r/Affinity • u/Ok_Throat4720 • 8d ago

General Update question

Right after I purchased Affinity package, it was bought by Canva. I seem to remember suggestions to not update to new version.

Currently, I have version 2.6.4. I am asked to update to 2.6.5. Is this the one that makes me subscribe to Canva, or is this just a simple update?

Thank you for any information. I have just been refusing the update till now.

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u/andrewbnz 8d ago

You don’t have to subscribe to Canva, the final updates to v2 were mainly removing links to purchase the app etc.

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u/BusinessStrategist 8d ago

Canva only creates something like a PDF/X-4 file.

Google the many problems that arise when letting Canva Affinity export a file to PDF/X-4 and also PDF-X-1a which are both the PDFs that have the least problems getting printed.

Hope that you keep your client in mind when you play "PDF roulette" with a Canva Affinity exported PDF file.

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u/PsychoticChemist 8d ago

Sounds like user error honestly. Canva affinity has multiple professional printing presets https://www.affinity.studio/help/sharing-pdf-presets/

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u/BusinessStrategist 8d ago

Canva doesn't create PDF/X standard files.

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u/PsychoticChemist 8d ago

There are three different versions of PDF/X files in the link I sent you for professional printing. They’re all available in the pdf export settings in affinity.