embedd_ Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hello everyone, I have a question regarding opacity and PDF export. I imported .png and set opacity. Everything works ok. But then I try to export whole design to PDF and opacity of that element is gone. Do you have any idea what am I doing wrong? Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @embedd_. Your chosen PDF profile, using PDF/X-1a:2003, flattens transparency. It should make it look as though there’s transparency, as it has obviously failed to do here, but the bottom line is that it doesn’t support transparency. Try using PDF/X-4 instead. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 It should still retain the appearance... weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
embedd_ Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Thank you for your insights. I tried PDF/X-4 with same results. I am trying to find some workaround but I am fairly new in Affinity. Would it be possible to change the PNG element so it looks like with the opacity selection? I tried rasterise but it doesn't do anything. I might miss something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 16 hours ago, embedd_ said: I imported .png and set opacity. Did you use File > Place to import the PNG, and how did you 'set opacity' to what? The text or the paint splash. What was the colour space of the document, I see you want to have the output CMYK. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
embedd_ Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 I figured it out. I recreated export profile and now it works fine. I must have been some bug or something like it. Fixx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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