Layers clipped to groups not supported

[Mrtwriter]

Hello everyone. I hired a designer to design a cover for my new book. The designers uses Photoshop and sent me the PSD. However, when I open it in Affinity Photo, it comes up with an error message that says "Layers clipped to groups not supported" and I am unable to edit the layers.

 

When I try to edit the text layers, it just types over the top of them in a new layer but doesn't edit the existing text and the text doesn't have the same 'gradient' effect on it. Is there a way to solve this? Or can the designer do something in Photoshop when exporting that will make it compatible with Affinity Photo?

 

I've attached the file in case that will be useful. I'm using the latest version of Affinity Photo on a Mac. 

 

Thanks!

290145625_Bookcover.psd

[Dazmondo77]

I've viewed your file first in Photoshop cs5 which opened and quickly bombed, so opened in Publisher which opened as expected with the same error you detailed. your designer has placed a a rasterised layer of the whole cover on the top of the layer stack, so if you are needing to edit yourself you will need to install the missing fonts used in the doc and switch off the top rasterised layer and you should be able to edit as required 

[Mrtwriter]

8 minutes ago, Dazmondo77 said:

I've viewed your file first in Photoshop cs5 which opened and quickly bombed, so opened in Publisher which opened as expected with the same error you detailed. your designer has placed a a rasterised layer of the whole cover on the top of the layer stack, so if you are needing to edit yourself you will need to install the missing fonts used in the doc and switch off the top rasterised layer and you should be able to edit as required 

Thanks so much! Just one question though (as you seem like an expert!) When i turn off the layer, I am able to edit the text. However, the background of the image looks a lot different to the original image. The layer "Film-Dust" is showing through and the whole image looks different, i.e. a lot more purple coloured. Is there a way to change that so that it looks like the original? I've attached screenshots to show what I mean. Thanks

[Wosven]

I'm looking at in too, and it won't be easy to obtain the same colors and effects, since the colors are completely different in AP.

You can drag the second Film-Dust-17 Layer inside the Title Texte layer to correct this part.

But the image is too blue and magenta, and need different adjustements to get the same result, Sadly, the angle with the house stay greyish and isn't the orange-yellow as in the flattened image.

[Mrtwriter]

3 minutes ago, Wosven said:

I'm looking at in too, and it won't be easy to obtain the same colors and effects, since the colors are completely different in AP.

You can drag the second Film-Dust-17 Layer inside the Title Texte layer to correct this part.

But the image is too blue and magenta, and need different adjustements to get the same result, Sadly, the angle with the house stay greyish and isn't the orange-yellow as in the flattened image.

Ok thanks for your response!

[Wosven]

Here a version without text, only the background flatten as a layer. I hope that'll help once pasted in the other document.

290145625_Bookcover_notext.psd

The file use also LUT as live filters, it would be nice also in AP!

[Mrtwriter]

7 minutes ago, Wosven said:

Here a version without text, only the background flatten as a layer. I hope that'll help once pasted in the other document.

290145625_Bookcover_notext.psd 58.93 MB · 0 downloads

The file use also LUT as live filters, it would be nice also in AP!

Thanks a lot for your help - much appreciated