mulciber Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I've been using Affinity Photo for a few years and a major problem is its inability to convert fonts embedded in PDFs when rasterizing. I work for Japanese publications and I have to use alternative software to convert PDF images to JPG, because Affinity turns the Japanese into abstract symbols. Has this been corrected in version 2? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 29 minutes ago, mulciber said: Has this been corrected in version 2? Why not try the trial version? Only then will you be sure that version 2 does/does not do exactly what you expect. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Upload a sample PDF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulciber Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 The sample PDF is attached to my inquiry. As to why I have not downloaded and installed a trial version to get my question answered, if I must, I can go through that effort. But it is certainly easier to simply ask someone who is using the application, if possible. Thank you for your replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 minute ago, mulciber said: The sample PDF is attached to my inquiry. As to why I have not downloaded and installed a trial version to get my question answered, if I must, I can go through that effort. But it is certainly easier to simply ask someone who is using the application, if possible. Thank you for your replies. The answer is no, nothing has changed in this regard. ashf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulciber Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 minute ago, MikeW said: The answer is no, nothing has changed in this regard. Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Confirmed that it's the same in V2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulciber Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 2 hours ago, ashf said: Confirmed that it's the same in V2 I appreciate the confirmation. ashf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I posted a bug fix request newly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulciber Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, ashf said: I posted a bug fix request newly. It's been a problem for quite some time. I don't think Serif is really concerned about it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenmcd Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 8 hours ago, mulciber said: The sample PDF is attached to my inquiry. There is no PDF attached that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulciber Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, kenmcd said: There is no PDF attached that I can see. No, sorry, I didn't post the PDF. I misspoke. What's in my inquiry is the result of exporting a PDF that is in Japanese as a JPEG. I haven't tried it with other languages, but this happens consistently. The result is whimsical, but useless. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenmcd Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 @mulciber What application created the PDF? I assume you imported the PDF so it could be edited (not pass-through). Your PDF may be like the one @ashfposted in another thread where the Japanese font is embedded as a CID Character Collection (not Unicode). I would like to see the PDF to confirm this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulciber Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, kenmcd said: @mulciber What application created the PDF? I assume you imported the PDF so it could be edited (not pass-through). Your PDF may be like the one @ashfposted in another thread where the Japanese font is embedded as a CID Character Collection (not Unicode). I would like to see the PDF to confirm this. That would require I post something proprietary (as was the other thing, but in the form I posted it, it was obviously unintelligible). I can tell you that the font is indeed embedded in the PDFs I work with. That is the standard for our publications. (Very likely the PDFs I work with most are created in the Japanese version of Adobe Publisher.) I need no further information to determine that I will not be upgrading. Thanks for your interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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