New Luminar 4.2 Update: New Tools Turn Luminar Into a Creative Powerhouse
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Luminar continues to focus on the core of photo editing. We’ve added some new creative features, helping you to create amazing works of art! We always appreciate the feedback you give us, and Luminar 4.2 is a true reflection of that.
Luminar 4.2 new features and enhanced tools will help you to create one-of-a-kind photography composites, allowing you to express yourself in ways previously not possible.
What's new?
NEW AI Augmented Sky
Inside the Creative tab of Luminar 4.2, you’ll find a new tool called AI Augmented Sky. This tool lets artists choose objects from the curated Luminar collection or upload their own, and blend them seamlessly with the photograph's sky.
Here’s how it works. AI Augmented Sky detects your photo’s sky automatically and then places the chosen element directly into the sky area. Using content-aware technologies, foreground objects are recognized and taken into account, making the object blend naturally with your existing scene. You can drag the new element around the sky for ultimate control, yet retain those realistic qualities.
“We’re really excited to see how photographers and artists use AI Augmented Sky. Whether you’re creating a realistic composite or creating an out-of-this-world experience, AI Augmented Sky opens up a creative powerhouse of opportunities,” said Dima Sytnyk, Co-Founder and CPO of Skylum.
To celebrate the new AI Augmented Sky tool, Skylum is excited to announce the Luminar Featured Artist contest. Artists who make creative photos with Luminar, using the new AI Augmented Sky tool, are eligible for the contest. To enter, just post your photo on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #madewithLuminar and #creativeLuminar. In April, we’ll choose the most creative photo and place it on the welcome screen of a future Luminar update. You can find out more here.
Breakthrough Improvements to Portrait Tools
When Luminar 4 launched, we announced some new, groundbreaking tools to help you optimize your portraits. And so far, photographers have loved the enhanced controls and adjustments they can make to their portraits!
With today’s update, we’re introducing a new Face Features Detection Network, which enables us to give you even more accurate and realistic automation when it comes to enhancing portraits. This technology is trained to detect different faces no matter what position, angle or tilt they might be in. It even recognizes those badly lit or partially hidden faces, as well as those with heavy makeup. No matter what the skin color or age of the person, Luminar 4.2 will recognize faces — even if it’s a group photograph.
In the AI Skin Enhancement tool, you'll find a new Shine Removal Technology. It lets you reduce shine on a person’s forehead or cheeks, making for a more evenly-lit portrait. This technology restores the skin on the patches of the face where it was hit by excessive light, and automatically generates realistic-looking skin that blends in perfectly.
Improved Relight Scene in AI Sky Replacement
In addition to AI Augmented Sky and the enhancements to our portrait tools, you’ll also see a few other updates in Luminar 4.2.
We’re constantly improving one of our Luminar artists’ most-loved features — AI Sky Replacement. Relight Scene technology improvement lets you retain colors as you originally captured them in-camera. In previous versions, you might have seen a yellow and unrealistic glow on white objects. Improvement of the Relight Scene technology lets you avoid this problem.
Relight Scene Technology - Old ResultRelight Scene Technology - New Result
Other improvements you’ll see in Luminar 4.2
You’ll also see increased efficiency and speed of interaction with your machine’s processor, due to improvements we’ve made to the ML Cache system.
Finally, Windows users will also see three additional updates:
- Preview Preset Multithreading - For multi-core systems, generation of previews received a boost, making for faster and more comfortable viewing and usage.
- Third-party Plugin Implementation - Popular plugins can now be used. At this time, plugins for the Aurora HDR, DxO Nik Collection family, as well as the Topaz plugins collection, are supported.
Plus, we’ve gotten rid of some bugs!
As we continue to improve Luminar, the 4.2 release addresses multiple performance issues. Thanks to those customers who worked with our support team to identify issues and help us improve them!
For all users:
- We’ve resolved an issue where some vertical images were being stretched horizontally.
- The Dark Circles Removal technology in AI Portrait Enhancer is more accurate.
- We’ve eliminated color fringing that occurred in some images when using the Lens Distortion technology and the Free Transform tool.
- Improved performance when using the Lens & Geometry, Erase, and Sky Enhancer tools.
Windows users will also see several other bug fixes:
- Improved performance when loading Looks.
- We’ve solved crashed related to issues when filling masks or loading images with different color profiles.
- Improved compatibility for EXIF data for .CR3 files.
- Improved gallery previews when changing thumbnail size.
- Resolved creation date variance between Gallery View and in Info tab.
- Improved History panel display.
- Additional stability and performance improvements related to tools.
Finally, Mac users see a few bug fixes as well:
- Resolved occasional crashes when backing up a catalog file
- Improved access for third-party PSD plugins and Aurora HDR
- Fixed an issue that prevented the sliders in the Split Toning tool not to move
- Restored Undo/Redo menu commands from within the Luminar plugin
- Improved stability for the Light tool and Curves
- The DCP profile menu is reactivated in the Light tool for macOS 10.12 and 10.13.
How to Update?
Luminar 4.2 is a free update to current Luminar 4 users. On a Mac, click in the Top Menu Bar and choose Luminar 4 > Check for updates. On Windows, in the Top Menu Bar choose Help > Check for updates.
If you are running Luminar as a plugin with Photoshop, Lightroom Classic or Photoshop Elements, it’s also recommended you rerun the plugin installer.
An expanded user manual has also been added, making it easier than ever for you to search and find answers to questions they might have about the software.
We’re so excited to give you new features like AI Augmented Sky, improvements to our portrait tools, plus all the enhancements and bug fixes we’ve listed above. We hope you enjoy this free update to Luminar 4; we can’t wait to see what you create!
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Hi guys!
The error that does not allow you to update occurs due to the fact that the app cannot reach our servers for some reason.
Please ensure that your antivirus or firewall isn't blocking outgoing connections. Sometimes a router may have a firewall.
If you have Unified Threat Management (UTM) software installed, it can also cause this error, and temporarily disabling it helps fix the issue.
If the issue persists, try an alternative Internet connection if possible - your provider may have some built-in security that blocks the connection. Some of our users have reported that using a mobile hotspot helps.
You can also try one of these alternative installers:
For MacOS: https://downloads.skylum.com/luminar4/mac/Luminar4.dmg
For Windows: https://downloads.skylum.com/luminar4/win/Luminar4Setup_offline.exe
If the issue persists, or if you are having any other technical issues that occurred after the update, please get in touch with our support team via https://skylum.com/support. Our team will be happy to investigate the issues and troubleshoot them.
Jean-pierre, if you wish to go back to Luminar 4.1, please use one of the following installers:
For Windows: https://downloads.skylum.com/luminar4/win/Luminar4Setup_offline_411.exe
For MacOS: https://downloads.skylum.com/luminar4/mac/Luminar4_411.dmg
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Dear Margaret Bright, will we get an update from within Luminar 4.1 at some point? At the moment, the different installers you point to all lead to a crash and restart of my win 8.1 computer (with or without antivirus). However, going back to the above 411 installer for version Luminar 4.1 works flawlessly. It would be good if the reason for the crash and problem many of us seem to experience can be addressed and a proper incremental update released without having to use an offline installer. Thanks, and all the best. Brian
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Merci Margaret. MAIS, Super! Tout marche. J'ai téléchargé la version MSI, Lien dans le post ci-dessus. (fichier "base de données d'installation". Ce programme d'installation contient la logique et les données nécessaires à l'installation de Luminar 4.2. taille: 591 mos.
Pourtant, c'est beaucoup plus lent que la version 4.1. je pense qu'un correctif sera nécessaire pour rendre le logiciel fluide
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After update or new clean install of 4.2 version, it looses geometry settings of base layer if it's added a new layer and it's activated a look. I writted in last friday at https://skylum.com/support and I'm still waitting for your feedback. Thank you!
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Every time, when I see the mail announcing a new update for Luminar 4 I tend to get very excited and I imagine, that this time there will be not more of this not really necessary AI feature and instead of this somme decent possibilities to manage IPTC data or to do keywording or a decent print module, as it was promised long ago. But again this time, nothing of such issues, but again more AI.
Please get me right, I liked the the editing functions of Luminar 3, after an initial period I like also like the editing functions of L 4, even the AI facilities. However, that is by far not all to a good programm, the organization of my pictures is another issue, which for me and many others is of similar importance.
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Could you please provide us with your complete system summary at https://skylum.com/support and we will do our best to take a closer look at what’s going on right away. Thanks in advance!
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Hi Mike. Here's where you can find the system summary:
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Press the Windows logo key + R.
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Type msinfo32 in the dialog box that opens and hit Enter on your keyboard.
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In the window that opens, make sure you have System Summary highlighted on the left.
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Click File > Export.
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Type the name of the file (you can choose any you like), save it somewhere where you can easily find it and send it to support@skylum.com
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Hi bill. Please send us the screenshot of the issue to support@slylum.com
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Hi, me again. I went back to 4.1.1 but noticed that I couldn't view my 4.2.2 Catalog. So I ended up uninstalling all, then re-installed 4.2.2. I've tested all my issues and it appears that it's now working after full re-install. Maybe the upgrade path has an issue. I'll never know...
Cheers!
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Hi Francois Caron,
Thank you for the update! We are glad to hear it works now :)
In case you have any other questions, we would be glad to answer them via https://skylum.com/support. Thanks!
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