kanihoncho Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I have tried multiple things to no avail (expand, convert to curves, etc). What do I have to do to get the interior outlines of a typeface to stroke properly when I export to an .eps file? This is for Keynote so I can't use an svg. Funny . . . Apple abandons eps files for svg in the macOS but Keynote still uses eps files. TIA I would hope that the file could remain as an editable typeface so that it could be duplicated easily without have to do redo all the steps for each number I create Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Photo V1 I just used the Art text tool for the 59 Switched to the quick shape tool which happened to be a rectangle Deleted the fill, added a stroke The eps is fine and the original stays editable in terms of characters and font face fifty9.afphoto Callum 1 Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanihoncho Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 Sorry if I'm dense here. I tried this in designer with the art text tool and the inside stroke of the 9 still won't export to eps. It won't export to svg either. What is this quick shape tool you're mentioning? No such tool shows up by that name. I'll repeat what I've done with the art text tool and see if something works . . . thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 This lot Maybe the official term is geometric shapes but clicking it exposes fill & stroke on the context bar which works well on text Did you try my file and does that fail too? fifty9stroke.eps Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanihoncho Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 your file was a photo file and not designer. EPS files from photo don't support transparency Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, kanihoncho said: your file was a photo file and not designer. I understand that files from any of the programs open in the other two just the same 7 minutes ago, kanihoncho said: EPS files from photo don't support transparency Here's my eps opened in Photoshop with a fill layer underneath Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanihoncho Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 Again I am working in Designer, not Photo. I don't use Photoshop anymore. Photo cannot export a transparent eps file. The stroke of the hole in the nine will not export to eps or svg, no matter what I do, even though the hole is transparent. This is a png file exported from designer . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_au Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Not a solution, but maybe a workaround if you are in a hurry: Try another font. It may be something in the way the font outlines are coded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, kanihoncho said: Photo cannot export a transparent eps file. Mine does as I showed with the Photoshop screenshot. I can be of no further help, good luk Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 @kanihoncho: perhaps you can share your .afdesign file to help us figure out your problem? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 2 hours ago, kanihoncho said: Again I am working in Designer, not Photo. I don't use Photoshop anymore. Photo cannot export a transparent eps file. The stroke of the hole in the nine will not export to eps or svg, no matter what I do, even though the hole is transparent. Probably not of much help fo you but I downloaded the fifty9.afphoto file @David in Яuislip uploaded, opened it in the just released AD V2.1.0 version, & exported it without issues to eps as fifty9.eps Note that I do not have the Berlin Sans font he used so that may be part of why this is working for me but not you. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanihoncho Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 RCR - FWIW when I place the file in Keynote the text has no color. I've included the files. Perhaps the font is screwy but I'm not going to change it. I will use transparent pngs if I have to . . . LibreFranklin-Bold copy.ttf 59 copy.afdesign walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 3 hours ago, kanihoncho said: FWIW when I place the file in Keynote the text has no color. Do you mean it is invisible, has no stroke/outline or fill color, or what? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 @kanihoncho: I'm curious why your file is acting that way. I installed your font, and opened your file, and when I try to Export as an EPS file, the Export Preview shows this, with the error: On the other hand, I created a new file, created my own Artistic Text 59 of the same size, also using White for the letter, and a black stroke (font size and stroke size identical to yours), and I get this correct Preview when I go to Export it: I have no idea what the difference might be. kanihoncho 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanihoncho Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 I somehow was able to do this correctly once but was unable to recreate it. I went to transparent pngs . . Thanks for trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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