What is layer separation in AI images
Some models are starting to hand back parts instead of a flat picture. What layer separation changes about the generation-to-editing handoff.
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Some models are starting to hand back parts instead of a flat picture. What layer separation changes about the generation-to-editing handoff.
Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.5 debuted #2 on Arena for image editing inside PowerPoint and OneDrive. What it edits, and how to run it on Versely for 4 credits.
RGB 255,255,255 is the easy part. The mask edge and the missing contact shadow are what make a white background read as pasted-on, not clean.
Most failed AI image edits aren't quality failures — they're scope failures. Masking, bounding boxes, and prompt language bound an edit differently.
Relighting holds the product still and moves the light — a distinct operation from a regenerate, and the cheapest way to turn one shot into a campaign.
Sketch conditioning is underused because people draw too much. What a sketch-to-image model actually reads, and the minimum sketch that gets it there.
Extended edges bend straight lines, duplicate hardware and drift in colour. How much unmasked context to feed a fill model, and where the platform crops anyway.
Flux 2's tiering is confusing until you map it. Here's Pro, Max, Flex, Klein 4B/9B, edit, Flash and Turbo explained with specs, pricing and when to use each.