Affinity Photo 2 | Copy "Selected" From "Image layer"

[Ruslan TV]

Sorry. This post is copy of one from a suggestion part of the forum. In my working perspective it's look similar to bug.
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Hi! IMHO Affinity Photo 2 has a logic misstep about Copy Selection from Imported "Image Layer" now. If you are making a selection from just an imported image and trying to make a Pixel Layer with this selection (by Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V), you can't. The app makes a copy of the full layer (ignore selection) and its duplicate image layer.

It's a critical thing if you are doing photobash or doing many copies of different parts of an image. Now for this operation you have to rastrize, layer first. It's annoying and makes work slower.

[walt.farrell]

It is not a bug, but intentional behavior. An Image Layer is a container, and you cannot access its individual pixels using a pixel selection and Copy.

However, you should be able to do so via Edit > Copy Merged in Photo 2.

 

[Ruslan TV]

Thank you! It's good point. Ctrl+shft+c works fine on desktop.  I need it in the Quick menu on iPad!

[walt.farrell]

11 minutes ago, Ruslan TV said:

I need it in the Quick menu on iPad!

It's only available in the Edit menu, but that's basically the same thing, and arguably faster as it doesn't take a long-press + a tap, just two taps.

 

[Ruslan TV]

@walt.farrell Thank you very much! It helps!