Pascale Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Hi. Once exported to PDF, the image (JPG origin) has a pixelated preview. Should I import it into the layout in eps format like in Indesign? What should I do please. Thank you in advance for your feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted March 19 Staff Share Posted March 19 @Pascale Could you provide screenshots of your file open in our app, with the image selected and the Resource Manager displayed. Perhaps a screenshot of the PDF open as well? When exporting to PDF, which preset are you selecting and are you adjusting any of the options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 10 hours ago, Pascale said: Hi. Once exported to PDF, the image (JPG origin) has a pixelated preview. Should I import it into the layout in eps format like in Indesign? What should I do please. Thank you in advance for your feedback. If the original is a JPEG then you will be starting with Pixels, not Vectors. Exporting to PDF won't make the Pixels into Vectors. Going the other way is easy, Vectors to Pixels. Just choose a Pixel format like TIFF, PNG, GIF, or JPEG for your export. 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...
thomaso Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 11 hours ago, Pascale said: Once exported to PDF, the image (JPG origin) has a pixelated preview Do you mean "preview" in particular – or the exported image size / resolution? In case of the latter, make sure the export resolution is set sufficiently for the wanted image details. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascale Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Thank you very much for your reply. @Lee D: The PDF settings are normal, I didn't change the specifics @Old Bruce: That's true and logical. However, I had already worked on another medium with JPG images, I just had to integrate good resolutions and when printed, the result was completely correct @thomaso: the output size is correct, with 300 dpi. For your information, I noticed in the image insertions that not all of them were in JPG. Only one was in PDF. So i then transformed the source JPGs into PDFs and then reinserted them into the layout. Result, the rendering is more than correct. I don't know why this works but it does. Another thing I'm trying to resolve. It is a vectorized image that appears pixelated when I lower its opacity percentage (25%) once saved as a PDF. I did yet another test, when it was 100% then saved as PDF, it was perfect! If you have any ideas to help me solve this, I'm interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 28 minutes ago, Pascale said: the output size is correct, with 300 dpi. The DPI-resolution may be correct while the number of pixels may be insufficient to display all image details as expected. 31 minutes ago, Pascale said: It is a vectorized image that appears pixelated when I lower its opacity percentage (25%) once saved as a PDF. I did yet another test, when it was 100% then saved as PDF, it was perfect! Do you mean the PDF file contains vector only – or do you mean a pixel image of that content saved as PDF, then placed in Affinity with reduced opacity? Can you show screenshot of your setup with Layers panel + an affected layer selected + Zoom level 100% + Ruler set to pixels. For instance: Note in this example the resources are placed at 200 dpi only but do not display pixelation if set to 25% opacity, neither in Affinity nor in an exported PDF. – Thus it also would be useful if you upload your affected PDF for a closer look. pdf image opacity.pdf Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascale Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Hi @thomaso , Thank you for your feedback and all your explanations. My source file is indeed a vectorized file (see attachment "vecto.jpg"). Then, with the screen copies (PDF rendering), I attest to my previous email: - the attachment "300%" is the same file vectorized with opacity at 25% - and the one in the last attachment "300% net" is still the same file vectorized with 100% opacity. At your listen. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, Pascale said: - the attachment "300%" is the same file vectorized with opacity at 25% • What method did you use to "lower its opacity percentage"? • What blend mode is set for the vector object? • What export settings were used for this PDF? • What PDF viewer are you using? • What if you open or place this exported PDF in Affinity? • Can you show a screenshot of your Affinity layout with Layers panel + possibly collapsed layers unfolded + this object selected + together with the exported PDF placed aside the initial object for comparison (left/right)? Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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