You can open Shopify product images in the main editor. There, you can access features not supported by the Shopify Products editor, including the settings for editing individual layers.
However, it is not always possible to edit layers as, in some circumstances, Photoroom flattens your image into a background and a foreground.
In this article, we explain when and why layers are available to edit.
When layers are available
When you open a Shopify image in the main editor, the image includes at least two base layers:
Background layer
Product layer
Any content you add in the main editor, such as text, graphics, or additional images, is created as a new, separate layer. You can edit these layers independently.
When layers become unavailable
Layers become unavailable when:
You exit the main editor and return to the Shopify Products editor
You publish the image to Shopify.
In both of these scenarios, Photoroom flattens the image back into:
A background layer
A product or object layer
At this point, any additional layers such as text or graphics are no longer editable separately.
