Can't use the filter in affinity photo

[mailinxx]

I don't know whats the problem but I can't use the filters in affinity photo. I select the right layver but it won't let me select the filter...

Thank you very much in  advance for your answer. 

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @mailinxx.

How are you trying to select the filter?

You could, for example, while in the Photo Persona:

1. Click the Live Filter icon at the bottom of the Layers panel (just to the right of the fx icon). Or,
2. Use the Filters menu. Or
3. Use the Layer menu, then New Live Filter Layer.

And when you say that it won't let you select the filter, can you provide more detail? What part of trying to select the filter fails.

[MEB]

Hi mailinxx,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
Some filters may appear greyed out  if you are working with a for 32b bit RGB image/document. If that's the case converting the document to RGB 8 or 16 bit will make them available. To do this go to menu Document > Convert Format / ICC Profile and change the Colour Format dropdown to RGB/16 or RGB/8.

[Henry van Megen]

I have the same issue, I have to quickly remove the background on a mostly white 16-bit PNG, but no filters are showing up. It only works for me when I select the layer with the move tool; then and ONLY then am I able to use the filters.

[PaulEC]

Where are you trying to use the filters from, (see Walt's post above)?

Are you saying they don't show at all, or that they are greyed out?

Is the problem that you can only select a layer in the layers panel if you switch to the move tool first?

[R C-R]

9 hours ago, Henry van Megen said:

It only works for me when I select the layer with the move tool; then and ONLY then am I able to use the filters.

You do not have to have the Move Tool active but a layer must be selected (highlighted in the Layers panel) or there will be nothing for the filter to be applied to & all filter options in the Filters menu will be greyed out.

However, even with no layer selected, the Live Filters should work -- they should be applied at the top of the layer stack.

Also, since the filters work on pixel layers, if the layer is not already a "(Pixel)" layer, depending on the "Applying filters to vector layers" setting in the Assistant Manager, either the selected layer will automatically be converted to a "(Pixel)" layer if a regular (not live) filter is applied to it, or  all filter options on the Filters menu will be greyed out if the "Take no action" option is enabled.

Are you seeing any different behavior from that?