Inpainting tool does not respond

[jbrent]

The inpainting tool does not always respond.  Some files it works perfectly and on other it does not respond.  Have no idea what would cause this.

I am using Affinity Photo 1.6.5.123

[RNKLN]

In versions prior to 1.7 (in Beta) it is necessary to rasterise an image layer first. When you forget to do this, the inpainting tool doesn't work.

[HVDB Photography]

That also applies to the beta version !!!!

[jbrent]

I have never rasterized a file before and the inpainting has worked just fine, so I guess I do not understand why you would need to rasterize.  Is it required for any of the tools to work???

[jbrent]

I just did a test on the same photo, one a jpg and the other afphoto.  The inpainting works just fine on the jpg version but not on the afphoto version.  I have no ideas why.

[R C-R]

14 hours ago, HVDB Photography said:

That also applies to the beta version !!!!

At least in the current Mac beta, it depends on how the 'other brushes' Assistant option is set. I get this notice if it is set as below & I try to use the Inpainting Brush on an "(Image)" layer:
 

Even though the Assistant option says it applies vector layers, in the beta (but not in the 1.6 retail version) it also applies to "(Image)" layers when the inpainting & other retouching brushes are used on them.

[R C-R]

11 hours ago, jbrent said:

I have never rasterized a file before and the inpainting has worked just fine, so I guess I do not understand why you would need to rasterize.  Is it required for any of the tools to work???

No, for pixel layers -- ones that in the Layers panel have a "(Pixel)" suffix like in the screenshot @HVDB Photography posted -- rasterizing is not necessary because a pixel layer is already a rasterized layer. Image layers --- ones that have the "(Image)" suffix -- are a special type of layer that must be rasterized before the retouching brush tools will work.