expat1 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I m a fairly new user of Affinity and still learning the many features of the program, but am enjoying the experience nonetheless. There is one area that is causing me some frustration. When I open a raw file (select, File., open and file that I have exported to Affinity specific folder), I can perform most editing functions from the options on the right panel. However, after watching I training video about using a layer and sharpening mask i went to open either "Layer" or "Filter" from pull down menu, but both options were not present. Without a file open, My menu shows from left to right: File, Edit, Text, Layer, Document, Select, Arrange, Filters, View, Window, Help. With a file open the Menu show: File, Edit, View, Window, Help. (see attached screen shot) Of course with the few options I am limited to what I can do. Any ideas? All options on Studio are checked and have been reset, but I understand they relate to the right panel anyway. Any help would be most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hello expat1 and welcome to the forumsLooking at your attached photo I see that you are in the Develop persona. You will need to finish up your raw adjustments and leave the Develop persona first before you can access “Layers” and “Filters” from the Menubar. expat1 1 Quote macOS 12.7.6 | 15" Macbook Pro, 2017 | 4 Core i7 3.1GHz CPU | Radeon Pro 555 2GB GPU + Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 1.536GB | 16GB RAM | Wacom Intuos4 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat1 Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Thank you markw, I will soon get the hang of the work flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard gold Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Markw, Okay, then what do I do after moving a RAW file from the Develop Persona to the Photo Persona and still not see the option to use the Layers panels? Thanks, Photodoc16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 You should see something like this from the menu bar: Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard gold Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Bruce, While our menu bars are a bit different, it is clear that with a photo in RAW, there is no LAYERS option in either Photo or Develop Personas. Is it possible that you cannot use Layers unless you are in JPEG mode? Thanks, Photodoc16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 28, 2019 Staff Share Posted August 28, 2019 Hi Richard gold, After you have developed the RAW file, you have to click the blue Develop button to move/switch to Photo Persona for localised edits. This is where you find the Layers panel. It's not a "JPG mode", the file was not converted to any specific format at this point - it's just data stored in memory. You only do that (convert to a specific format) when you export the file using File > Export. To learn a bit more about Personas check this video tutorial. There's a full set of video tutorials that may help you get acquainted with the app here. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard gold Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Mr. MEB, Thank you again. To get the most out of my RAW files I open them in Digital Photo Professional where I correct WB and use a few other sliders. I then pick a format before exiting (TIFF or JPEG). When either format is opened in Affinity there is no LAYERS choice. I can go from Develop to Persona but there still is no LAYERS choice. Bummer. Does this make any sense? Photodoc16 Just discovered that even with a JPEG file there is no LAYERS option. Sounds like something basic I am doing wrong. Nice, more time to waste fixing this. I will get back if I can fix this. Photodoc16 Edited August 28, 2019 by richard gold added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard gold Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 MEB, No LAYERS available even with JPEGs. I usually screw something up that is a single stroke away from normality. Let's see this time. Photodoc16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Hello Richard and welcome to the Affinity forums Perhaps if you could post some screenshots of what you are seeing that might help pinpoint the issue. Quote macOS 12.7.6 | 15" Macbook Pro, 2017 | 4 Core i7 3.1GHz CPU | Radeon Pro 555 2GB GPU + Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 1.536GB | 16GB RAM | Wacom Intuos4 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard gold Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 markw and MEB, The issue was that probably because of some extensive Layers usage yesterday, the Layers in the Studio list became unchecked! I rechecked it and now it is there. Thank you both. More normal problems will be posted shortly, I am sure. Photodoc16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Great news, glad you've got it sorted Quote macOS 12.7.6 | 15" Macbook Pro, 2017 | 4 Core i7 3.1GHz CPU | Radeon Pro 555 2GB GPU + Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 1.536GB | 16GB RAM | Wacom Intuos4 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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