convert text to curves in PDF export not working with text wit effects?

[Jannes]

Just a small question...

 

I just made a design with had some text with effects (shadow, 3D, outline)

I exported it to PDF (press ready) and set: text as curves

I got it back from the printer because the text was rasterized

Then I manualy convert all text in the design to curves
same problem, the text is rasterized

Can it be that text with effects cannot be convert to curves? (and if so, is there a trick? :-))

 

thanks!

(windows 10 and newest Affinity 1.9)

[loukash]

1 hour ago, Jannes said:

text with effects (shadow, 3D, outline)

1 hour ago, Jannes said:

the text was rasterized

1 hour ago, Jannes said:

Can it be that text with effects cannot be convert to curves?

Yup.
And the rasterizing algorithm which Affnity uses is so bad that it's beyond belief.

1 hour ago, Jannes said:

is there a trick?

PDF/X-4

More on this e.g. here:

 

[Jannes]

Thanks a lot! Now I know for sure that its not me making a stupid mistake 

The easyst way to fix for now is just to increase the DPI, that will do the trick.

And I will try PDF/X-4 too (does not work in first quick attemp)

I really hope Serif wil make this better working in the future as I use a lot of effects and layers in my designs

 

Thanks Loukash!!