Designer v2: Can't see Layers in the embedded afphoto file

[Stepaan]

Hi!

I'd like to use the new feature of turning on/off layers of the embedded afphoto in the Designer. But I can't see the menu item to do so 😞

Please, help! 😄

[Stepaan]

Oh, I'm on Windows 11, the newest (:-D) Affinity Designer 2.0.0, installed from Affinity Store.

[joe_l]

5 minutes ago, Stepaan said:

I'd like to use the new feature of turning on/off layers of the embedded afphoto in the Designer. But I can't see the menu item to do so 😞

Just like me. The layers in AP have to be Layers not layers (or what I call them: elements). To get this to work, in AP have to be made new LAYERS and the ELEMENTS have to be moved into the LAYERS. I hope this was understandable?

[Stepaan]

Thank you! Yes, it is. But how can I convert layers to LAYERS in Affinity Photo? 😄

When i create a new layer and put the content on it, it disappears...

[Stepaan]

Laeyr –> New Layer creates a new Pixel Layer. Is that A LAYER? 😄

 

[joe_l]

48 minutes ago, Stepaan said:

Laeyr –> New Layer creates a new Pixel Layer. Is that A LAYER? 😄

 

My fault. With the Layers I tried this in AD not AP. In AP I do not know. It feels like this layer override is not thought to the end.

[Stepaan]

16 minutes ago, joe_l said:

My fault. With the Layers I tried this in AD not AP. In AP I do not know. It feels like this layer override is not thought to the end.

It crossed my mind too. I re-edited the file in AD with proper layers, saved, and.. Tada! ...nothing.

[Stepaan]

I made a mistake It works once re-edited in the Designer. But does it mean, the Layers doesn't work with native AP files?!

[walt.farrell]

3 hours ago, Stepaan said:

But does it mean, the Layers doesn't work with native AP files?!

Photo cannot create Layer layers. That is a function of Designer.

[Stepaan]

So the Publisher's new feature is half baked. I prepare pictures in AP mainly. Not in AD. And I believe most other users too. Re-editing images in AD is a terrible workaround and it's not worth the effort.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, Stepaan said:

So the Publisher's new feature is half baked. I prepare pictures in AP mainly. Not in AD. And I believe most other users too. Re-editing images in AD is a terrible workaround and it's not worth the effort.

It also works with PDF, DXF, and other file formats. It just may not have been intended for use with .afphoto files. Note, though, that you can add Layers with Designer, then transfer the file to Photo and work on those Layers.

You can also work in Publisher, which gives you most of the Photo functions from Photo's Photo Persona, and the functions from Designer's Designer Persona, to make such interoperation of Designer and Photo easier.

So it may simply be that to take advantage of this function you will need to adjust your workflow a bit.