Clippingpath

[Norlund]

Is not clippingpath as used in PS supported in Affinity Photo? I want to save/export a jpg file with clippingpath to be used in Indesign.

[Alfred]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @Norlund.

 

Clipping paths are not part of the JPEG standard, so they are not available when exporting from the Affinity apps.

 

Edit: Oops! Please see @JimmyJack's  post below.

 

[JimmyJack]

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[Norlund]

So, how do I then edit images in Affinity Photo, later to be used in Indesign? Do I need to pick different file format (psd) and save with alpha channel and use this instead?

[JimmyJack]

31 minutes ago, Norlund said:

So, how do I then edit images in Affinity Photo, later to be used in Indesign? Do I need to pick different file format (psd) and save with alpha channel and use this instead?

 

You asked about saving jpgs with clipping paths. This is the option to do that under the more button when exporting a jpg.

I don't use InDesign, but I would assume it's like PS. Bring in the jpg, select the path, reassign it as a vector clipping (or pixel) mask.

Exporting as PSD will preserve the actual clipping hierarchy ... no need to reassign anything. (Although there may be some extraneous empty elements included in the conversion)

Alpha channels are a bit different. Affinity doesn't seem to export separate alphas as of yet.

Only as part of a file format that supports transparency like png.... but not their own channel. You will have to use the paths to create the alpha channels.

[Norlund]

OK, thanks for the help. I was also worried that clippingpaths made in PS and then if image was reedited in AP would not be saved and working correct later in Indesign. Have tested it out now and all worked fine. Over & Out. 

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, Alfred said:

Clipping paths are not part of the JPEG standard, so they are not available when exporting from the Affinity apps.

 

Edit: Oops! Please see @JimmyJack's  post below.

As I understand it (which could be very far from correctly!), while there is no built-in support for clipping paths as such in the JPEG standard, it does allow writing 'extra' metadata sections to the file & several apps are capable of storing info about clipping paths in one of those sections. However, (apparently?) not all apps store or tag it the same way & some apps may ignore that metadata completely ... maybe.

 

Perhaps one of the developers could clarify/correct this into something a wee bit more definitive?

[Alfred]

43 minutes ago, R C-R said:

However, (apparently?) not all apps store or tag it the same way & some apps may ignore that metadata completely ... maybe.

 

I have the distinct impression that most (if not all) web browsers ignore it, and many image editors, too.