Unsharp mask not working on background layer?

[JackieDe]

Hello,

 

I have noticed that I cannot add an unsharp mask layer sucessfully on a background layer, i.e. I can select "Unsharp mask" from the Effects menu, but however any changes there will not be applied to the image on the background layer.

 

I always have to move the image to another layer, which is complicated if you only want to unsharp mask an existing JPEG image. Any way to make that work or is that behaviour intended?

[walt.farrell]

15 minutes ago, JackieDe said:

I have noticed that I cannot add an unsharp mask layer sucessfully on a background layer, i.e. I can select "Unsharp mask" from the Effects menu, but however any changes there will not be applied to the image on the background layer.

Unsharp Masking on the background layer works for me. However, it's not on the Effects menu as far as I can see, only on Filters or Live Filters.

Please provide some more information, such as a screenshot of the complete application window including the Layers panel, so we can see what you're working with.

[v_kyr]

Under which operation system?

Under MacOS here I can use "Unsharp mask" without problems, even on a locked background layer and with the initially selected hand tool instead of the move tool.

 

 

[lacerto]

Obsolete.

[thomaso]

3 hours ago, JackieDe said:

add an unsharp mask layer sucessfully on a background layer, i.e. I can select "Unsharp mask" from the Effects menu,

Possibly an "unsharp mask layer" also might mean a masking layer that is blurred … in particular if it gets assigned as an Effect (which is a layer property). However, works well with a locked background layer, too.

[v_kyr]

8 minutes ago, thomaso said:

Possibly an "unsharp mask layer" also might mean a masking layer that is ...

Well, then people need to describe and explain better overall what they actually mean. - Otherwise it is often difficult to guess from vague descriptions what is really meant and in which context.