Christofer Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Hi there! New Affinity Photo user here. Coming from Photoshop, and even though many basic features and shortcuts are the same, there are a few things I have problems with. I have googled, looked at YouTube tutorials and searched the forum and FAQ, so I hope you'll have mercy on me if this is a common question that I managed to avoid. When I mask a layer, and try to rotate the masked layer, the object frame selects the full layer. See attached screenshot. The example image has a somewhat tight frame, but when I mask larger layers, it's getting really hard to work with. Is there any way to only make the frame only go around the visible content? If I chose "Rasterize & Trim..." I get the kind of selection I'd like, but is there a feature or workaround to this that avoid rasterizing the layer? Quote
carl123 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 In the specific case shown, if you use a Rectangle shape to clip-mask the image it will do as you want (without rasterising the image) Christofer 1 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.
Christofer Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 8 hours ago, carl123 said: In the specific case shown, if you use a Rectangle shape to clip-mask the image it will do as you want (without rasterising the image) Thanks! Is there a way to accomplish the same result if I also want to use the perspective filter, or am I out of luck? The rectangle shape didn't want to play along when I tried doing perspective. Quote
carl123 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Yes, it works but you have to use the Live Perspective Filter Layer > New Live Filter Layer > Distort > Perspective The normal filter will always rasterise the image 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.
Christofer Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, carl123 said: Yes, it works but you have to use the Live Perspective Filter Layer > New Live Filter Layer > Distort > Perspective The normal filter will always rasterise the image When I try that, the selection is back to showing the whole layer again and not only the visible layer content, making the perspective transforming wrong. It transforms both content and mask though, just as I want. Maybe I'm doing something wrong here? Quote
carl123 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 See if the attached is what you want to achieve perspective.afphoto 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.
Christofer Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 5 hours ago, carl123 said: See if the attached is what you want to achieve perspective.afphoto 1.2 MB · 7 downloads Ah, got it! Thanks! My problem seem to be that I'd like to keep the layer mask. When I take that layer away, it works like your example. I probably have to go the rasterize way to make it work like I want. Keeping a copy of the layer before rasterizing is a solution I can live with. Thank you for help and time, it's very appreciated! Quote
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