Re: [Gimp-user] Pasted New Layer

[Shlomi Fish <shlomif shlomifish org>]

Hi Rob,

On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:20:49 +0100
rob1955 <forums gimpusers com> wrote:

> I created a png file, so the background is transparent. I then opened another
> file, a jpg, to paste the png onto it. The problem is, it's in greyscale, when
> the original is in colour. What's happened, and how do I solve it.

1. You should use .xcf for your gimp workflow, and import/export to different
formats at the final stages:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XCF_(file_format)

2. Can you upload / E-mail the problematic files?

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