HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Putting a 3 pixel border (Keylining) around an image is easy in Photoshop. The same function does not appear to be in Affinity Photo. How can I do this in Affinity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted May 23, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2019 Hi HarryB, Welcome to the forums If you go to Document > Resize Canvas and set the anchor to the mid point then add 3 to the dimensions this should do what you are looking for. Its worth noting the dimensions fields do support mathematical expressions so you could literally add +3 to the end of the field and it will add 3 pixels to the value I have included a video of this below! Thanks Callum resize.mov Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 For a 3px border would you not need to add 6 to the width and height rather than 3? Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 carl123: yes, but how do you get the border in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Did you not watch the video Callum posted for you? Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 I have now. However, following exactly what Callum does gives me a pixel border on the left and top but not on the right and bottom, even though I have centralised the anchor point. Any ideas why this might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted May 23, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2019 If possible could you provide a screen recording of you trying it? 5 minutes ago, HarryB said: I have now. However, following exactly what Callum does gives me a pixel border on the left and top but not on the right and bottom, even though I have centralised the anchor point. Any ideas why this might be? Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Callum, Not sure how I make a video recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted May 23, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2019 You can use Quick Time on your Mac to do it you can find out more here: https://etc.usf.edu/techease/4all/getting-started/creating-screen-recordings-with-quicktime-player/ It should work fine with the anchor point set to the middle however. Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Sorry Callum, I'm using Windows 10 home. Quicktime player is not recommended because of security problems. Is there some other program I could use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 See: Windows 10 has a built-in free screen recorder Monosnap for Windows Callum 1 Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Thanks v_kyr I'll try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Callum. I've suceeded in taking a video. Does this help you to say why resizing the canvas doesn't work in the way yours does? Affinity_Photo_2019-05-23_14-38-47.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted May 23, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, HarryB said: Callum. I've suceeded in taking a video. Does this help you to say why resizing the canvas doesn't work in the way yours does? Affinity_Photo_2019-05-23_14-38-47.mp4 For some reason the resize document window isn't showing in the video. Which software did you use to record your screen? Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 So I see. I used the Game Bar software in Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted May 23, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2019 I haven't used Game bar or Monosnap as I work primarily on Mac however could you try Monosnap to see if that works? Sorry that this has become more difficult than it should have been! Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 I haven't been able to run Monosnap on my PC. It won't even run as administrator. I can try it on my laptop which runs Windows 10 Pro. It might make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted May 23, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, HarryB said: I haven't been able to run Monosnap on my PC. It won't even run as administrator. I can try it on my laptop which runs Windows 10 Pro. It might make a difference. If your phone has a camera could you try using that to record your screen and then send me that video? Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Hi Callum. Video from shakey mobile. Sorry it's taken so long. I'm not into all this modern technology of transferring files via the web. Harryb VID_20190523_151357285.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodkopf Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 9:13 AM, HarryB said: Putting a 3 pixel border (Keylining) around an image is easy in Photoshop. The same function does not appear to be in Affinity Photo. How can I do this in Affinity? No it's not as easy, but have a look at this video on thin border creation - InAffinity: "Creating Outline Border Using Effects (fx) in Affinity Photo", - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af_tp75MDKQ With the 'problem' borders you have created already, zoom in 150% and see if they are there. Sometimes parts of the border are not displayed accurately, but if you zoom in, they are there. Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, (1.10.4.1198); Sketchup Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit; Ver. 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1566) Intel i7-4790, 4 GHz; RAM:16GB; Graphics Card: ASUS (AMD) R9280-DC2T-3GD5. Graphics Tablet: Huion Inspiroy HS610; Calibration: X-rite i1Display Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Woodkopf: That looks brilliant. I'll have a better look at it tomorrow. re: your comment on zooming in. Yes I can see the borders when zoomed in but they still don't print- at least not the quick attempt I made the other day. Thanks again. Harryb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodkopf Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 HarryB: In the link sent yesterday, with respect to the borders, if you want the photo to be a specific size, e.g. for a Projected Display Image competition, it is best to start with a layer that is made up of all the previous visible layers, i.e. left mouse click the top layer, then when highlighted, right click and select “Merge Visible”, which creates a new combined layer. So that the size of the photo is not changed, select the "Alignment" to be "inside"; the "Colour" e.g. white, to isolate the photo from the display background and a suitable thin pixel size. Please see attached image. Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, (1.10.4.1198); Sketchup Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit; Ver. 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1566) Intel i7-4790, 4 GHz; RAM:16GB; Graphics Card: ASUS (AMD) R9280-DC2T-3GD5. Graphics Tablet: Huion Inspiroy HS610; Calibration: X-rite i1Display Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Woodkopf: I've been playing with the Fx tab as you suggest. This method works really well as long as the image hasn't been cropped. If the image has been cropped then exporting it and saving as a jpeg allows the Fx procedure to work beautifully again. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodkopf Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, HarryB said: Woodkopf: I've been playing with the Fx tab as you suggest. This method works really well as long as the image hasn't been cropped. If the image has been cropped then exporting it and saving as a jpeg allows the Fx procedure to work beautifully again. Thanks for your help. @HarryBGreat, glad it has been useful. Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, (1.10.4.1198); Sketchup Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit; Ver. 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1566) Intel i7-4790, 4 GHz; RAM:16GB; Graphics Card: ASUS (AMD) R9280-DC2T-3GD5. Graphics Tablet: Huion Inspiroy HS610; Calibration: X-rite i1Display Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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