Luminar 3 so slow

December 20, 2018 14:01

This program is so slow it is completely unusable on my PC. 2018 no problem. It took 25 minutes to load and then could not edit. For me,,,,piece of junk.

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Luciano Stabel

May 16, 2019 15:47
Isn't the catalogue issue fixed yet? I asked for a refund a few months ago, but I was willing to give Luminar a new chance. However, it seems that this issue persists..
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Angela Andrieux

May 16, 2019 15:55
Hi Luciano,

We have released an update since then which resolved several issues. We invite you to download the trial and see if Luminar suits your workflow. If you need the trial to be reset please reach out to us at www.skylum.com/support and we'll be happy to take care of that for you.
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P TS

May 21, 2019 18:27
It's faster to load at the beginning, but viewing images takes a while - zooming in can take 30s, and applying filters is slow also.

Brilliant bit of kit if you have all day, but too slow to be useful.

I have a new Mac Pro with 16gb ram
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Henk v Hoek

June 14, 2019 12:54
Soooo slow , When I use a texture to paint , it's slower bij second....I have an Aplle, newest vesion software, SSD and 8GB intern memory , should be enough I guess !
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Angela Andrieux

June 17, 2019 23:38
Hi Henk v Hoek,

I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with Luminar's performance on your Mac. Please note that 8GB of ram is the minimum required to run our software. If you're able to upgrade your internal memory you'll likely see a notable increase in speed.
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Reehan Hoossein

June 19, 2019 11:34
Very Slow.....Very Disappointing. I use Windows 10, 12GB Ram, i5. Lately its not even copying adjustments to another image or not exporting Nikon D700 nef files.
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Dmytro B.

June 19, 2019 16:15
Hi Reehan, please contact our support team, we'd like to look into this problem: https://skylum.com/support
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James Regalmuto

June 24, 2019 23:13
Luminar 3 is so slow it's unusable for me. I have a Windows PC i7 with 16g ram. I keep using Lightroom because Luminar takes forever to load "Luminar Looks". Luminar 2018 was sooooooo much faster and usable for adjustments. I'm sorry I purchased this program, wanted Luminar 3 to work better, however it is way to slow.
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Henk v Hoek

June 25, 2019 11:51
And the answer to upgrade the pc is not what I am waiting for , and the most of us don't ! So remove the brakes and let it run like the 2018 version please !
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Sjoerd Woudstra

June 26, 2019 07:34
The speed has improved a bit, but still practically not usable. I switched to Luminar Flex. It has all the benefits of Luminar 3 and is fast, comparable with the 2018 edition. You can use it as a standalione progam. It only has no catalog functionality. But for that you can stick to Lightroom and use Luminar Flex as plugin.
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Helena Carter

June 26, 2019 08:18
Hi @James, @Henk, @Sjoerd,

We will release a new update within a week which should improve Luminar 3 performance.

However, we're constantly working on it.
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Remi Bergougnoux

July 04, 2019 07:53
Hi Helena,

I just purchased Luminar 3 and similarly to the others I face terrible and disappointing performance.

Is the update you're mentioning already released or still on its way?

Best,

Rémi
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Anna Veres

July 04, 2019 09:30
Hi Remi,

The update is already out.

Please make sure to update the app via Help > Check for updates.

If the issue remains please contact us at http://www.skylum.com/support so we could investigate the issue in a more scrupulous way.
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