Re: [Gimp-user] finding layers after file has been closed

[Daniel Smith <opened to gmail com>]

what he said. that's what i meant when i said before that you would
still have the layers, that you had the .xcf file somewhere.
:)
dan

On 11/18/12, Burnie West <west ieee org> wrote:
> On 11/18/2012 12:09 PM, jenn golden wrote:
> > Is there a way to get back all of your layers once you save a file and
> > close
> > out of it? I am new and am creating magazince covers - All I need to do is
> >
> > change the pic - but did not want to have to re-create the entire cover if
> > I
> > did not need too.... Thanks!
> Are you using gimp 2.8? If so, when you "save" the file all the layers are
> retained (unless you specifically merged them). You would "export" to (e.g.)
> jpg
> or png, and then save to xcf format. Loading the .xcf version should still
> have
> all the layers. Loading the exported .png or .jpg version would not.
>
>    -- Burnie
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