Export without loss of resolution

[Dan Fulop]

Hi,

 

I have some publication figures I need to export without loss of resolution. They *should* be entirely vector graphics, but are nevertheless getting rasterized and appear pixelated. The files are composed of 3-4 PDFs (generated in R and fully vector) plus panel letters (e.g. A-D) added in Affinity Designer.

 

In Affinity Designer I can zoom in all the way and still see crisp text and line art. However, upon exporting as PDF, EPS, or SVG no matter what settings are use I get pixelation, even if I set a very high DPI (say 1000) or do not set DPI with the intention of the image remaining fully vector graphic.

 

I am confused because *all* the elements in these files are fully vector graphics, but nonetheless I get loss of resolution upon exporting from Affinity Designer.

 

I'm attaching an example file to this message.

 

Please help!!  ...I need to submit high resolution versions of these images to the journal ASAP.

 

Thanks!!

Dan.

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[MEB]

Hi Dan,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

Designer 1.4.2 rasterises all embedded documents (even if they are composed only by vector elements). There's two ways to solve this. You can either double-click the embedded objects on the canvas to open them in a new document tab and copy/paste its contents on the original document, or simply download the latest Designer Beta from here and export the document since this was already fixed in the Beta.

Just remember to keep the Mac App Store version installed to be able to validate/run the Beta. Also note that files created or saved with version 1.5 Beta are NOT compatible with previous versions, so remember to create a copy of the original document before saving it with the Beta (the Beta should ask you if you want to open a copy of the document in any case).