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Hello,
again and again I have the problem that Affinity Photo adds strange graphic bars when exporting a file.
On the example image two errors are visible, the file was exported to PNG format. In the original .afphoto file everything is fine.
Where is the error?

Greetings Michael

 

Affinity version 1.10.6.1665

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Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

In the application Preferences, under Performance, if you're on Windows you can try turning off Hardware Acceleration (OpenCL) which will probably resolve the problem. If you're on Mac I'm not sure what to suggest, but it's in the same area.

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Hi Michael 
Welcome to the forums!

Sorry to hear you are continuing to have issues after disabling Open CL please could you provide a screenshot of the entire performance preferences window?

Thanks
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Where can I find the entire window with the power settings?

 

This is how I disabled hardware acceleration:

1. open this via [Windows] + [R] and enter "regedit" in the text field. Confirm with "OK".

2. click on the folder "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" on the left side of the page and on "SOFTWARE".

3. then select "Microsoft" and "Avalon.Graphics".

4. create a new key by right-clicking on a free area and selecting "New" and "DWORD value (32-bit)".

Name the key "HWAcceleration". Double-click on the key and set the value to "1". Confirm with "OK".

After restarting the computer, the hardware acceleration is deactivated.

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In Affinity Photo goto...

Edit > Settings > Performance

You will find a hardware acceleration setting there (switch it off if it is on)

This is also the screenshot @callum wanted

 

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