NotYourMami

That makes a lot of sense, thank you so much for explaining!!

Thank you so much for your quick reply! Since English isn't my first language and I'm not familiar with all these terms, could you perhaps confirm if choosing the pixel layer means that I'm not able to use the original photo I took again? Is the pixel layer of lower quality in comparison to the RAW options? Or does this mean that if I choose one of the RAW options, I can still go back to the original RAW photo within editing and it has nothing to do with my original file? I'm sorry if these questions come across as dense.

Hii everyone, I'm fairly new to Affinity Photo and I was wondering if someone could explain what the output means in Affinity Photo 2? When opening a photo I want to edit, I can choose between the following three options before developing: pixel layer, RAW layer (embedded) and RAW layer (linked). What's the difference between these three and which option do I choose when I want to edit my RAW photos? Thanks!