Magic Layer lets you fix part of a generated image without regenerating it. It splits the image into layers, such as the headline, product, logo and background, so you can change one without affecting the rest.
Open Magic Layer
Open a generated image and click Magic Layer in the tool bar. You'll see Disassembling layers… in the right-hand panel for a second or two. When it's done, click any element to select it and a toolbar appears above it.
What you can change
Text: edit the words (double-click to type on the canvas) and change the font, size, weight, colour and opacity. The colour picker shows suggested colours, your brand palette and a hex box.
Images: flip horizontally or vertically, change opacity, or delete.
Any element: drag to move, and use the handles to resize or rotate.
The layer list in the right-hand panel has an eye icon on each layer to hide or show it. You can drag layers to change their order. Hiding a layer keeps it so you can bring it back later.
The font dropdown includes every font you've uploaded, not only your brand's Headline and Body fonts. Use it to put your own font on an image that came out with the wrong one. See Custom fonts.
Use Undo and Redo in the right-hand panel or Ctrl/Cmd+Z. Reset to original removes all your changes.
Erase or replace part of an image
For things that aren't a separate layer, like words on packaging, a logo in the photo or a stray object:
Tap a line of text or a logo to select it, or
Draw a loop around any area.
Then erase or replace it. Selecting more areas adds to the same edit. Each area shows its cost before you run it: 18 credits for text only and 36 credits for a full redraw of the area. If one fails, you can retry it.
Good uses
Fix generations you'd given up on because one element was wrong.
Try different headlines on an image that already works, keeping the same layout and product shot.
Limitations
Magic Layer works best on images with one clear subject and little overlap, such as product shots, posters and simple banners. Busy images separate less cleanly.
Layout text like headlines is editable. Text inside the photo, like words on packaging or clothing, isn't. Use Erase or replace part of an image for those.
Fonts in the original image are matched to the closest font available. If it looks slightly off, pick the font from the dropdown.
When you move or remove an element, the background behind it is filled in. This works well on flat or gradient backgrounds and less well on complex ones.
The background can't be edited as a layer yet.
Saving
Magic Layer never changes your original image. Click Save as new to save the edited version alongside it.
If you have unsaved changes and try to generate, resize or close, Atria asks whether to save them first.
Credits
Opening Magic Layer on an image uses credits for the scan. Hover over the icon to see the cost first. Opening the same image again later doesn't charge for the scan again. Erasing or replacing an area costs 18 or 36 credits, as above. See Understand and manage AI credits.