Martin511 Posted April 16, 2024 Posted April 16, 2024 Hello. I have received JPG files from a customer that need to be placed in a Publisher document. The JPG files contain an (invisible) clipping path so that they can be placed either with background or clipped. When I open this JPG in Affinity 2 Photo, the transparent background is displayed. If I place the JPG in Publisher, it is always placed with a white background. However, I need it clipped. I am missing an option in Publisher where I can choose whether it should be placed normally or clipped. Is there a trick that I may not know about? Best regards Martin Quote
Pšenda Posted April 16, 2024 Posted April 16, 2024 Try search this: https://www.google.com/search?q=JPEG+with+clipping+path+site:forum.affinity.serif.com Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Martin511 Posted April 16, 2024 Author Posted April 16, 2024 Hello Pšenda and thank you for the hint. I have searched a lot and nearly all of the search results behind your link are more than 5-6 years old. So I wanted to know if there is a solution or not. Thank you anyway 🙏 Pšenda 1 Quote
bbrother Posted April 16, 2024 Posted April 16, 2024 5 hours ago, Martin511 said: If I place the JPG in Publisher, it is always placed with a white background. However, I need it clipped. It's placed with white background because the only thing you currently can't do is placing the JPG file directly on canvas in Affinity apps either using the: File → Place command, dragging it to the canvas from Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Win), or using the Place Tool and keep the clipping paths. 5 hours ago, Martin511 said: I am missing an option in Publisher where I can choose whether it should be placed normally or clipped. Is there a trick that I may not know about? No, you didn't miss anything, because there is no such option. 5 hours ago, Martin511 said: However, I need it clipped. If you open the jpg directly via File → Open in APub the path(s) will be there as vector masks. What you need to do is just select the main layer with nested vector masks included and copy to another document if you want/need. Check out he video below↓ APub_place_jpg_with_path.mp4 I hope I have shed some light on this matter for you @Martin511 BTW, I agree with your reasoning. If it is possible to open and save JPG files with clipping paths, it should also be possible to select such a path when placing a photo via the Place tool. Quote
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