What's new in Luminar Neo 1.19.0
Apr 26, 2024
- General Updates
- We’re excited to present the hugely anticipated Luminar Neo 1.19.0 update, full of powerful features and convenient improvements — plus, a fresh new look.
- Enjoy two cutting-edge AI-powered tools. Water EnhancerAI helps you adjust and refine the color of any body of water. Let the AI identify water in the frame, or specify areas for selective adjustments. Enrich the blue tones of seas and pools, adding vibrancy. Or play with green tones, making rivers and lakes accentuate lush scenery. Adjust the appearance of the water by refining its brightness, contrast, and depth to meet your exact preferences.
- Twilight EnhancerAI enriches your landscapes with natural lighting and color effects of the blue and golden hours using a single slider. You can also quickly apply Presets curated for twilight effects, adjust the sky’s appearance for temperature, tint, exposure, and horizon blend. Or simulate the dawn's subtle, warm gradient of light by adjusting the scale, intensity, and hue.
- You’ll also see:
- Batch Processing if you have access to the HDR Merge Extension. Handle multiple image batches at once (up to 1000 images), saving valuable time. Create dynamic brackets with drag-and-drop organization, or delete brackets quickly, keeping your workspace organized.
- A new switch in the Settings for turning on or off the Dynamic Background mode. Choose between a solid background color or a blurred image.
- A new Landscape category in the Tools tab that has all your favorite tools for enhancing natural scenery at your fingertips.
- A more flexible and faster masking workflow. Object SelectAI creates a precise mask of an object in an image in one click. While Luminosity isolates different tonal ranges and applies selective adjustments to highlights, midtones, and shadows.
- Support for new cameras, including: Sony A9 III, Hasselblad CFV 100C, Leica SL3, OM System OM-1 Mark II, and Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome.
- Improved results for GenErase and GenSwap.
- On top of that, you’ll see a fresh design that adds to the convenience of Luminar Neo. It includes a brand-new icon, a fresh animation in the Tools panel, an improved look for values on sliders, an updated knob slider, the label ‘NEW’ for finding new tools faster, accent colors in black and soft yellow, a new Export button on the top bar, and a completely new action panel with the name of the image and waiting statuses that inform you with the real-time status of your actions when you’re loading and processing photos in Luminar Neo.
- And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve caught and fixed a lot of bugs. Install the new update now, and experience the power of the updated Luminar Neo on your own photos. We can’t wait to see what you create!
New in Luminar Neo 1.18.3 (Mar 22, 2024)
- Fixed bugs in Mask AI an Sky AI.
New in Luminar Neo 1.18.2 (Feb 8, 2024)
- Bug fixes:
- Tips and tools accurately displayed while learning with the onboarding
- Better rendering of the onboarding screen in a minimized Luminar Neo window
- More precise Dodge and Burn onboarding
- Better work with Exif data when exporting images from Lightroom to the Luminar Neo plugin
- More accurate positioning of the Tabs onboarding window
New in Luminar Neo 1.17.0 (Dec 14, 2023)
- You’ll see small interface improvements for the “Save,” “Apply” and “Continue” buttons for plugins and Extensions, and for the Crop AI tool.
- As for the app speed, experience faster export times, especially when exporting 100 photos or more. And enjoy smoother performance of the Neon tool when using it in freeform after outlining an object.
- Also, you can apply “Undo/Redo” for the Place Blur Center option in the “Tilt-Shift” mode in the Blur Tool. Plus, we moved the boost slider for Denoise and the foliage hue slider for Landscape to a higher lever from the Advanced section, so they’re at your fingertips whenever you want to use them.
- We’ve added tips to GenErase to help you learn how to get even better results with this tool, now you can scroll the tips on all generative AI tools for your convenience.
- There’s also support for new cameras: Nikon Z f (Note: standard/lossless compression only), OM System TG-7, Leica M10 Monochrom, Leica M11 Monochrom and Leica Q2 Monochrom.
- On top of that, we’ve reduced the size of the Luminar Neo build, so you can experience better overall performance and stability when working with the program.
- As always, we’ve caught and fixed some bugs for an even more enjoyable editing experience. Install this update and try it out for yourself!
- Bug fixes:
- More precise preview of an image that is being dragged
- More accurate tips display without shrinking canvas size in GenErase
- Better performance when collapsing tools
- More stable performance while editing and exporting
- Better translation and display of tips in GenSwap
- Smoother launch of Luminar Neo
New in Luminar Neo 1.16.0 (Nov 16, 2023)
- Bug fixes:
- Accurately preview your raw photos after syncing adjustments
- Open Samsung NX500 images as raw photos and edit them smoothly
- Enjoy a more stable performance of Luminar Neo when using Edit tools
- Use hotkeys to zoom in GenErase
- Apply GenErase to cropped images with accurate previews
- Save your last result in GenErase without seeing previously erased images appear underneath
New in Luminar Neo 1.15.1 (Oct 31, 2023)
- Fixed a number of bugs in order to improve your experience.
New in Luminar Neo 1.15.0 (Oct 26, 2023)
- General Updates:
- Get excited, because it’s time to explore the hugely anticipated generative AI technology in Luminar Neo! Discover the main feature of the Luminar Neo 1.15.0 update and other improvements for this version.
- Exclusively for Luminar Neo Subscribers and the 2023/24 Creative Journey Pass owners:
- GenErase is now available in Luminar Neo! Our next-generation Erase tool allows you to not only remove unwanted distractions from your images, but also replace those areas using content-aware tools, providing a focused and distraction-free composition. GenErase preserves the integrity of your photos by intelligently filling in the gaps with textures and other elements to match the surrounding area. Seamlessly erase random people or animals, trash, street signs, vehicles, graffiti, construction elements and other secondary objects, ensuring that nothing distracts from the beauty of your composition.
- All Luminar Neo owners:
- On top of that, Luminar Neo 1.15.0 supports new cameras, including the Canon EOS R100, Fujifilm GFX 100 II, Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 II, Sony A6700, Sony A7CR and Sony A7C II.
- Staying true to ourselves, we’ve caught and fixed some bugs, so you’ll have the best possible experience with Luminar Neo. Install the update today and enjoy your editing!
- Bug fixes:
- Smoother switching between Presets and Edit mode for raw photos
- Better rendition of the Outer effect in the Neon & Glow tool
- A more stable performance overall throughout the app
New in Luminar Neo 1.14.0 (Sep 27, 2023)
- General Updates:
- Get ready for a major Luminar Neo update that will light up your photos with an exciting new feature! Discover the improvements and optimizations included in Luminar Neo 1.14.0.
- Exclusively for Luminar Neo Subscribers and the 2023/24 Creative Journey Pass owners:
- Neon & Glow is now available in Luminar Neo! Discover even more creative possibilities for light manipulation. Seamlessly blend visually-striking neon elements into your composition or make your subject glow. It’s perfect for adding that futuristic look to your images, creating captivating digital art, or delivering impressive wildlife photos with a twist. In addition, apply Neon & Glow on your nightscapes and turn them into true visual masterpieces.
- All Luminar Neo owners:
- You’ll also find the new Tilt Shift blur option, a fourth type of effect in our Blur Tool. With it, you can transform life-sized locations or subjects to look like miniature-scale models. Experiment with your cityscapes, landscapes, and aerial photos. Just like with the other types of blur, you can adjust the amount, angle, and position of the effect, and use masking to selectively apply it.
- Bug fixes:
- Smoother app launch and editing performance
- Correct display of light sources in Studio Light when rotating, flipping, or cropping an image
- More accurate positioning of textures in the Studio Light feature
- Better performance of the brush tool in Magic Light AI
- Smoother editing with the Sunrays tool
- More accurate Blur tool performance after cropping an image
- On top of that, you’ll notice more accurate stitching with the Panorama Stitching Extension, better object detection in Background Removal AI Extension, and improved performance when using Portrait Bokeh AI, Erase, and syncing adjustments.
- Note that Luminar Neo 1.14.0 is compatible with the brand-new macOS Sonoma upgrade!
- As always, we’ve caught and fixed a number of bugs, so now you’ll have an even more stable Luminar Neo experience. Install the Luminar Neo 1.14.0 update today to check out these new features and performance improvements.
New in Luminar Neo 1.13.0 (Sep 1, 2023)
- Exclusively for Luminar Neo Subscribers and the 2023/24 Creative Journey Pass owners:
- Studio Light is now available in Luminar Neo! Enhance portraits by faithfully replicating lighting effects usually achieved with expensive technical equipment in the studio. Breathe new life into older photos by adding dimension, simulate warm sunlight as it spills through window shades behind your subject, add textures and light patterns to your portraits, and so much more.
- All Luminar Neo owners:
- Discover a new feature in this update — the Blur Tool. Easily add three types of blur to your photos, including Gaussian, Motion, and Twisted. You can also adjust the amount, angle, and position of the blur effect, and use masking to apply it to a specific area of the photo.
- Luminar Neo users who own the Panorama Stitching Extension can now access it directly within Lightroom with the new Lightroom Plugin. Plus, it’s more convenient to use, as Autocrop is applied automatically, we’ve specified the maximum number of photos that can be added (100 photos!), and added other small improvements to the user interface.
- We’ve also added new camera support: Canon EOS M50 Mark II, Fujifilm X-S20, Leica Q3, Nikon Z8 (lossless compression only), Sony ZV-1 Mark II.
- On top of that, we’ve optimized the Toning tool by removing the Balance slider from the advanced section and placing it directly within the tool to avoid extra steps, and we expanded the capabilities for the Magic Light tool by adding the brush feature.
- Luminar Neo 1.13.0 also provides a steadier and more responsive experience, as we’ve caught and fixed a number of bugs. Install this update today to take advantage of these new features and performance improvements.
- Bug fixes:
- Smoother application launch
- Better export of panoramas
- More accurate results with video trim controls in Panorama Stitching Extension
- Better experience when applying AI tools
- Better experience with Extensions, even when the path to the images is lost
- Better workflow with Layers
New in Luminar Neo 1.12.2 (Jul 27, 2023)
- We’ve fixed a number of bugs in order to improve your experience. With this update, you can use Luminar Neo even more smoothly and without encountering unexpected behaviors.
New in Luminar Neo 1.12.0 (Jul 20, 2023)
- Bug fixes:
- Correct export of TIFF format files with transparency
- More accurate display of raw files
- Better image preview when exporting multiple images
- More stable application of Erase that doesn’t affect image previews
New in Luminar Neo 1.11.0 (Jun 22, 2023)
- Bug fixes:
- More details of reference images when using the Focus Stacking Extension via the Lightroom Plugin.
- More accurate response for the Opacity slider in the Layer Properties.
- Improved data accuracy when using the trash can inside Luminar Neo.
New in Luminar Neo 1.10.1 (Jun 9, 2023)
- In Update 1.10.1, we've fixed a number of bugs in order to improve your experience. With this update, you can use Luminar Neo even more smoothly and without encountering unexpected behaviors. Thank you for providing useful feedback, and we hope you enjoy the improvements!
New in Luminar Neo 1.10.0 (Jun 2, 2023)
- In Extensions, you'll get significant quality improvements with UpscaleAI. You will now be able to collapse individual Extensions panels in the Catalog view—such as HDR Merge, Focus Stacking, and UpscaleAI—providing a more customized and cleaner user experience. There are also several interface changes for NoiselessAI, SupersharpAI and Magic LightAI.
- We've also added support for the new cameras Sony ZV-E1 and Sony FX30.
- On top of that, you can learn more about every tool by clicking on the “i button” located beside each one. You’ll also receive explanations about all the five tabs inside Luminar Neo (Catalog, Presets, Edit, Extensions, and Export) during the onboarding process.
- Additionally, you can easily purchase new creative assets including Skies and Presets from the Luminar Marketplace directly in Luminar Neo’s Extras tab.
- While editing you’ll notice performance and stability improvements in FaceAI, MaskAI, and SkyAI.
- Luminar Neo 1.10.0 is also faster and more stable, as we’ve caught and fixed a number of bugs. Update now and enjoy using the latest version of Luminar Neo!
- Bug fixes:
- Undo two separate duplicate edits of Clone, Erase, Portrait BokehAI or Dodge and Burn, then apply Redo, expand the Clone tool and see the results as expected.
- Use the Undo/Redo feature as expected in masking mode in the Edits tab.
- Undo an edit without the Edits tab opening unprompted.
- Click on any tool with a previously opened “Share to” pop-up without disabling all the other tools.
- Clicking the remove dust spots or remove powerlines buttons and move to another image without the process of removal continuing on the new image.
New in Luminar Neo 1.9.1 (May 4, 2023)
- In Update 1.9.1, we’ve fixed a number of bugs in order to improve your experience. With this update, you can use Luminar Neo even more smoothly and without encountering unexpected behaviors.
New in Luminar Neo 1.9.0 (Apr 27, 2023)
- See an already purchased Preset collection in the For this Photo window without the “Get” button.
- While the Before/After splitter is active, click “Quick Preview” on an edited image without it blinking.
- Re-login and see the previews of your purchased and X Membership Presets.
- Scroll and change the preview size to small without affecting images in the Catalog view.
New in Luminar Neo 1.8.0 (Apr 6, 2023)
- Bug fixes:
- Close Layer properties without linear and radial gradients still being present.
- After applying transparency masking to a photo in the Luminar Neo plugin, send it back to Photoshop and see the transparent mask applied.
- In the Ghost Reduction settings drop-down menu for the HDR Merge Extension, see Exposure Values displayed correctly.
- Export a TIFF image via the Open source menu and see it in Lightroom as expected after returning from plugin mode.
- In the Exif block of an image, the Make names Exif data contains the name of the camera manufacturer as expected.
- While using the Lightroom plugin, TIFF images with transparency are displayed correctly.
- Revert from Edit mode to the original photo without seeing the Edited icon still on the photo.
New in Luminar Neo 1.7.1 (Mar 17, 2023)
- General Updates
- Great news! Luminar Neo just got even better. There are plenty of improvements to explore in the new 1.7.1 update, so let’s do it!
- You’ll find small interface design improvements to Extensions in the Lightroom plugin, better rendering for images in Apple ProRAW format, and software performance improvements.
- On top of that, you’ll benefit from GPU acceleration, optimization of the algorithm responsible for applying the Denoise tool to raw photos, and faster export speeds.
- Overall, Luminar Neo 1.7.1 is faster and more stable, as we’ve fixed a number of bugs. Enjoy a smoother and faster editing process!
New in Luminar Neo 1.7.0 (Feb 23, 2023)
- Bug fixes:
- Open images in Luminar Neo as a Photoshop plugin without orientation issues.
- When working in Luminar Neo as a Photoshop plugin, add a layer with transparency without a black image appearing.
- Reconnect a storage device and see folders on your network attached storage.
- Enable Auto Distortion Correction without impacting performance.
- Use the Optics tool, Body AI, or Face AI without loss of detail at the edges of objects for images with an alpha channel.
- Effects of the Develop Raw tool’s Transform and Optics sliders are retained when you apply the first non-raw tools to a photo.
- Create images with the Focus Stack Extension without artifacts appearing.
- Apply advanced Glow tool settings with the Amount slider set to zero without modifying image colors.
New in Luminar Neo 1.6.4 (Jan 31, 2023)
- With this update, you can use Luminar Neo even more smoothly and without encountering unexpected behaviors.
New in Luminar Neo 1.6.3 (Jan 26, 2023)
- Use Supersharp AI smoothly without encountering errors in the control buttons.
- Drag the sliders in the Masking Brush even if the cursor is not precisely placed over the slider’s dot handle.
- After using the Luminar Neo plugin, open your photo in Lightroom without losing its rating.
- Smoothly use the scroll bar in the Extras window.
- Click the Face Enhancer AI checkbox in Supersharp AI without making the raw tools become non-raw tools.
- Open an image via the “Open with” menu a second time without the Export option being disabled.
- Apply Optics tool effects via checkboxes in the Develop RAW tool and retain the changes even after adding another Develop tool adjustment on top.
- Sync or paste editing settings without resetting Crop tool adjustments for the target image.
New in Luminar Neo 1.6.2 (Dec 29, 2022)
- Bug fixes:
- Drag and drop files to Luminar Neo’s gallery and smoothly add them to Single Image Edits
- Navigate to Extras without Tools disappearing from the Edit panel
- Open a Luminar Neo catalog with a long path without infinitely expanding the Chosen catalog window
- Switch from Edit to Preset mode and have the Presets in the For This Photo feature displayed correctly (not blinking)
New in Luminar Neo 1.6.0 (10068) (Dec 15, 2022)
- General Updates:
- nothing can stop the Skylum Team! Here comes Luminar Neo Update 1.6.0 with a new Extension, dozens of improvements, and bug fixes. Let’s explore it together.
- Meet Magic LightAI, the seventh Extension for Luminar Neo. This Extension allows you to control multiple light sources in your photo. The neural network at the core of Magic Light AI analyzes the photo and looks for any points emitting light. It then lets you make them more intense, add beams, and adjust the glow. It works best with artificial light sources such as incandescent or Edison-style LED light bulbs, street lights, and decorative lights. There are also multiple sliders that give you even more control over the results.
- Note that Magic LightAI and all other Extensions are available in Luminar Neo for Pro Plan monthly and yearly subscribers as well as for owners of the 2022 Extensions Pack. Additionally, Extensions can now be purchased separately.
- In the new update, you will see support for new cameras including the Fujifilm X-T5, Fujifilm X-H2, Nikon Z30, OM Digital OM-5, Hasselblad X2D 100c.
- From now on, the AI-powered For This Photo feature in Presets will additionally recommend one Preset collection available on the Luminar Marketplace for you to discover and experiment with.
- Also, the monthly creative assets you get as part of X Membership are now even more comfortable to download and use. Get all the Presets, Skies, LUTs, and Overlays you’ve received with your X Membership directly in the Luminar Neo app.
- Win: On top of that, there are small changes in the Export interface and support for Undo and Redo in the Erase tool, which will make Luminar Neo even more convenient.
- Mac: On top of that, there’s now support for Undo and Redo with the Erase tool, which will make Luminar Neo even more convenient.
- Last but not least, we’ve fixed a number of bugs so Luminar Neo works even more smoothly. Enjoy the improvements!
- Bug fixes:
- use the @ symbol with hotkeys in non-latin localizations without encountering issues
- When receiving both the plugin update alert and the advertisement banner, close the advertisement banner and continue using the application
- Scroll Presets collections with more than 6 Presets without the scroll bar overlapping the Presets and the cover image
- Sync or paste Edits to an image without reverting the application of the CropAI tool
New in Luminar Neo 1.5.1 (10679) (Dec 5, 2022)
- General Updates:
- Luminar Neo Update 1.5.1 is here to bring you an even better experience. The Supersharp AI Extension now has Universal mode that tackles blur and delivers vivid and sharp results. Also, you can now export raw files a bit faster with full rendering. Additionally, the memory usage for Undo and Redo with brushes and the Clone & Stamp tool has been optimized. There’s also better refinement in the Portrait Background and Background Removal AI tools, which means you can clearly see the removed background when you’re editing.
- On top of that, we’ve fixed a number of bugs so Luminar Neo works even more smoothly. Try out the improvements!
- Bug fixes:
- Add an image from File explorer to the Single Image Edits folder when it contains more than one image without causing Luminar Neo to close.
- Apply Background Removal AI and then close Luminar Neo without experiencing sporadic crashes.
- Relaunch Luminar Neo in the Presets Tab without disabling zoom controls.