gumbo23 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I have a scan which is saved as a jpg, but when I open it in Photo it opens as a pixel layer. I want to separate it from the background using erase white paper or similar, but it seems I can't do these things with a pixel layer. How can I get where I want to go with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Is the JPEG layer an image layer or a pixel layer when you open the file in Affinity Photo? If it is an image layer you will need to rasterize it first. I do that by duplicating the image layer and rasterizing that duplicate layer. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Make sure your document has a Transparent background or else you may not see any difference when you use Erase White Paper 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...
Fixx Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 When you open a simple image like jpeg it opens as a simple pixel layer – what else it would be? And pixel layer is what all operations work on (image layer is more limited in a way). Make sure Document > Transparent Background is selected if you want transparent image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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