Nikon Girl Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but I don't understand how to import a second photo in the overlays in Affinity Photo. I've seen recommendations to go to file and "place" but there is no "place" in my file drop down menu. Additionally, there were instructions to drag and drop. Also a fail. I'm using a MacBook and I'm attempting to do this in RAW. Do I have to convert images to JPEG before layering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Nikon Girl said: I've seen recommendations to go to file and "place" but there is no "place" in my file drop down menu. As long as you are in the AP Photo persona, you should see "Place..." about 2/3 thirds of the way down in the list: Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.2 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikon Girl Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 I am new to this aspect of editing. Can you please advise what AP persona means? It looks like I can't work in RAW for this maneuver and that JPEG might be needed. Thank you in advance for any clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 hours ago, Nikon Girl said: Can you please advise what AP persona means? Please see Affinity Photo 2 Help: Personas. 5 hours ago, Nikon Girl said: It looks like I can't work in RAW for this maneuver and that JPEG might be needed. The options in the Develop persona are quite limited. For most of your editing you would need to develop the RAW image and then use the tools in the Photo persona. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 hours ago, Nikon Girl said: I am new to this aspect of editing. Can you please advise what AP persona means? It looks like I can't work in RAW for this maneuver and that JPEG might be needed. Thank you in advance for any clarification. When I open a raw file (Canon's CR2 in my case) Affinity Photo automatically uses the Develop Persona. I will do a few basic edits to get the proper exposure and contrast then Develop the CR2 file by hitting the Develop button. Affinity Photo will automatically choose the Photo Persona and I can then use all the tools for further editing. The Develop Persona is the middle one. Going from Left to Right we have five personas; Photo, Liquify, Develop, Tone Mapping, and Export. When I hit the Develop button I (and the CR2 file) will get sent to the Photo persona Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
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