gumbo23 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 In Photo I have an image made up of layers. I wish to cut out and export part of it as a jpg. My preference is to use the shape tool. What is the process for this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Which Affinity application are you using? In Publisher you can export by selecting a layer but Designer and Photo have the Export Persona where you can create slices from the document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, GarryP said: Which Affinity application are you using? In Publisher you can export by selecting a layer but Designer and Photo have the Export Persona where you can create slices from the document. Thanks for the reminder Garry - it's Photo. But I have all three. Are there any videos that show the procedure you mention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 59 minutes ago, gumbo23 said: My preference is to use the shape tool. Create the shape, position it appropriately and nest each of the other layers in the shape layer. Please be aware that if you use a shape other than a rectangle you’ll get a white background on export because the JPEG format doesn’t support transparency. 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...
gumbo23 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Alfred said: Create the shape, position it appropriately and nest each of the other layers in the shape layer. Please be aware that if you use a shape other than a rectangle you’ll get a white background on export because the JPEG format doesn’t support transparency. How do I 'nest them in the shape layer'? When I insert them in the layer everything vanishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, gumbo23 said: How do I 'nest them in the shape layer'? When I insert them in the layer everything vanishes Are you perhaps masking/cropping instead of nesting/clipping? gumbo23 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...
GarryP Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 This is probably a good place to start learning the Export Persona: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/tutorials/designer/desktop/category/export-persona/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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