White background on embedded documents

[tom]

Hi all,

 

If I drag an EPS into an existing file, or a layer from Photoshop with transparant areas, the imported graphic always has a white background that fills the bounding box (so my transparent areas are lost). If it's an EPS file I can edit the embedded document by double clicking, but when I return the graphic still has a white background. What am I missing?

 

Cheers!

[MEB]

Hi Tom,

Welcome to Affinity Forums.

Go to File -> Document Setup... and check Transparent Background in the color section.

[tom]

Great, thanks for that. It worked for the embedded document, but it didn't work for a transparent image dropped in from Photoshop. Should it?

[MEB]

How are you transferring the Photoshop layer to Affinity? Select all and then copy/paste?

[tom]

No, I'm just dragging a layer.

[benjaminduall]

Hey,

 

can't find "document setup" in the file menu — how do I change from a white to a transparent background?

 

thanks!

[safoster71]

that appears in Designer under the file menu, not Photo , just a fyi

[MEB]

Hi benjaminduall,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

I'm afraid there's no way to do it currently if you create a new document and don't set it as transparent immediately in the New document dialog.

This is not a problem if you open an image/photo directly since the background is left transparent.

Unless i missing something here  :unsure:

I will check this out.