You can also use it as a plugin for Lightroom Classic and Photoshop and as an extension for Apple Photos.
You can get Luminar Neo as a standalone application in the App Store for macOS and the Microsoft Store for Windows.
Note that Portrait Background Removal AI and Mask AI are planned for the first free update to Luminar Neo, scheduled for release in the spring of 2022. As I mentioned, you will get Relight AI, Presets, Layers, and other new tools. Luminar Neo starts shipping today, 17 February 2022. I wrote a bit more about it here, so you can get a clearer idea of how it all works now. As for Luminar 4 – you can still use it, but sadly, Skylum doesn’t plan to update it any longer. On the other hand, Luminar AI is made more for batch editing, like Lightroom. Luminar NEO is focused on editing single images and creating artworks. So, what’s the difference between Luminar NEO, Luminar AI, and Luminar 4? Well, in short, Luminar NEO is closer to Photoshop, and Luminar AI is closer to Lightroom, so to speak. Once connected, you can find and edit your mobile photos directly in Luminar Neo, or see your Luminar Neo edits on your phone in real-time. It’s an app that connects your phone to Luminar NEO on your computer and lets you transfer photos between them. Connecting Luminar NEO to your phoneĪnother novelty that comes with Luminar NEO is Luminar Share. Artists can select and use several of these elements to generate precise masks. Mask AI: when opening an image, Luminar Neo identifies many items, like the skies, bridges and flowers. But if you’re not happy with the selection, you can refine the edges before removing the background. Portrait Background Removal AI: this tool cleanly isolates subjects and removes backgrounds with a single click.
They include Portrait Background Removal AI and Mask AI. There are two new features that are coming soon, with the first update to Luminar NEO. You can also apply presets to your photos, or create your own by saving the adjustments you made. Other than the AI-powered features, Luminar Neo also allows you to use layers, similar to Photoshop.
I did need to do a bit of a touch-up to remove the Christmas lights, but I did everything in Luminar NEO and I was very pleased with its speed and accuracy. I couldn’t wait to try it, so I downloaded a free trial (more on that later). This tool automatically identifies and removes power lines from landscape and cityscape photos. It should be super-helpful if your sensor is not squeaky clean, or perhaps if you want to fix old film photos you digitized. Remove Dust Spots: this tool automatically identifies and seamlessly removes small artifacts like dust spots.