2 Issues - Image Quality / PNG

[fox0406]

Good morning

I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the designer software and hoping someone can help please. I have used Craft Artist for many years, but as it's discontinued I am no longer able to use it as I have moved from Windows to Mac in the recent weeks. So I purchased Designer as the next best thing.

So far, its making my working life hell. 

I create a lot of things like cake toppers, invitations etc. I used to do my designs in Craft Artist and then export as a PNG to show my customers or to pull into my Cricut software to cut. No problems whatsoever.

Designer - issues galore. I do my designs and then try to export as a PNG and this results in the pixelated or blurry image (which I cannot share with my customer or pull into Cricut as the quality is bad). I have also tried with jpegs and have the same issue. I just want a simple answer to this please.

Also, in craft artist, if I pulled in a PNG image with a transparent background, I was able to add a line around the image with no issues. If I wanted to create a border for example. In designer, if I add a line, it adds it to a box shape around the image and not the actual shaped image itself. Is there are a way to delete the background designer seems to think is there when it isn't?

It feels like Serif have gone backwards in their software as it is more restrictive than Craft Artist was.

I need to be able to do the above things so if Designer can't do them, what other software can please?

Thanks

Example of a recent topper below:

[dutchshader]

Why not export to svg with transparent background, cricut can cut svg files.

[fox0406]

Thank you. I did try SVG export but Cricut wouldn't open it unfortunately.

[Lee D]

When exporting to PNG, are you then viewing the PNG at 100% or higher? Can you upload your .afdesign file and the exported PNG so I can take a look?

The outline won't apply itself to the object that makes up the PNG, applying an outline will add a line to the bounding box/border of the image as it's the edge.

[dutchshader]

i am not getting the pixelated png.
just created text and export as png24.

 

and i made a svg file for you to test on the cricut plotter.

it works here on a cameo silhouette.

happy21.svg

 

 

[fox0406]

Yeah I just used the word art function and exported as PNG but got a pixelated image

[fox0406]

3 hours ago, Lee D said:

When exporting to PNG, are you then viewing the PNG at 100% or higher? Can you upload your .afdesign file and the exported PNG so I can take a look?

The outline won't apply itself to the object that makes up the PNG, applying an outline will add a line to the bounding box/border of the image as it's the edge.

I am viewing it at the same size as created in Designer, I work on A4 sheets.

Is there a way to outline the image in the PNG and not the bounding box though as thats a function I need and used a lot in Craft Artist. You were able to delete parts of an image too. But outlining is the main thing I need for my designs.

Added a test sheet below, thanks

Test.afdesign

[fox0406]

3 hours ago, dutchshader said:

i am not getting the pixelated png.
just created text and export as png24.

 

and i made a svg file for you to test on the cricut plotter.

it works here on a cameo silhouette.

happy21.svg

 

 

Thank you - your SVG seemed to work but mine won't. I only used the word art function and then tried to export but I get the pixelated image. I exported as PNG 24 too