Merging layers/flattening image

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:44 am

What's the difference?

Thanks

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:57 am

Humboldt wrote:What's the difference?

Thanks

I think the difference is that you can merge certain layers together, where flattening an image is merging all layers together.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:44 pm

that makes sense, thanks Indy

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:53 pm

Also, some layer effects change as you merge them either top down or down up, and flattening typically keeps the look as it is at that moment.