michael954 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Hi I don't know if this is a bug or not. But I noticed in working with AP 1.10 and 1.10.1 that when I use the "File>Place" feature to import a color photo into a project, it automatically gets converted to black and white. But, if I simply select File>Open, then the color photo will load just fine. How do I correct this? Did I inadvertently change a setting? Please advise as to how to correct. Thanks, Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Welcome to the Affinity forums @michael954! 8 minutes ago, michael954 said: Please advise as to how to correct. Is the document where you want to place the image perhaps in colour format Grayscale? If possible could upload a screen recording of what you are doing or show a screenshot of your Layers panel? Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael954 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) Hi Thanks for taking a look. Here is a screen recording of what I was trying to do. I've also attached the two files. My objective is to simulate the look of gmail on the laptop png file that I got from Pixabay. I guess it's a vector file. In any event, I'd like images I add to the laptop screen to be in color. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. Edited September 6, 2021 by michael954 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclast Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I suppose, you opened the Laptop-image in Photo and placed the GMail-image into it. But the Laptop-image is in greyscales, as you can see in the channels panel. So also the the GMail-image will be in greyscales if you place it in it. Convert the opened Laptop-Image to RGB and place the GMail-image then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael954 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Hi thanks....how do I go about converting the laptop image to RGB? Sorry, I'm new to Affinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclast Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, michael954 said: Hi thanks....how do I go about converting the laptop image to RGB? Sorry, I'm new to Affinity Open the Document menu and click on Convert Format/ICC Profile. Choose RGB/8 from the Format menu and click Convert. Edit: For use on the web, the RGB-profile should be sRGB. I suppose it will be defined basically. But to be on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael954 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Well, why didn't I think of that?....lol Yep, that worked like a charm. Thanks, I really appreciate your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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