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walt.farrell Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 It would help to see the complete application window, and with the Layers panel visible, too. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleale1 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, walt.farrell said: It would help to see the complete application window, and with the Layers panel visible, too. This happens for both beta and public apps. Linked PSD file contains 20 layers, BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 16 hours ago, aleale1 said: Linked PSD file contains 20 layers, BTW According to the Technical Specifications at the Affinity Store function you're looking for applies to Linked PDF, DXF, or DWG files. I haven't seen anything that says it applies to PSD files. Sorry; the What's New (vs the Technical Specifications) does say that PSD is supported, but see below for more information. stokerg 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted January 19 Staff Share Posted January 19 (edited) Hi @aleale1, Is correct and this option is only available for Linked PDF, DXF, or DWG files, so isn't a bug and would be more of a Feature Request if anything. However, due to the lack of documentation for PSD files, it might not be possible for the Developers to implement. Edited January 19 by stokerg I was wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_l Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 16 minutes ago, stokerg said: this option is only available for Linked PDF, DXF, or DWG files What about TIFF with preserved Affinity Layers? 19 minutes ago, stokerg said: However, due to the lack of documentation for PSD files, it might not be possible for the Developers to implement. Hmm, not a developer. When you open a PSD in AP you have access to different layers, so this part should be known? Quote ---------- Windows 10 / 11, Complete Suite Retail and Beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted January 19 Staff Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, joe_l said: What about TIFF with preserved Affinity Layers? 3 hours ago, stokerg said: Nope, not an option. 2 hours ago, joe_l said: Hmm, not a developer. When you open a PSD in AP you have access to different layers, so this part should be known? As we are placing a PSD file and not just opening it, then that may limit what options we have available. Hopefully, I'm wrong, but from past experience with PSD files, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes with them that just hasn't been documented. joe_l 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleale1 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 11 hours ago, walt.farrell said: According to the Technical Specifications at the Affinity Store function you're looking for applies to Linked PDF, DXF, or DWG files Below is a screenshot of official Affinity site walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleale1 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, stokerg said: this option is only available for Linked PDF, DXF, or DWG files https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/whats-new/version-2/#version-2 Return and joe_l 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Thanks, @aleale1. I hadn't found that description, which includes more than what I found. Assuming it's true, my next question would be: does your PSD actually include Layers (capital L), such as you would get in Affinity Designer or Publisher using the Layer > New Layer function? (I have no idea how you would do that in a PSD created in Photoshop, unfortunately.) I think those are the only kinds of Layers that function applies to. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted January 19 Staff Share Posted January 19 Hi @aleale1, I'll be editing my other reply shortly. I've been looking into this with the help of @Dan C. We've both found this won't work with a Linked PSD file. You'd need to have your Image Placement Policy set to Embedded then place the PSD, which would allow you to double-click on the placed PSD file to edit it. You'd then be able to create the Layer Container using Layer>New Layer and then drag everything to that container. If you then go back to the main document, you'll now have the Layer option on the context toolbar. Photoshop doesn't use Layer Containers, which just complicates things a bit more, as theres no way to create one. Sorry for the confusion and I'll be looking to get the website updated aleale1, walt.farrell and Dan C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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