cdel1234 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Hi everyone, This may seem like a silly question, but I'm having issues exporting an image after editing it. Every time I attempt to save and then export the image, it saves on my desktop as the original unedited image. Here's what I'm doing: After uploading the image to Affinity Persona, I use the selection brush tool to select the desired part of the image that I want to keep, I then use the toggle quick mask tool to add a white background to the image. I then save and export the image to .PNG or .JPEG and both files still save as the original, unedited image instead of the image I edited with the white background. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks very much in advance for your help! BrianHaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVDB Photography Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 File > save as & File > save are used for .afphot format File > export is used for .jpg, .png etc formats melanie7 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 After uploading the image to Affinity Persona, I use the selection brush tool to select the desired part of the image that I want to keep, I then use the toggle quick mask tool to add a white background to the image. I am not sure what you mean by this. The quick mask feature is just a way to create a mask. You still have to do something with the mask for it to have any effect. Step by step, what did you do? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 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...
cdel1234 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 I am not sure what you mean by this. The quick mask feature is just a way to create a mask. You still have to do something with the mask for it to have any effect. Step by step, what did you do? Ok, perhaps that is the problem. Step by step, here's what I'm doing: select desired part of image with selection brush tool > add quick toggle mask to background in white > save/save as > export to .JPEG/.PNG How can I add a white background to the image so that it stays permanently? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVDB Photography Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 cdel1234, I suppose you have only one layer in the layer panel ? If so, than ... Add a new pixel layer Fill this layer with white Drag it to the bottom File > export (as JPG or PNG) Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdel1234 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 cdel1234, I suppose you have only one layer in the layer panel ? If so, than ... Add a new pixel layer Fill this layer with white Drag it to the bottom File > export (as JPG or PNG) Thank you so much! That's what I was missing. I really appreciate the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVDB Photography Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 you're welcome Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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