jmac Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Sorry for the simple question but I couldn't find an answer in the help files...How do you remove/delete a layer effect once it's been applied? For example you apply an effect to some text. Save the file and reopen it later and decide you don't want the effect. I can't see any way to remove it with out deleting the text as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted July 30, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hi Jmac, If you wish to remove an effect from an object you should select it and then go to the effects tab on the left hand side of the app. In this tab you will have all of your Effects listed with check marks next to the ones that are applied to your object. Un-checking these boxes will remove the effect from the selected object. You may also double click the FX symbol next to your Layers to take you to the Effects window for that layer. Here you will also see checkboxes to the left of the Effects that you can toggle to remove or apply the Effect. C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 I should have seen that. Thanks for the quick response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panchdara Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Old thread, I know... but why isn't there a simple option to remove the effect? Instead of unchecking them individually? AD 1.10.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Panchdara said: Instead of unchecking them individually? Try copy (Ctrl+C) object without fx, and Paste FX (Alt+Shift+V) on the object with fx. Lisbon and David in Яuislip 2 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 8 hours ago, Panchdara said: Old thread, I know... but why isn't there a simple option to remove the effect? Instead of unchecking them individually? AD 1.10.5 Possibly because there have not been enough requests to add that in the feature request forum. 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: Try copy (Ctrl+C) object without fx, and Paste FX (Alt+Shift+V) on the object with fx. That seems like an OK but not great workaround because for it to work, the document must have at least one object that has no effects applied to it to copy. I was hoping I could create a macro that would add an object that has no effects, copy that, do the paste effects step, & then delete added object but I could not figure out how to include the copy step in the macro. Maybe someone else can? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, R C-R said: I was hoping I could create a macro that would add an object that has no effects, copy that, do the paste effects step, & then delete added object but I could not figure out how to include the copy step in the macro. The macro wouldn't need to add an object. You could add one before you start recording, and just copy it in the macro. What problem are you having trying to copy in the macro? Macros accept Edit > Copy, don't they? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: The macro wouldn't need to add an object. You could add one before you start recording, and just copy it in the macro. What problem are you having trying to copy in the macro? Macros accept Edit > Copy, don't they? First, the idea is to add the object as part of the macro so that does not have to be done as a separate step. Second, no, I cannot get the macro recorder to accept the Edit > Copy menu item (or by using a keyboard shortcut or whatever) step. Have you tried recording that step in a macro yourself? If so, does it work for you? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Pšenda said: Try copy (Ctrl+C) object without fx, and Paste FX (Alt+Shift+V) on the object with fx. I wish I'd thought of that As to a macro, try the attached, it's almost as good as a button in thge interface that allows one to dump the fx. Select the layer with the fx and run it KillFx.afmacro Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said: As to a macro, try the attached... It works fine for me, but I do not understand how you made its single(?) "Apply Object Style" step. Can you explain more about that? Specifically, how did you record an object style in a macro? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Trade secret Oh all right then. I drew a rectangle and put some fx on it. Then drew the simplest thing I could envisage, a two node line which I then copied Selected the rectangle, started the macro recorder, clicked Edit/ Paste FX, stopped recorder. Tada Bonus question, why is it Edit/ Paste FX when everywhere else it's fx, I need to know? R C-R, Old Bruce and Lisbon 3 Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said: Trade secret Oh all right then.... Gee David that is a rookie mistake, giving away your secrets. 19 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said: Bonus question, why is it Edit/ Paste FX when everywhere else it's fx, I need to know? I think it is because italics are frowned upon in Menus. I seem to recall some hack back in the old System 6, 7, 8 and 9 days which would allow bold and or italic but it could just be my memory playing false. It may have involved ResEdit. David in Яuislip 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophet Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: ResEdit "That's a name I've not heard in a long time…a long time." I used to break all kinds of things back in the day with that little Jack in the Box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, David in Яuislip said: Bonus question, why is it Edit/ Paste FX when everywhere else it's fx, I need to know? I think it is because "fx" at the bottom of the Layers panel is not a glyph or a pair of letters but instead a button icon, like those for mask layer, adjustment layer, etc. Like someone said, icons sometimes used to be something that could appear in Mac app menu items but maybe became impossible or at least not considered best practice once OS X was released. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 hours ago, N.P.M. said: Create a default style you like>for example; no stroke, one fill color. When you have fx applied to an object and you want to remove them>click this style in the stylespanel>done The problem with that is not everything that has effects applied to it typically is something you want to have the same fill color as every other item that has effects applied to it that you might want to remove in a single step. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 9 hours ago, R C-R said: I cannot get the macro recorder to accept the Edit > Copy menu item (or by using a keyboard shortcut or whatever) step. Have you tried recording that step in a macro yourself? Macros have never recorded a step for Edit >Copy in the macro (recording) window but whatever you copy is physically placed inside the macro So, if you Edit > Copy an image that image is placed inside the macro but you will see no entry for that in the macro panel Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panchdara Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 14 hours ago, Pšenda said: Try copy (Ctrl+C) object without fx, and Paste FX (Alt+Shift+V) on the object with fx. Thank you indeed. That does work. However I would have thought that a simple "Remove Fx" in the context menu would be more appropriate. No worries.... I got a sensible answer, and a most polite response. Best regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 14 hours ago, R C-R said: That seems like an OK but not great workaround because for it to work, the document must have at least one object that has no effects applied to it to copy. It is easier and faster (than searching for a suitable object in the document) to create a suitable object - for example using the Rectangles Tool. And it works universally in all applications, not only in APhoto, which supports Macros (personally, I use it most often in ADesigner, because I don't use fx effects very often when editing photos). Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 23 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Gee David that is a rookie mistake, giving away your secrets. I don't mind helping people cos lots of people have helped me over the years but only a real rookie would not notice the size of that macro; I offer profound and sincere apologies. Anyway, plan 'B', draw random shape and apply all fx to it Start macro recorder and turn all the fx off one by one Stop recorder 673 bytes versus 375 kb Haha, I win....except that Pšenda already did KillFx-2.afmacro Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, David in Яuislip said: Haha, I win....except that Pšenda already did I would call it a tie. Your macros are (almost?) one step solutions but they only work in AP. @Pšenda method takes more steps but works in all the Affinity apps. David in Яuislip 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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