affwin Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Hi, how can I move a part of the image within the image?I copy the background layer and work on the new layer.I mask a portion of the image, e.g. the lower half and would like to move the left by a few cm to the left and then to the right.- So I make a new masking level and now?I have tried but I can not move anything it moves always view the overall document.Can someone help me? Thank you and Greeting Dieter Quote Germany, Affinity Photo WIN 1.7 , LR6, WIN10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Go to the masked layer in the Layers panel and click on the image thumbnail: this will ensure that you have selected the image, not the mask (and not the background layer). You should now be able to move the masked image with the Move Tool. 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...
toltec Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 35 minutes ago, affwin said: I have tried but I can not move anything it moves always view the overall document. Press Ctrl + J to put one half on a separate layer. Then move it. With this, I just made a marquee selection and pressed Ctrl + J Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, toltec said: Press Ctrl + J to put one half on a separate layer. Then move it. Yes, that would work, but you would lose the flexibility of having a mask which you can edit later. 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...
toltec Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 OK. press Ctrl + J to duplicate the background. Create a rectangle (must have a fill colour) Right click on the rectangle layer and Mask to Below Click on the image layer thumbnail (not the mask layer thumbnail) and drag. Edit the mask at any time later, if required. Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Yes, that's what I was advising the OP to do (based on my understanding of what he was already doing). 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...
affwin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Hi thanks.But I can not get there - maybe I have a failure in my brain. What setting with filling do I need to use ?.I use the selection level and that is also shown but moving this content is not possible - only the whole document. Which video (tutorial) can help here.Greeting Dieter Quote Germany, Affinity Photo WIN 1.7 , LR6, WIN10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 start with an image Make a duplicate Ctrl + J Draw a rectangle, with a fill colour (any colour) as a mask. Right click on the rectangle layer and click on Mask to Below Click on the object and you can move it Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Alternatively, make a selection. Press Ctrl + J It can then be moved anywhere. Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 1 hour ago, affwin said: I use the selection level and that is also shown but moving this content is not possible - only the whole document. It sounds as though you are working on an 'Image' layer, not a 'Pixel' layer. An image layer retains all of the original information so that it doesn't lose detail if you rescale or rotate it, but it is treated as a single object (so, for example, you can only copy the whole layer, not just a selected part of it). To work at the pixel level, you need to right-click on the layer in the Layers panel and choose the 'Rasterize...' option; you will then be able to duplicate selected pixels. 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...
affwin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Hello toltec and Alfred, thank you very much. Now I understand it. The with the selection with filling I had not done before.Helped me a lot.Thanks again and againGreeting Dieter Alfred 1 Quote Germany, Affinity Photo WIN 1.7 , LR6, WIN10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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