Rick G Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Take any file and cut a piece out so you have a transparency Export it as a PNG Load it back into AP The transparency is gone (If you load a PNG file and create a transparent area and SAVE it, the transparency is preserved) I tried a control runup and no changes Export settings and PNG file attached Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I don't have the beta. So maybe it is an issue with the beta, but the PNG that you uploaded has transparency. It loads in the retail version with transparency and everything else I have. Rick G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVDB Photography Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I do not see any abnormality !! Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 6 hours ago, MikeW said: I don't have the beta. So maybe it is an issue with the beta, but the PNG that you uploaded has transparency. It loads in the retail version with transparency and everything else I have. Yes, the PNG that Rick uploaded has transparency, but if I export it to PNG-24 and then load the exported version I get the result described in the OP. Rick G 1 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...
Gnobelix Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 32 minutes ago, Alfred said: Yes, the PNG that Rick uploaded has transparency, but if I export it to PNG-24 and then load the exported version I get the result described in the OP. the same here, seems to be a bug Rick G 1 Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3527) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnobelix Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I have to correct my statement, see above During the export, I noticed that an ICC profile is activated, deactivate the ICC profile, then works the PNG export with 24 bit and transparent background Rick G 1 Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3527) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Gnobelix said: I have to correct my statement, see above During the export, I noticed that an ICC profile is activated, deactivate the ICC profile, then works the PNG export with 24 bit and transparent background That isn't doing it here. I export from the menu and deselected the profile and I still get a white background The wreath I uploaded was transparent for testing the export THis works correctly in the release version Thanks to everyone for checking and testing this Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max N Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 When creating a document, you need to check this box. It helped me. __________________ Windows 11 64-bit, AMD Ryzen 9 3900 + Nvidia 1660 Super + Nvidia Studio driver + 32 Gb RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 20 minutes ago, Max N said: When creating a document, you need to check this box. It helped me. Thanks for the pointer but i almost always do that with new documents (or just for get, cuss a lot and remove the white background) However I am usually bringing in assorted graphics to work on. That is the case here. I brought in the wreath, removed the background and exported it and the transparency is lost during export even though they are the same settings I have always used for PNG files. If the loaded file is a PNG to start with then just saving the file WILL preserve the transparency, it is only the export that is apparently broken. I have loaded several other graphics and just taken a bite out of the middle and the export failure is the same Exporting as a GIF has the same issue Thanks for the reply Max N 1 Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Alfred said: Yes, the PNG that Rick uploaded has transparency, but if I export it to PNG-24 and then load the exported version I get the result described in the OP. That wasn't the procedure described. But in any case, like I wrote, it must be an issue with the beta because I cannot get it to fail when rexporting in the retail version, placing or reopening the export(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 25 minutes ago, MikeW said: That wasn't the procedure described. But in any case, like I wrote, it must be an issue with the beta because I cannot get it to fail when rexporting in the retail version, placing or reopening the export(s). Just take any old jpg, use the marquis tol to delete a section so it shows a transparent background then export it Then load it In the release version you will see the transparency, in the beta it is white I specifically used a png with a transparent background for testing. That will save over itself and maintain the transparency but will not export correctl Of course I fully expect the entire Serif office to cancel Christmas and fix this ... Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 39 minutes ago, MikeW said: That wasn't the procedure described. How so, Mike? Rick had written 16 hours ago, Rick G said: Take any file and cut a piece out so you have a transparency Export it as a PNG Load it back into AP The transparency is gone and I responded your post with 9 hours ago, Alfred said: Yes, the PNG that Rick uploaded has transparency, but if I export it to PNG-24 and then load the exported version I get the result described in the OP. 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...
MikeW Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Assumption from the original post. The PNG that was posted was a JPG and was exported as a PNG and when brought back in there was no transparency. That to me is a simple reading of the OP. You go on to say that using that same PNG that is in the opening post and exporting it as a transparent PNG and then reloading it results in a non-transparent PNG. I said that I did load the PNG from the opening post, exported and brought it back in (using every option that preserves transparency, btw) and there was still transparency when using the retail version. I then said it must be an issue with the beta. Call that a confirmation of sorts and without the beta certainly it is the only confirmation that I can do. Clear? Or clear as mud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 23 minutes ago, MikeW said: Assumption from the original post. The PNG that was posted was a JPG and was exported as a PNG and when brought back in there was no transparency. That to me is a simple reading of the OP. You go on to say that using that same PNG that is in the opening post and exporting it as a transparent PNG and then reloading it results in a non-transparent PNG. I said that I did load the PNG from the opening post, exported and brought it back in (using every option that preserves transparency, btw) and there was still transparency when using the retail version. I then said it must be an issue with the beta. Call that a confirmation of sorts and without the beta certainly it is the only confirmation that I can do. Clear? Or clear as mud? Yes! Clear that is what I am reporting. A bug in the beta. DOn't mind my reexplaining things.. I want to make sure the developers know exactly what is going on with it Thanks for the response Gnobelix 1 Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnobelix Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 56 minutes ago, Rick G said: Yes! Clear that is what I am reporting. A bug in the beta. DOn't mind my reexplaining things.. I want to make sure the developers know exactly what is going on with it Thanks for the response Fact is that the normal PNG export does not work as it should. I think the Affinity Team, is in the well earned Christmas holiday and will surprise us with its creative diversity in the new year. Rick G 1 Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3527) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlainP Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I'm getting the same results. Beta 1.6.3.96 loads transparent png files correctly but fills the transparency with white when exporting to png format. Rick G 1 -- Window 11 - 32 gb - Intel I7 - 8700 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 -- iPad Pro 2020 - 12,9 - 256 gb - Apple Pencil 2 -- iPad 9th gen 256 gb - Apple Pencil 1 -- Macbook Air 15" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Did you check the matte setting in the PNG export as shown by @toltec in this post? If there is no red slash through the white color swatch he shows circled in his second screenshot, it means the PNG will be exported with a matte colored background instead of a transparent one. All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.2 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, R C-R said: Did you check the matte setting in the PNG export as shown by @toltec in this post? If there is no red slash through the white color swatch he shows circled in his second screenshot, it means the PNG will be exported with a matte colored background instead of a transparent one. Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted January 3, 2018 Staff Share Posted January 3, 2018 Unfortunately this has been broken in the beta and already reported for the Mac. It is currently with development to fix. Rick G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 1.6.3.98 This is still broken. Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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