Pixel layer problem

[Sandi]

Hello

Photo 2Beta 1781

Windows 11 Pro

Yesterday, I could put a pixel layer above another layer and used a paintbrush or inpainting brush  and everything worked well. Today, nothing happens on the pixel layer unless I make it a child layer of the layer beneath. This is ok if you are only working with two layers. However if I want the pixel layer to affect everything in my layer panel, I need the pixel layer on top and not a child layer of anything.

I then used the same original images that I used in the beta version  in Photo 2 (non Beta) and the pixel layer worked the way it should when placed at the top of the layer stack. 

I go back into Photo 2 beta version and put a pixel layer on top of the layer stack and, again, the brushes do not work unless it is made a child layer of the layer beneath.

I have also found that the beta version of Photo2 is very much slower than the non beta version. So I think I am going to use the non beta version in future. 

[walt.farrell]

It would help to have a screenshot of the complete application window when you have the problem.

Without that, we can only guess. One guess: it sounds like you may have had Project Alpha enabled, which would cause submitting like you describe.

[Sandi]

 

Thankyou Walt. It really was that simple...'Protect Alpha' was selected. I have no idea why I did not check that. My problem has  nothing to do with Affinity...it's to do with AGE!!!

[walt.farrell]

Thanks for confirming.