Skip to main content
K
kelseyj5
Participant
November 24, 2020
Question

Possible to reverse flatten layer after changing profile type?

  • November 24, 2020
  • 2 replies
  • 978 views

When I was exporting a drawing that had different finish layers, a few of them changed in color in the preview panel, so I followed the recommendations of this adobe support post to fix it and went into the convert to profile window and set the profile to sRGB IEC61966-2.1. I mistakenly didn't see that it automatically flattened all of my layers. When I realized this I had already saved and closed out of Photoshop. Is there a way to restore the layers at this point? 

 

Appreciate any help or thoughts. Thanks!

This topic has been closed for replies.

2 replies

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Peru BobCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 25, 2020

Do you have an old backup?

D Fosse
Community Expert
D FosseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 25, 2020

Save and close is the point of no return. Everything before is deleted and gone.

 

The flattening is for a reason: numerical adjustments are color space specific. The same adjustment will have a different meaning in another color space, so the appearance will change. The only way to preserve appearance is to flatten first.

    K
    kelseyj5Author
    Participant
    November 25, 2020

    I was worried that was going to be an answer. Thank you for the explanation! Helpful to understand.

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices