misc33 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Elements of my design are being lost on export: background shapes that I've applied gaussian blur or transparency to are completely GONE in the exported image. I've tried just about every one of the export presets to no avail, including those that claim to flatten. Export to png worked just fine the first time I tried it as a proof, but subsequent exports have the problem I've described above. Any idea what I might have done to cause this to happen? Quote MacBook Pro 15" 32GB RAM, iPad Pro 12.9" + Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil. Software tools of my trade: Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | PDF Expert | Drafts | The Archive | Plutio https://eandrpublications.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 24, 2016 Staff Share Posted March 24, 2016 Hi misc33 To which format are you trying to export? Can you post a link to the afdesign file (or PM me the link if you don't want to post it publicly)? All files will be deleted after being inspected. Thanks. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc33 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thanks, I've PMd you the file. I'm trying to export to jpeg, but I'll be happy with pdf. Just need a format that will show my design as intended (it's on artboard 3 of the file I linked to) when printed by the local copy shop. Quote MacBook Pro 15" 32GB RAM, iPad Pro 12.9" + Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil. Software tools of my trade: Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | PDF Expert | Drafts | The Archive | Plutio https://eandrpublications.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc33 Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 I ended up recreating the design in Illustrator - pity. Still haven't got to the bottom of it, and I really hope it doesn't happen again in future work; I need to be able to rely on the software I use to export properly. Quote MacBook Pro 15" 32GB RAM, iPad Pro 12.9" + Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil. Software tools of my trade: Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | PDF Expert | Drafts | The Archive | Plutio https://eandrpublications.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc33 Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Here is a public link to a stripped down version of the file in question (personal details and photos removed) in case anyone would like to have a go at getting it to export properly. Thanks in advance for your insights. https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jfntvp6g2jma2z/faulty-file.afdesign?dl=0 Quote MacBook Pro 15" 32GB RAM, iPad Pro 12.9" + Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil. Software tools of my trade: Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | PDF Expert | Drafts | The Archive | Plutio https://eandrpublications.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDmah Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Hello Misc33, I rasterized the "Stripy background" group (right click on it in layer palette and select 'rasterize') and the image exported to a jpeg fine (notice the text is off, as I didn't have the font you used and it needed to be substituted). I suspect this is a bug though, and perhaps has something to do with the fact that the "stripy background" layers are larger than (and not fully contained by) the artboard? misc33 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 That is most certainly not a bug, but a feature … ;) Seems you exported your file through Export Persona, misc 33. Now, please be aware that the Layers Panel of Export Persona is independent of the Layers Panel of Draw Persona. The advantage of this implementation lies in the fact that you can easily rearrange and hide layers for export without compromising your actual design. Now, please go to the Layers Panel in Export Persona, and you will see that the layers of your document are rearranged in a way, such that the backgrounds you assigned are not contained within the artboard intended for export. They do not show up as children of this very artboard. And therefore they are missing in the final result. But here are two simple solutions: Rearrange the layers in the Layers Panel of Export Persona. Export through File > Export. Hope that helps … :) Alex misc33 and vonBusing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc33 Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 That's very helpful, thank you both! I was not aware that you could export without using the Export Persona. Good to know. Quote MacBook Pro 15" 32GB RAM, iPad Pro 12.9" + Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil. Software tools of my trade: Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | PDF Expert | Drafts | The Archive | Plutio https://eandrpublications.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I made a quick test - don´t know exactly how your design is built in detail though. So far the output looks like expected me thinks. All images placed in another vector editor - otherwise shown: Cheers P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDmah Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Hi Alex, Try exporting to .jpg directly from File>>Export (not using the Export Persona). The resulting file is missing the background elements. What is the explanation for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Really? That worked for me, as you can see below … :unsure: But on closer examination, you will see that the layers structure is compromised in the Draw Persona as well. You can see from the (missing) indentation, that the background layers aren’t children of “Artboard 3,” but are artboard-independent layers. So to ensure correct export, I would suggest making these layers children of the mentioned artboard. Hope that makes sense … :) Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Oh, maybe you just exported Artboard 3 instead of Whole Document … this would explain why it did not work … :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Or... on File > Export make sure the "area" dropdown says "Whole document"? (there is only one artboard in this case.....) The irony is that in AP the Live Filter Gaussian Blur (and all Live Filters I believe) are in fact broken on export to PDF. (I'm biting my tongue (I guess it didn't work ;) ) until Monday when the next Beta is expected....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDmah Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Hey guys, That was indeed the problem: "Whole document" needed to be selected. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc33 Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Thank you so very much for your time, this is excellent! I am blown away by the freely given support as I launch my craft away from the (apparent) safety of well known Adobe shores. A_B_C 1 Quote MacBook Pro 15" 32GB RAM, iPad Pro 12.9" + Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil. Software tools of my trade: Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | PDF Expert | Drafts | The Archive | Plutio https://eandrpublications.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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