.. |br| raw:: html .. |video1| raw:: html Your browser does not support the video tag. .. |video2| raw:: html Your browser does not support the video tag. .. |video3| raw:: html Your brows .. |video4| raw:: html Your browser does not support the video tag. .. |video5| raw:: html Your browser does not support the video tag. .. _bakelayers: Bake Layers ====================================== .. note:: This module consists of 5 functions: - Bake to Normal - Bake to Transparency - Bake from Clipping Mask - Merge Unclipped layers - Grey to Transparency Bake to Normal ------------------------------- .. admonition:: Bake to Normal :class: refbox :**Info**: This function will convert selected layers to a Normal blending layers without any transparent pixels; :**PS substitute**: None; :**Why I use it**: To merge together layers with different blending modes or with different Blend If properties; |br|\ Minimizing a layer surface after using a large mixer brush on a merged layer; |video1| -------- .. _baketotransp: Bake to Transparency -------------------------------- New in LF 1.2, this function is similar to ``Bake to Normal``, but the resulting pixels are transparent. This function is great for separating objects from background with all their shadows. In this example I use Bake to Transparency to bake a result of Blend If and Overlay layers together: |video5| -------------------------------- Bake from Clipping Mask -------------------------------- .. admonition:: Bake from Clipping Mask :class: refbox :**Info**: This function will bake all the clipping masks and parent layer to a new layer; :**PS substitute**: Manually selecting, duplicating, merging, clipping; :**Why I use it**: To quickly merge all the clipping layers to paint with smudge or mixer brush on top; .. note:: Options - The function also can be used to create a new layer from selected layers; |video2| -------- Merge Unclipped -------------------------------- .. admonition:: Merge Unclipped :class: refbox :**Info**: This function will merge selected layers while ignoring clipped layers and reclip everything back; :**PS substitute**: Unclipping all the layers, merge parents, rearranging the clipped layers, reclipping back everything; :**Why I use it**: To quickly merge all parents without clipped layers; To add more pixels to a layer with clipped layers |video4| -------- Grey to Transparency -------------------------------- .. admonition:: Grey to Transparency :class: refbox :**Info**: This function will create a layer with transparency based on grey values of an active document or selection; :**PS substitute**: Manually merging, selecting, modifying the selection, creating a layer, filling with color; :**Why I use it**: To quickly create line art on transparency from scanned line art; .. note:: Options - Holding ``Ctrl/Cmd`` while using calling the function will prompt for Levels adjustment to manually edit a histogram; |video3|