PDF import issue

[DavidMKelly]

When I import a pdf book cover template from Amazon, Affinity Photo resizes the image so it's not the same as the original. The file it creates is subsequently the wrong size when re-exported to pdf for upload to amazon. If I do the same operation with the png template, it comes in the correct size. Caused a lot of grief figuring out what the problem was though. Original dimensions are 3923x2775 px, after pdf the file is 3847x2700 px !

[Gabe]

Hi @DavidMKelly

Welcome to the forums and sorry for the delayed reply.

Can you please attach your afphoto file and the template so we can have a look? 

Thanks,

Gabe. 

[DavidMKelly]

Hi Gabe

Here are the files - afphoto, pdf , and png

Regards

 Dave

6x9_Cream_340.pdf6x9_Cream_340.afphoto

6x9_Cream_340.png

[Gabe]

You have selected "Include Bleed" in the "More" options on the export dialogue. Therefore, the final image size will be larger. This is expected.

[Joachim_L]

@GabrielM This is not the first topic, where this problem occurred. Maybe you want to consider having Include Bleed unchecked as a default setting? For a print PDF including bleed makes sense, but including bleed is checked for all presets.

Sorry, haven't checked this before. This is related to the Document Setup, if there is no bleed defined, then include bleed is not available.

Edited August 12, 2019 by Joachim_L
Stupid me

[DavidMKelly]

I haven't selected any options in the export dialog - those are the defaults. But that's not the issue, the problem is that the pdf is coming in at the wrong size when imported. So definitely NOT expected

 

[Joachim_L]

See my edited post David. You must have bleed enabled in your Document Setup.

[Joachim_L]

Just for the records: I am able to set up a document with 0 bleed, but having the include bleed option checked in the export dialogue - see images. This time the flexibility of Affinity is to blame.

[DavidMKelly]

Thanks, Joachim. I'm not setting up any bleed, or the document. Just importing an existing pdf directly into afpaint.

[Gabe]

That PDF has got bleed, and Photo imports that PDF with bleed. If you choose to export it with Bleed on, it will add the bleed area to your image. By default, the 2 existing presets have "Bleed off" so the image will be exported with the correct 3855 x 2700 size. 

@Joachim_L Document setup is a Designer option and not available in Photo. 

[Joachim_L]

2 minutes ago, GabrielM said:

Document setup is a Designer option and not available in Photo. 

Yes sorry, not reading correctly here the original post, but in Publisher it is possible to have allegedly zero bleed, but the include bleed option still available during export.

[DavidMKelly]

You're right, Gabe. If I export with the bleed on the file comes out the right size, but now has some weird offsetting where the image doesn't fill the whole pane (presumably from the bleed areas).

[Gabe]

That's probably just how the bleed is designed in that PDF. Hard to tell unless you attach the project file/pdf. 

[DavidMKelly]

The pdf was the one I attached earlier, this is the project file.

2019 MOE Cover 01.afphoto

[Gabe]

Your page does not fully extend into the bleed area  You would need to resize it to fit either the area with bleed or the area without bleed 

[DavidMKelly]

Thanks for explaining what's happening, Gabe. I think I understand now, but it's confusing when what you see on the screen doesn't seem to match the real situation.