Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP 2.10 .xcf files can't open in GIMP 2.8

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 3:43 AM Techno wrote:
> When I saved a file from GIMP 2.10 I found that I couldn't open it in
> GIMP 2.8. What I got was the following warning, "XCF error: unsupported
> XCF file version 11 encountered."
>
> So this is a known thing, right?

Indeed, yes. Older versions of GIMP typically can't handle newer
versions of XCF.

If you don't use masks or the fancier kind of blending modes like
linear light or hard mix, or higher bit depth precision, you can use
OpenRaster for passing multiple layers around.

Alex