A word of warning and clarification, the "Lifetime" deal is only for preset/overlay filters... use of Generative AI (background removal, etc) expires in one year and reverts back to a subscription model. Please edit and update your video or text to reflect this overlooked detail.
Defo background removal Anthony, that vid was a fantastic teaser for what's to come. I really like the way your tutorials run, informative and not too complicated and encourage us to have a go, thank you. 😎
Good question! As you saw it positively selects the object but there's the option in masking to invert the selection. So I don't see why not. I'll have a play around and see.
Your tutorial presents it so easy. But when I tried to enhance the selection of remover background id doesn't work at all, nothing changes in effect. But of course the brush paints what I want. Only never change the transition selection, or object, nor background. Is it the way how it works in trial version only? Mine is trial. Desapointing result, must say. 😞
Not sure but I wouldn't think there would be a difference between the code in trial vs full version. I find the results really good and pretty reliable so if it's not working as you'd expect Id reach out to the Skylum helpdesk.
Thanks for the session looks great....I wish we ould just buy individual extensions to add to the fully paid version of Neo... very frustrating that we are hindered because we dont like subscriptions...
Yeah. I know what you mean. Having access to just the ones we want would be great! Perhaps they'll break the extensions out and sell individually in the future...
Anthony I have watched this several times so that I can get the hang of the process. One thing I have noticed is that when working on an image I have tried to zoom in from fit the screen to say 50%. That should make working on the image easier. However when I use refine the image goes back to its original size . Do you experience that or am I missing a trick? Hugh
So this is totally beginner but where can I get solid backgrounds and textures...I know I can buy skies etc cut this is very basic stuff and sometimes I dont want to add a jungle or landscape behind my cutout of an animal or bird...just a blurred color@@AnthonyTurnham
Hey man. Great videos. I have a question so we always get updates to the app right? And those updates are a few GB of data. Does all that just keep adding up to where by next year luminar neo is 150gb big? Or do the old updates erase? Also does anyone else have the problem selecting multiple pictures to export after editing and it takes about 3 hours to export 30 photos? Running on a new MacBook pro m1
Hi Mate, those updates just do a clean over the top update. They don't add up over time. With regards to export times. I've not experienced anything that slow before, however, the final processing is all done on the back end which keeps the use of the tools feeling lighter during the editing phase. This is great during editing but the downside is potentially longer export times. Maybe try reaching out to Skylum support for some help?
The white fringing is the white fur illuminated by the back light of the sun. When compositing it's always best to match light direction anyway, but if you did want to remove that part of the object just use the refine mask brush to exclude it from the selection.
If they're part of the background, IE not the main subject then sure. But do you mean remove them and replace with what would have been in the background behind them? That's a job for either the clone tool or Neo's AI powered erase tool.
That might have to be a comparison video for another day.... I'd need to do more testing, and probably on the final release rather than the beta. Good question!
If you're asking if Luminar NEO is better than Adobe Photoshop, the answer is "Depends, but probably not." NEO is amazingly good at what it does, and super easy to learn, but in ultimate power, little or nothing beats PS. So for people new to photo editing, or for pro/semi pro use speeding up your workflow, Luminar NEO is pure gold. However if your livelyhood is editing front pages for National Geographics or extending the frontpage lifetime of some has been supermodel, I'd probably stick with Photoshop.
@@jeeeeeeright Ah, I took it that he was asking about this particular Background Removal tool vs PS's A.I. Masking. That's a good point about the program as a whole.
Hi Anthony! Background removal tool; let's hope the masking is more accurate than the previous portrait background removal tool, it's so difficult to accurately separate the person you want to keep from the background you want to remove! 😾 Yes, as you know I have two cats, and getting them to pose together is near on impossible! 😹 Regards from Felix the Cat! 🐱
I bought Neo when it was first released and it had a background replacement tool. This now seems to have disappeared. Has it been removed with these various upgrades or am I looking in the wrong place?
Hi. I'm not sure where that would have been. Hmmm. They've had portrait background removal in there for a while. Or maybe you're thinking of the AI masking? Other than that I'm not sure. Thist tool is new.
Hi Elise it's in Neo only. Skylum have added several new AI mask tools to Neo. They've currently got a deal running to celebrate Neo's 1 yr anniversary bit.ly/Luminar-NEO
This new feature of Neo to change the background is really good. But what I really miss is a function to blur the background layer if necessary. And not just for portraits! Even with landscape shots and the like. you should be able to blur a new background layer. This is a feature that almost every photo editor has.
I use structure ( decrease it) with masking for a work around with this which is not perfect but at least a semi work around.I agree though that it would be great to be able to do it for correctly for shots that aren’t portrait
@@AnthonyTurnham They have already done this with the in built Portrait Bokeh AI tool so they have the ability to do it. Hope they can bring this into Background Removal and if they do I will purchase it
Thank you for your helpful video! I would like to use Luminar Neo regularly. Unfortunately, the function to create metadata (EXIF, IPTC, ...) and save them in my photos is missing. Will an update of Luminar Neo bring this feature, what do you think? Which app do you use to store metadata in your photos?
Background removal please, but I personally would find it useful in the context of real life….those photos of kids or other objects where the background is full of distracting elements. Very good video BTW
Thanks Edward. Good point about real life examples. So my question to you is... if you remove the background from those busy photos with kids in what are you thinking you'd replace it with? If you've got a couple of examples that would be helpful. Cheers
RUclips doesn't allow sample files to be attached. So, in any event, Luminar works pretty well at removing cluttered backgrounds, in both portrait and landscape. It's relatively easy to replace a background with say a wall, garden setting etc - anything that is straight up or down, but replacing with a path for eg, something to give the background some depth and perspective and context is much harder. Finding a suitable photo for use as a background in those situations on the web is impossible, unless you have other advice. Cheers and thanks again. Ed
EXCELLENT, your info is spot on always! I don't know if this subject has been covered by you or not, that is SHARE a photo that you have removed the background to a Folder or a Device? Doing a Background Remove grays out the options to Share the image (on my PC). Maybe I am doing something wrong but this is how I found to make the SHARE work to a FOLDER or a Device that I can then use the photo with any other software. After you have removed the background from a photo, I had to add a LAYER (any layer) to the photo. Now change the Layer OPACITY to 0. Now you can Share the photo as a .PNG file to a folder or to a device such as a phone. I am not sure why Skylum decided not to let you Share the photo after doing a Background Removal? Am I doing something wrong or did I find the magic way to Share a .PNG file with a Background Removed? Thanks for your great YT vids, David
Yes David, you're onto it. Like me, if something doesn't work the way you want it to, you find a hack and wait for the developer to catch up. Nice one.
I love Luminar Neo and would like to have these extensions but at $200+ per they would break the bank. I purchased Luminar soon after it came out and have been a loyal customer because it was far cheaper and far easier to use than Photoshop. But over the years Luminar has been sneaking in updates, upgrades, packs and extensions and they are beginning to look more and more like Photoshop in terms of reaching into my wallet. It feels like Luminar has been playing me -- sucking me in at a reasonable price only to make me pay more later on. That's sad to see and I'm not liking their business model. So I guess I'll drool over the expensive extensions and contend myself with what I've already purchased from them. Have fun with their new stuff.
I feel much the same .How ever I did buy the extension pack purely to support the team in Ukraine. There pricing structure does make other software seem a cheaper option.
When it was being rolled out in the beginning this universal background removal was included. Now it has been removed and made an extension you have to pay separately. Greed has taken over, I'm done with Skylum.
I mean what's really the difference between Portrait background removal and background removal AI??? I mcuh rather you show us how good they upscale AI and sharpen AI because no one has seen the Neo version just yet. background removal AI look the same as Portrait background removal to me it maybe faster idk.
Well the key difference is that portrait background removal only worked on portraits of humans. Which many saw as a big drawback. A lot of people contacted me saying they wished it worked for pets, wildlife and products. That's what this tool does. As for the other tools, I'm waiting on the Windows beta for Sharpen AI but I have Upscale and am working on a vid right now. Cheers for watching! 👍😀
@@AnthonyTurnham Oooh okay lol see that makes sense so this wouldn’t be for someone like me. I’m literally waiting on the 10th to try theses tools on my clients pictures before sending them out to get the best possible results. I wonder what we would get from utilizing the Noiseless AI,Sharpen AI, and Upscale AI after cropping the picture for Instagram . Idk if sharpen AI and noiseless AI is worth using together since noiseless has its own sharpening.
When Luminar Neo was first rolling out, this feature was included. NOW greed had taken over and they made it an extension you have to pay for if you want it :(. No thanks Skylum.
luminar cut out sucks. it works good maybe on simple stuff but its not working on complex stuff. My opinion is dont spent money on any of those plugins. they dont work good. Upscale is very bad if you have low res pictures and one make them bigger.
The problem with Skylum software is the deception. I have bought every form of every Skylum Offering for the last five years and NEO was a fraudulent roll out. The Extensions they now offer where part of the promised advertisement for the software early purchase. AI Background removal is now an extension but was the big hook originally. I use mainly Capture One 23 and will no long support Skylum Products.
Hi, I don't think AI background removal was ever part of the initial roll out. Perhaps you're recalling AI masking where the AI selects different objects and automatically creates a mask for you. That's in the base Luminar program.
As of today, Sunday, Feb 19, 2023 Luminar Neo "DOES NOT" have Ai Background Removal. Perhaps your personal downloaded "Beta Version" has it... Luminar Neo is completely useless, the software does not even recognize a portrait of a dog.
Thanks. Not the first to point that out. I think I'm going to have to sit on them in the future. Although I'm worried that if I do that my words won't come out. I think my vocal chords and hands must be mysteriously linked in some way.
waste of time. now do it without paying £39. you can do it free. Additional . I have Neo and the previous 4. I was pointing out the folly of paying for something it already does . BTW I also have Supersharp and HDR merge .
You realise the price of Luminar is for a full photo editor that incudes bg removal as part of many tools 🔧? You're not just paying for a background removal tool.
The current best deal for Luminar Neo can be found here bit.ly/Luminar-NEO. You can try code ATNEO10 for an additional discount.
A word of warning and clarification, the "Lifetime" deal is only for preset/overlay filters... use of Generative AI (background removal, etc) expires in one year and reverts back to a subscription model. Please edit and update your video or text to reflect this overlooked detail.
Was going to get Capture one for the Ai masking but it doesn't look like it turns the background to a transparency like this does.
Defo background removal Anthony, that vid was a fantastic teaser for what's to come. I really like the way your tutorials run, informative and not too complicated and encourage us to have a go, thank you. 😎
Thanks John!
Wow! love this tool, the fact that you can edit the mask if the AI missed something is golden! Perpetual license well worth the $$$!
Great work. I would like to see more background removal tutorials.
Can we use it to auto select the background to apply a mask?
Good question! As you saw it positively selects the object but there's the option in masking to invert the selection. So I don't see why not. I'll have a play around and see.
is theree a difference between this and potrait background?
Your tutorial presents it so easy. But when I tried to enhance the selection of remover background id doesn't work at all, nothing changes in effect. But of course the brush paints what I want. Only never change the transition selection, or object, nor background. Is it the way how it works in trial version only? Mine is trial. Desapointing result, must say. 😞
Not sure but I wouldn't think there would be a difference between the code in trial vs full version. I find the results really good and pretty reliable so if it's not working as you'd expect Id reach out to the Skylum helpdesk.
More background removal, please Anthony!
where do i find layer properties pro in my neo?
Top of the edit stack.
Cat curl on tail removal
Thanks for the session looks great....I wish we ould just buy individual extensions to add to the fully paid version of Neo... very frustrating that we are hindered because we dont like subscriptions...
Yeah. I know what you mean. Having access to just the ones we want would be great! Perhaps they'll break the extensions out and sell individually in the future...
very useful thank you. i would like to see a demo of removing a background around human hair or around tree leaves
Hi Sivan. I did this one with Portrait Background removal AI ruclips.net/video/_Dk8_0hzFYA/видео.html
@@AnthonyTurnham Thank you Anthony for taking the time and pointing out the other video. it has very useful tips.
Anthony I have watched this several times so that I can get the hang of the process. One thing I have noticed is that when working on an image I have tried to zoom in from fit the screen to say 50%. That should make working on the image easier. However when I use refine the image goes back to its original size . Do you experience that or am I missing a trick? Hugh
So nice demo but how can I add just a solid color background …
Drop the new solid background in as a new layer underneath the subject layer.
So this is totally beginner but where can I get solid backgrounds and textures...I know I can buy skies etc cut this is very basic stuff and sometimes I dont want to add a jungle or landscape behind my cutout of an animal or bird...just a blurred color@@AnthonyTurnham
You make it look so easy mate!
Great vid and exactly what I was looking for :)
Good to hear. Thanks Ivan.
If you missed the follow up video on Upscale AI it's now live and you can watch it here: ruclips.net/video/AXdmj8U0fwI/видео.html
Now you mention it. 😆
Hey man. Great videos. I have a question so we always get updates to the app right? And those updates are a few GB of data. Does all that just keep adding up to where by next year luminar neo is 150gb big? Or do the old updates erase? Also does anyone else have the problem selecting multiple pictures to export after editing and it takes about 3 hours to export 30 photos? Running on a new MacBook pro m1
Hi Mate, those updates just do a clean over the top update. They don't add up over time.
With regards to export times. I've not experienced anything that slow before, however, the final processing is all done on the back end which keeps the use of the tools feeling lighter during the editing phase. This is great during editing but the downside is potentially longer export times. Maybe try reaching out to Skylum support for some help?
Has a white fringing around the object which would look trash on a darker background.
The white fringing is the white fur illuminated by the back light of the sun. When compositing it's always best to match light direction anyway, but if you did want to remove that part of the object just use the refine mask brush to exclude it from the selection.
@@AnthonyTurnham Oh sorry, didnt realise Tie Fighters had fur. I apologise.
@@5p3nc3r It's part of the new cloning technology the Empire's been working on.
Yes please to the “background removal tool “😊
Thanks for the vote Mike!
Can you also remove pets blocking the background?
If they're part of the background, IE not the main subject then sure. But do you mean remove them and replace with what would have been in the background behind them? That's a job for either the clone tool or Neo's AI powered erase tool.
Background removal please, and thanks….. btw what monitor do you use? And the hood?
Hi and thanks. Monitor info is in the description :)
Just in time to make great Christmas images for cards
Good thinking! A great use for the tool.
Excellent Anthony, thank you👍
More background removal tutorials please.
Noted. Thanks Norma.
Better than PS?
That might have to be a comparison video for another day.... I'd need to do more testing, and probably on the final release rather than the beta. Good question!
If you're asking if Luminar NEO is better than Adobe Photoshop, the answer is "Depends, but probably not." NEO is amazingly good at what it does, and super easy to learn, but in ultimate power, little or nothing beats PS.
So for people new to photo editing, or for pro/semi pro use speeding up your workflow, Luminar NEO is pure gold.
However if your livelyhood is editing front pages for National Geographics or extending the frontpage lifetime of some has been supermodel, I'd probably stick with Photoshop.
@@jeeeeeeright Ah, I took it that he was asking about this particular Background Removal tool vs PS's A.I. Masking. That's a good point about the program as a whole.
Hi Anthony! Background removal tool; let's hope the masking is more accurate than the previous portrait background removal tool, it's so difficult to accurately separate the person you want to keep from the background you want to remove! 😾 Yes, as you know I have two cats, and getting them to pose together is near on impossible! 😹 Regards from Felix the Cat! 🐱
I bought Neo when it was first released and it had a background replacement tool. This now seems to have disappeared.
Has it been removed with these various upgrades or am I looking in the wrong place?
Hi. I'm not sure where that would have been. Hmmm. They've had portrait background removal in there for a while. Or maybe you're thinking of the AI masking? Other than that I'm not sure. Thist tool is new.
Background removal please
Cheers Andreas. You good with a demo on those Star Wars pics?
@@AnthonyTurnham Yes, that would be ok.
more background removal tutorials please
Hey Anthony Is the masking you are using in Neo or AI? I have Neo and cannot find it.. The background removal AI and Mask AI is what I mean.
Hi Elise it's in Neo only. Skylum have added several new AI mask tools to Neo. They've currently got a deal running to celebrate Neo's 1 yr anniversary bit.ly/Luminar-NEO
This new feature of Neo to change the background is really good. But what I really miss is a function to blur the background layer if necessary. And not just for portraits! Even with landscape shots and the like. you should be able to blur a new background layer. This is a feature that almost every photo editor has.
Agreed 👍 I've been asked to give feedback to the developers. This is certainly something I'll be mentioning!
I use structure ( decrease it) with masking for a work around with this which is not perfect but at least a semi work around.I agree though that it would be great to be able to do it for correctly for shots that aren’t portrait
@@AnthonyTurnham They have already done this with the in built Portrait Bokeh AI tool so they have the ability to do it. Hope they can bring this into Background Removal and if they do I will purchase it
Thank you for your helpful video! I would like to use Luminar Neo regularly. Unfortunately, the function to create metadata (EXIF, IPTC, ...) and save them in my photos is missing. Will an update of Luminar Neo bring this feature, what do you think? Which app do you use to store metadata in your photos?
Background removal please, but I personally would find it useful in the context of real life….those photos of kids or other objects where the background is full of distracting elements. Very good video BTW
Thanks Edward. Good point about real life examples. So my question to you is... if you remove the background from those busy photos with kids in what are you thinking you'd replace it with? If you've got a couple of examples that would be helpful. Cheers
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks - I’ll get some examples to you.
RUclips doesn't allow sample files to be attached. So, in any event, Luminar works pretty well at removing cluttered backgrounds, in both portrait and landscape. It's relatively easy to replace a background with say a wall, garden setting etc - anything that is straight up or down, but replacing with a path for eg, something to give the background some depth and perspective and context is much harder. Finding a suitable photo for use as a background in those situations on the web is impossible, unless you have other advice. Cheers and thanks again. Ed
you did very well, and its not that easy for me.
EXCELLENT, your info is spot on always! I don't know if this subject has been covered by you or not, that is SHARE a photo that you have removed the background to a Folder or a Device? Doing a Background Remove grays out the options to Share the image (on my PC). Maybe I am doing something wrong but this is how I found to make the SHARE work to a FOLDER or a Device that I can then use the photo with any other software.
After you have removed the background from a photo, I had to add a LAYER (any layer) to the photo. Now change the Layer OPACITY to 0. Now you can Share the photo as a .PNG file to a folder or to a device such as a phone.
I am not sure why Skylum decided not to let you Share the photo after doing a Background Removal? Am I doing something wrong or did I find the magic way to Share a .PNG file with a Background Removed? Thanks for your great YT vids, David
Yes David, you're onto it. Like me, if something doesn't work the way you want it to, you find a hack and wait for the developer to catch up. Nice one.
nice video. I think they have another tool call Object remover
The Erase tool will use AI to try to remove objects and replace them with what it thinks should be there.
no not this one. they have another new ext.
background removal tutorials please
Thanks for the vote Bramel.
I have a lot of videos to catch up on, and they all look good. hahah
Thanks. Well explained. I hope the next step will be AI removal of pets.
Anthony,
That's a HUGE cat!!!
?Is the size ratio of dog:cat correct??
Haha. Yes it is! It's actually a pathetically small dog 🐕
whispers carefully ..........he owns a panther 😸😸
More background removal tutorials thanks
Thanks Morgan
I love Luminar Neo and would like to have these extensions but at $200+ per they would break the bank. I purchased Luminar soon after it came out and have been a loyal customer because it was far cheaper and far easier to use than Photoshop. But over the years Luminar has been sneaking in updates, upgrades, packs and extensions and they are beginning to look more and more like Photoshop in terms of reaching into my wallet. It feels like Luminar has been playing me -- sucking me in at a reasonable price only to make me pay more later on. That's sad to see and I'm not liking their business model. So I guess I'll drool over the expensive extensions and contend myself with what I've already purchased from them. Have fun with their new stuff.
I feeling that way too and as a pensioner cash is scarce these days.
I feel much the same .How ever I did buy the extension pack purely to support the team in Ukraine. There pricing structure does make other software seem a cheaper option.
When it was being rolled out in the beginning this universal background removal was included. Now it has been removed and made an extension you have to pay separately. Greed has taken over, I'm done with Skylum.
as much money as joe biden is sending to Ukraine Americans should get them for free 🤣
More background removal,please.
Noted Nigel. Thank you. 😀
BACKGROUND REMOVAL please. Thanks and Regards JB
I mean what's really the difference between Portrait background removal and background removal AI??? I mcuh rather you show us how good they upscale AI and sharpen AI because no one has seen the Neo version just yet. background removal AI look the same as Portrait background removal to me it maybe faster idk.
Well the key difference is that portrait background removal only worked on portraits of humans. Which many saw as a big drawback. A lot of people contacted me saying they wished it worked for pets, wildlife and products. That's what this tool does. As for the other tools, I'm waiting on the Windows beta for Sharpen AI but I have Upscale and am working on a vid right now. Cheers for watching! 👍😀
@@AnthonyTurnham Oooh okay lol see that makes sense so this wouldn’t be for someone like me. I’m literally waiting on the 10th to try theses tools on my clients pictures before sending them out to get the best possible results.
I wonder what we would get from utilizing the Noiseless AI,Sharpen AI, and Upscale AI after cropping the picture for Instagram . Idk if sharpen AI and noiseless AI is worth using together since noiseless has its own sharpening.
background removal
Noted Rod!
Learn the dog sit and stay is prolly easier 😇😇
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When Luminar Neo was first rolling out, this feature was included. NOW greed had taken over and they made it an extension you have to pay for if you want it :(. No thanks Skylum.
luminar cut out sucks. it works good maybe on simple stuff but its not working on complex stuff. My opinion is dont spent money on any of those plugins. they dont work good. Upscale is very bad if you have low res pictures and one make them bigger.
The problem with Skylum software is the deception. I have bought every form of every Skylum Offering for the last five years and NEO was a fraudulent roll out. The Extensions they now offer where part of the promised advertisement for the software early purchase. AI Background removal is now an extension but was the big hook originally. I use mainly Capture One 23 and will no long support Skylum Products.
Hi, I don't think AI background removal was ever part of the initial roll out. Perhaps you're recalling AI masking where the AI selects different objects and automatically creates a mask for you. That's in the base Luminar program.
Floating sausage cat 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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As of today, Sunday, Feb 19, 2023 Luminar Neo "DOES NOT" have Ai Background Removal. Perhaps your personal downloaded "Beta Version" has it... Luminar Neo is completely useless, the software does not even recognize a portrait of a dog.
Really it does. Go to layer properties. The background removal masks are there. It's been in the last few releases.
I think you move your hand too much. Otherwise it’s all good
Thanks. Not the first to point that out. I think I'm going to have to sit on them in the future. Although I'm worried that if I do that my words won't come out. I think my vocal chords and hands must be mysteriously linked in some way.
waste of time. now do it without paying £39. you can do it free. Additional . I have Neo and the previous 4. I was pointing out the folly of paying for something it already does . BTW I also have Supersharp and HDR merge .
You realise the price of Luminar is for a full photo editor that incudes bg removal as part of many tools 🔧? You're not just paying for a background removal tool.
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