sunshine202 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I am completely confused as to how I import an image in Designer and use this to create an EPS ? This is outputting an odd format image. help.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2016 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi sunshine202, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You can import an image going to menu File ▸ Open and selecting the image you want to import or simply dragging it to Designer's empty work area. To export as EPS select File ▸ Export. Can you explain what do you mean with an "odd format image"? Where you expecting vector objects as the output? Exporting the document as an EPS doesn't convert an image into vectors, it simply embeds the image in the EPS file. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine202 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 Thank you MEB. I have some text and imported a globe image into the text to make it a letter, and I superimposed this image with a vector. Only thing is that when I export to EPS, it seems to be fine, but there is a white box surrounding the globe and superimposed globe image. Can I get rid of this box surrounding the globe and superimposed image, as any background I place this on will look odd with the image having an odd white background just behind the globe and not the other letters ? I can send you the item to explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2016 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi sunshine202, If the image you are importing contains a white background you have to remove it before exporting. You can do this using one of the following methods: 1. simply removing the white from the image. To do this check my reply in this thread. 2a. creating a (raster) mask with the same shape/form as the globe: see this video tutorial about Layer Masks (the video is for Affinity Photo but it's the same process in Designer. Juts make sure you switch to Pixel Persona to access the pixel selection tools). 2b. if the globe has clearly defined boundaries you can create a vector based mask instead. Use the Shape Tools or the Pen Tool to create a closed shape with the same form as your globe then drag the image layer over the shape layer in the Layers panel. I'm attaching a sample file using planet's Earth as an example (which have a white square around) over a black background. I've created a vector ellipse and dragged the planet's image layer over the ellipse's layer in the Layers panel to hide the white part (if you drag the image outside the ellipse in the Layers panel you will see the white that was hidden). sample2.afdesign Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine202 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 Thank you MEB I will try this now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2016 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2016 Here’s some additional Affinity Designer learning resources that you may be interested in: - In-house video tutorials for Affinity Designer - The Help file covers extensively all the features of the program, don’t overlook it. - Affinity Review our ezine, also includes some in-depth written and video tutorials covering specific subjects (the PDF version doesn’t include videos). In the first issue there's an article in the Feature Focus section covering the Pen Tool in depth (starts on page 39 | iBooks version - includes videos). - I’ve also compiled a list of other learning resources here, including Books, Training Courses and Third-party tutorials that may help. Check Designer's section in the menu on top. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine202 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 May I ask another question please. When i have this logo and I create a EPS for a website, this should be really clear and defined and sharp when used on a website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine202 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 I must be doing something wrong as the mask for option 3 when grouped and copied is not selected when I export to the EPS Have I missed selecting an option before i export? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2016 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2016 May I ask another question please. When i have this logo and I create a EPS for a website, this should be really clear and defined and sharp when used on a website? The EPS format isn't intended to be used on webpages. Besides that, It's an old/limited format that can be replaced by PDF which support much more features. For websites, the only vector format available is SVG. Vector formats are resolution independent as can be scaled as much as you want without losing quality. So if you are not using any features in the program that forces rasterisation of elements (like Layer Effects for example) you should get a sharp result, except when you are dealing with very small text/details. Those elemets must be aligned to the pixel grid to keep their sharpness at small sizes. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine202 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 That sounds good thank you. I made a mask with the pen tool, and when I am trying to export this the globe is being left out totally and I dont know why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2016 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2016 Yes, i'm checking the mask issue. Something looks wrong here. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine202 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi MEB, Well it was tempramental as it didnt want to play, but after several attempts it worked so that was BRILLIANT!!! thank you I exported this as a SVG and am so pleased - thank you again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 8, 2016 Staff Share Posted August 8, 2016 You're welcome ^_^ Glad to know you are happy with the result. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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