Darner Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Halftone seems a bit strange. Idea is using a gradient (0 0 0 - 200 200 200) for smaller and smaller circles. But the edges act differently. Missing anything or is it a bug? See file. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Is there a stroke on the source? Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mc Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 I can confirm this effect. It is a bit weird and suggests an outline affecting the dot size but I suspect it is because the alpha outside the character is black and is misinterpreted. I ended up creating a bounding rectangle around my shapes with the same gradient and then using the shapes to mask that layer. ronnyb and Old Bruce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darner Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 30 minutes ago, ronnyb said: Is there a stroke on the source? No stroke:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darner Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 21 minutes ago, Paul Mc said: I can confirm this effect. It is a bit weird and suggests an outline affecting the dot size but I suspect it is because the alpha outside the character is black and is misinterpreted. I ended up creating a bounding rectangle around my shapes with the same gradient and then using the shapes to mask that layer. Thanks for the info. Quite the workaround, but a smart one Paul! Guess should report this issue as a bug then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mc Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Hi @Darner it might help by reporting it. I was up against a deadline when I discovered it so was only looking for a workaround. Fortunately there are often several ways to perform a task in Affinity. Now I feel guilty for not reporting it myself - so I have just done it. Please add your case - it might add some weight. Darner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnyb Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 29 minutes ago, Darner said: No stroke:) Hmm, some filters have that "Preserve Alpha" checkbox... maybe that's the issue.... Quote 2021 16” Macbook Pro w/ M1 Max 10c cpu /24c gpu, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Sonoma 14.4.1 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X cpu/gpu, 256 GB, iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mc Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Hi @ronnyb Here's the dialog box: Not much to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darner Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 15 minutes ago, ronnyb said: Hmm, some filters have that "Preserve Alpha" checkbox... maybe that's the issue.... Good point. Something can be found in "blur" etc in order to keep the effect inside the shape. But in "halftone" couldn't see this option, and since the problem is on the inside not sure if this would help though. But thanks for the feedback! ronnyb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darner Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 22 minutes ago, Paul Mc said: Hi @Darner it might help by reporting it. I was up against a deadline when I discovered it so was only looking for a workaround. Fortunately there are often several ways to perform a task in Affinity. Now I feel guilty for not reporting it myself - so I have just done it. Please add your case - it might add some weight. Let's hope it will be fixed...along with other bugs. If you have a link, I'll second the issue. If not I'll start another thread. Regardless, appreciate the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mc Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 @Darner here you go: Darner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darner Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 22 minutes ago, Paul Mc said: @Darner here you go: Not a workaround, but perhaps a somewhat option someday if needed in Designer... Add gradient, choose bitmap (below gradient options in context menu), select the file attached here. You'll get sort of similar effect as halftone except all circles are equally sized. If that should come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mc Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 @Darner thanks. I had considered going down that route, and if going to print I probably would have done it. However this was for a website so what I did was acceptable. A good idea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted April 26 Staff Share Posted April 26 Hi All, This is a known issue that is currently logged with our developers to be fixed, I'll update this thread once I have more info Thanks C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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