Dungarven Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Could someone please help me to understand how to work on a duplicate and save the original as is in a separate layer. Affinity instructions read: "Affinity Photo lets you make duplicate layers to increase workflow or to temporarily create a 'backup' layer." I can make a duplicate which appears above the original, but when I work on the duplicate, which is locked, the original still gets modified. So what was the point of making a duplicate? It means I can't easily compare the before and after when I make adjustments. Help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMH Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Not sure what you are doing. Layer adjustments affect every layer below them. Duplicate layer shouldn't be locked, but the original is by default. To see your original is unchanged turn off all the adjustment layers. Are you applying the old style filters from the Filters menu rather than live filters? I'll also often create a duplicate for my Topaz or Nik plugins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepaan Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Aren't you using symbols? They're still synced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungarven Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Thank you Richard and Stepaan. Your comments are much appreciated. Thanks for steering me in the right direction. Seasons greetings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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