Hello, please assist, i am a digital artist using an iPad 6th generation and constantly save my images from drawing softwares like procreate as png , or jpg. It’s only recently I found every png I had previously saved has been flattened and converted to jpg. Now still every other png I try to save without a background is flatted onto a white background. I don’t know what’s causing this...
iPad, iPadOS 13
If I save the png from Safari to Photos, I see it as your screenshot.
If I open Photos on my Mac (which is synced through iCloud) and drag the png to the Desktop I see it with transparency.
Do you have activated Optimize iPad Storage in Photos preferences on your iPad?
Are you saying that if you download, say, this Apple's logo (which contains transparency), it's saved flattened?
https://www.apple.com/v/home/j/images/logos/macos-big-sur-preview/logo__dcojfwkzna2q_large.png
I'm not sure.
Before you try it, I noticed that the saved png which in Photo seems flattened, it actually keeps transparency. Not only on Mac as I already said. Even on iPad, if I share the png with any other app, the image has a transparent background.
By the way, contrary to the small macOS Big Sur png tested before, bigger png images aren't flattened on my iPad when saved from Safari to Photos.
Example: https://freepngimg.com/thumb/splatter/3-2-splatter-transparent.png
I realize what you saying but isn’t it like that because it hasn’t gone under the conversion. Under the setting it says large Images and videos will go under conversion when the iPad is in low space. I think the optimize storage option you talked about is the one that caused this , maybe because I had low space as I have about 5gig currently free. Maybe it converted when it realized that storage on my iPad was becoming full maybe.
Since it's related to a specific app (procreate), I suggest you to take a look at their forums: https://folio.procreate.art/discussions
Thanx, I will also look into that. But procreate is just one of the apps I use. Even downloaded png images have been converted too.
Downloaded from where?
Like png logos I have been sent via email, and resources downloaded from different sites. It’s not just procreate files because all previously usable pngs have been affected.
Yes , I have screenshot how the image now shows on my iPad.
Yes, I have that turned on, so turning it off will make sure that my pngs are not affected because they stay in their original format?
Regarding the png transparency/flattening, I noticed no difference on my iPad disabling optimization. In my case the storage isn't low, though.
Let me try it out for now then.I appreciate the time you took to try and find this solution. Thanx
Png images automatically converting to jpg
