John Rostron Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I have a .afphoto file comprising a map of numbered plotland compartments as the bottom layer. For some of these compartments I have added larger numbers so that they can be readily found when refered to in the text. These have been merged into a pixel layer with a transparent background and comprise the top layer. The middle layer comprises a white background for each number that is slightly larger than the number so that it stands out against the bottom layer. I have then merged the three layers using Layer > Merge Visible and set the three lower layers to be invisible. If I export the .afphoto file as a .tiff, it is fine. However if I export as a .png, it only includes the numbers layer, no base map or white background. Here is the .afphoto file: Plotlands Map 300 196mm Numbers 3 layers.afphoto Here is the exported .png file: The only layer visible at the export stage is the merged layer. Here is the Layers Panel: Can anyone advise on this? I would prefer to export as .png, although I can manage with .tiff for now. John Quote Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo). CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
PaulEC Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I'm afraid I have no idea why you are having this problem, but I've just tried exporting as a png, as you described, and it seems to be fine. Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
John Rostron Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 Thanks @PaulEC. I have just tries to export again myself with the same result as before. nyway, you have saved me the problem of displaying what it should look like. John Quote Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo). CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Gnobelix Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I had no problems at all when exporting to the PNG file. Chhers Quote Affinity Photo 2.5: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.5: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.5: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 24H2 Build (26100.3037)
carl123 Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, John Rostron said: The only layer visible at the export stage is the merged layer. Here is the Layers Panel: Work for me just fine The only way I can get it to do what you see, is if I have the "Numbers as Pixel" layer selected in the Layers panel and in the Export screen (for PNG) I selected the Area dropdown to "Section Only" Even with that layer deselected it still outputs John Rostron 1 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.
IanSG Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I've no idea what's going on, but I get different outputs by clicking on @PaulEC's image and @Hens'. Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10
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