) into a PNG format with dimensions of 400X106px ... without having it blurry? The original image I tweaked is something I got off pixabay, as a vector graphic (AI format). I do also have Affinity Photo but it doesnt look good there; I think Affinity Publisher deals with vectors better than affinity photo. (I dont have Affinity Designer though). This is intended for Web (not print). I tried all the offered resample methods, but nothing looks good on export (it looks fine before that though). I tried exporting without the applied FX, (since I think this rasterizes), but still looks bad. I'm using Windows. Affinity Publisher 1.8.5.703. Are any other details needed to share? Thanks for any help! ps...I spent hours on this today, browsing other forum posts on Affinity regarding blurry images on export, and tried several things, but nothing seems to be working out. dividers-4869416 edit.afpub 71.31 kB · 8 downloads My guess is that Affinity means "Workarounds" in some language. Workarounds also equals wasting hour and hours. This is they advice I gave someone else - but there is no cool answer, I think: cruzios 1 "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver.
Pšenda Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, cruzios said: What does it mean to make it a cut out? This is your complex and large ornament on the small pixel image. Crop your ornament (enlarge) to the same image. cruzios 1 Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. 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.
cruzios Posted February 1, 2021 Author Posted February 1, 2021 42 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Crop your ornament (enlarge) to the same image. Thanks for your helpful advice, I think its getting better now, but I still need to work on it more. All the best!
cruzios Posted February 1, 2021 Author Posted February 1, 2021 55 minutes ago, Jowday said: My guess is that Affinity means "Workarounds" in some language. Workarounds also equals wasting hour and hours. This is they advice I gave someone else - but there is no cool answer, I think: Clever, thank you kindly for your helpful input. Still working away to get a good image. Kind Regards. Jowday 1
Jowday Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Just now, cruzios said: Clever, thank you kindly for your helpful input. Still working away to get a good image. Kind Regards. You're welcome 🙂 cruzios 1 "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver.
cruzios Posted February 1, 2021 Author Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, haakoo said: Delete the excess nodes from the vector divider,delete the rectangles,delete the fx and recolor the divider and text parts to the blue you want. Export>done Thanks! I had no clue that I could just go in and delete those excess nodes (true to newbie form). I was trying to hide the parts of the image I didnt want (crazy rectangle method with erase blend mode, so weird). So I cleaned up my graphic. But what Export settings do you use? Kind Regards,
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