![]() ![]() The macOS performance refreshed from Luminar 4, particularly for those users who invested in the new M1 Processor MacBook models. Running Luminar AI with 8GB of RAM is taxing. If not, effects can take their time to load. Moreover, you need at least 16GB of RAM and i5/Ryzen 5 processors to perform at peak capabilities. If you don’t run 3d acceleration from your graphics card, performance issues are known. The Catalog module is decluttered from Luminar 4, but it takes a while to load the image previews. To fully enjoy the editing capabilities of this software you need to switch to the Edit tab (unlike Luminar 4 which had the Edit tab as the default option). Honestly not worth the investment considering there aren’t that big amount of templates available for sale yet, and the Sky Textures could be acquired for way less from other vendors (or free if you create your own Sky Textures). Pro Plan – Luminar X Membership ($59/year) In case you’re wondering, the “Luminar X Membership” sends you content on a regular basis: tutorials, unique sky textures for Sky AI, and gives you a 15% discount on Marketplace.īasic Plan – Luminar X Membership ($39/year) The products shown in the Templates Tab are direct links to their Skylum Marketplace or incentives to buy the Luminar X Subscription. The software not only takes more resources to fully load, with a time increase of about three times the initial launch time in Luminar 4 (and despite running under an NVME SSD) but also comes with a lot of promotion stuff that one could initially say it’s noise. The UI was simplified, following the trend set by Adobe with Lightroom CC. When it is though, I will do a follow up blog.In a crude comparison between the two versions, Luminar AI isn’t much apart from Luminar 4. Some of you may like to pre-order a copy today at a special price.įor transparency all examples here were provided by Skylum as the software is not yet available. The software is scheduled to be released sometime in December. You can find more details about Luminar AI here If your a portrait photographer, then you know how much time you can spend retouching eyes, lips, skin tones etc. Of course, you are still free to make your own adjustments too. As mentioned the software analyses the content of your image and based on the content, suggests a number of templates that you may like to apply to your image. The idea behind this approach to photo editing is to save you time in post processing. Naturally, there are templates that can be used to your enhance portraits too. The templates, corrections and effects can be more subtle.See the shot of the train station below. The software has recognised and interpreted the scene as a landscape, and based on the content has suggested the creative template above, with mist added to the scene. This is already a great shot but Luminar AI suggested an atmospheric template as below. Here is an example landscape shot from Luminar Original Image Once an image is loaded, what the software appears to do is analyse your image, recognising the content of your image, it then suggests a number of templates that you can apply to your image. ![]() ![]() So why Luminar AI? Well, it’s not just the fact that it uses AI, it’s the fact that Skylum have worked with AI and artists, photographers and other creative individuals to create a vast array of templates based on the AI‘s analysis of your photos. Skylum also has Photolemur, an AI based tool and of course Luminar 4 and Aurora HDR.Īll of the above do a good job on the AI front. Topaz and Perfectly Clear Complete also use AI when processing images. But what makes Luminar AI different from other photo editing software? After all, Skylum are not the only vendor using AI. Hopefully, Luminar AI will be released sometime in December. ![]()
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