Sempervivum Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Dear Affinity experts, frequently I encounter an issue: I make a selection that reaches the edge(s) of the image Then I soften the edges of the selection Then I apply an adjustment layer for gaussian blur. Unfortunately the edges of the image where the selection was, get transparent. How can I fix or work around this? I attached a screenshot. In this case I intended to use the blur in order to remove strong noise in the sky. (Unfortunately the "remove noise" filter didn't work for this image as the noise was too course). Best regards and have a nice pre-Christmas period Ulrich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 The first thing to try would be to edit the Blur and check (tick) “Preserve Alpha”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempervivum Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 That's brilliant and fixes it, many thanks! I didn't assume that there is such an easy solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 You’re welcome. Sometimes setting “Preserve Alpha” does things that may not be expected so it’s not a catch-all solution. I don’t know what the rules are for this but it’s easy enough to spot when things go strange. For example, my attached image shows various ways the Twirl Live Filter can affect an image (second image from the left has “Preserve Alpha” ON). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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