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Dennis_Weisscher
September 3, 2024
Question

Blur effect removed when figma slide is exported to PDF

  • September 3, 2024
  • 17 replies
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Hi Folks,

Thanks in advance for helping out.
I’m super happy with the newly released Figma slides. It perfectly integrates with what we need and it works like a charm.
We are using some glass effects in our deck, which are built with blur effect. However when exporting to PDF, they are transparant again. Who knows what to do?

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17 replies

djv
Figmate
Community Support
September 3, 2024

Hey @Dennis_Weisscher, thanks for flagging this!

This sounds like a bug, so I’ve passed this onto our Slides team to investigate. From what you’ve described, it sounds like you want and expect the blur effect to remain when exported? We definitely don’t support glass effects right now, but we may be able to look into this capability.

Dennis_Weisscher
September 4, 2024

Thanks @dvaliao for your reply! Allright sounds good. Am I expected to keep an eye on release notes or is there any communication plan around a ticket like this? What can I expect?

djv
Figmate
Community Support
September 4, 2024

Hey @Dennis_Weisscher, thanks for following up!

The team confirmed that a fix is in the works, but I don’t have an exact timeline to provide just yet. I’ll update you here once it’s launched.

Nicolas_Eidenmuller
September 8, 2024

Hello all! I encounter the same error which is quite unfortunate. Is there any update on this matter?
Kind regards

djv
Figmate
Community Support
September 9, 2024

Hey @Nicolas_Eidenmuller,

No updates yet from the team. We’ll provide an update once we hear back in regards to the fix.

Nicolas_Eidenmuller
September 17, 2024

Hey @dvaliao,

Thanks for your quick reply!

I apologize for being persistent about this issue, but we’re about to enter a crucial pitching phase, and the Glass/Blur effect was one of the key reasons we chose Figma Slides. Could the team provide an estimated timeline for a fix or suggest a potential workaround in the meantime? Interestingly, the objects still appear correctly blurred in the preview thumbnails, but the issue occurs during export.

Thank you for your understanding and support!

Best regards,
Nicolas

djv
Figmate
Community Support
September 17, 2024

Hey @Nicolas_Eidenmuller, sorry for the frustration!

We started rolling out a fix for this yesterday. It should be rolled out to 100% of users by the end of day today. Please refresh your Figma tabs to check if the fix has hit your account.

Nicolas_Eidenmuller
September 18, 2024

Many thanks for your great support, @dvaliao!! Unfortunately, the fix has not hit my account, but I assume this takes longer than expected.

djv
Figmate
Community Support
September 18, 2024

You’re welcome, @Nicolas_Eidenmuller! 🙂

And sorry to hear the fix hasn’t hit your account yet. I’ll check in with the team to ensure where we’re at and when to expect the fix to reach 100% of users.

Dennis_Weisscher
September 19, 2024

Same here.
I have update Figma today, but no luck.