stevepitman

In Photoshop you can use their 'statistics engine/script' to layer multiple images and (automatically, not manually) remove unwanted items, such as moving people: http://lifehacker.com/remove-people-from-your-photos-with-this-photoshop-scri-1245505649 Is there an equivalent method in Affinity Photo?

My problem is this: I have a number of layers, only some of which are selected (they ARE ticked in the DRAW persona view) These layers are INSIDE a group - each of the individual '(Curve)' layers are ticked, as is the parent '(Layer') layer I have no slices set up I want to export only those selected layers into a PNG so I do this: [menu] File > Export [options] Select PNG 'tab' [options] Resample = Bilinear, Export = whole document When the export saves the file there is nothing visible in the file - the same happens if I select JPEG (I don't wish to use slices, as I need the entire image) The only way I can get it to work is if I move the '(Curve)' layers up to the same level (i.e. outside) the parent layer. I think I've isolated the problem to be this (which feels like a bug, though some might call it a 'feature'?): if you import an Illustrator (.ai) file that contains grouped layers, those Group parent 'layers' each import into Affinity as a '(Layer)' Affinity WILL let you export these before you start editing the new Affinity file. However, after you've spent time editing the Affinity file it will NOT export those selected 'sub' layers - I think because Affinity wants the Group parents to be called '(Group)' layers, as they are when you create groups natively in Affinity, whereas the Illustrator (.ai) import called these Group parent layers as '(Layer)' layers If I painstakingly RE-group the 'child' layers that sit under each '(Layer)' layer into Affinity groups, so they become '(Group)' layers it WILL then let me export selected layers once more I hope this makes sense to someone in Serif, cos this either needs looking at (a bug) or explaining (as a feature) !! If anyone can advise I'd be grateful

Thank you - so obvious after someone tells you how to do it! (I need to get out of that Photoshop mindset!)

In Photoshop you can paste an image from your Mac 'clipboard' onto a PS layer, then press [cmd]T to resize the pasted image on that layer (without needing to resize the whole PS file's image). I can't replicate that behaviour in Affinity Photo and resize the image after pasting onto a layer (NB: I don't want to seize the WHOLE Affinity Photo file, as that needs to stay the same size - I just need to resize the image I've pasted in).