Layer

[Wolfgang Brenner]

Open file, do some changes.

Create a new layer from snapshot / background

Aff. Photo is not using the new backgound with changes. Using the old original. 

[MEB]

Hi Wolfgang Brenner,
This is by design. Affinity Photo automatically creates a snapshot of the background layer when you open a new image (in case you need to recover it if you changed it destructively). Unless you create new snapshots manually to choose/create new layers from, the original snapshot created by the application remains unchanged and will be used as such.

[Wolfgang Brenner]

4 minutes ago, MEB said:

Hi Wolfgang Brenner,
This is by design. Affinity Photo automatically creates a snapshot of the background layer when you open a new image (in case you need to recover it if you changed it destructively). Unless you create new snapshots manually to choose/create new layers from, the original snapshot created by the application remains unchanged and will be used as such.

 But this is very cumbersome when I want to sharpen with the high-pass filter: I need a new layer from the file with changes. Better to have new layer snapshot and choose between background or original

[MEB]

Go to menu Layer > Merge Visible to create a new layer from all the visible layers in the document on the top of the layer's stack.

[Wolfgang Brenner]

3 minutes ago, MEB said:

Go to menu Layer > Merge Visible to create a new layer from all the visible layers in the document on the top of the layer's stack.

Thank you !!!!