![]() The program takes up about 2GB of hard drive space, similar to Lightroom’s size. Setting up Skylum Luminar NeoĪt setup (or later), you can install Luminar Neo as a plug-in for Photoshop and Lightroom Classic, but unlike its predecessor, it doesn’t let you install plug-ins in Luminar Neo itself (for example, for Topaz noise reduction). Lightroom costs $9.99 per month and you have to pay for as long as you want to keep using the app. ![]() There's a 30-day money-back offer.įor comparison, Capture One costs $299, CyberLink PhotoDirector costs $99, and DxO PhotoLab costs $219. Luminar Neo is available as a Windows Store app and a Mac app in the App Store (I prefer desktop apps be available in the app stores, since they make updating and installing on multiple computers easier and are vetted for security and functionality). Skylum is still selling the simpler Luminar AI application ($47), which is mostly about applying one-click fixes and styles to your photos, but lacks some of Neo’s powerful features. Luminar is available directly from Skylum's site for $149 (often discounted), with no subscription required. The company continues to improve the program's user interface and performance, as well. Upscale AI, Supersharp AI, Focus Stacking, Background Removal AI, Noiseless AI, and HDR Merge are the latest extensions, and I like the strategy of not forcing everyone to install lots of features they may not use. These come with the subscription pricing option or you can buy them each separately ($49) or all seven together in a pack ($299). Since my last look, Skylum has delivered a steady flow of what it calls extensions-really just optional features and effect modules you can install or not as you choose. Unique AI adjustment tools and filters-and the fact you can install it as a plug-in for the more complete Photoshop and Lightroom apps-make it a worthy addition to any photographer's software toolkit. It also gets layer support with a library of textures and overlays. It has a simple interface that's a pleasure to work in, and it retains the company's previous Luminar application’s sky replacement and extensive set of filters and editing tools. This slider controls relighting for any people in the scene, matching people to the new sky for a more realistic effect.The impetus for Skylum Luminar Neo was the desire for a photo app that would make extensive use of AI to improve and enhance your digital images. This slider adjusts the saturation of the relighting effect to realistically add the color from the new sky to the scene. This slider adjusts the exposure of the scene to match the new sky. This slider fixes small imperfections around the edges of your new sky. You may need to adjust it if the image has fine details such as trees or wires. This slider fixes small details and holes that were not initially filled by the replaced sky. A higher value will increase the amount of new sky that is added. This slider affects how the texture is mixed into the scene. You can rotate the new sky on the Z-axis for perfect placement. Set the desired position of your horizon line Useful when a photo has shadows that you’re trying to match. Flips the new sky to change its direction in the frame. Sky AI will perfectly scale it to fit while keeping it aligned with the horizon. With this slider, you can freely position the sky horizontally and place it exactly where you want it in the scene. The Vertical Position slider controls the Textures in both the sky and water areas but moves them in opposite directions in relation to the Horizon Position line until you get the ideal match between your new sky and its reflection. You can freely offset your new sky vertically and place it exactly where you want it in the scene. Then, rotate the new sky on the Z-axis for perfect placement. Move the pointer to the outside of the line until it becomes a curved arrow for Rotation. Use a higher value to achieve a more photo-realistic look. Click and drag the line to smoothly adjust the transition between the current horizon and the new one. Grab the center-line of the pin to move the new sky vertically to freely place it exactly where you want it in the scene. There are three ways to use this tool to refine the position of the sky. Click this button to open the Shifting Horizon Control.
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