simonsanchezart Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Hi, I want to export what I have on my canvas, it doesn't seem like I can do that, the output is quite different, either with .png or with .jpg. In Pixel View mode everything looks fine. What might be causing this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Can you give us a screenshot showing your Document Setup Colour options? (See attached image for an example.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsanchezart Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, GarryP said: Can you give us a screenshot showing your Document Setup Colour options? (See attached image for an example.) Sure thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Thanks. Darn, I hoped it might be a simple ‘wrong number of bits’ problem, but it doesn’t seem to be. I can’t see any obvious reasons for the problem from what you’ve shared so far. Would you be able to share the AFDESIGN document? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsanchezart Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, GarryP said: Thanks. Darn, I hoped it might be a simple ‘wrong number of bits’ problem, but it doesn’t seem to be. I can’t see any obvious reasons for the problem from what you’ve shared so far. Would you be able to share the AFDESIGN document? Sure! Here's the .afdesign HUEVO.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Thanks. I’m not seeing the same thing on the canvas as you – see attached screenshot. I think it might have something to do with the Gradient Overlay Layer Effect on the egg shaped curve in the Egg group – the one with the Colour Dodge Blend Mode - but I'm not sure what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsanchezart Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Thank you, disabling the Gradient Overlay with Color Dodge in the 'Base' egg shape seems to "fix it" Seems like it's just a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I’m not sure if it’s a bug or not at this stage. Are your graphics card drivers up-to-date? If not, have you tried updating them? Do you have any colour calibration on your monitor(s)? If so, can you give details? If you can also share a screenshot showing your Settings / Performance settings then someone with more knowledge in this area might have a better idea of what’s happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mudditt Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 You said you looked under Pixel persona, that would not show you how it looks as pixels, it still shows vectors as vectors in pixel persona. Only under Navigator can you see how it would appear as pixels or retina pixels. Your image is very small 768pixels x 768pixels. Look under the navigator to see how your image looks as pixels not vector view. I would at least double your document pixel dimensions to at least 1536x1536 or preferably 3072x3072 if you want your subtle gradient shading effects to be visible when you convert from a vector format to a pixel format. Quote My dad always told me, a bad workman always blames their tools…. Just waiting for Ronny Pickering….. Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.4 on macOS Sonoma 14 on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.4 on Windows 10 Pro. Deceased Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.4 on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS 17.4 https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsanchezart Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 The image looks fine on: The Viewport Pixel View Retina Pixel view The Navigator The .afdesign Windows thumbnail It only looks wrong when exporting it. My graphisc drivers are updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Thanks for the extra screenshot. I don’t understand why these two things are true at the same time: what you see on the canvas is different to what you see in the export preview, and; what I see on the canvas is the same as what I see in the export preview. If someone can figure that out then we’ll possibly have a better idea as to what the problem is. There’s maybe a chance that it might, possibly, have something to do with what’s being discussed in this thread about RTX 3070 and ICC profiles (or something) https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/189070-colour-management-question/ but that discussion is way over my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsanchezart Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Just now, Paul Mudditt said: No it looks very poor in Navigator view as I’d expect for such a small document. It will look good in pixel persona because it is still displayed as vectors counter-intuitively. Rasterise or flatten your image if you really want to see what it looks like as pixels. I don't think you're understanding the issue, please look at the first picture in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 49 minutes ago, GarryP said: what you see on the canvas is different to what you see in the export preview, and; what I see on the canvas is the same as what I see in the export preview. For what it's worth I see the same as the OP Perfect in Designer but the (export) preview does not match Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 It took some time to understand what the issue is, as the description in the posts left room for interpretation and the jpg after upload does not really show the issue. the export preview is shown in 1/2 resolution of the actual file, leading to artifacts the rendering inside Designer and exported files are ok. for me a bug. Image shows a screen capture of export preview (at 800%) put back into the source document, masked by a rectangle. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 The issue is not related to any layer fx or overlays. Even if you export a jpeg, open that file, and start export preview again the same issue occours, in Designer and in Photo. 17 hours ago, simonsanchezart said: Thank you, disabling the Gradient Overlay with Color Dodge in the 'Base' egg shape seems to "fix it" Seems like it's just a bug. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Export preview rendering (zoomed ca. 800% Exported image shown in preview Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 File a bug report. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Hi @simonsanchezart, The issue is clear and has nothing to do with the resolution of the export preview. It appears to be an Artboard-specific issue and I have a feeling this may already be logged as a bug though I can't be certain... Exporting the Artboard with Area set to 'Whole Document' is causing the Gradient Overlay to render and export incorrectly... Selecting the objects on the Artboard and then setting Area to 'Selection Only' renders the Gradient Overlay and exports the file correctly... Placing the objects on a Canvas rather than an Artboard renders and exports the file correctly when Area is set to 'Whole Document' or 'Selection Only... Artboard Export Preview with Area Set to Whole Document Artboard Export Preview with Area Set to Selection Only Canvas (Non-Artboard) Export Preview with Area Set to either Whole Document or Selection Only Alfred 1 Quote Affinity Designer 2.4.2 | Affinity Photo 2.4.2 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.2 Affinity Designer Beta 2.5.0 (2430) | Affinity Photo Beta 2.5.0 (2430) | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.5.0 (2430) Affinity Designer 1.7.3 | Affinity Photo 1.7.3 | Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 MacBook Pro 16GB, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, Magic Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted April 19 Staff Share Posted April 19 Hi @simonsanchezart, I wonder if you are running into another version of the bug reported in this thread which affects the Colour Dodge blend mode and that likely would account for the colour issue on the egg? I'll try and confirm if that's the case and make sure there isn't a separate issue here that needs logging. @NotMyFaultThanks for reporting the issue with the Preview, as that is a separate issue. The Tech Agent who has that ticket will reply shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Hi @stokerg, If you copy and paste the artwork onto a Canvas there is no longer an issue with either the export preview or the exported file so I'm not sure this is related to the Colour Dodge Blend Mode since that is present with both Artboard and Canvas though I could be completely wrong... stokerg 1 Quote Affinity Designer 2.4.2 | Affinity Photo 2.4.2 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.2 Affinity Designer Beta 2.5.0 (2430) | Affinity Photo Beta 2.5.0 (2430) | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.5.0 (2430) Affinity Designer 1.7.3 | Affinity Photo 1.7.3 | Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 MacBook Pro 16GB, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, Magic Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Staff stokerg Posted April 19 Staff Share Posted April 19 42 minutes ago, Hangman said: If you copy and paste the artwork onto a Canvas there is no longer an issue with either the export preview or the exported file so I'm not sure this is related to the Colour Dodge Blend Mode since that is present with both Artboard and Canvas though I could be completely wrong... Nope you are correct, delete the artboard and keep the objects and the export/preview is fine. Just ran this past QA and they have informed me it's actually AF-1318 so has already been logged. This is caused by the Gradient Overlay Layer Effect using non-100% stops. I'll get the report updated with a link back to this thread so the Affinity Info Bot can update here when it has been resolved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Hi @stokerg, Thanks for confirming... 10 minutes ago, stokerg said: This is caused by the Gradient Overlay Layer Effect using non-100% stops. Could you elaborate here, do you mean the Scale X: and Scale Y: percentage values in the Gradient Overly FX using values other than 100%? Quote Affinity Designer 2.4.2 | Affinity Photo 2.4.2 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.2 Affinity Designer Beta 2.5.0 (2430) | Affinity Photo Beta 2.5.0 (2430) | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.5.0 (2430) Affinity Designer 1.7.3 | Affinity Photo 1.7.3 | Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 MacBook Pro 16GB, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, Magic Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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