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# Edit Layer Externally
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A Krita plug-in that runs an external application on a single paint layer.
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A Krita plug-in that runs an external application on a single paint/clone/group/file layer.
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As an Adobe refugee, I've moved to Krita for my photo editing. The only thing I missed was the option to run Photoshop plug-ins on a Krita paint layer. Often, they can be used as stand-alone programs, but I quickly got tired of exporting a layer from Krita, starting the plug-in, edit, saving the file, and importing the modified layer into Krita again. That's where this little plug-in comes in handy.
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## Use
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- Select a paint layer
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- Select a Paint layer, Clone layer, Group layer or File layer
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- Go to Tools/Scripts/Edit Layer Externally
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- Export the layer according to what your external editor needs
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- The external editor is opened. Modify what you need
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## Notes
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- The plugin requires the data format to remain unchanged between saving and loading of the layer. For example, when working in a 16-bit environment, ensure that the external editor also saves the layer file in 16-bit format.
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- The dimensions of the layer (width x height) needs to remain unchanged
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- The plugin requires the file type to remain unchanged between saving and loading of the layer. For example, when a layer is exported as PNG, it needs to stay a PNG. You can change the bit depth to whatever is supported by the file format, as long as it is supported by Krita.
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- Integer formats are exported as PNG.
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- Float formats are exported as TIFF.
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- The dimensions of the layer (width x height) may change, but the layer size will change accordingly.
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- The top left point of the layer is the anchor
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## Requirements
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Tested with Krita 5.2.3 on Windows 10, and images in the RGB format with 8 and 16 bit integers per pixel. Floating point formats and other color models are explicitly untested!
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Tested with Krita 5.2.5 on Windows 10, and images in the RGB format with 8 and 16 bit integers per pixel. Floating point formats should work but have only been tested very lightly (read: once).
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## Changelog
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### v0.2.0
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- Allow exporting File layers, Group layers and Clone layers
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- Export Paint layers with Filter masks applied
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- Use a Krita File layer to re-import the edited layer, instead of QImage

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