create new layer from selection

[Craig M]

hello,   I'm trying to a create new layer from selection.  I make make my selection with the selection brush and then hit  Command C and Command V.

The new layer is just an exact copy . It's suppose to be just the selection.

I'm new to Affinity Photo and thinking maybe I have something wrong in my settings.

Any help would be really appreciated,  thanks

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

It sounds like you're working with an Image layer rather than a Pixel layer. You can check that in the Layers panel. In that case, before doing the Copy, you could Rasterize the layer (Layer > Rasterize, or right-click it in the Layers panel) so you can access individual pixels.

Or, instead of Cmd+C, try Edit > Copy Merged (probably Cmd+Shift+C).

[Craig M]

46 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

It sounds like you're working with an Image layer rather than a Pixel layer. You can check that in the Layers panel. In that case, before doing the Copy, you could Rasterize the layer (Layer > Rasterize, or right-click it in the Layers panel) so you can access individual pixels.

Or, instead of Cmd+C, try Edit > Copy Merged (probably Cmd+Shift+C).

 

46 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

It sounds like you're working with an Image layer rather than a Pixel layer. You can check that in the Layers panel. In that case, before doing the Copy, you could Rasterize the layer (Layer > Rasterize, or right-click it in the Layers panel) so you can access individual pixels.

Or, instead of Cmd+C, try Edit > Copy Merged (probably Cmd+Shift+C).

thanks for replying, it's the original layer of the photo so I thought it would already be a pixel layer

[walt.farrell]

21 minutes ago, Craig M said:

it's the original layer of the photo so I thought it would already be a pixel layer

That depends on how you created it. If you Opened a JPG, TIFF, or PNG it should be Pixel. 

 

[Brian_J]

34 minutes ago, Craig M said:

it's the original layer of the photo so I thought it would already be a pixel layer

The layer type can be identified by the icon on the left side of the layer in the Layers panel. See the Layer Types section in this Affinity help article for a list of all layer types: https://affinity.help/photo2/en-US.lproj/pages/Layers/aboutLayers.html.

Info about Image layers if you’re unfamiliar with them: https://affinity.help/photo2/en-US.lproj/pages/Layers/layerImage.html

[Craig M]

it was a RAW file ARW that I developed in the the Develop Persona

[Craig M]

when I hover over the left side of the Layer it says RAW....thanks for replying I'll read those links you sent

 

[Brian_J]

4 minutes ago, Craig M said:

when I hover over the left side of the Layer it says RAW....thanks for replying I'll read those links you sent

I don’t have experience with RAW files. It sounds like maybe RAW layers behave similar to Image layers, in that selections can’t be copied from them.

[Craig M]

ok  thanks for info

[walt.farrell]

You can get a Pixel layer if you choose to Develop to one (see Context Toolbar in Develop Persona) or you can have a RAW layer, which is something like an Image layer.

[Craig M]

ok great thanks...I'm starting to understand concept more now