Early Access to Luminar Neo’s new features is available. What is it?
Skylum’s goal is to guarantee the best possible product quality and ensure that all Luminar artists are satisfied with Luminar Neo when it’s released in February. That’s why it’s time to share some exciting news with you.
Today, we’re launching an exclusive Early Access to Luminar Neo’s new features. If you’ve bought Luminar Neo and agree to actively participate in shaping its future, we invite you to download an Early Access version of Luminar Neo. It will be available for download starting December 28, 2021.
You will be able to influence the product’s development by providing feedback within the Luminar Neo Early Access app. The Skylum Team will be collecting feedback until January 20, 2022. The most helpful, insightful, and active users will receive thank you gifts for their input.
What is included in the Early Access version?
The Early Access version will include the new engine and the following three features:
- Relight AI
- Remove Dust Spots
- Remove Powerlines
- Luminar Share
At the release in February, all users will receive most of the functionality currently available in LuminarAI, Presets and Layers functionality, and a version of the new engine that delivers even better performance. Portrait Background RemovalAI and MaskAI will be available in the first free update of Luminar Neo.
What limitations does the Early Access version have?
Please keep in mind that the Early Access version of Luminar Neo is still in progress. You will receive updates to this version throughout January. To make sure that your feedback is valuable and relevant, we’d be grateful if you focused on the three new features and kept in mind that some functionality is absent and will be added later in the main release.
The Early Access version of Luminar Neo is currently missing:
- Histogram
- Dodge & Burn tool
- Clone & Stamp tool
- Portrait Bokeh AI tool
- Body AI tool
- Face AI tool
- Image 3D Transform
- Color Picker in the Develop tool
- Flip and Rotate functionality in Crop
- Copy and Paste, Pen Pressure (only on macOS) for Radius and Opacity, Linear and Radial gradient functionality in Masking
- Application on hover of LUTs in the Mood tool
- Undo and Redo functionality
- Sync Adjustments, Copy and Paste Adjustments functionality
Additionally, on macOS:
- The context menu is absent in Single Image View for Catalog and in the Edit tab
- Missing Undo functionality in Masking
- Missing Erase functionality after applying Vignette effect
- Incorrect states may show in Erase steps in the History tab
On Windows:
- Disabled sliders in Sky AI
- Issues when using Develop tools
- Significant delays while using Erase and fast-forwarding in the History tab
- Not active plug-ins
- Limited hotkeys
Important Note! All applied edits may be lost with each update to the Early Access version, so ensure that you have backed up important files when using this version.
The Early Access version won’t work as a plugin or a Photos extension, and it won’t be released in the Mac App Store and Windows Store.
Before installing the Windows version, make sure that you have installed both:
Microsoft Visual C++ Redist by clicking here.
If your computer uses an Intel graphics card, the latest Intel GPU driver by clicking here.
As we’ve stated, the Early Access version is a work in progress. All functionality will be present and fully functional in the main release of Luminar Neo. We’ll be happy to receive any feedback concerning the new Remove Powerlines, Remove Dust Spots, and RelightAI features, as well as any other comments on the Early Access version concerning things that are not included in the list above.
How do I download the Early Access version?
If you’ve purchased Luminar Neo, the Early Access version will be available to you in your Skylum Account. To download the Early Access version, visit your Skylum Account and find Luminar Neo in the My Software tab. Then read the information about the Early Access version and check the box that states you agree to provide product feedback and you acknowledge that the Early Access version of Luminar Neo is not yet fully stable and differs from the upcoming final release version. Click here to access your Skylum Account right away.
Your opinion matters to us! Let’s create an amazing, satisfying, and high-quality product for all Luminar artists.
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Hi I installed Luminar Neo on my Mac book pro. On my iPhone I installed the app. Both devices are on the same wifi network. After scanning the QR code I get a message that the app can not connect. Can I get additional support on this?
The first impression is that Luminar Neo is way faster than Luminar AI. I ask my self if I need Luminar AI in the future. It looks to me as a complete product replacement.
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power line removal, before and after: (cropped screenshots) Agree with others, the manual erase function is much faster.
I tried the power line removal on another shot of this church from a slightly different angle, and it removed the lines perfectly. So... it's what, inconsistent?
On a different topic, does anyone else have trouble with the Share app? I'm showing connected, but nothing is moving between platforms.
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Remove Dust Spots (RDS)
I think this feature has a lot of potential, but here's my experience. In the product shot I edited, with the product against a white wall, RDS found and removed some dust spots, removed some items that weren't dust spots (a couple of pin-holes in the wall to the right of the apron), and misinterpreted one shadow (the hook) as a dust spot. The image below is an animated GIF playing at two second intervals. You can see a couple of spots it missed in the upper right quadrant, and the shadow of the third hook was mistaken for a dust spot.
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Hi Jim Evans,
We'd be really grateful if you could send us the original image for further training!
Here's how you can send us the file:
- 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
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I tested the Powerline Removal feature again in the latest Neo (v0.9.3 9097) and it does a pretty good job with sharp, clearly defined powerlines. But it still struggles mightily with lines that are out of focus. Luckily manual erase works pretty well.
Original image:
After running Powerline Removal:
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Hi Carl Lum!
Thank you so much for the feedback!
Indeed, the Powerlines Removal tool is still in development, but the AI algorithms will become better each time you use it. We'll appreciate it if you send us the original image via https://wetransfer.com/ and send us the link via https://skylum.com/support so that we could use it for the ML training.
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Otra prueba de "Eliminar cables eléctricos" con Luminar Neo 0.9.3 sobre MacOS 12.2
JPG exportado sin ningún ajuste:
JPG aplicando únicamente remoción de cables eléctricos :
JPG con varios ajustes de Revelado RAW y Eliminar cables eléctricos :
Enlace a la imagen original RAW en skylum.com/support. (La imagen original era 1 pieza de 16 para un panorama)
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Hi
good evening
Your updates are greatly appreciated. Thanks for the update. Neo appears to be working as it should.
thanks a lot
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Hi Leina,
I'm glad to hear that you enjoy editing with Luminar Neo:)
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