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Undo / adjust earlier changes - Vera23 - 04-17-2021
Hi all,
Recently I started editing and I'm trying to learn GIMP. Now I have a question I'm hoping you could help me with.
When I change something in e.g. colour balance and press ok, the next time I open it, everything is back to zero, while the picture is clearly edited. So I can't reset or adjust stuff, except for using ctrl Z, or using the undo history. If I use the undo history however, all the changes I made past the colour balance are also undone. Is there any way to fix this?
Thank you in advance!
RE: Undo / adjust earlier changes - rich2005 - 04-17-2021
As you found, you cannot selectively edit the Gimp 'undo' stack only go back to a specific point. The undo stack is not retained when you save then exit Gimp.
Do not rely on 'undo'. Adjust your work flow.
Save versions (name01.xcf , name02.xcf ...etc) as you go along
or
Create stages in your editing. You made some color balance adjustment. Use Layer -> `New from Visible' and continue.
Under that Layer is previous, above is new editing based on new-from-visible. Repeat as required.
RE: Undo / adjust earlier changes - denzjos - 04-17-2021
When I work on photos or pictures, I always make a copy of the original photo or picture to a new layer and work on the copy. As Rich mentioned, save the stages of your work as different names (001, 002, 003....)
RE: Undo / adjust earlier changes - Vera23 - 04-17-2021
Thank you both for your quick reply and suggestions!