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Hell freezes over, MS Paint adds support for layers and PNG transparency (arstechnica.com)
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[–] conno02@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

as a doofus gimp user, what's an adjustment layer?

[–] aksdb@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Not a professional either, but I was also curious and learned:

It's a layer of which the properties/filters apply to all layers below. So you can basically try around and manipulate the visible image without having to combine the layers first.

[–] roembol@lemmy.roembol.nl 1 points 1 year ago

It's a way to for apply effects in a non-destructive way