A problem when exporting in SVG : 75 dpi and nothing else !

Hello to all :-)

I have a strange problem with Xara Designer (Pro X11).

I created 2 vector illustrations in Xara (in a A3 format). Then, I want to export both of them in svg (my aim is to do a bitmap finish in another program - Affinity)
When exporting my images, I manage to export the first one at any resolution I want (75, 96, 150, 300 dpi). Of course I prefer to choose the highest resolution of 300 dpi, to get the best result to print the illustrations.
But for the second illustration, the resolution stays at 75 dpi, whatever I choose when exporting. That's very very strange.

The 2 illustrations are very closed. I don't see any significant difference between the two. What could be the blocage here ?

Thank you for your help !

are they pure vector ? if they are, then the dpi setting does not matter, it only matters if there is a bitmap component to the svg export

have you sucessfully imported SVG, exported from Xara, into Affinity - I find that in APhoto they tend to import off canvas, and in ADesigner they are nowhere to be seen; but I would use PDF for vector anyway...

no idea why there is a difference in the export settings :think:

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Originally Posted by handrawn

have you sucessfully imported SVG, exported from Xara, into Affinity - I find that in APhoto they tend to import off canvas, and in ADesigner they are nowhere to be seen

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i don't see that behavior in Affinity Designer 2. When I drag & drop, the content ends up exactly where the cursor is. By the way, a new feature is that when you drag & drop while holding the Alt key, the placement tool opens with which you can determine exact placement and size. In addition, when you drag & drop a bunch of assets, a "Place images' panel opens showing them all and allowing you with the placement tool to place them one after the other in the order you wish. Only thing is that if you exit this tool, the panel and placement tool disappear (this behavior may be changed in a future update).

Thinking about it, it only happens with SVG exports made with Xara Designer pro 19

Xara Designer pro 11 and 15.1 do not have this issue, I just checked

can't speak for Designer pro+

the place images panel makes no difference because the objects are sill outside the frame for the XDP19 export

here are the files if anyone wants to check [in case it just a quirk of my setup] thanks

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with the out19 file imported into APhoto need to extend the canvas upwards from around 860 px to 2580 px to see the objects clearly [approx 1:3]

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Originally Posted by handrawn

here are the files if anyone wants to check [in case it just a quirk of my setup]

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with the out19 file imported into APhoto need to extend the canvas upwards from around 860 px to 2580 px to see the objects clearly [approx 1:3]

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Now, here's a funny thing. In both APhoto 1 and 2 (as well as in ADesigner, not surprisingly), the out19 file opens but is empty. The other two files show fine. I also exported an .svg file from XDP 19 and had the same results.

it is not empty - it just is off canvas as I mentioned above - if you increase the affinity canvas size to 2500px high making sure the focus of the imported canvas is middle bottom row then you will see it

No, it's empty.

I agree with Boy, 11 & 15 import as expected but 19 imports onto the page but it's blank. After doing the video below I upgaded Affinity Photo to the latest version but it made no difference. As a matter of interest if I import 19 into inkscape and export it it loads into Affinity fine.

EDIT: Video not playing on TG for an unknown reason. Click to view on YouTube

try this - Affinity Photo 2
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Hi Stephane, I don't think any of the above relates to your problem. Could you attach the xar/web file that you can't export above 72dpi so we could try it out?

egg - xara's SVG has always been flaky, some versions more than others; inkscape is ok, agreed

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I don't think any of the above relates to your problem

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if stephane is using xara designer pro ver 19 with affinity, possibly be something to be aware of, otherwise possibly not....

I've found Xara's exported svg's to be very reliable HD, especially after they brought in the select selected objects only. I use svg's a great deal but never imported into Affinity before. They don't import into Affinity designer either.

they do import - did you try what i showed for affinity photo ?

as for designer they import as well, as you can see in the layer dialog here where they are clearly shown:

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you just don't see them in the workspace - and as AD is not canvas based that fix is not available....

.... but if you select them in the layer dialog and zoom out you will see them ;)

and can move them into view


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Yes, if you watch my video in full screen you can see the svg imports, but the content is blank.

slack terminology here [from both of us] - you are placing the svg into an existing affinity file [there is no such function in affinity as import of file, only 'importable content' which is a special case, think OCC]

no you won't see it I agree, you will need to open the svg itself by drag and dropping onto the empty workspace - then when you have found the content you can copy it over from within affinityto your existing file and then you will see it.....

placing appears to crop all that lies outside of the placement box -which I guess is fair enough ?

but if you open the svg itself it is all there, even if it is outside of the canvas/document initial size

I think the xara export for 19 has messed up the boundary info in the SVG file, but I am guessing

Ah! See what you mean now TG. The shapes load but off the page and away from their bounding box.

but maybe now we are both on the same page :D

I figured it out, too, handrawn. You were right. The problem was that I hadn't clicked the 'Edit Document' button to show the layers.

welcome to the page

I confess I muddied the waters somewhat, because I was loading the SVG and you and egg were placing [inporting] into a file; they don't quite work the same way....

I apologize for not answering here sooner: I didn't receive the notifications, so I thought there was no answer! I realize that I was wrong!

From my side, I don't know if what I'm going to say is very rational, but the problem was solved quickly, because in affinity, I just had to open the .svg file and then give it the resolution of 300 dpi, to find my file with the right size. Changing from "not much dpi" to 300 dpi did not affect any features of my image. So for me it's ok!

this is good :)

I want to add that if I export in svg and not pdf, it's because with pdf export, all the elements of a drawing dance rock'n'roll together - or the waltz? - at the same level, without any layer that classifies them. While the svg export keeps the layers, and that changes everything.

(I already spend 3 times too much time when switching from one software to another, to prefer to avoid "everything on the same layer" :'( )

(My process is : I draw in Xara, I do the textures in Affinity, and I name/rename/correct in Illustrator, to import in... After Effect ! = Yes, a kind of horrific process !)