It will offer the ability to sort, rate, organize and back up their digital archive locally and in the cloud.īeyond the asset manager, Luminar 2018 is packed with a number of new features.
The DAM will be available as a free update for Luminar 2018 owners sometime in 2018 (a preview of the DAM UI is in the gallery above). It’s also courting disgruntled Lightroom users with plans to add a digital asset manager (DAM) to its Luminar editing program in 2018. If you use the promo code WIMARYSPHOTOGRAPHY you’ll get an additional $10 dollar discount.With the launch of its Luminar software on Windows and Luminar 2018 for Macs, the formerly Mac-only developer Macphun is rebranding itself as Skylum. You can pre-order now (December 6th until the 18th) at a price of $59 for new users or upgrade from the 2017 version for $49. Luminar 3 with libraries is available from December 18th 2018. So the code will probably need an update the get everything to work faster and more stable. Skylum has probably been rushing to get this update out because many potential users will want to switch to Luminar before the next Adobe photography subscription cycle begins in 2019. I do believe that the libraries functionality needs a bit of work. I’f you haven’t heard of Luminar, you should take a serious look at this very mature piece of software. If you’re already using an earlier version, it is definitely worth upgrading. Luminar 3 with libraries is a huge update to an already very handy and worthwhile piece of software.
Using LUT’s will give your images specific movie like looks without flattening your image (what Lightroom presets usually do). It has never been so easy to apply LUT’s to your images than with Luminar 2018. Matte makes fast work of achieving a matte look for portraits with just a few sliders, and I’m sure many wedding photographers will be very happy with this feature.įinally, LUT mapping is my favorite feature. Thanks to the easy masking tool, that you’ll find in all modules, it’s a breeze to add these rays to specific parts of your image. The Sun Rays module allows you to add rays of light and a sun to images in a very convincing way. The best new features for me are the Sun Rays, Matte and LUT modules.
I really like how Macphun (can I still say that?) seems to listen to what photographers really need and then incorporates this into their software. The latest version of Skylum Luminar 3 with libraries again brings many exciting new features. It’s also easy to navigate through your folders thanks to the albums and folder navigation menu. You’ll find this tab in the upper right corner next to the edit and info. The inclusion of the library functionality of course means that the interface has changed slightly in order to incorporate the libraries tab. The new streamlined libraries interface almost looks like a slideshow preview
This interesting development means that Luminar is now a real alternative to using Adobe Lightroom in case you need the library functionality. I’ve had a chance to work with the latest Luminar 3 with libraries. The auto masking feature also avoids halos and problematic edges. It’s not unlike the Dehaze effect in Adobe Lightroom, but if you like Vibrancy, Clarity, and Dehaze, this is a vast improvement due to the auto masking that speeds things up and targets the results.