AFFINITY DESIGNER 2.5.6 - Export to PDF is too Slow

[Zackariasa]

Hi Affinity Team,

I have a problem exporting to PDF in affinity designer is very slow, the estimated file size has shown 100% loading
but it is still stuck and does not show a preview or status ready to be exported, this is very annoying.
I have a deadline in 2 days, what should I do?

Best regards,

[GarryP]

In most normal cases, you should be able to press the Export button before the preview has been drawn.

Have you tried this?

[Hangman]

Hi @Zackariasa,

Try adding a tick in the Embed Profiles checkbox under the Advanced section of the PDF Export window and see if your file exports... There is a known regression in the 2.5.6 release logged under AF-5175 preventing files from exporting when using PDF (digital - high quality) without Embed Profiles checked.

[Zackariasa]

22 minutes ago, Hangman said:

Hi @Zackariasa,

Try adding a tick in the Embed Profiles checkbox under the Advanced section of the PDF Export window and see if your file exports... There is a known regression in the 2.5.6 release logged under AF-5175 preventing files from exporting when using PDF (digital - high quality) without Embed Profiles checked.

thank you very much, This helps a bit, although it still feels like a long time.

[Hangman]

15 minutes ago, Zackariasa said:

thank you very much, This helps a bit, although it still feels like a long time.

As @GarryP mentioned above, you don't need to wait for the file to Preview before exporting. Is it a large or complex file, how long is the export taking?

[Discover Hawk]

I merged 50 images into a 50 page PDF and exported it in over 10 minutes, which is unbelievable.

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "Export to PDF fails if using High Quality preset without embed ICC profile ticked" (REF: AF-5175) has been fixed by the developers in 2.5.7 Release.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Affinity Info Bot to notify us.