Is it actually possible to save a jpg to png with a transparent background in Affinity Designer 2?

[Aftershaft]

I have just spent at least a half hour watching videos and reading web pages on how to do this and none of them work.  For instance, one video says to just go to document setup on a jpg and check the box for transparent background.  Isn't this supposed to be checkerboard background now like in this video ??  It works for her!

Mine still has a white background.  How do I export this file to a png with a transparent background.  There is no transparent background option like she said.

Must I use another application to make an image have a transparent background?  I have also watched videos where there are about a dozen steps to change colors, mess around with tolerance settings - No thanks!!

When I create a new document with a transparent background in AD2, fill the background with a color, and place this image ( after exported to a png or new document from clipboard ) the image has a white background on a colored square.

Thank you

[Brian_J]

Do you have Affinity Photo?

[Pšenda]

5 hours ago, Aftershaft said:

on a jpg

JPEG hasn't transparency. 

[Alfred]

6 hours ago, Aftershaft said:

For instance, one video says to just go to document setup on a jpg and check the box for transparent background.

When you open a JPEG in AD2 — or any other Affinity app — there won’t be any transparency because the JPEG format doesn’t support it, but if you introduce transparency into the image (e.g. with the Erase Brush Tool) and export to PNG format, the transparent areas will remain transparent in the exported image.

[Aftershaft]

12 hours ago, Brian_J said:

Do you have Affinity Photo?

Yes Brian!  Why do you ask?  Can Photo do something that Designer can't do in regards to this?

[Aftershaft]

6 hours ago, Alfred said:

the transparent areas will remain transparent in the exported imag

What do you mean by transparent area(s) Alfred?

-paul

[Aftershaft]

I used Adobe Express (on-line) to make the background transparent and also convert it to a vector/svg file. Piece of cake and looks great.  Now I have a transparent object with curves in AD that I can mess around with.

But what is funny is that from the research I did, Photoshop won't automatically do this without going through a bunch of steps like Designer has to.

Thanks!

[Aftershaft]

8 hours ago, Pšenda said:

JPEG hasn't transparency. 

I've discovered that.  hehe.  Sorry!

[Aftershaft]

8 hours ago, Aftershaft said:

Do you have Affinity Photo?

Okay - I am starting to get it! 🙂  I used Affinity Photo and watched an excellent video about masking and creating a transparent background from Affinity Revolution.

This is so fantastic.  I am now addicted to masking!!

Thanks everyone.

 

[Alfred]

19 hours ago, Aftershaft said:

What do you mean by transparent area(s) Alfred?

-paul

As you’ve probably worked out from your subsequent discoveries, Paul, I was simply referring to areas such as the ones you add to the image by using the Erase Brush Tool.

[Brian_J]

23 hours ago, Aftershaft said:

Yes Brian!  Why do you ask?  Can Photo do something that Designer can't do in regards to this?

The Pixel Persona in AD has selection tools found in AP (like the Selection Brush Tool), but I usually use AP when working exclusively with raster artwork. AP provides retouching tools (e.g., Clone Brush) that aren’t available in AD and may be required in raster work.

14 hours ago, Aftershaft said:

Okay - I am starting to get it! 🙂  I used Affinity Photo and watched an excellent video about masking and creating a transparent background from Affinity Revolution.

Glad you got it figured out. 🙂