jwst Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 This is one of two reports for this file, so ignore the text for this report, please. Just look at the image. It's an Image layer (not pixel) Attached files, exported from Affinity Publisher PDF Export.pdf shows the image with the transparency tool ignored PNG Export.png shows what it should look like Print and PDF Export bugs.afpub is the Publisher File If also included a screen dump of the PDF Export settings PDF Export.pdf Print and PDF Export bugs.afpub Quote
Staff Lee D Posted November 23, 2022 Staff Posted November 23, 2022 @jwst I'd like to confirm the issue, please see the attached screenshot. This shows your file open in Publisher with an exported PDF from my system using your settings in the top left and the PDF you included in the lower left. For me in terms of the image, they all look correct, so I wanted to make sure. I will say this has been done on Publisher V2 on macOS, I've yet to retest on Windows. Quote
jwst Posted November 23, 2022 Author Posted November 23, 2022 Well, yes, your pictures all have the transparency effect. When I open the file attachment from my post "PDF Export.pdf" it doesn't have the transparency effect - it's simply the rectangular image. I don't normally use the standard Adobe Acrobat Reader, but it is the same in all my PDF readers, including Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 2022.003.20282. I've attached a screen clip. I'm amazed and flabbergasted that you say that the PDF I included is "in the lower left" (on my screen it's upper left, but no worries). It does have the same text problems as my exported PDF, but it shows the transparency!!! And you say that's the actual "PDF Export.pdf" 567.23 kB that is attached to my post, which I can open from the post and it looks like the image below. I opened it in my usual PDF reader, in Adobe Acrobat Reader, and in Affinity Publisher 1 and 2 (using Open with..), and placed it in Affinity Publisher 2 (using place) and they all look the same - no transparency. Just to check my sanity I re-exported the original Publisher file from Publisher-2, and the result was the same. For the sake of interest I opened the Publisher file with Designer 2 (open with...) and exported PDF with the same result. But what is so amazing is that when you open the attached "PDF Export.pdf" file from the post in MacOS that it shows the transparency effect, but it does not show it from any of my PDF readers, or Affinity Publisher versions on Windows. I hope this kind-of helps! (some different PDF library for Windows and Mac with some incompatibility with Publisher/Designer output?) Quote
jwst Posted November 24, 2022 Author Posted November 24, 2022 Wow! I have access to an old iPhone and I opened "PDF Export.pdf" from my post above in the iPhone and YES it has the transparency effect. On my Android phone, opening with MS Office - no transparency effect, just the rectangular image. So Apple Yes. Windows, Android No. If I have time, I'll try it on Linux later today. Quote
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