Pegger Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 New to Affinity Photo. I Have two photos selected, layers only shows one. Help file says "To show multiple layers simultaneously in the layer panel, select multiple layers using ctrl-click". I presume I have to do this on the layer panel but it doesn't seem to work. There is also nothing in the top layers about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Screenshot? Why Title of your topic is your User Name? 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...
Pegger Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Sorry if I didn't get things right, must be thay 93 year old brain of mine. Pegger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Pegger said: if I didn't get things right Because this is not an isolated case, and because I am not a native speaker (I have to translate the topics using a translator), I was curious, why there is a confusion and misinterpretation of the meaning of the term topic Title. And your problem - insert screenshot (or video) to forum your workspace (Layers panel). 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...
John Rostron Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/29/2020 at 9:14 PM, Pegger said: I Have two photos selected, layers only shows one. Presumably each of your two photos has a single layer. By default Affinity Photo only shows one image/photo at a time, each with its own Layers Panel. To switch between the two photos, click on the respective tabs at the top of the workspace. If you want to have the two images as two layers, there are various possibilities to generate a single document with two regular layers: Load the two files as a stack, You can then right-click on the Live Stack (Group) in the layers panel and select Ungroup. This converts the Stack to two regular layers in the one document. Load the two files into the workspace. Copy one file and paste it on top of the other file. Load one file, then place the other on top of it (File > Place). Then use the move tool to adjust the size to suit. Many new users have been confused by the Title label. It is for you to enter a meaningful label for your message. If you go to your original message and click on the word Edit at the bottom, you can edit your original Title. I would suggest something like "Multiple Layers". John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Pšenda said: Because this is not an isolated case, and because I am not a native speaker (I have to translate the topics using a translator), I was curious, why there is a confusion and misinterpretation of the meaning of the term topic Title. In English, the word ‘title’ can be used to refer to an honorific such as ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’, ‘Dr’, ‘Prof’, ‘Rev’, etc. Pšenda and jmwellborn 1 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Alfred said: In English, the word ‘title’ can be used to refer to an honorific such as ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’, ‘Dr’, ‘Prof’, ‘Rev’, etc. Yes, just like in my language (titul). But "Dr/Prof" and "user name" are the difference. In my opinion, the context when creating a new topic is also clear (what kind of title it is). Thanks. 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...
Alfred Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: In my opinion, the context when creating a new topic is also clear (what kind of title it is). In my opinion, too! But it obviously isn’t clear to everyone, or we wouldn’t see topic titles such as ‘Mr’ or ‘Dr Smith’ (or even ‘John Smith’, where no honorific is included). lepr 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach49 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Hey guys, same kind of question. How do I load 2 photos to make 2 layers? PS has a "Load files into PS layers" option, but no way am I using that app anymore. Super appreciate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, mach49 said: same kind of question. How do I load 2 photos to make 2 layers In Photo, on the desktop, File > New Stack could do it. 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...
mach49 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Cool, thanks Walt. I've been messing with it...still can't figure out how to view each layer by turning off the other one. I read that ungrouping the stack does that, but it doesn't seem to be doing the trick. Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 4 hours ago, walt.farrell said: In Photo, on the desktop, File > New Stack could do it. Alternatively, open one image then use File > Place to load the next image on top of it 3 hours ago, mach49 said: still can't figure out how to view each layer by turning off the other one Each Layer's visibility is controlled by a check box (V1) or round dot (V2) in the Layers panel. Toggling that switches the Layer on and off Alternatively select the appropriate Layer in the Layers panel and use the menu commands Layer > Show and Layer > Hide PS I was going to reply to one of the earlier posts but then spotted that this thread was started over 2 years ago. I wonder if 93 (now 95) year old @Pegger is still around? 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...
walt.farrell Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 hours ago, carl123 said: PS I was going to reply to one of the earlier posts but then spotted that this thread was started over 2 years ago. I wonder if 93 (now 95) year old @Pegger is still around? They last visited here on September 26 carl123 1 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...
mach49 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Thanks, guys. Total appreciation. So that would open both photos into a single document as 2 layers? Now I get to dive into clipping....excuse the PS lingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach49 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Thanx, N.P.M. My problem is trying to assign PS knowledge to AP. I really don’t want to go back to a subscription. Respect, fam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François R Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 The special "customer service" from people who are apparently online 24/7 in this forum has obviously lost the customer's interest on June 30, 2020. I am therefore even more pleased than usual that my customers and stakeholders are not dealt with in this or a similar way. Quote 1) You have completely wrecked the layers panel, Serif. 2) I recommend Reddit groups instead of this forum. Not the same few bot-like users replying to everything, a wider representation of users, fewer fanboys, more qualified users. In short, better! 3) I was here to report bugs and submit improvement requests for professional work professionally in a large setup and to bring a lot of knowledge from the world, i.e. professional product development, web- and software development, usability, user experience design and accessibility. I actually know what I am talking about! BUT! We are phasing out Designer and Affinity in 2022 Q1 - and replacing it with feature complete and algorithmically competent alternatives. Publisher is unsuitable for serious use, and was never adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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