Background Layer

Is there some possibility add a so called Background Layer to the Composition? I mean: the Layer, which doesn't reacts on effects in Adjustment Layer above.
I used to precompose all the animation & AdLayer, but it's annoying to switch all the time back to comp, back to precomp ... The other method is open a new Viewer window and lock them to final Composition, while working in Precompose with animations.
OK... anyway - the question is about Background Layer. Any ideas?

No, there is no such thing.
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Try this: Reset your Workspace (>Window >Workspace). If that doesn't help I'd suggest to ask on the Photoshop forum why your Photoshop opens an image with transparent background.
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ghrb wrote:
> Working with FireWork8. New situation: all images open
in Background layer. The
> layer window shows Web Layer, Layer 1 and Background.
>
> If more than one image is open it stack on top of the
other one(s) in the
> background layer and covers it (it used to open in a new
'line'). If 2 images
> are in bg layer, one is moved into Layer 1, although the
remaining one is still
> bg layer said bg layer shows empty in the layers window.
If the image in the bg
> layer is highlighted layer 1 shows as empty.
>
> I think it is something in the settings, but I cannot
find where.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> btw I have uninstalled and re-installed FW8, same
problem.
>
> Thank you
>
> Guy
>
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Abbey,
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Hi. I have been reading the help section but can't find my
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How do you make the background layer of an image COLORED?
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If you were saving the file every ten minutes, then a power-outage would not make you lose anything more that what happened since the last save. It is possible that the file was damaged on the hard drive by the power-outage and it has nothing to do with Photoshop at all.
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