If you need to edit it later just open the file, edit it as you see fit and go to File ▸ Save. To do it go to menu File ▸ Save As (if you are saving it for the first time), give the file and name and select the location to where you want to save it. The best way to keep all features intact (adjustments, live filters, layer structure etc) is to save the file in Affinity's native file format. Sorry but I am finding this area very complicated. If I then want to go back and alter any adjustments I want to be able to open the file make an alteration and then save again. I want to save the image complete with all its adjustments intact. What I want to do is take a raw file make adjustments, develop it and then make various other adjustments in the photo persona. Thanks for your reply, I guess I must be thick! I am sorry I am struggling with this.
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You will end up with two files, mypic.afphoto and mypic2.afphotoįile > Export is how you save your document as a JPEG for the web or as a PDF for print and so forth. Again, navigate to a folder and give it a name, such as mypic2 and it will become mypic2.afphoto This is a useful option if you want to make a variation of the original.document. If instead of File > Save, you go File > Save As it will allow you to create a duplicate file.
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Once the file has been saved once ( mypic.afphoto) pressing File > Save at any time will update the edited file on disc. As before, you will need to navigate to a folder and give the file a name, such as mypic and it will become mypic.afphoto If you create a new document, either File > Save or File > Save As (no difference between the two if creating a file for the first time) will create a new. It will become mypic.afphoto and the original file will be untouched. opens up the filer window and you will need to navigate to a folder and give the file a name, such as mypic. If you make a non-pixel edit, like adding text or using an adjustment layer or filter, you will be prompted to either "Flatten" the image or "Save As".įlatten ( Save Flattened) will save the file back as the original JPEG, flattening any text or layers so it becomes a single layer JPEG, saved with the original name (overwriting the original). If you edit the original JPEG file, if it is a simple pixel edit, like a crop, File > Save will save it back over the original JPEG file, overwriting/updating the file as you would expect. mypic so it will become mypic.afphoto the original file will be untouched. You will need to navigate to a folder and give the file a name, i.e. This allows text and adjustment layers, filters and so forth (which a JPEG wont). If you open an existing file, like a JPEG, and go File > Save As you have the option to save the image as a native Affinity Photo file with the. Can someone point me in the right directions because there seems various ways to save a photo and I really want to understand this action.