Copy Background

Other · Added in version 2.1.0 or earlier

Used to be called Adjustment Layer. Copies what is drawn beneath the layer so the effects after it change that copy. Mask To Layer limits the copy to the opaque parts of the layer. Mix brings the layer fill back. Effects Reach Outside lets later effects, such as Stretch, carry the copy past the layer's edges.

Copy Background turns a layer into an adjustment layer. It copies everything drawn below the layer, so that the effects placed after it change all of those layers at once. Put the layer above the ones you want to change, add this effect, then add effects such as Hue & Saturation or Blur after it. Mask To Layer limits the change to the layer's own shape, which lets you blur or tint only a part of the picture. Mix brings the layer's own fill back. Effects Reach Outside lets later effects, such as Stretch, carry the copy past the layer's edges. This effect used to be called Adjustment Layer.

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