Newbie Photo Exporting Question - Please help.....

[2989]

Hello All,

I am new to Affinity Photo but fairly proficient with Affinity Designer.

I loaded a Jpeg into Photo and did some color changes (To Blues) but when I went to export the new colorway it would only export in my original colours (Multi color).

It shows the changed Blue version in the preview window but changes back to original when downloading... The download is the original Multi colored version.

I have gone into the Develop Persona, but the same thing happens.

I checked the book and did not see the answer under exporting.  

It seems like it should be a straight forward export but I have been trying to sort for an hour now. 

Please help...

Many Thanks!

 

I am running Affinity Photo V2 

on an iMac desktop

 

[prophet]

Can you show a screenshot of your export settings?

[2989]

Thank you for your quick reply. Here are the screenshots of the export settings. The only thing I changed was 'Selected Area' instead of Artboard as I wanted to use it in another programme.

 

[prophet]

Ah, but you have chosen "Selection Only" not "Selection Area" meaning you will only Export the singular thing you have selected which may not include other adjustment layers, etc.

[2989]

Thank You so much! You are a Star ⭐

I have now been able to export the image with the color changes I want. And have learned something today!

There seams to be a fine line between 'Selection only' and 'Selection area'. I was under the impression Selection Area meant more than one element on the artboard but not including the artboard itself.  

Maybe Affinity could make this clearer somehow, possibly an Info button at this export dropdown explaining what will be exported... There is space for it.

Thank you again for your help, I really appreciate it.

B

 

 

 

 

[prophet]

Happy to help.

I think of it as "Selection Only" meaning only the thing(s) I have selected, and "Selection Area" as anything that can be seen through the "window" formed by the boundaries of the thing(s) I have selected.

[2989]

I think of it like this: If I had a Tray (an Art board) with Coffee and cookies on it, and asked you if you wanted:

Just the coffee (Selection only) or the Coffee and Cookies (Selection area - ie the things ON the tray) or 'the whole Tray (Artboard)  The Tray + The Coffee and the cookies...     I am not sure why I came up with that analogy, I must be hungry. 

Thanks again.