saving HDR photos to be later used in a pano

[Wayne Crofford]

I took 9 photos for a pano and each scene was bracketed - 2 stops each side of normal.  I then saved each edited HDR (3 photos) to a file folder.  Next step was to open a 'new pano' and select the 9 hdr photos, however the photos where not seen by Affinity yet I can see them when opened in windows explorer.  Any suggestions?  Thanks

 

PS: I'm using Windows 10-desktop and Affinity Photo version: 1.10.1.142

Edited September 4, 2021 by Wayne Crofford
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[walt.farrell]

59 minutes ago, Wayne Crofford said:

I then saved each edited HDR (3 photos) to a file folder. 

Saved, as in a .afphoto file? Or Exported, as in a .tiff file?

I think you may need image files, such as .tiff, to make a panorama. 

[Old Bruce]

Walt is correct, you need a TIFF file with no layers to make a Panorama.

[R C-R]

5 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

Walt is correct, you need a TIFF file with no layers to make a Panorama.

Isn't it also possible to create panoramas from other image formats like JPEGs & PNG's?

[IanSG]

2 hours ago, R C-R said:

Isn't it also possible to create panoramas from other image formats like JPEGs & PNG's?

I think @Old Bruce meant that if you're going to use a tiff file it can't include layers.

[R C-R]

10 minutes ago, IanSG said:

I think @Old Bruce meant that if you're going to use a tiff file it can't include layers.

Is that true? I don't have any multilayer TIFF files suitable for panorama creation to text with.