Please add auto align layers in Luminar 4

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Stephen Warriner

• September 03, 2019 13:54

I shoot RE and work in layers to balance bracketed lighting. Even though I use a heavy tripod I shoot old houses with creaky floors and a bored wandering RE agent. tripods can still shake. I still have to use Photoshop because of their auto align layers.  Please set me free.

My wishes are:

Auto Align layers (and auto crop option if any alignment adjustments happen)

Better Lighten and Darken highlight and shadows by adding a slider for each that allows control/adjustment of how far you want the depth between mid-tones and highlights and shadows you want to go.

 

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  Angela Andrieux

  • September 03, 2019 15:30

  Hi Stephen,

  Thank you for your suggestions! I can see how both of those features would be very useful. I'll share your feedback with our developers for their consideration. 

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  Bruce Tracy

  • October 03, 2019 18:38

  Yes please!!! I need this for the same reason as Stephen. All these other features and the UI changes are great, but there are some of us that really need some of the more basic functions included to make Luminar more useful that ever before!

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  Tim Lane

  • October 09, 2019 23:18

  +1. This is also the big reason I cannot leave Photoshop. I blend flash with ambient pics for Real Estate. Even with good tripod they usually need a little alignment.

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  Stephen Warriner

  • October 10, 2019 05:00

  Don't think 3 people will convince them to include this feature for V4.  Sadly, this feature is not available in anything except PhotoShop (as far as I know) and therefore I will never be able to be rid of PS. Sad -- relegates Luminar to the back of the bus for me. 

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  Stephen Warriner

  • October 10, 2019 13:11

  One other note- Skylum already has most of the code written since they have the layer alignment feature in Aurora for HDR photos.  I wish they would adapt the layer alignment code for Luminar as well.

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  Bruce Tracy

  • October 10, 2019 20:22

  Seems like it shouldn't be a big deal since most of the code is already done. Don't know what would need to happen to adopt the code to Luminar, but I don't think it should be that much effort. If they really listen to their users, this will happen. Might not happen in the release of Luminar 4, but maybe a subsequent update.

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  Daniel Klingler

  • February 24, 2020 16:49

  I agree.  If I could auto-align layers in Luminar I could leave Photoshop behind.  But without this feature, Luminar will not be able to play a major role in my workflow.  Please add!

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