Luminar AI Update 3 — Greater Control & Compatibility
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Skylum is releasing LuminarAI Update 3, which brings new benefits to the AI powered editing tool. With this update, we continue to deliver on our commitment to make it easier for artists of every skill level to achieve incredible results with their photos.
“Skylum is built around the concept of continuous improvement. Our goal is to improve the quality and speed of Luminar. Even more important though is inspiring creativity and control for amazing photos. We constantly listen to our community to discover ways to add to their photography. Luminar is all about creativity and making photo editing easier. Update 3 reflects this ethos." — Ivan Kutanin, CEO
Picture-perfect horizons with the improved SkyAI tool
With new enhancements to our algorithms, SkyAI now produces even more photorealistic results with greater control and accuracy.
Better Sky Detection — Once a new sky is selected, SkyAI now uses improved horizon detection to more accurately place it in the scene. Refined edge detection and masking are used to better integrate the new sky for a more organic effect.
Better Reflections — The improved sky position is then used to create more realistic reflections in water. Haze, Warmth, Brightness and Water Blur sliders give users more precise control over reflections.
Better Relighting — Improvements in color accuracy create a more natural effect when the new sky is used to automatically relight the entire scene, including reflections. Three relighting controls allow users to dial in the lighting to fit their creative vision.
New support for Apple hardware and image formats
As Apple continues to push the hardware envelope, Skylum matches them.
Apple M1 Support — LuminarAI now runs on Apple’s next generation M1 machines. With the native M1 support in Update 3, macOS users can take full advantage of the faster processing of Apple’s M1 chips.
HEIC Support — Update 3 also adds support for HEIC image format, so Windows users can now open and edit photos taken on iPhones and other iOS devices.
Great tools made more useful
Little things can make all the difference when building better workflows.
Augmented SkyAI — Now, sky objects you add to the custom folder are instantly available for preview. Speaking of previews, you can now select any sky object in the visual browser to instantly preview it in your scene. To help you explore this new feature, we’ve provided three Augmented Sky Objects — free of charge — in the marketplace.
Dodge & Burn Tool — Easily paint highlights and shadows into your photo to enhance the mood. With the new Softness slider, subtly refine the edges of the area for a more natural effect.
Erase Tool & Clone Tool — Both tools offer non-destructive editing to easily remove unwanted objects or blemishes. Thanks to the Undo and Redo commands there is no need to start over if you make a mistake or change your mind. Just undo the brushstroke and make fine detail adjustments
Convenient Template Browsing — Enjoy your collection of purchased Templates in a new way. Templates in the Purchased tab are now neatly organized in a grid so you can more easily find and use your Purchased Templates. Use the Get More Templatesbutton to find and purchase new Templates directly from LuminarAI.
Faster Launch — With improvements to our core engine, LuminarAI now launches faster than ever, so you’ll always have it at your fingertips!
Bug Fixes and Minor Enhancements
All Platforms
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Removed unwanted ghost effects when using Sun Rays or adjustments in the Optics and CompositionAI tools.
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Retain vertical perspective changes when exiting CompositionAI.
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Eliminated issues with opening Asus Zenfone 5 JPG files.
Windows
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Now use Templates from both the Favorites and Edit tools when using LuminarAI as a Photoshop or Lightroom plugin.
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Retain EXIF metadata when using LuminarAI as a Lightroom plugin.
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Rotate your image and use the white balance dropper in the Light tool.
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Enjoy greater stability when using AtmosphereAI.
macOS
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Avoid excessive memory use when moving a Texture on an image
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Eliminated errors when launching Photos app.
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Restored all Export fields when running LuminarAI on High Sierra.
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Launch LuminarAI up to three times faster on macOS Mojave
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Use LuminarAI as a plugin for the native version of Photoshop on Apple M1 Macs
Enjoy creating amazing photos in the new Update 3. Stay tuned for more news!
Availability
LuminarAI Update 3 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.
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Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier...
Auch bei diesen Update crasht das Programm nach der Bearbeitung des Himmels!!!!
Einmal gestartet - Abstürz - Programm stürzt beim Neustart sofort wieder ab.
Hab Ihr den gar nichts dazu gelernt und lasst uns Benutzer wieder mit den selben Problemen stehen?
Jörg
And every day the groundhog says hello...
Also with this update the program crashes after editing the sky!!!!
Once started - crash - program immediately crashes again when restarting.
Have you learned nothing at all and leave us users again with the same problems?
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Hi,
in addition to Jörg, I had the same behaviour: After login, Luminar crashes. When invoking it by Photoshop it starts as slow as before ...
Edititing an image by Augmented Sky the prog crashes i. e. when trying to change sky position.
Error code and message is:
Application: Luminar AI.exe
CoreCLR Version: 4.700.21.6504
.NET Core Version: 3.1.12
Description: The process was terminated due to an internal error in the .NET Runtime at IP 00007FFA50EF1E3B (00007FFA50D60000) with exit code c0000005.Michael (who loves Luminar AI most of the time ;) )
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Bon déjà des bugs de démarrage et des plantages sur le ciel en particulier.....
et Pour certain ce n'est pas plus rapide comme on l'annonce. Alors …. Skylum n'a pas tiré les leçons des problèmes précédents.
J'ai eu un bug inattendu sur la 1.2, luminar AI se ferme quand on clique sur Aide du programme...
Fameuse l'aide !
Luminar me lamine...... -
It crashes and tries to redownload every time I attempt to update. Is there an ISO or exe file someone can direct me to? I've reinstalled a couple of times, but still the same thing.
Edit: Now I can't even use the installer. I try and it either crashes or never opens for me to update.
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Hello Tim. Would you be so kind as to specify how many images you have in the catalog? Is the launch much slower than before the update?
Hello Jörg, Michael, and Philippe. Would you be so kind as to reach us via https://skylum.com/support so we can investigate the crashing issue?
Hello Robert. We are glad to hear that everything is working fine!
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More stable than Update 2 which was a disaster (even with "special" version from Skylum), but Update 3 still crashes. I got through one edit and exported a picture. Went back to catalog, started editing a second picture, was in colors menu when Luminar AI just vanished from the Screen. Running Windows 10 Pro 21H1 (19043.1023), with Nvidia 960 graphics board, and 16GB of RAM. Never had such issues when running Luminar4 or LuminarAI (first edition). Only became completely unstable with Update 2. Was hoping update 3 would address the problem, but with a Small catalog with less than 50 pictures, it is still highly unstable.
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Hello Scott Ruckh,
I'm terribly sorry to hear about the problems you have been experiencing since Update 2. Let's take a closer look at this problem to see how we can eliminate it for good. First, we would kindly ask you to collect the crash log. Here is how to:
- 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: https://skylum.com/support
Look forward to hearing from you.
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The update 1.3 of LuminarAI aborts during the installation with the message that something did not work. I have already tried this several times. No error message appears. The antivirus program has already been disabled. Installation of the update still does not work. Can you please help me?
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Hi, I’ve installed the latest update on my MacBook Air M1. Running the latest version of Photoshop on Big Sur OS.
I’m still struggling to get the plug-in to display in Photoshop. I’ve tried uninstalling and installing (with reboots in between) and the plug-in still doesn’t appear in the filter menu. Help!
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I am also having the same crashing issue that others are having. Ran the update this morning, and suddenly I can only edit photos for about 4 minutes before Luminar crashes completely. Like others I have noticed the crash always happens when I am attempting to use the sky replacement tool. This is really not acceptable, at least before the update I could use the software, now I can't even edit a single photo. Before you ask, I only have 15 images in my catalog so I have no reason to believe it should have anything to do with that.
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Luminar AI still God awful slow to load...program hangs and or crashes a good deal of the time....this is the only program I have that gives me problems on windows 10.I am back to using Luminar 4,which actually works quite well...and please don't tell me to contact support.I have done this on numerous occasions,with nary a word back....program is useless
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Hi Guys,
To those who're experiencing crashes with Luminar AI after Update 3, please follow the steps outlined in Alina's post above to collect the logs and submit them at https://skylum.com/support
Here's the link to this comment: https://community.skylum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360010735779/comments/360003142560We need to see what error messages are generated in the latest build and thus will report them to our devs team.
@Ben,
Please ensure that you've installed the M1 version of the software via this link: http://skylum.com/download/luminar-ai-m1.
Your anti-virus software and firewall may be the issue. Please try the following:
- Turn off Windows Defender Firewall: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028544/windows-10-turn-windows-defender-firewall-on-or-off.
- Either turn off your anti-virus or add Luminar to its list of exclusions. Consult your anti-virus manual for help.
- If your router has a firewall, temporarily disable it as well.
- Try using VPN.
If the solution above doesn't work, please send us your Hosts file at support@skylum.com for review. The file is located here:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
Here is the video tutorial that may also be helpful: https://www.loom.com/share/8b91ade5057d4d3192c933fbd025f9f5
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Kate Williams - Thank you, this worked a treat :)
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SKY WATER REFLECTIONS ARE GONE AND PICTURE SETTINGS ARE SILENTLY CHANGED WITH LUMINAR AI UPDATE 3!!!
I'm really disappointed with Update 3 of Luminar AI...
In Update 2, I changed the sky and added water reflections in one of my pictures, but with Update 3, the reflections are gone, completly!
Please find the picture as shown in Update 2 (with sky water reflections):
And in Update 3 (sky water reflections are gone):
Besides that, Update 3 silently(!) changed my original picture settings:
- The Enhance AI setting "Accent AI" was changed from 50 to 49 without a warning, and I needed to correct it back to 50, manually!
- Also, the Sky AI setting "Vertical Offset/Position" was changed from 10 to 9, and even after correcting it back to 10, the sky now is in a different vertical position!
- And the whole picture is now lighted differently, flatter, with less contrast!
I cannot use Update 3 with this behavior.
I'm really sad, as I hoped to get an improved version of Sky AI with Update 3, but now it got worse :(
Please provide me a download link to the previous version of Luminar AI Update 2 (version 1.2.0) so I can restore my picture!
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Hi Andreas,
Please reach out to support at https://skylum.com/support and provide the following information so we could investigate it:
1. The original file you were working with:
- Visit https://wetransfer.com/
- If it's your first time visiting this website, it might ask you to purchase a subscription. Simply select to proceed with the free version.
- Click Add your files.
- Select the file(s) on your computer.
- After you see all the files you need to send appear in the list, click the icon to the left of the Transfer button (the icon looks like a circle with three dots in it).
- In Send As select Link.
- Click Transfer.
- After the files have finished uploading, click Copy Link and paste it into your support request at https://skylum.com/support
2. The history of edits (you can screenshot the History tab): https://manual.skylum.com/ai/en/topic/history
As far as your request is concerned, here's the link to revert to 1.2.0: https://downloads.skylum.com/luminarai/win/Win_Luminar_AI_1_2_0_Release_7855.msi
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Par honnêteté et pour encourager ceux qui doutent, je fais part de mon expérience de mise à jour de L AI 1.3 sur un système Win 10 Insider.
Installation rapide et sans accrocs
Puis fonctionnement en standalone et en plugin de photoshop sans bugs.
J'ai du mal à croire .... Espérons que les bugs ne surviennent pas de façon aléatoire comme avec la 1.2.
Sinon cette maj me semble plus rapide, donc je souhaite que les soucis rencontrés par certains se résolvent rapidement et que Skylum produise une version plus stable de cette 1.3 -
Hi Kit,
Please, reach us out via https://skylum.com/support so we could assist you with that.
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Hi Josh ,
Please drop our support team a message about this at https://skylum.com/support
In your request, please make sure to specify where your images used to be stored and include the screenshot of Luminar's Catalog tab.
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Hello Simon,
You can group RAW and JPEG images. Please click on View > RAW + JPEG pairs and select the preferable sorting.
If you would like to change the catalog, click on File > Catalog > Open/New Catalog. This will allow you to either open the previously used catalog or create a new one.
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