Tiff files with layers from Affinity programs cannot be opened with layers in other programs

[PaRunk]

Hello,

I have just noticed that I can open layered tiff files created with Adobe Photoshop without any major problems and all layers are preserved. But when I now try to export a tiff file with layers and transparencies from Affinity Photo, I only have the option to save the layers for Affinity's programmes. When I then open the tiff in Photoshop, all the layers have disappeared and have been merged into one layer. This is really annoying.

Is there a way that I can save tiff files with layers and transparencies so that I can open them again in other programs like Photoshop with all layers and transparencies?

It is very important for me to be able to save tiff files with layers and transparencies and open them again in other programmes without losing the layers and transparencies.

If this is not currently possible, I would be happy if this possibility could be added through an update.

[walt.farrell]

TIFF files do not have Layers, natively. Applications can embed proprietary data in TIFF files, and PS uses that capability to embed PSD data, which some other applications can interpret.

Affinity applications can also embed proprietary data in TIFF files, and they use .afphoto format. Unfortunately, must other applications don't know how to interpret Affinity data. 

For more on TIFF and layers: