browndogben Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Having completed the export chart to settings for JPEG. I hit the export button and the save screen comes up with Affinity files only. No JPEG. Where am I going wrong? I have tried saving to Affinity first and then to JPEG with no sucess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browndogben Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 I have solved the problem, BDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted January 1, 2017 Staff Share Posted January 1, 2017 For other readers the solution is not to "save" but to "Export" Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsDaubs Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 For other readers the solution is not to "save" but to "Export" Patrick, I don't think you understand what the original poster meant. :) Here is what happens for me. Affinity Designer or Affinity Photo for windows 1. I want to save my document as something other than an Affinity file, so I choose Export and choose a file type like jpeg (or any other file type). 2. Choose export at the bottom of the dialog box. 3. At the bottom of the save as dialog box the only option for file type is Affinity files. I would expect it to say jpeg since this is what I originally chose as file type to export as. It does still save it as a jpeg, but it says it is saving as Affinity file. I think this is a bug in both programs. Quote iMac (24 inch, M1, 8 cores, 16 GB Memory, 2021) iPad Pro 12.9", 3rd Generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 At the bottom of the save as dialog box the only option for file type is Affinity files. I would expect it to say jpeg since this is what I originally chose as file type to export as. It does specify the correct filename extension, but it's expressed as 'Affinity Files (*.jpg)' instead of 'JPEG File (*.jpg)' or even 'JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg)'. The plural ('Files' instead of 'File') seems a little odd, too, given that you're only exporting a single file. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I've assumed in this situation that "Affinity Files" simply means "formats workable in AP (or AD)". It's an accurate statement, and it isn't a problem given that the file is saved in the format I want anyway. Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I've assumed in this situation that "Affinity Files" simply means "formats workable in AP (or AD)". It's an accurate statement, and it isn't a problem given that the file is saved in the format I want anyway. It's a confusing statement, as evidenced by the existence of this thread! I think it would be clearer if 'Affinity Files' only referred to the native *.af* formats. BobsDaubs 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 It's a confusing statement, as evidenced by the existence of this thread! I think it would be clearer if 'Affinity Files' only referred to the native *.af* formats. Apparently not that confusing, Alfred - this is the first post on the topic that I've seen, and the OP figured it out too. Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 It's a confusing statement, as evidenced by the existence of this thread! Not that confusing, apparently - this is the first post I've seen on the subject, and the OP figured it out too. I think it would be clearer if 'Affinity Files' only referred to the native *.af* formats. Dunno: I don't think it's unclear that if you select (say) the tiff export option, you get a tiff. (No idea what I did to end up with two posts!) Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Dunno: I don't think it's unclear that if you select (say) the tiff export option, you get a tiff. If you select the TIFF option, it's clear (after the fact!) that you get a TIFF. What's unclear is the the Save As dialog says 'Affinity Files (*.tiff)' instead of expressing it as 'Tagged Image File Format (*.tiff)'. Why is Affinity claiming ownership, anyway? My image files aren't Affinity files, they're IrfanView files (by which I mean that if I hover over a *.tiff file in an Explorer window it tells me that the item type is 'IrfanView TIF File', indicating that a double-click will open the file in IrfanView because I've set that as my default image viewer). Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Apparently not that confusing, Alfred - this is the first post on the topic that I've seen, and the OP figured it out too. There have been a few posts in the past where users have obviously been confused with this There is simply no reason for the words "Affinity Files" to be in that particular export dialogue box, it should just say *.jpg, *.tiff or whatever format the user has selected. By adding the words "Affinity Files" it looks like you are about to save in some form of proprietary Affinity file format Mucho confusion the first time you encounter it manu schwendener and Alfred 2 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsDaubs Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 It does specify the correct filename extension, but it's expressed as 'Affinity Files (*.jpg)' instead of 'JPEG File (*.jpg)' or even 'JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg)'. The plural ('Files' instead of 'File') seems a little odd, too, given that you're only exporting a single file. When I do export it says nothing but "Affinity Files" in the save as dialog. It shows no filename type. See screenshot below. Quote iMac (24 inch, M1, 8 cores, 16 GB Memory, 2021) iPad Pro 12.9", 3rd Generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted January 2, 2017 Staff Share Posted January 2, 2017 BobsDaubs, thanks and woops BobsDaubs 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon L Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I find it confusing and would support jpeg exports being shown as .jpg in the dialogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 When I do export it says nothing but "Affinity Files" in the save as dialog. It shows no filename type. See screenshot below. Open an Explorer window, go to the View tab and put a tick in the 'File name extensions' checkbox. BobsDaubs 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsDaubs Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Open an Explorer window, go to the View tab and put a tick in the 'File name extensions' checkbox. Thanks Alfred, I wasn't aware that "File name extensions" checkbox even existed. You were a big help on that. Quote iMac (24 inch, M1, 8 cores, 16 GB Memory, 2021) iPad Pro 12.9", 3rd Generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 You're very welcome, BobsDaubs. Hiding file name extensions for known file types has always been the default setting in Windows, for reasons best known to Microsoft! (It's great for spreading malware, since you can make a file look to the unwary as though its name is 'PrettyPicture.jpg' when its real name is 'PrettyPicture.jpg.exe'. Not nice if you double-click to open it, expecting to be able to admire a pretty picture.) Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Reeder Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Mucho confusion the first time you encounter it Agreed - the first time. But is anyone still confused after the first time? That's kinda my point. I agree that it's not ideal, but is it a problem? I mean - really? Isn't it obvious enough that "Affinity Files" in this context simply means "Files Affinity can process"? It's not that different to calling an RTF file a Word document. It's not exactly right, but nobody's going to melt down trying to figure it out..! ;) Quote Keith Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithel Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 It's poor wording, but a very minor issue compared to other things that could be addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Chris B Posted February 1, 2017 Staff Share Posted February 1, 2017 I think I'll log this with development. I've seen a few threads now where this has caught people out and there's no need for it. Quote How to format a bug report | Learning Resources | List of V2 FAQs | YouTube Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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