SKANTIN Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Hi, I'm using a MacBook I just cannot figure out why the invert mask doesn't work for me. From picture 1 (the purple eye) to 2, I do apply command+i (invert), but the result shows difference than as in the tutorials on the net ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @SKANTIN. Serif is working on an issue with 1.7.2 that's been reported here in the forums by other users. It happens when you have a mask in a group and the group does not have any pixel layers in it. In that case, the mask applies to the pixel layers outside the group. From the information in your Layers panel I think you've hit that problem. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted September 12, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 12, 2019 Hi @SKANTIN, Please add a blank pixel layer into your group then apply your mask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKANTIN Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 So it's a bug in 1.7.2., the version I'm using at the moment. Adding a blank pixel layer didn't work out for me. Probably I do something wrong I guess I'll wait till the bug is fix Thanks for your reply guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 9 hours ago, SKANTIN said: Adding a blank pixel layer didn't work out for me. Probably I do something wrong Did you add the blank pixel layer into the group? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.2 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...
texan Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I did, R C-R, and the mask inverted. When I painted white on it, though, nothing was revealed while the mask icon indicated that I had painted on the mask. (After inverting the mask, hovering the paintbrush over the mask revealed "clear paint".) I've just spent over an hour on this same tutorial as the OP and am relieved to see that this is a bug. I tried over and over again, carefully checking the tutorial against what I was doing. Thank you, Skantin, and everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, texan said: I did, R C-R, and the mask inverted. Do you mean you inverted the mask or it did that by itself? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.2 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...
texan Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I selected the mask and did the invert command (CTRL I). The mask inverted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Yes, the mask inverts. But instead of the mask applying to the grouped adjustment layer, it (also?) applies to the pixel layer that is outside the group. That is the bug. texan 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVDB Photography Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I would add the HSl adj as a child layer (can be set as default in the assistant manager). Then invert that HSL layer, and use a white brush to partially paint the adjustment back in ? 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...
Catshill Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I believe this video from Affinity Revolution demonstrates the bug and how to work around it. Watch from 7m.30s in: How to Create Perfect Selections in Affinity Photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I am using version 1.8.6 and the problem seems still there. It seems that white or black it is the same (they make the effect apply). Only transparent make the effect not to apply. Am I doing something wrong? Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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