Export Error

[Susan Siow]

Hi Affinity team,

I am having a problem to export an affinity designer's file to PSD, below is the screenshot.

Please assist, thank you!

Regards,

Susan

[Gabe]

Hi @Susan Siow,

Welcome to the forums. 

If you attach the .afdesign file we can have a look for you

Thanks,

Gabe. 

[Susan Siow]

Hi Gabe,

How can I upload the file without having it publicly shown or downloadable?

[Gabe]

You can use our dropbox account: https://www.dropbox.com/request/JA1l7fXdLmTdtDoBAjD1

[Susan Siow]

Uploaded.

[Gabe]

Your document size is way too big for PSD export -  and it will fail. 

Try reducing the DPI or the Document size and you will be fine. 

[Susan Siow]

Yes, reducing the DPI helps. Will the printing vendor be able to restore the DPI to 300 via the PSD file and without loosing the quality of the print-out?

[Gabe]

What's the size of your print? The text in your PSD will be rasterised. Why don't you export to PDF? That will keep everything as Vector and you don't have to worry about DPI. 

[Susan Siow]

110 X 200 cm (a graphic for t-shirt). Is PDF file a good alternative?

What about another case, a graphic creation for a billboard of 2 X 5 meters, how can I solve the matter?

[Alfred]

12 minutes ago, Susan Siow said:

110 X 200 cm (a graphic for t-shirt). Is PDF file a good alternative?

Who needs a T-shirt as long as that? Only a small proportion of the world’s population measures 200 cm (2 metres) or more from head to foot, and most of them will only want a T-shirt that reaches from their shoulders to their hips.

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What about another case, a graphic creation for a billboard of 2 X 5 meters, how can I solve the matter?

The normal viewing distance for a billboard of that size is large enough that 150 DPI will be more than sufficient.

[Gabe]

PDF would be the best solution for Vectors as they are freely scalable  

[Susan Siow]

10 minutes ago, αℓƒяє∂ said:

Who needs a T-shirt as long as that? Only a small proportion of the world’s population measures 200 cm (2 metres) or more from head to foot, and most of them will only want a T-shirt that reaches from their shoulders to their hips.

LOL! Sorry, it should be 110 X 70 cm.

12 minutes ago, αℓƒяє∂ said:

The normal viewing distance for a billboard of that size is large enough that 150 DPI will be more than sufficient.

Billboard size but close view - it's actually an external cover sticker of a portable store. What's your advice?

[Susan Siow]

1 minute ago, GabrielM said:

PDF would be the best solution for Vectors as they are freely scalable  

Thanks Gabe, I will check this out with the vendor.

[Susan Siow]

I have just uploaded the Affinity Designer file to Dropbox.

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Type of Graphic: Billboard sized store cover sticker.

Dimension: 5940 X 2440 mm

Tried Solution: Exported as PDF file (but it is truncated, enclosed is the screenshot).

 

Kindly help further, thanks.

[Gabe]

Adobe Acrobat cannot handle files larger than 200 inch x 200 inch. Yours is 233.86 in x 96.063 in . Try reducing the size as explained before. 

[Susan Siow]

56 minutes ago, GabrielM said:

Adobe Acrobat cannot handle files larger than 200 inch x 200 inch. Yours is 233.86 in x 96.063 in . Try reducing the size as explained before. 

Thank you for the kind advise, however, if I reduce the size smaller than the actual dimensions (233.86 in x 96.063 in) and export it as a vector in PDF format. Will the quality of the print-out get affected?

[Gabe]

Any images that you've got would be rasterised, regardless of the export format. All the vectors will remain vectors (if you choose not to rasterise the entire document). 

[Susan Siow]

Thank you Gabe.