Imports an image file as a new image layer or mask layer, on an existing canvas, or on a new canvas. If importing a PSD file, all the layers are imported as image layers into a new or selected canvas, with identical names.

Import Image Layer Options

Layer Type

Image – Imports the image as an image layer.

Mask(Luminance) – Imports the image as a mask layer, using the image’s luminance values as a mask.

Mask(Transparency) – Imports the image as a mask layer, using the image’s transparency (that is, its alpha channel) as a mask.

Always create New Canvas

If this option is checked on, the layer is imported into a new canvas created in the active window. If it is checked off, the import operation behaves as follows:

• If there are picked canvas(es) and/or construction plane(s), the layer is imported into the first picked canvas or construction plane. (The construction plane is converted into a canvas.)
• If nothing is picked, the layer is imported into the active canvas.
• If there is no active canvas in the active window, the layer is imported into a new canvas created in the active window.

Related Tasks

• Import an image as a new canvas
• Import an image as an image layer
• Create a mask from an image file