Re: Photoshop vs Gimp Adjustment Layers

measekite <inkystinky@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
>>
>> Whatever, I don't understand what you mean by "being
>> able to edit layers"?  The current layer is the only one
>> that is edited, and hence you can indeed edit each layer
>> separately.  Did you mean something else???
>>
>Here is what I mean.
>
>You create an adjustment Levels Layer and change some settings.
>
>Then you create an adjustment Curves Layer and change some settings.
>
>Now save the do***ent and close Gimp
>
>At a future time you can then (You can do this with Photoshop) wishfully
>in Gimp, choose to edit the Curves Layer.  When you open for editing the
>settings that were last saved in the Curves dialog appear as they were
>before you clicked OK and you can make further changes starting with the
>last setting you changed.  Everything is there like it was.
>
>You can do this with any of the adjustment layers.  It is real nice for
>if you have a Brightness Contrast layer saves and you test print just
>needs a little tweak you can edit the layer and make a fine adjustment
>to go forward.

Save your image as an XCF formatted file if you want the
ability to continue editing the layers.  (Of course you
can also save the same image as JPEG or PPM or whatever,
for other uses.)  When you revisit it, you still have
the individual layers, each of which can be edited.

-- 
Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)              floyd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]