sveto Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 I'm trying to figure out what's going wrong. Every time i export a PDF for my printing service provider (PDF-X4), type is rasterized instead of staying vector. Usually i convert fonts to shapes on export, but i tried embedding the used fonts - same issue. As a last resort i got rid of the drop shadows i had on the type, and behold - type was indeed vector after export. Is this a bug? Why does using shadows forces type to be rasterized? Usually you rasterize only the shadows onto the image layer and retain the vector shapes of the type - at least that's what i did when i exported PDFs manually from Photoshop. I hoped that Publisher would do it automatically for me, but obviously it doesn't. Am i missing something? Or doing something completely wrong? Quote
Bryce Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 I see the same thing and I'm not quite sure why. I believe before 1.9 it did do as you describe - vector type, drop shadow as raster underneath. Quote
sveto Posted August 6, 2021 Author Posted August 6, 2021 Sounds like a bug. The version before 1.10 had this problem as well, i checked weeks ago. As of v1.9, i'm not sure. Quote
sveto Posted August 7, 2021 Author Posted August 7, 2021 I just did a test like yours, on a new document, and had exactly the same result as yours - text is vector! When i export the document i did with the previous version, the text is rasterized in the PDF. Same settings for both tests. What do you mean by "PDF placed for passthrough"? I don't know how to proceed. I need to find the issue, so it doesn't happen in the future. Could you please suggest some ideas what to look for? UPDATE: Using an image background and grouping the type layers don't seem to affect the result. Text is still exported as vector. Quote
sveto Posted August 7, 2021 Author Posted August 7, 2021 Thanks! Yes, i used the term wrong. By "vector" i mean "not rasterized". I usually don't embed fonts, but export text as shapes, just to be sure nothing changes at the printer's side. And yeah, all my objects are done natively in Publisher. No passthrough. BTW, opening the PDF back in Publisher shows the text blurry (rasterized) like it does in Acrobat Reader. Quote
Dan C Posted August 11, 2021 Posted August 11, 2021 Hi @sveto, Sorry to hear you're having trouble! Can you please provide a copy of the .afpub file (this can be reduced down to the text layer that isn't exporting correctly for you) and a screenshot showing your PDF export settings (including the More... dialog) for me? As Lagarto has confirmed, this is working correctly for me here, so I'd like to investigate your file further. Many thanks in advance sveto 1 Quote
sveto Posted August 11, 2021 Author Posted August 11, 2021 Hey Dan, i appreciate your help. Here's the situation: When i remove the background image, the text exports as text. When i remove some of the text, the remaining text exports as text as well. So i need to send you the file mostly intact. I just changed the background image, removed the names and shuffled the text together. The ZIP file contains the screenshots as well. I'm very curious about your opinion. Quote
David in Яuislip Posted August 11, 2021 Posted August 11, 2021 It's the layer order Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10
sveto Posted August 11, 2021 Author Posted August 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, Lagarto said: It is this setting that causes type to become rasterized: Check if you really need the feature, and if you, if you could replace the background color with a vector shape on those parts where you have the dropshadow effect applied. Thank you so much, Lagarto! That was exactly the culprit for the problem. I don't even know what this feature does, and don't understand why it is enabled by default in the first place, if it does so much damage. :shrug: Never could've found this on my own... Quote
sveto Posted August 11, 2021 Author Posted August 11, 2021 Very useful info, thx! I have the feeling this is one of those Affinity bugs quirks we have to live with, for now. I remember my disappointment when i discovered that APhoto can't show the backside of a 2D transform like Photoshop does... But still, for now Designer/Publisher save me upgrading to the big Adobe subscription, and this is welcome. lacerto 1 Quote
sveto Posted August 11, 2021 Author Posted August 11, 2021 SHORT UPDATE: I revisited another flyer that i had this problem with. I unticked the "fill knocks out..." in every layer with drop shadow, but still the problem with unwanted rasterizing of type persisted! It turned out, that on two vector logos i had enabled outer glow, but set it to 0% opacity (didn't use it at all :). Once disabled, the issue was completely solved. What a headscratcher, ey? Quote
Ana Mendes Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 When you export the PDF, on the EXPORT... dialog, choose PDF, and next to the Export button you have More button, for further options. It opens a new window, and there you have the option Rasterize, that probably is set to "everything". Set it to "Nothing". You should be good to go. It worked for me Quote
eff Posted May 8, 2024 Posted May 8, 2024 On 3/4/2022 at 5:07 PM, Ana Mendes said: When you export the PDF, on the EXPORT... dialog, choose PDF, and next to the Export button you have More button, for further options. It opens a new window, and there you have the option Rasterize, that probably is set to "everything". Set it to "Nothing". You should be good to go. It worked for me Then none of the 'effects' applied on any text will export, but true, then the text exports as vector. Quote
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