David Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Morning, Sorry adding to the question pile, but Ive made a full transition to Designer this year with ALL client virgin artwork created in Affinity. so need to nail a few working practices. Im handing over an A5 flyer to a client who want the illustrator files, so I exported as PDF to preserve the copy. However when I open the PDF into illustrator and add 3mm bleeds, the imagery shifts within its frames when moved outside the permitters of the artboard. Is there a way around this? Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted January 22, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hi David, Do you have a bleed set in your document settings and which PDF preset are you using when exporting the file. Regards, Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'm just using Designers default export for print but with bleed on, but no markings. As a work around perhaps I could oversize the Affinity doc by 6mm on the X&Ys, then it would not carry bleed information with it? I'm sure its something very clever happening for printers to make use of, but would be great if I could just export and move on page without the images shifting. Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted January 22, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 22, 2016 I have tried to replicate the issue that you are having but AI is importing the PDF and bleed information correctly. Is it possible for you to send me the Designer file for me to test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'm importing the Affinity PDF to an Illustrator file then adding the bleed to the illustrator file, then if you move the artwork to -3mm each way into the new bleed area images which are in boxes all move? I cant post the file as its 140mb? This doesn't happen with simple shapes or text, just when images are masked in shapes or items that I hung off the page in Affinity for bleed are (I guess) masked by Affinities bleed on export. Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 In the end I flattened the images so removing the mask issue, but it still does it on objects hanging off the Affinity page.Which is no problem for me - but if another designer picks this up in illustrator down the line is going wonder what the heck is going on. Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 22, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hi David, If i understood you correctly, you're saying that images and objects hanging out of an affinity document all move as a single block after being exported as PDF? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 I can send you the file by We Transfer if you want? I may be doing something stupid? Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 22, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 22, 2016 It would help. I believe all images are being placed inside the same clippping group if you open the file in illustrator so when you move one all the others move, but i may be missing your issue entirely. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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