> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pulze.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Migrating from Post Manager

> LayerWise replaces Pulze Post Manager. What's the same, what's better, and how to bring your templates along.

LayerWise replaces **Pulze Post Manager**, rebuilt from scratch as a modern Photoshop plugin. It does everything Post Manager did, and your PSDs and templates keep working.

## What's the same

* The three render engines: V-Ray, Corona and FStorm, with the same element lists (now extended with newer passes).
* The same two workflows: **Create new document** (Template Builder in Post Manager) and **Update renders** (Element Replacer), including **Merge as regions**.
* The same eight built-in templates, and the same `.pmt` template files.
* The same multimatte nametags (`#Wood#Glass#Stone`) and `[LUMA]` masks.
* The same tools, and the same settings.
* Your cloud templates: LayerWise reads and writes the same cloud templates as Post Manager.

PSDs made with Post Manager can be updated with LayerWise as they are.

## What's better

* **Updates keep full resolution.** When it fits a larger render into an old layer's footprint, LayerWise scales the smart object instead of baking it, so full-resolution contents, linked files, smart filters and layer styles all survive.
* **Masks follow the new renders.** Nametags are read from the new multimatte's file name, so renamed tags or renamed layers no longer break mask updates.
* **The mask options do exactly what they say.** *Update existing* only updates, *Create new* only creates.
* **Multichannel EXR** splitting is built in and works the same on Windows and macOS.
* **A template editor**, a default template per engine, and **Duplicate and edit** for any template.
* **Refresh merged layer** leaves your clipboard alone.
* **AI assistant** support.
* **Free, with sign-in only.** No license tiers, no license server.
* Many small Post Manager bugs are fixed (for example ruler units left changed, masks switched on after a scan, stray helper layers).

## Bring your templates along

**1. Export from Post Manager**

In Post Manager, export each template you want to keep as a `.pmt` file. Templates you uploaded to the cloud don't need exporting.

**2. Import into LayerWise**

In LayerWise, open **Templates** → **Import** and choose the `.pmt` (or `.plz`) file. See [Import a template](https://docs.pulze.io/layerwise/templates.md#import-a-template).

**3. Check your cloud templates**

Sign in with the same Pulze account, and your Post Manager cloud templates appear in the **Cloud** section of Templates.

Settings and custom render elements don't move over automatically. Set them again in [Settings](https://docs.pulze.io/layerwise/settings.md) and [Render elements](https://docs.pulze.io/layerwise/render-elements.md). Templates that use custom elements offer to add them on import.

## Names that changed

| Post Manager | LayerWise |
| - | - |
| Template Builder / Create New Document | [Create new document](https://docs.pulze.io/layerwise/workflows/create-document.md) |
| Element Replacer / Replace / Merge Render Elements | [Update renders](https://docs.pulze.io/layerwise/workflows/update-renders.md) |
| Tools & Macros | [Tools](https://docs.pulze.io/layerwise/tools.md) |
| Create Template File | Save document as template |
| Collapse Folders | Collapse groups |
| Extract Layermasks | Extract layer masks |
| Batch Convert: Smart Objects | Convert to smart objects |
| Batch Convert: Rasterize | Rasterize render elements |


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