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Creating a Temporary Composite Image

When you merge adjustment layers into the image, you wind up with a single layer, which contains all of the adjustments. By merging the adjustment layers, you do lose control over the individual adjustment layers. It's basically a trade off of smaller files sizes, less layers to contend with, but less control over the image. Let's say you want the best of both worldsa single layer that contains the image, all of the adjustments, and the original image with separate adjustment layers. It's possible, all you have to do is create a composite layer.

Create a Temporary Composite Image

Open a document that contains an image, and two or more visible adjustment layers.

Select the

Layers palette, create a new layer at the top of the layer stack, and then select it.

Hold down the Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) key, click the

Layers Options button, and then click

Merge Visible .

Photoshop combines all of the visible layers into the new layer; while leaving the original layers untouched.