Filter drop down from top of page - for blur sharpen distort ect. not functioning correctly

[Gillfranco]

Hi,

I am not sure if this is a "one off" or if anyone else has experienced this issue.  I am using version 1.10.4.198 on a Windows 11 system. At the moment I am taking an online course in the use of Affinity Photo  and currently looking at 'Filters and Layer Masks'. I have downloaded an example jpeg file to works on (as I have done for 30 plus previous sessions without difficulty) but when I come to work on this particular file, when I go to the filters drop down and try to select Blur, Sharpen, Distort etc. they are greyed out and unavailable. 

Using my own pictures and some previous examples from the course I do not get this issue.

I am not sure if it is just this file or there is another issue. 

The course leader has been working on the issue raised but cannot replicate it.  

If no one else has experienced this I will put it down as a "One Off" and move on.

Thanks for reading.

Franco

[Gillfranco]

Error

 

Edited January 13, 2022 by Gillfranco
problem reoccurred

[MEB]

Hi @Gillfranco,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
Make sure you have a layer selected in the Layers panel. If there's nothing selected there all the filters will appear greyed out.

[NotMyFault]

And check that the jpeg layer is shown as pixel.

If it is shown as of type image, you need to rasterize it.