SKAot Posted November 12, 2022 Posted November 12, 2022 Hello Affinity-support-team, i've just purchased and installed the great new Affinity Publisher V2 (version 2.0.0) on windows 10. Unfortunately a bug I've reported to the affinity forums a long time ago is still present in the current 2.0.0 release. Bug: a single standard DinA4-page (210mm x 297mm) gets added 0,1mm in width while exporting to PDF-file. How to reproduce: 1. File > New > A4 > Create optional: add some text on the page 2. File > Export > PDF > choose some settings for example "PDF (for export)" (bug exists on every export-setting) 3. The exported PDF-file will get 0,1mm more in width. So 210,1mm x 297,0mm instead of 210,0mm x 297,0mm. How to "fix": If you export more than one DinA4-page (for example just duplicate page1) the PDF-file is correct with 210,0mm x 297,0mm dimensions. Afterswards you need some PDF-editing software and delete some pages if you only want the first page with correct millimeter-dimensions in the pdf-file. Here's a video from an earlier version which i've made to report the bug: Quote
Staff Jon P Posted November 16, 2022 Staff Posted November 16, 2022 I've given the issue reported previously another nudge, thanks for the report Quote Serif Europe Ltd. - www.serif.com
Peppicko Posted November 23, 2022 Posted November 23, 2022 I hadn't followed this topic at all since the update to v2.x - But apparently this kind of bug still exists. This one is slightly different from my report, but still a pity. See my report: Internal Conversion of Units is odd or just too accurate / results in wrong Export Sizes (v1.10.x) Quote
Optische Ausrichtung Posted November 23, 2022 Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 11:10 PM, SKAot said: PDF-file will get 0,1mm more in width. So 210,1mm During export, the millimeters are obviously converted incorrectly into DTP points and/or rounding is done incorrectly somewhere. The page width of 210 millimeters corresponds to 595.55568 DTP points, if a DTP point is 0.35277 mm. The program apparently calculates with 0.35268 mm. The PDF thus has a size of 595.44 pts or (rounded) 210.1 millimeters. Quote Ich hoffe, ich erlebe es noch, dass die deutschen Anführungszeichen in Affinity Publisher korrekt funktionieren.
4dimage Posted November 23, 2022 Posted November 23, 2022 You are absolutely right. Unfortunately this missbehaviour is not new 😒 Of course other Software handle this without hassle. To not always quote Adobe (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) i did a quick Test with the open source Inkscape: Document Size DIN A4: Export PDF from Inkscape: Check dimensions in Acrobat - exactly as expected: There seems to be no special kind of secret witchcraft to do this right ?! Such missbehaviour in Affinity become almost ridiculous after all the years. Do you think an open source community like Inkscape and GIMP have more money for their developers to do more precise work - just kidding 😪 Optische Ausrichtung 1 Quote Hardware: Windows 11 Pro (23H2, build 22631.4317, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1041.0), Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900K, 32 Core@3.20 GHz, 128 GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX A4000 (16GB VRAM, driver 551.61), 1TB + 2TB SSD. 1 Display set to native 2560 x 1440. Software: Affinity v1 - Designer/Publisher/Photo (1.10.6.1665), Affinity v2 (universal license) - Designer/Publisher/Photo, v2 betas.
4dimage Posted November 23, 2022 Posted November 23, 2022 To be precise: use the frame tool in Acrobat pro or preflight to check PDF-X exports: Affinity DIN A4 export: Inkscape DIN A4 export: Quote Hardware: Windows 11 Pro (23H2, build 22631.4317, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1041.0), Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900K, 32 Core@3.20 GHz, 128 GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX A4000 (16GB VRAM, driver 551.61), 1TB + 2TB SSD. 1 Display set to native 2560 x 1440. Software: Affinity v1 - Designer/Publisher/Photo (1.10.6.1665), Affinity v2 (universal license) - Designer/Publisher/Photo, v2 betas.
Vosje Posted December 9, 2022 Posted December 9, 2022 Okay, I have just bumped into this issue myself and I have to say that this problem exists for different types of export as well! I have a created a document of 300 x 300 mm with facing pages and exported all the spreads as loose JPEGs, they ALL have a size of 600 x 300,01 mm! This is kind of crazy that NOTHING has been done to fix this! I mean, how can a program export something of a size different than the settings you chose? If I want to create an image of 300 x 300 pixels and the final result would have been 300 x 301 pixels without any possibility to fix that it would have been totally unacceptable and this extra 0,1 mm is just as unacceptable IMO! Quote
4dimage Posted December 9, 2022 Posted December 9, 2022 To be honest, unfortunately Serif does not really care about such real world problems that professional user are confronted with in their daily work. In a nutshell: We give . .... on performance and/or precision. If it does not crash our app - it is not a bug. Read this post and the check the initial problem: Quote Hardware: Windows 11 Pro (23H2, build 22631.4317, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1041.0), Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900K, 32 Core@3.20 GHz, 128 GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX A4000 (16GB VRAM, driver 551.61), 1TB + 2TB SSD. 1 Display set to native 2560 x 1440. Software: Affinity v1 - Designer/Publisher/Photo (1.10.6.1665), Affinity v2 (universal license) - Designer/Publisher/Photo, v2 betas.
loukash Posted December 9, 2022 Posted December 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Vosje said: exported all the spreads as loose JPEGs, they ALL have a size of 600 x 300,01 mm See my reply why this particular scenario is not a bug: Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2
loukash Posted December 9, 2022 Posted December 9, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 11:10 PM, SKAot said: a bug I've reported to the affinity forums a long time ago On 11/12/2022 at 11:10 PM, SKAot said: How to reproduce Can't reproduce v1.10.5 on MacOS El Capitan, no matter how hard I try. All PDF/X-4 DIN A4 @ 300 ppi exports are shown in Acrobat preflight as 210.0×297.0 mm. (Haven't checked in v2 (or the new beta for that matter) yet, as I'd have to reboot the MacBook to Catalina first, which I can't right now…) Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2
Pyanepsion Posted December 9, 2022 Posted December 9, 2022 I do not reproduce this malfunction by using only the Property menu. The problem does occur when you go to the Page Area tool (4dimage). Note: 🟥The error seems to stem from the insufficient number of decimal digits used for the conversion from inch to cm. 8.2700" × 2.54 = 21,056 cm~210,06 mm. 11.6937" × 2.54 = 29,7019 cm~297,02 mm 🟩To correct from an inch value, use: 8.267716" × 2.54 = 21,0001 cm~210,00 mm 11,692913" × 2.54 = 29,6999 cm~29,70 mm Quote 6 cœurs, 12 processus - Windows 11 pro - 4K - DirectX 12 - Suite universelle Affinity (Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo). ███ Mais je vous le demande, peut-on imaginer une police sans sérifs ?
4dimage Posted December 9, 2022 Posted December 9, 2022 This is an actual test in both v1 and v2. v1: 2022-12-09_publisher_v1_pdf-export-size-bug.mp4 v2: 2022-12-09_publisher_v2_pdf-export-size-bug.mp4 Quote Hardware: Windows 11 Pro (23H2, build 22631.4317, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1041.0), Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900K, 32 Core@3.20 GHz, 128 GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX A4000 (16GB VRAM, driver 551.61), 1TB + 2TB SSD. 1 Display set to native 2560 x 1440. Software: Affinity v1 - Designer/Publisher/Photo (1.10.6.1665), Affinity v2 (universal license) - Designer/Publisher/Photo, v2 betas.
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