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Is there a way to edit a Live Filter on iPad? After applying a filter, I don’t see any indication as to a layer in the Layers Panel. And, if I engage the filter again, it doesn’t have my previous settings - it starts all over again.  The net says I would Save a copy of my background as a backup, but that’s a clunky way to edit - by starting all over again. Thanks in advance. 

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From the Live Filters Help for Affinity Photo 2 iPad:

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To modify, merge or delete a live filter:

On the Layers panel, double-tap the live filter that you want to modify.

Adjust the settings on the context toolbar; the changes will be applied in real time.

Close the context toolbar by selecting another layer or tool. Additionally, on the context toolbar, you can Merge to apply the changes and merge the adjustment with the layer beneath, or Delete to remove the filter layer entirely.

 

 

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21 hours ago, davidgall said:

After applying a filter, I don’t see any indication as to a layer in the Layers Panel.

That suggests that either:

  1. you are not using Live Filters, and instead got a destructive (non-Live) Filter. They're only Live if you make sure you have the "Add Live Filters" button enabled in the Filters panel when you add it. 
    or
  2. You used a Live Filter that requires a "commit" action, perhaps by tapping the check-mark button on the Context Toolbar, and didn't commit it.

-- Walt
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You're welcome, David.

I'm not sure I can properly explain why the destructive Filters exist, except to note that Live Filters can have performance impacts, which for some cases might be severe and unwanted, because they must be continually re-evaluated and displayed as you work. 

What I find confusing in the iPad Affinity apps is that the toggle is labeled "add live filters" when really it replaces the list of destructive filters with the list of live filters, rather than adding them to the existing list.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard 
Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

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3 hours ago, davidgall said:

@walt.farrell

Thats it. Thank you so much. Can you tell the reason between the 2 ( Live & not). I think it strange that one would not want the ability to edit the filter. 

Affinity tries to achieve non-destructive workflows, but in practice fails on multiple levels as it does not provide all required functionality. Several workflows are possible only using destruktive functions.

This is not a principle limitation by laws of physics. It is just a weak implementation or app design, combined with performance implications.

 

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