When saving image as jpeg or merging layers or flattening I lose my set levels.

[JW321]

I know the title sounds weird, but I am having trouble keeping my levels from reverting back to their default look when saving as a jpeg or attempting to flatten or merge my layers. I can attach a link to the PDS if you would like to take a look at it. The layer that is losing its levels settings is called "Stars". I don't change my levels often, so I am sure its something I am just missing. The levels are just changes on a single layer, as stated above its the layer called "Stars"

Any help would be appreciated.

I cannot post link w/o 5 posts, so please email me at JosephWillis123 [at] gmail [dot] com and I can send you the link to the PSD.

- Joe

 

[Tom Mann]

1. I believe u can post an actual file, or a zipped version thereof, even before u have posted 5 messages. Give it a try.

2. When u say, "loses it's levels", do u mean that the layer in question loses its opacity setting, loses its blending mode settings such as the BlendIF slider levels, or something completely different such as any "Levels" adjustment layers in your layer stack disappear?

Tom

 

[dv8_fx]

If it's an adjustment layer..... i sometimes run into that. I don't know why it happens but it does to me.

As work-around - Before flattening the entire psd, I'd create a new layer over the adjustment layers and image then merge them together.

 

[JW321]

Thanks for the suggestions. I managed to figure it out though. It was the weirdest thing... At 100% it looked fine, but when zoomed in to say 400% some of the whites that were leveled out reappeared (I was using some noise to make a starry sky), and when flatten the darkened whites were back at 100%. So i just deleted that layer and figured out a different way of getting the look i desired. So all's well in the world again.

Thanks again!