magicdesign__ Posted March 19, 2019 Posted March 19, 2019 I have not used affinity for a while but previously I have imported a 128 page pdf and all layout was maintained perfectly. This morning I downloaded the latest version and tried to open the same 128 page pdf document which, when opened, all the previously cropped images lost their crop and it has basically made the document unusable. Here is one example screen shot of how it is meant to look next to how it was imported into publisher, but it is happening to every page. As mentioned, this did not happen in older versions.
magicdesign__ Posted March 19, 2019 Author Posted March 19, 2019 I have that page as a 1 page pdf (if any of the staff want to test it for themselves)
Joachim_L Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Post the page here. Maybe others want to have a look too? ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed
magicdesign__ Posted March 20, 2019 Author Posted March 20, 2019 Here is an example pdf page. As mentioned, when I open in publisher, it loses all the cropping. Happens to all 128 pages of the document. I have also tested with other pdf docs (not created by myself) and cropping is lost there too. page_24_as_an_example_v1.pdf
Joachim_L Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 I can confirm. Cropping is lost. When I open the document in Designer 1.65.123 everything is okay. Exporting from there and placing in Publisher is working fine. Something changed inside the PDF parser of Publisher compared to 1.65 Designer? ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed
Staff MEB Posted March 20, 2019 Staff Posted March 20, 2019 Thanks for the file magicdesign__. I'm logging this to be looked at. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
Joachim_L Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 Digged a bit further. File from magicdesign_ is made with PDFLib / PDI 9.0.5 from 05/2015 APublisher makes use of PDFLib / PDI 9.1.2 from 02/2018 ADesigner 1.65 opens the PDF without problems with PDFLib / PDI 9.0.5-i. Strange enough, there seems to be happening something, because this version can be imported in APub without problems. What does the -i mean? Current version of PDFLib / PDI is 9.2.0 from 02/2019 So I assume there are some incompatibilities between 9.0.5 and 9.1.2. Was there a switch in the betas lately at the PDFLib / PDI? ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed
magicdesign__ Posted March 21, 2019 Author Posted March 21, 2019 It was created in pageplus x9 - i actually tried changing the pdf output versions to 1.7 and the x profiles - and they all did the same...
Joachim_L Posted March 21, 2019 Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Changing output versions won't help. The PDFLib version is the same independently to the target versions. Only workaround I know right now is opening in ADesigner 1.65 and exporting as PDF again. Added: Strange, if I open the PDF in Illustrator all images have inverted colors. Added 2: Nice side effect of re-saving with ADesigner 1.65 is the massive decrease of the file size from 62 MB to 5 MB. Edited March 21, 2019 by Joachim_L Added information ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed
magicdesign__ Posted March 27, 2019 Author Posted March 27, 2019 this error is still occurring in the latest build. (fyi)
Staff MEB Posted March 27, 2019 Staff Posted March 27, 2019 Hi magicdesign__, This issue wasn't fixed/looked at yet. Please bear with us. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
magicdesign__ Posted April 30, 2019 Author Posted April 30, 2019 latest update seems to have fixed the cropping issue.
Staff Patrick Connor Posted April 30, 2019 Staff Posted April 30, 2019 @magicdesign__ Thanks, but the reported issue is not officially addressed so I will put a note on it that it may have been fixed indirectly. 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
Staff MEB Posted August 8, 2019 Staff Posted August 8, 2019 Hi magicdesign__, This was indeed already fixed in the latest builds. Thanks for your report/support. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
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