Export and File Formats Flashcards

When should you choose JPEG over PNG when exporting artwork from Affinity Designer?

Answer: When the image is a photograph or complex gradient without transparency and file size matters

JPEG's lossy compression excels at photographic images, producing small files, but it discards sharp-edge detail and doesn't support transparency.

How do you export only a specific layer or group as an image in Affinity Designer?

Answer: Right-click the layer in the Layers panel and choose 'Export', or use a Slice in Export Persona

Right-clicking a layer and choosing Export opens the export dialog pre-scoped to that layer, or you can draw a slice over it in the Export Persona.

What does 'Rasterize DPI' mean in the context of Affinity Designer's PDF export?

Answer: The resolution used when rasterizing effects that cannot be kept as vectors in the PDF

Some effects (e.g., blurs, pixel layers) must be rasterized in PDF; the Rasterize DPI controls how finely these effects are rendered.

Which Affinity Designer feature lets you add export metadata such as author and copyright to an exported PDF?

Answer: Export dialog > Metadata tab

The PDF export dialog includes a Metadata section where you enter title, author, subject, and copyright information embedded in the PDF properties.

In Affinity Designer, what is the 'Whole Document' export scope used for?

Answer: Exports the entire canvas including all artboards as a single image or PDF

Choosing 'Whole Document' as the export scope captures everything on the canvas, spanning all artboards, as one output file.

What does enabling 'Lossless Compression' when exporting a PNG from Affinity Designer guarantee?

Answer: No pixel data is discarded, so the exported image is identical in quality to the on-screen version

PNG always uses lossless compression; every pixel value is preserved exactly, ensuring the exported image is a perfect representation of the canvas.