First time posting after being a happy gimp user for many years 
I am working on a project that looks way different in the editor form the export (see attached file).
I have seen posts before about colour modes when exporting but this is so drastic I am pretty sure something else is wrong.
I seem to have traced the issue back to a layer with a contrast effect added non-destructively:
But when merging layers it looses this contrast, creating the lighter export picture rather than what I see in my editor now.
Is this a known bug? Am I being stupid? How do I get the image I see in my editor out?
Thank you guys in advance!
I am working on a project that looks way different in the editor form the export (see attached file).
I have seen posts before about colour modes when exporting but this is so drastic I am pretty sure something else is wrong.
I seem to have traced the issue back to a layer with a contrast effect added non-destructively:
But when merging layers it looses this contrast, creating the lighter export picture rather than what I see in my editor now.
Is this a known bug? Am I being stupid? How do I get the image I see in my editor out?
Thank you guys in advance!