Macro Stopped Working in Affinity Photo

[dolunaykiz]

I created a macro to replicate what CTRL+SHIFT+J would do in Photoshop. That is, it is supposed to duplicate the first layer, fill that original one with white, then duplicate copy again. What I should end up with is a white bottom layer and then two identical layers with the actual picture content on top of it. Because all filters in Affinity Photo are destructive, this saves me the time to duplicate the original layer manually. And it worked until yesterday. Now, when I run the macro, it keeps the original layer and fills the other two with white. This only happens on some images, and there is no rhyme or reason why.

[Dan C]

Hi dolunaykiz

Could you please provide a copy of the exported Macro, as well as a copy of the file/document where this macro does not work as expected?

Many thanks in advance!

[smadell]

Good morning, dolunaykiz. If you've created the macro in the simplest way, the problem might be that the image you're duplicating is either an "image" or an "embedded document" layer. In either case, the duplicates will work, but the Fill command might not.

I made up the macro attached which does what I think you're asking for. You must have a layer selected (although it does not have to be a pixel layer to start with). Also, it is an .afmacro file (not an .afmacros file - note the "s") so it must be imported into the Macro panel, not the Library panel. Let me know if this helps you out.

ps - as an aside, many of the filters in Affinity Photo can be destructive, but need not be. The "Live Filter Layers" are all non-destructive, and are analogous to Photoshop's "smart filters."

Cntrl-Shift-J Analogue.afmacro