#LUMINAR AI APP MANUAL#
#LUMINAR AI APP MAC#

But we are happy that there is no subscription model. However, given the intricate operations, this is no big surprise and high-level criticism.įinally, there is the price, because, with 99 euros, Luminar AI is certainly not one of the cheapest programs. Our somewhat dated 12-inch MacBook needed some thinking time in between, but on the MacBook Air M1, it ran very smoothly.

#LUMINAR AI APP MAC#

You need a powerful Mac to run Luminar AI completely smoothly. In our opinion, the speed of the app is heavier. And even then, with the tools of the tools, it was still possible to make something out of it, although in that case, it was no longer a matter of one click. We only encountered some difficult photos where Luminar AI had problems recognizing the subject or the sky clearly. We don’t need to talk about the quality of the edits. And in addition to ‘Sky AI’, there are also tools with artificial intelligence for portraits, people, composition and general enhancement. You don’t need any Photoshop knowledge at all, and yet you get results that are as good as if you had edited something manually. If desired, we can even use our own recordings for this. We activate the option ‘Sky AI’ and can simply replace the sky with one of the many ready-made images. Unlike Photos, these make it possible to really add new things to a photo, instead of just adjusting the existing colors.Ī bit like in Photoshop, but easy. The tools make the difference with a small AI logo next to them. You activate a chosen effect and adjust it via sliders.

#LUMINAR AI APP MANUAL#

If you get this far with the presets, what is possible with manual edits? As mentioned, the ease of use can be compared to the possibilities of Photos. Via ‘Water features’ we quickly get a super nice photo, and ‘Cloudy’ does not disappoint either. But just when we think Photos can do this too, we’ve chosen a template that turns our dramatic cloud cover into a tranquil night sky. Surprised, we undo the operation and repeat it again. But Luminar AI has automatically replaced the entire sky and completely changed the atmosphere. Wow. We import it into the app (although it would also be possible to open it via an extension from Photos), and start with the ‘Templates’. Luminar AI automatically recognizes what can be seen in the photo, because we immediately receive suitable suggestions for the templates to be used. There are some clouds and a lot of water to be seen. The suggested templates are called ‘Cloudy’ and ‘Water features’. So apparently the AI is really not stupid. Incredibly good templatesĪs an example, we use a photo from our last vacation in Italy (see above). The difference, however, is what you can do with those presets and edits because we wouldn’t get the results better with Photoshop. There is a ‘Catalog’ where you import your photos, ‘Templates’ for super fast edits (presets), the ‘Edit’ view where you can work with lots of scroll bars and an ‘Export’ tab. Luminar AI is made by Skylum. A few years ago, we already tested an earlier app from this developer, namely Aurora HDR. Even then, we were impressed by what kind of HDR effects we could conjure with it – without too much effort. Luminar AI is Skylum’s latest app and, unlike Aurora HDR, focuses more on general image editing rather than just HDR.Īt first glance, it seems to have more in common with Photos than Photoshop. We need Photoshop and the necessary skills for that. Or not? The Luminar AI app shows that you no longer need to be so smart for even the most complicated operations. Artificial intelligence (AI) will do that for you. We were quite amazed when we saw the results of Luminar AI. But let’s start at the front.

When we get started with photo editing, we generally use Apple’s Photos for the small improvements in between, and Pixelmator or Photoshop for the big jobs. Adjust the exposure a bit? There’s a slider for that in Photos. Replace the gray sky with a bright blue sky with a few beautiful clouds?

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