*mark Posted April 7 Posted April 7 I've imported a jpeg into AP but can't make changes to it?? When I create another layer 'pixel', the tools work fine When I work on the layer direct (not imported) just opened, also works ok Can anyone tell me why the jpeg layer is locked or unresponsive? (no not locked with the padlock icon) just not working with any tool... Thanks Quote
NotMyFault Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Rasterize the layer to get a pixel layer. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Old Bruce Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Most likely it is because the JPEG is imported and there is an Image layer, not a true Pixel layer. You would need to rasterize it. Preferable rasterize a copy and hide the Image layer. 2 minutes ago, *mark said: Can anyone tell me why the jpeg layer is locked or unresponsive? (no not locked with the padlock icon) just not working with any tool... Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
NotMyFault Posted April 7 Posted April 7 The image layer is kind of a rectangular shape with a bitmap fill of the external file content. it can be scaled by move tool / transform panel repeatedly without loss of quality. Affinity is optimized for non destructive workflows, meaning any edit stays on a separate layer. The combination (merge) of layers is postponed until exporting, or done on request byymerge visible. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Oufti Posted April 7 Posted April 7 2 hours ago, NotMyFault said: it [=an image layer] can be scaled by move tool / transform panel repeatedly with loss of quality. Guess you meant "without loss of quality" ? R C-R 1 Quote Affinity Suite 2.5 – Monterey 12.7.5 – MacBookPro 14" 2021 M1 Pro 16Go/1To I apologise for any approximations in my English. It is not my mother tongue.
lepr Posted April 8 Posted April 8 10 hours ago, NotMyFault said: it [Image object/layer] can be scaled by move tool / transform panel repeatedly with[out] loss of quality. True, but that's also true of a Pixel object/layer and every other kind of object/layer, and so it's not a distinguishing feature of an Image object/layer. Quote
NotMyFault Posted April 8 Posted April 8 59 minutes ago, lepr said: True, but that's also true of a Pixel object/layer and every other kind of object/layer, and so it's not a distinguishing feature of an Image object/layer. My sentence was given in context of avoiding merging or any other forms of rasterization. in case you use a bitmap fill on a pixel layer you can’t resize or transform without quality loss. if you do, noticeable quality degradation will become visible at export for files with fine details. Oufti 1 Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
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