I've exported to PNG and the image appears dark, gray or 'washed out'

[Art7]

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @Art7

If you can show us what it looks like before exporting then it might help us to see what the problem is. (Only having the ‘after’ without the ‘before’ makes it difficult for us to see the ‘transition’ between the two.)

If you can also give us a screenshot of your export settings then that will be helpful.

If you can supply the original image (ZIPped, so that we get the exact image you are using) then that should make it easier for us to see what’s happening.

[Art7]

I've modified a bit the arrangement of my designs, but this is my screenshot before exporting, from my export settings and my PNG after exporting.

There are different images that I used, here is one of them.

Thank you

[HCl]

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[GarryP]

Thanks for supplying the extra information, although you didn’t supply the image ZIPped as requested so we can’t see the exact original image (the forum software sometimes ‘messes with’ uploaded images, which is why I asked for a ZIPped version).

(Since you posted in the desktop questions section of the forums and you are using the iPad version of the software a moderator might move this thread so it’s in the right place.)

[Art7]

Sorry for posting on the wrong section.

Here is the zipped image.

Thank you!

PREMADE WASHING LINE.png.zip

[GarryP]

1 hour ago, Art7 said:

Sorry for posting on the wrong section.

It’s not a big problem but posting in the correct place helps to keep things ‘tidy’ and can sometimes get you answers more quickly.

And thanks for the ZIPed image but that’s not the same thing as in your first post, so I’m now confused as to what you want us to be looking at.

[Art7]

How I said, I rearranged my designs and my PNG looks now as in my second post. This design that I've attached is the same that I send unzipped in my  second post. That's why I've sent again my actual PNG before and after exporting plus the export settings. Is it everything ok now?

Thank you.

[walt.farrell]

It would also be useful to have your .afphoto (or .afdesign) document, not just the exported PNG file, I think.

[Art7]

Hello! I can't share an .afdesign document with all of these designs, because some of them are purchased and the licence doesn't allow me to share them to a third person. I can make a new document and pick one of the designs that was drawn by me and save it as a .afdesign and send it if that's ok.

[lepr]

@Art7

You have been exporting a 32 bits per channel (bpc) PNG from a 32 bpc Affinity document, and most apps won't display such a PNG correctly.

If you export to a 8 bpc PNG with sRGB profile, you'll get a PNG that most apps will display correctly.

Attached zip contains one done for you.

 

Babydata 8 bpc sRGB.png.zip

[Art7]

Thank you!

[lepr]

You’re welcome. Do you have a particular reason for working in 32 bpc rather than 8 or 16?

[Art7]

No, I think I have a lot of things to learn ...🙂