Luminar AI Update 2 Available Now
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Your editing experience is our top priority. In this update, we’ve added more power to existing tools and added many other improvements to make editing even more comfortable. Here’s what you can discover in the new update.
Welcome powerful SkyAI with reflections and MORE
Skylum created the world’s first automatic sky replacement technology. Now, building on this legacy, we’ve listened to feedback from creatives in the Luminar community and delivered a faster, more robust experience in the next generation of our SkyAI tool. Under the hood, our enhanced AI engine ingeniously creates new possibilities.
Sky reflections in water: This much-anticipated update means there’s no more worrying about sky replacement in photos featuring water! Ocean, river, lake, pool, it does not matter, LuminarAI will automatically reflect the new sky in the body of water in the most realistic way.
The new sky automatically conforms to the angle and depth of the scene to produce incredible results down to the smallest details. Once the new sky is in place, use the Reflection Amount slider to adjust the intensity of the reflection to your liking.
Scene relighting: SkyAI now provides realistic scene relighting by eliminating strong color casts from the sky on foreground objects. To control the scene relighting, use the following sliders in Scene Relighting:
- Relight Amount adjusts how the exposure of the scene matches the new sky.
- Relight Saturation adjusts the saturation of the relighting effect to add the color from the new sky to the scene realistically.
- Relight Human controls relighting for any people in the scene, matching people to the new sky for a more realistic effect.
Seamless sky orientation: One of the toughest challenges in traditional editors is cleanly aligning a new sky to the original horizon. Use new Orientation controls to align the sky until it is positioned for a perfect fit. This is a great tool for getting the most out taken from untraditional angles, such as lifestyle photos.
- Flip your sky to change the direction of the sun.
- Rotate the new sky on the Z-axis for perfect alignment.
- You can also freely position the sky with the Vertical Sky Offset and Horizontal Sky Offset sliders. Place the sky exactly where you want it in the scene and it perfectly scales to fit.
- Horizon Blending creates the perfect blend where the sky touches the ground.
Working with Skies has never been easier: Visually select the sky you want from the dropdown list and instantly have an idea of what your final result will look like.
We've added six new free skies with this release and made it easier to add your own skies or add new sky packs. Upload your own Custom skies and select them visually. Copy multiple skies directly to the custom folder and instantly scroll through them in the preview window.
- Take care of the small imperfections around the edges of your new sky with the new Fix Details Slider.
- Match new skies to the original photo with the new Grain slider for a seamless, realistic effect.
- Need a broader selection of skies to create more variety in your images? Easily build your collection of skies by pressing Get More Skies, which takes you directly to the Marketplace where you can get gorgeous new Skies captured by professional photographers all around the globe.
Release your imagination with Texture Overlays
With Update 2, Local Masking adds amazing new creative abilities. The Texture tool now offers advanced controls to transform texture and image overlays. You’ll be amazed at how easily you can deliver a special message with your photos. There are no limits to your imagination!
- PNG Overlays: PNG files with transparency can now be uploaded as textures in LuminarAI. These files can be used to add special effects to photos, including watermarks, text, emoticons, and other decorative elements.
- Easy placement: New overlay elements can be easily moved, flipped, rotated, resized, and placed anywhere you want. There are even blending modes and masks to precisely control how the object interacts with the original image.
- Overlays in Templates: Once applied, an overlay can be synced across multiple images or saved in a custom template for future re-use.
Discover an improved Templates experience
There are tons of exciting improvements in the Templates tab to discover! Since Templates are an essential part of the innovative LuminarAI workflow, we’re constantly working to improve your Templates experience. In LuminarAI Update 2, finding the perfect Template for your photo is even and faster.
- Easy Access: To make them easier to find and use, all Templates, including Favorites, My Templates Purchased, and Legacy Templates, are now available within the main Templates tab, just beneath For This Photo.
- Easier Browsing: Template Group previews are now uniform in size to make them more visually accessible and comfortable to work with.
- Marketplace Integration: Templates purchased in the Luminar Marketplace are now automatically added to For This Photo and may be presented by LuminarAI when suggesting enhancements for your photos.
- Add External Templates with Ease: On Windows, add external Templates by simply double-clicking in File Explorer. No need to use the plus button inside LuminarAI.
Improved camera support
Update 2 brings support for new cameras and file formats to LuminarAI.
- New Cameras: Canon EOS R5, Canon EOS R6, EOS 850D, EOS-1D X Mark III (lossy compressed files), Fujifilm X-S10, Leica M10-R, S3, SL2-S, Nikon Z 5, Z 6 II, Z 7 II, Olympus E-M10 Mark IV, Panasonic DC-G100 / G110, DC-S5, Sony ILCE-7C (A7C), ILCE-7SM3 (A7S III) and Zeiss ZX1.
- New File Formats: Lossy compressed CR3 files and Lossy compressed RAF files.
Even more product improvements...
You’ll also notice these small but helpful updates throughout the software.
- Working with images in your Catalog is now easier. Click Catalog in the top menu bar to return to the Grid View from the Single Image View and select another image for editing.
- The Film Grain tool now shows the effect on your photo directly in high resolution. No need to wait for the effect to load!
- LuminarAI will now remember the metadata window (Info panel) state and the Histogram state whenever you quit the application, making it more convenient to resume editing upon the next launch.
...To top it all off, we caught some bugs!
In total, we’ve caught and fixed 70+ bugs! Here are the fixes that will definitely improve your LuminarAI experience.
On macOS:
- Maintain sharpness in your image during aberration corrections with fit to screen and 100% zoom
- Apply CompositionAI with zero artifacts or offsets on image edges
- Change the Ratio in your image without experiencing crashes
- Use Erase and Sunrays together and don’t fear artifacts
- Get instant previews of photos in the filmstrip after applying default Templates
- Don’t worry about the application of the Radial/Gradient mask in Templates, since it’s is saved even if the tool is minimized
- Smoothly export to SmugMug after exporting to Mail
- Enjoy a proportionately thin scroll bar in the Favorites, Purchased, Legacy, and My Templates instead of the default wide scroll bar
On Windows:
- Maintain sharpness in your image during any aberration corrections with fit to screen and 100% zoom
- Smoothly install all purchased Template collections in LuminarAI
- Successfully save and apply the DCP profile in your custom Template
- Use Erase and Sunrays together and don’t fear artifacts
- The File > Share > Mail menu is visible in the Catalog Grid View
- The CompositionAI tool works when using LuminarAI as a Lightroom plugin
- Sign in easily, even after signing out from the onboarding window
...And much more! We hope you enjoy the steadier and smoother experience.
Updating LuminarAI
LuminarAI Update 2 is a free update for current LuminarAI users. To update:
MacOS: Open LuminarAI. In the Top Menu Bar, choose LuminarAI > Check for updates. If you purchased via the Mac App Store, open the App Store and go to the Updates tab.
Windows: Open LuminarAI. In the Top Menu Bar, choose LuminarAI > Help > Check for Updates.
If you are running LuminarAI as a plugin with Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, or Photoshop Elements, it’s also recommended you rerun the plugin installer.
The LuminarAI user manual has also been expanded to make it easier than ever for users to search and find answers to questions they might have about LuminarAI.
We can’t wait to see what you create
With the LuminarAI Update 2, we’ve worked hard to improve even the smallest details to make your photo editing experience faster, more convenient, and more enjoyable. With significant enhancements to SkyAI, Local Masking, and Templates, you have powerful new ways to simplify your workflow and create beautiful digital art that realizes your unique vision.
Enjoy creating photos you’re proud of in LuminarAI and share them with the world!
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Robert Grenader you uninstall and then refuse to update to latest version.
The last update is a complete bugfest.
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Hola.
Hace 3 días realicé la instalación de Luminar AI y me permitió la instalación e incluso editar una imagen, pero al momento se cerró y no me dejó hacer nada nuevo ya que no se abría.
La desinstalado y volver a instalar pero cuando intento abrir se produce un "Pestañeo" y no se abre. Imposible con otras actuaciones. -
Well, since my request for the pre 1.2.0 version of AI has not been addressed, I am abandoning AI and reverting to Luminar 4. I miss the templates and interface that AI offers, but since I cannot see any of the program features when invoked as a plug in from LR and PS, I can no longer justify the impact it has on my business. And I am not willing to modify my workflow to suit an undependable application.
When Skylum responds or releases a patch, I will reconsider.
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Hi joanne baugh! Please reach out to our support team and we will do our best to help you: https://skylum.com/support
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Hi Joan Pellicer,
Please reach out to our support team and we will do our best to help you: https://skylum.com/support
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FYI...
https://skylum.com/support (Katherine's link has extraneous characters in it) -
Si abro Luminar 3 y luego el Luminar IA me funciona pero sin ver la previsualización de las modificaciones. Para ver las modificaciones en la foto debo ir cambiando constantemente de tamaño la ventana. Así, con el Luminar 3 abierto, el IA no se cierra y me permite exportar fotos. No se, muy extraño. Windows 10.
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It continues to crash immediately upon startup - I don't see a splash screen or anything. There is a very brief message in the log:
<14:44:29> [Info] [Init] Log init: OK
<14:44:29> [Info] [Init] mipl init starting ...
<14:44:29> [Info] [Init] GPU : On
<14:44:29> [Info] [Init] ML init starting ...
<14:44:29> [Info] [Init] ML resource path: C:\Program Files\Skylum\Luminar AI\profiles
<14:44:36> [CriticalError] [Global] OpenVINO initialize session failed: bad allocation. For model: image_classifier_i8I have uninstalled and cleaned up any references I can find and still crashes at startup. And I don't even have the old installer to revert to the previous version, so right now I have absolutely nothing.
This is obviously a common problem - when is a fix going to be out for this?
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Hi everyone,
Our support team will be happy to address each of your cases individually and help you resolve them. Please get in touch with our team at https://skylum.com/support.
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Hi Member,
Sure thing, here are the alternative installers for the latest version of Luminar AI:
For Windows: https://downloads.skylum.com/luminarai/win/Win_Luminar_AI_Release.msi
For macOS: https://downloads.skylum.com/luminarai/mac/Luminar_AI_Release.dmg -
This installer, at least the Windows version, will result in a folder titled Win_Luminar_AI_1_0_1_Release_7521. It resides wherever you downloaded it to, in my case in the Downloads folder. I did not want to execute it from there, so I had to move it to C:\Program Files\Skylum where Luminar 4 was installed and ran it from there, which created a folder with the AI files inside. Everything worked as planned.
And Skylum, thank you for doing this. We all really appreciate it.
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At first, I believe I had this updated version as I barely downloaded this program 3 months ago.
Fast forward to now where the program didn't save my edited photos. I had to close the program through my task manager. I tried many different things but the only thing that worked was to completely uninstall and reinstall the program. I've contacted support with lagging responses at best.
Today I finally opened the program but it takes about 5 minutes to open each time. My cpu usage bumps up to 100% making my laptop extremely hot and unsafe to use. The program slowly goes down to 20% where it will finally open.
What is going on with this program? Why won't the team fix this issue for windows?
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Skylum Luminar AI opens up a new world for you.
Huahahahah...
Behaves like a stubborn old donkey.
Runs for a while and then only crashes, lots of crashes.Writing programmes is probably still "new territory" for you.
Practice makes perfect, but this year, please.
I haven't experienced anything like this for many years.Crash
Crash
CrashUnglaublich!
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Hi Kai-Erik,
I'm sorry to hear about the issue you encountered!
Could you please send us event logs? It would help us a lot to understand the nature of the issue you encountered and provide you with precise instructions.
- Reproduce the issue.
- Press the Windows logo key + R.
- Type eventvwr in the dialog box that opens and hit Enter on your keyboard.
- In the window that opens click the triangle next to Windows Logs on the left. A directory tree should open.
- Click Application in the directory tree.
- In the main part of the window find the two topmost entries marked with Error named Application Error and .NET Runtime.
- Hold CTRL and click your left mouse button on each entry to select them both.
- Right-click on any of the two selected entries and click Save Selected Events.
- Name the file, save it, and attach it to your support request at https://skylum.com/support
A video tutorial on how to collect logs: https://www.loom.com/share/d7d8325cb83b4539a0a2dae3ebf286f6
Thanks!
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Crap! I just had to mess around. :-(
So I haven't had any problems after the update other than slow starts until.....I tried the atmosphere/fog. Now I can't get AI to start at all. Just keeps loading past the splash screen and then crashing! Tried restarting the system but still crashes every time. I will get the event log and send it in. Fingers crossed.
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