jtlapp Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I'm working with a photo, trying to figure out how to fix things. I don't really know what adjustments are going to work. Every time I experiment with an adjustment, I have to undo it to restore the photo to the prior state before trying something else. Sometimes I forget. I guess I'm used to the PS way of previewing before committing. Is there any way to do that in AP, or do I have to explicitly undo every thing I try? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 What exactly do you mean by adjustments? Everything on the Affinity Photo Layer > New Adjustment Layer or Layer > New Live Filter Layer menus that creates a new layer includes a live preview on the canvas, & since they are layers they can be deleted, moved, made invisible or visible at any time. 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...
jtlapp Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, R C-R said: What exactly do you mean by adjustments? Everything on the Affinity Photo Layer > New Adjustment Layer or Layer > New Live Filter Layer menus that creates a new layer includes a live preview on the canvas, & since they are layers they can be deleted, moved, made invisible or visible at any time. There is a panel called adjustments. There are tools under it like B&W, Brightness/Contrast, etc. As far as I can tell, these adjustments do not provide a preview. They instead modify the image live. Yes, adjustments are layers, so I can easily undo them or delete a layer. But my process looks like this: Select and adjustment. Fidget with adjustment. Can't get the effect I want, so close the adjustment. Either Cmd-Z to undo the adjustment, or if I forget to do that, later find the adjustment layer and delete it. Compare this process with the one I'm used to in PS: Select and adjustment. Fidget with adjustment. Can't get the effect I want, so close the adjustment. In PS, there's nothing to remember to undo if I haven't explicitly accepted the adjustment. It's just more work, and a bit annoying because I frequently forget to undo prior adjustments. Is there a better process than the above? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jtlapp Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, haakoo said: When chosen adjustment is open, there's a delete button>click it and bye bye adjustment and adjustment layer. Oh indeed! How did I not try that! Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, jtlapp said: There is a panel called adjustments. I think you might be talking about the "Adjustment" Studio panel. If so, that is where preset adjustments are stored, including those you add by clicking on the "Add Preset" button in any of the Adjustment layer windows. 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...
jtlapp Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Okay, I'm still a little frustrated. I want to determine whether to apply an adjustment. I'm used to comparing the unadjusted photo to the adjusted photo to make a decision about whether I want the adjustment. PS had a "preview" checkbox for toggling whether the adjustment shows. I could click and unclick it to compare before and after. Is there a convenient way to do this in AP? Thanks! (Yes, that panel, thanks.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtlapp Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Okay, I can commit the adjustment and then show/hide it and then double-click on it to make changes if I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jtlapp Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, haakoo said: You could set the visibility for the adjustment layer in the layers panel. Cross posting but you found it Yeah. I'm now thinking this is even better than PS! I can selectively undo prior adjustments! Woo! Thank you both for your help! Move Along People 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 7 hours ago, haakoo said: You could set the visibility for the adjustment layer in the layers panel. Would be better if you could toggle on/off directly in adjustment panel. You can though toggle opacity between 0 and 100 with keyboard: double press 0 (opacity 0) and single press 0 (opacity 100). jtlapp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jtlapp Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Fixx said: You can though toggle opacity between 0 and 100 with keyboard: double press 0 (opacity 0) and single press 0 (opacity 100). That's a neat trick! Experimenting with it now, I find it a bit frustrating. I have to wait a second between toggling or else AP seems to think I'm double-pressing. I'm usually focused on what the image looks like when toggling preview on and off in PS, not also making sure I wait a second before toggling. I'll keep playing with it, but because I'm not inclined to wait a second between toggles, it's more like randomly changing the opacity or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Fixx said: Would be better if you could toggle on/off directly in adjustment panel. You can undock the layers panel and toggle the relevant one(s) while keeping the adjustments panel visible. jtlapp 1 Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, IanSG said: You can undock the layers panel and toggle the relevant one(s) while keeping the adjustments panel visible. Because my projects usually have lots of layers, I undocked the Layers Studio panel, moved it off to the right of the workspace window so it would not obscure anything, & resized it to the full available height of my monitor. One of the cooler features of the Studio panels is you can double-click on a panel name & it will hide everything except the panel name header. Single clicking on the name expands it back to its former size. jtlapp 1 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...
jdh1178 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Also related, I would like to be able to click on the 'adjustment' panel without creating the adjustment to view my presets. Often times I just want to browse this adjustment panel to find what I'm looking for without having to create an adjustment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 12/13/2018 at 6:07 AM, R C-R said: One of the cooler features of the Studio panels is you can double-click on a panel name & it will hide everything except the panel name header. Single clicking on the name expands it back to its former size. Thank you for pointing that out! Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, jdh1178 said: Also related, I would like to be able to click on the 'adjustment' panel without creating the adjustment to view my presets. Often times I just want to browse this adjustment panel to find what I'm looking for without having to create an adjustment I agree. Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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