LUMINAR NEO MASKING PLUS

On the negative side, and this is a major drop-off on Skylum’s part in my eyes, is Clone & Heal which is probably the most basic of editing tools you could possibly imagine. You’ve also got access to a huge number of useful tools which allow you to do a multitude of things. You can remove powerlines, change sky’s effortlessly, clean up dust marks from your sensor and apply presets in seconds. You’ve got Portrait Bokah, you’ve got Mask Ai and you’ve got Relight Ai. With this latest release Skylum have now delivered all of the key tools they promised.

LUMINAR NEO MASKING PLUS

A big plus point is that under Windows (Win10 specifically) Neo works flawlessly as a plug-in to Affinity Photo creating a super-charged editor covering all of the requirements for professional editing.Lack of a Clone & Heal tool is holding back its ability to function as a stand alone editor.No ability to select and work on a specific colour which means you have to use masks which can be fiddly and time-consuming.Presets are fast to choose but slow to apply.Luminar Neo continues to be laggy during editing operations.Mask Ai is a game changer for fast masking of complex images BUT the lack of an edge aware brush does limit handling of difficult subjects / objects if touching up is required.Luminar Neo differentiates itself from the competition with unique tools including Relight Ai, Portrait Bokah Ai and Mask Ai.This latest release delivers the first implementation of Mask Ai.With their latest release, this being v1.1.1, Skylum state that they have now delivered everything promised in their pre-release marketing and for the most part this is true – if you don’t look too deeply! SHORT ON TIME? Here are the highlights of my article Slated as a the first editing tool to use Ai extensively and seemlessly, Luminar Neo gives you an extensive range of clever tools to produce pro-quality images quickly and without fuss. If you’ve been living under a rock or more likely, just think that the world revolves around Lightroom and Photoshop, you’ve probably missed all of the hype about Luminar Neo. Skylum have just released Luminar Neo 1.1.1 but is it getting there?

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