ziyalothar Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Hi, I crated a book cover with an image at the front. I inserted a rectangle to fill the remaining parts with the same color of the picture background (I copied the exact color). During the creation and in the affinity file view there was no line between the rectangle and the image visible. While printing the PDF file it appears (a really thin line). When it was printed, the line appeared as well an it looks really crappy. Any idea what the root cause is and how I can fix it? Attached the views (please notice, that the thin white line almost not visible in the screenshot). Thanks a lot in advance and best regards Lothar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 1 hour ago, ziyalothar said: Attached the views (please notice, that the thin white line almost not visible in the screenshot). Not visible at all as far as I can see. Of course I don't have a clue as to where to look for the (invisible) line. Also I am curious as to why there are two other blue rectangles above the image in the layers panel. I doubt they are responsible but you never know. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oufti Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Not visible at all as far as I can see. Of course I don't have a clue as to where to look for the (invisible) line. If I zoom enough, I can see the lines. (It corresponds to the blue frame around main image. You can see the horizontal white line about half way between the upper edge and the white circle.) 5 hours ago, ziyalothar said: During the creation and in the affinity file view there was no line between the rectangle and the image visible. While printing the PDF file it appears (a really thin line). I suspect it is caused by a slight misalignment, probably less than a pixel, between this image and the blue rectangle, possibly causing antialiasing. I'm not very used with all of this but I think you could go in the Transform panel and check that position is exactly corresponding, and fix it there. You could also have to trip off first to Document setting > Document > Units to change it to a more convenient one, or even go in the application settings > Interface to increase the number of decimals shown for this unit. Quote Affinity Suite 2.5 – Monterey 12.7.5 – MacBookPro 14" 2021 M1 Pro 16Go/1To I apologise for any approximations in my English. It is not my mother tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oufti Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, Oufti said: I'm not very used with all of this […] I mean, I just give you a clue for a quick ad hoc fix. There are also structural ways to avoid it in the future (related to Magnetism options, View options and app settings) but I don't master it enough to guide you therein. Perhaps someone else? Quote Affinity Suite 2.5 – Monterey 12.7.5 – MacBookPro 14" 2021 M1 Pro 16Go/1To I apologise for any approximations in my English. It is not my mother tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oufti Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Another idea would be to add a stroke of the same color around your picture… Quote Affinity Suite 2.5 – Monterey 12.7.5 – MacBookPro 14" 2021 M1 Pro 16Go/1To I apologise for any approximations in my English. It is not my mother tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyalothar Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 8 hours ago, Oufti said: Another idea would be to add a stroke of the same color around your picture… I already had the same idea with the stroke. But this did not work. I will try the other proposal. thanks and come back to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyalothar Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 12 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Not visible at all as far as I can see. Of course I don't have a clue as to where to look for the (invisible) line. Also I am curious as to why there are two other blue rectangles above the image in the layers panel. I doubt they are responsible but you never know. No, I the other rectangles are not responsible for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Hi @ziyalothar, Welcome to the Affinity Forums & sorry to see you're having trouble! Can you please provide a copy of your Affinity document & exported PDF so that I can investigate this further? If you'd like a private upload link for this file, please don't hesitate to ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyalothar Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, Dan C said: Hi @ziyalothar, Welcome to the Affinity Forums & sorry to see you're having trouble! Can you please provide a copy of your Affinity document & exported PDF so that I can investigate this further? If you'd like a private upload link for this file, please don't hesitate to ask Hi Dan, thanks for reaching out to me. Could you please send me a private upload link? Best regards Lothar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 No problem at all, please upload your file here - https://www.dropbox.com/request/8Sz0T6rBaDplNq9OoKhu Once uploaded, please reply here to let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyalothar Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dan C said: No problem at all, please upload your file here - https://www.dropbox.com/request/8Sz0T6rBaDplNq9OoKhu Once uploaded, please reply here to let me know Thanks a lot, I uploaded the file. Best regards Lothar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Many thanks for providing that for me! Please unlock the '3_people_camper_van_nature_yoga_travel_drinking_red' layer, then right-click this and select Rasterise and trim... Once completed, please try exporting your document to PDF once again - does this stop the line from appearing in the exported file for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyalothar Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 Hi Dan, thanks for your advice. I tried it but unfortunately the line does not appear I sent you again via dropbox new files. Best regards Lothar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I'm sorry to hear this - what export settings are you using for the PDF file from Affinity please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyalothar Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 9/21/2023 at 2:00 PM, Dan C said: No problem at all, please upload your file here - https://www.dropbox.com/request/8Sz0T6rBaDplNq9OoKhu Once uploaded, please reply here to let me know Thanks a lot, I uploaded the file. Best regards Lothar 12 hours ago, Dan C said: I'm sorry to hear this - what export settings are you using for the PDF file from Affinity please? 12 hours ago, Dan C said: I'm sorry to hear this - what export settings are you using for the PDF file from Affinity please? HI Dan, please see attached my settings. Best regards Lothar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Thanks for providing that for me! Re-inspecting your file, I can see the Pixel layer itself actually has some transparency around the edges, which when exported & rasterised against the background in the PDF, shows a thin white line which is then exaggerated in the PDF preview. Therefore, I created a Vector Rectangle and used this as a Mask to crop these edges from the Pixel layer, then exported the document once again. These lines now no longer appear for me, when viewing the exported PDF - I've returned a copy of the edited file via Dropbox to your email address, used for your Affinity Forum account. I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyalothar Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Dan C said: Thanks for providing that for me! Re-inspecting your file, I can see the Pixel layer itself actually has some transparency around the edges, which when exported & rasterised against the background in the PDF, shows a thin white line which is then exaggerated in the PDF preview. Therefore, I created a Vector Rectangle and used this as a Mask to crop these edges from the Pixel layer, then exported the document once again. These lines now no longer appear for me, when viewing the exported PDF - I've returned a copy of the edited file via Dropbox to your email address, used for your Affinity Forum account. I hope this helps Thanks a lot, Dan!! I will try to copy your instructions and fix it by myself Best regards Lothar Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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