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Posted 3/17/2008 4:43:04 PM Post #23143
 

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Is experimental PPing a duplicate layer non-destructive?

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Posted 3/17/2008 4:52:05 PM Post #23145
 

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If I undertood your question correctly, that's precisely why you create a duplicate layer...so the origianl layer is not damaged.
Posted 3/17/2008 6:26:31 PM Post #23153
 

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While my question may be "clear as mud," your answer is "clear as glass."  Thanks.

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Posted 3/17/2008 6:48:01 PM Post #23155
 

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I'm going to assume that you aren't flattening layers and then saving it to the same name right? Hey I've done it.. Duh!
Posted 3/17/2008 6:56:44 PM Post #23156
 

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Do not flatten. Ctrl Alt Shift E to work with a new set of layers and always save to a different location with a different file name.
Posted 3/17/2008 11:19:09 PM Post #23161
 

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My instructor was advising students to save and then flatten to print our project comps for her to review. She says then we can just go back to the saved one which isn't flattened to make revisions. Wouldn't it be better to make a copy of the set of layers rather than flattening then reverting back to make changes and then flattened again for final printing?
Posted 3/18/2008 6:56:21 PM Post #23216
 

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You guys have already gone past me.  All that I like to do is use a duplicate layer to see what I can do, and what effect various actions will have.  Thanks to all

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