This video makes it easy for any level of photographer to understand how to get a great image to work with. Anthony goes through each step so well and explains it's purpose while demonstrating each tool. I love that he not only explains general editing processes and purposes, but then he takes you though his own individual thought process while applying those steps. So well done!
Thanks for showing this way of working!! Would be interested to see how you work in this way when you have a large number of photos to process. Is it one by one?
Thank you very much for this video. I've been Luminar user since 2018 version and I find it the most powerful creattive photo editor, much more intuitive than Photoshop. One issue I've been having, however, from the first install and now the same in Neo. This is a problem with using a crop tool for perspective correction. I shoot a lot of landscapes and architecture using wide-angle lenses, like 10-12 mm. When you use it from a close point, there's always a distortion of "walls falling off". In Photoshop, i can use a crop tool to align the buildings by using crop in iondividual corners, but in Luminar I don't have a control of individual corners to align it. I was using my old version of Photoshop just for this one function, but it's not accesible anymore. When I submitted - repeatedly - this question to the Luminar team, they gave me the same advice as if I'd be using Photoshop. However, it doesn't work; maybe it works on Apple version, but not in Windows. Lens' achromatic correction doesn't do a trick. Do you have any advice how to correct
Thank you Anthony. Excellent tutorial. You show that once you leave the Develop RAW tool you lose Develop “RAW”. In fact, I believe, you can go into “Edits” and there you will find the Develop RAW and you can continue using the Develop RAW tool. Try it out. Let me know if I’m correct. Love your videos. I’ve learned a great deal.
Yes you're right Tony. It'll still be there in edits but sat at the very bottom of the stack. My point is that you can't do a raw edit later in the editing process. Even if you go through the "back door" to access it rather than applying it initially it will still be treated as the first tool by the NEO engine. Cheers for watching and the comment :)
Very clear & informative; this is the first of your videos which I have viewed and I am hooked. The added bonus is your your tremendous respect for the Queen's English; anything less is something up with which I could not put!
Hi Anthony .... hands up, have only just discovered you. This edit is awesome. Also, what really intrigued me is when you were demonstrating the loss of 'RAW' capabilities. So ..... have subscribed - I feel it would be rude not to.
As always, another helpful and great explained Tutorial. One question is kind of still left open. Should I first make the RAW edit and then choose a preset or vice versa? Thanks Anthony 👍
Hey G'Day from Ayr Nth Queensland Australia, after watching a few of your videos I decided to purchase Luminar NEO yesterday, must say pretty impressive the only thing I should have looked at or was told was the minimum system requirements required as it's extremely slow on my computer, had I known what the minimum requirement I would have put off purchasing it until I got a suitable computer, so when I get a new computer I'll just have to purchase NEO again, oh well lesson learnt Frankie
Hey there Frankie. I'd get in touch with the Skylum helpdesk. They have a 30 day money back policy. Yes, any AI heavy apps such as Luminar are pretty processor and memory intensive. Much more fun to use on more beefy systems.
Thank you for yet another wonderfully intuitive video, Anthony. I have the Canon EOS R6 and always shoot in RAW. Can you please explain: 1) where do I find the profiles for my model, and 2) how do I upload those profiles to NEO, please?
It's amazing how many people who are affiliated to Luminar and other software who never use the Camera profile ! Profiles are in cameras for a reason and as far as I know, there's no option for not to use one ! lol . Thanks again Anthony for a great video.
The best tip for me came at the beginning where you right-clicked on the image and chose Adjustments from the pop-up menu to select Revert To Original. Never knew you could do that! Also, during the current crisis I wish you would mention in any videos relating to Luminar that Skylum is a Ukrainian company headquartered in Kiev and that by purchasing their products you are supporting their cause.
Just bought Luminar Neo for the remove dust spots and had no idea how to use the raw editor for the initial edits. I’m developing Old B&W negs from the 60s of people who are now well known but reaching the end of their life. I am getting decent results but it takes 10-15 minutes to get rid of the dust spots one by one in Pixelmator despite liberal amounts of compressed air. So I’ll follow this tutorial and do the same kind of RAW edit you recommend in this tutorial to see if I can up the quality of the end results. Just what I needed to start exploring the new software. Thanks.
G'day Anthony What a bonza tutorial! I always go to a raw edit first, and I don't know the consequences if I don't. Thanks for sharing this information with everyone. Havagooday mate Greg
On your first rec on camera profile, mine (Sony a6600) does not show, and so far, can't locate DCP camera profile sony alpha 6600. Anyone know where to locate such a thing? Otherwise, another very useful vid. I like Neo a lot over AI, and the new/updated tools are big improvements.
Sorry but link will not allow me to make a purchase. Your video was very helpful. Some steps similar to photoshop elements when loading in RAW file but able to see the entire picture and review your changes. Thanks so much.
Nice and I like how masking at 50% was used since, like you mention, there's no way to control the opacity of these tools. Also, thanks for promoting RAW!
Thank you very much, a joy to watch! Have you a thought about where i could find a way to get my osmpo pocket cinelike d profile into a format (dcp) that Luminar will accept as my camera profile? Thanks from Holland!
Thanks for the reminder, Anthony!! Coming from Lum 4 and Lum AI backgrounds, it takes reminding to do the Develop RAW first in Neo. Enjoyable and useful tutorial, as always!! 👌
You really made me think of trying this tool. Regarding setting the black and white points, is it possible to get a more objective and accurate clipping indication rather than just eyeballing? Thanks🙏
Really great videos, Anthony. I've had Neo for a few days (bought with your promo code, thanks!) and I was convinced to buy it from watching your videos for a while. I love seeing your workflows for really great insight into a solid creative process. I'm a long-time Capture One user and I was looking for a clipping warning when setting black and white points in the Develop Raw tool. I found it! It might be worth mentioning that keyboard J toggles clipping on and off. Question - do you use clipping warnings, or do you prefer to do it by eye? Second question, do you suggest users of the more traditional raw editors like Capture One or Lightroom should do their raw edits in Neo? Apart from the obvious seamless workflow all within Neo, which I can see is a plus. Is Neo a better raw editor than the others?
Hi David, thanks for the comment. Great questions. So yeah, J to toggle clipping warnings is a great hotkey. If I recall correctly it was introduced after this video was made. As far as raw editing goes, no I don't feel NEO has any particular advantage there over Capture One or Lightroom. The true bebnefit of NEO comes in the creative tools that are in addition to its raw editing capabilities. Cap1 and LR are still great options for a raw only workflow.
When using the background removal there sometimes is a halo around the image, a way to remove the halo is with the refine brush but I can't find it maybe I was misinformed.
At that point you can use the develop tool only with the 16bit export from HDR Merge. However, the main benefit of Develop Raw is so you can pull back as much dynamicrange from your file, and because HDR Merge has done that for you, using develop raw isn't as imperative as it was if using a single raw frame.
some nice touches here with the programme, but, I was always taught to crop the image first before applying major edits. Because the info within the image changes when you crop
The histogram will adapt to a newly cropped image but there currently isn't a histogram in this version of neo so it's all good. In anycase if you're aware of the data you're cropping and where it sits in the tonal range it doesn't really matter if you crop first, or last. I prefer at the end as I know my entire photo canvas looks the way I want and then if I want to re-crop later I know any pixels I reintroduce will be good.
I just found your tutorials and find them amazing. Thanks much for your work. I have a question. As I often take bracketed images and combine the in Aurora, this then limits the ability to utilize RAW as the initial step in editing an image using your recommended first step as the merged image is no longer a raw file. I believe then that the merged image provides as much flexibility as using a raw file with the correct profile as a starting base image. Also, I have a question. I seem to be having difficulty finding how to add them to my catalog. If you have a video on this can you tell me how to find it. You have opened a new world for me using the software. Until today, I was not impressed with NEO and I am now excited to use it again. Thanks again. You have a new fan.
Thanks so much Pauline! Great idea to do an initial merge in Aurora. Done right this should give you all the data in the file you need for a good edit. Adding photos or folders is pretty simple by pressing the plus icon in the library and navigating to the right file/ folder. I'll see what I can do regarding a video... 😊
Thanks for this NEO video Anthony. It was good to see you go to Camera Profile first which is what I always do and usualy go for the neutral one. Several videos I've watched tend to just use the programs default profile which seems a bit odd to me. In the case of the white and black point adjustment this is where we need to hystogram which is coming. Unfortunately with the sad situation they are going through we will have to wait and hope all the best for them.
Anthony as we expected another great video. While so far I am disappointed that luminar put out an incomplete product missing some of the very basic features of AI I will be patient for updates and I wish their team and all Ukrainian the best while during these trying times. I appreciate the work flow ideas you have provided especially since I normally use luminar as plug in but have recently changed my work flow. Still trying to master when I have hundreds to thousands of images to edit quickly vs a single image. Is there a feature that shows if you are clipping either the shadows or highlights?
Hi Anthony thanks for your series of enlightening ,easily absorbing and helpful tutorials on Luminar AI &Neo. I have really learnt a lot on how to use these applications. Please can you help me on how to use Luminar Neo to switch on light bulbs and give it a natural glowing spread. Thanks in advance.
As usual a great video and clearly explained. It’s amazing that when I saw the original photo I thought is was good but when compared with the finished article you can see how flat it was. I bought Neo when it was first announced in September but haven’t been able to use it yet. Downloaded ok but won’t accept my email or password and when I ask to reset it will only do it with my original password which it says is wrong. Oh well!
Thank you so much for your tutorial Anthony. But I do have a question on the RAW file when editing, in your opinion, we need to do the high dynamic range image in RAW file then follows with tools. So all the presets or your own presets would not be very effective in saving time for editing images since we should do it in RAW and going through all other editing as we think fit into that particular image.
Great tutorial! As a new Luminar user I find these extremely helpful If converting to black and white, would you still conduct initial raw edits prior to converting? Or would you convert first, then adjust light settings?
Hi, Anthony, as always very instructive, it makes the learning process so much easier having a no nonsense tutorial. I have a question for you, in Neo there is the profile section in editing, but my EOS 200d is not listed, but there is a download option, but how? I would ask Skylume but they have other things on their mind right now.
The profile would be from Canon. Hopefully a bit of digging on their website would uncover it. Put it on your computer and then point Luminar towards it.
Hi D B. Absolutely. To be honest it's probably my lightroom workflow that has tanslated over to Luminar. The only thing with LR is that you can't do as much on the back end creative side once that technical edit is locked in. Having said that though I do really love finessing things with the local adjustments. Good idea for a video. Thanks.
Thanks again for another vid Anthony. This was a great image to show what you can do with RAW files. God, I wish I could get my lil friend to stop shooting jpeg's.
Great vid Anthony. Is there no longer an overall adjuster at the end so you can reign in the overall edit? Can you export edits and apply to another image to shot match?
Thanks Mikee. Yeah unfortunately as yet there's no overall slider to reduce the amount. I've got a workaround for it but a slider would be much better. Currently I'm still exploring options for syncing settings between shots and the best way to do it. I'll keep you and the channel subscribers posted... :)
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks for replying Anthony. Would be useful to have a sort of shot match if you have a series of photos are taken of an object or multiple inside building shots.
Thanks Anthony. In regards to the Develop and Camera Profile. I am using Fuji XT3 . I dont have the choice you have . I only have Luminar Default, Adobe Standard, Load Custom DCP Profile, Load Custom DCP from DNG, Set as default for this camera . Can I set it for my camera ? Any suggestions how I would do this. This could be one of the issues I may of been having with my colour correction and results. ie when I open my image it looks good then it changes to a more dull image.
Always excellent advice, thanks for your time and effort on these vids. Do you consider where a photo is intended to be displayed as part of your editing? For example, some places may have a different vibe (Modern, country, urban, home...) and less color or flatter image may display better with the surrounding decor.
Hi Anthony, How do I get the develop RAW option to appear? My camera is supported as is the RAW format I shoot in but I don't seem to get the develop RAW option... Thanks in advance!
Hi Wouter. You have to use jt before anything else. If you apply a different tool then you're no longer editing a raw shot and so develop raw turns into simply develop.
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks for the quick reply! Aparently I have to convert my CR3 raw files into DNG files for Luminar to enable the Develop RAW option...
Anthony, how do you have all of those choices on that drop down on the camera profile??? Am I missing something? I don't have any of those choices. HELP
Hey sir. Thanks for this video. I watched your other video titled "Best photo editing software for beginners 2020". I went at head and click on the link you provided in the description for that video..... but I took me to Al luminar which confused me a little because you only mentioned Luminar 4.3 in the vedio. Going through your other videos, you have a video on Luminar Neo... now my question is: are they all the same as Liminar 4 you mentioned in your first video? Im new into photographing and editing and Im looking for an editing software which is affordable and easy to use. Thanks
Hi Mate. Luminar is an evolving bit of software. The most up to date version is Luminar Neo. It is now (as of the most recent update) my favourite. It's been refined and is ideal as a cost effective, yet powerful editor. The way it works allows it to get you up and running fast, yet grow with you as your skill set improves.
Any luck on getting the Auto Distortion feature working? I've tried and tried, but i've got no luck. I hoped it would be fixed with an update, but still no fix. It's pretty annoying at this point to have to manually fix the distortion in each of my RAW photos. Thanks for the video?
Thanks for some interesting pointers. Unfortunately my experience with Luminar Neo has been that I have lost the last two edits I’ve done on which I spent many hours. Re-pened the software and one image was missing completely and the other one was there but with absolutely none of the edits attached, tried to load from the backup files but made no difference. Given the situation in Ukraine I don’t really want to hassle them but it’s just super disappointing as I don’t feel confident to waste any more time if I’m just going to lose all the work.
Hi Anthony I’ve purchased Luminar Neo couple of things it’s a bit slow and is it possible to download pictures from my camera straight to folders or catalogue is that possible thank you love the videos.
Hi mate. For a speed boost, a bit of extra memory in your computer goes a long way! Because it's got a lot of AI features it can be pretty processor intensive and memory hungry.
Hello Anthony. Thanks once again for your most informative videos. You know how to explain things. However, am I missing something important which Luminar ai had but which seems to be missing from Neo, namely the clone tool? Thanks once again
Hi Anthony I have a question I miss Luminar Neo choice in camera profile, only adobe standard but no camera flat, or camera standard, camera landscape what am I doing wrong they are raw files in develop, your videos are great I hope for a reply. greetings Edwin
I’d be curious to know if you have a good method for using both Lightroom and Luminar catalogs simultaneously and what your process looks like. I.E. catalog through Lightroom and then add the folder to Luminar (Neo and/or AI)? I normally use Luminar as a PS plugin, but obviously this eliminates the Develop Raw option.
Hmmm. Very informative, Anthony. However, when I click on Camera Profile under Develop Raw, I don't get anything but "Luminar Default." Where did you get the plethora of other options?
Luminar neo seems to be unable to pick up the built in lens profile/corrections on my RX100 m4 - which is pretty annoying as that's a camera that NEEDS the lens profile/correction. Seems to be fine with my Sony Lens on my a6000/a7R iv though. So hopefully that's just an oversight/technical bug that they fix soon.
Hi Anthony! I notice the return of layers with Luminar Neo, but I can't separate the individual layers to work on them independently. Also I noticed you can add light effects to these new layers, for example 'flares' and 'sparklers'. However, I also purchased some new ones 'Weather Effects' and 'Winter Overlays', but although they were advertised with the 'Neo' logo, I can't download them to the Neo assets file - disgruntled! Felix the Cat. 😾😾
Hi Felix. I'm sure we can get them working for you in Neo too. Can you share them with anthonyeditsyourphotos@gmail.com? I'll see if I can put a video together showing what to do... If the files are large a dropbox share may be the way forward... To edit the layer yo want, select it from the thumbnail on the left and then the edits you then do are applied to that layer.
HI Anthony! I am interested in Luminar Neo. Is it different from Luminar 5? Or Luminar AI? I am a little confused... 😕 Your help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Hi Blue Gene. While it shares similarities to previous versions it is completely rebuilt to speed up the editing workflow. This is a welcome improvement as is the ability to re-apply tools multiple times. This may not seem like a big deal, but I've shown in several videos why this is an important and very powerful feature. You can get it with a discount here: bit.ly/Luminar-NEO using the code ATNEO (unless they're already running a promo). Personally I recommend buying and owning the software, but if subscriptions are more your thing they have recently introduced that option. Hope that helps 😀
So, RAW processing is kind of a more fundamental set of changes than if you’d be doing the same things on a JPEG? Just wondering how - for example - an exposure slider works differently on a RAW image as opposed to on a JPEG image.
It's not that it works differently, it's just that a RAW file has more depth. Therefore highlights, shadows and exposure are all more easily recovered and manipulated because of the data held within the raw file compared to the very limited jpeg.
Currently there isn't one. Hopefully it'll be in the next update. For now, it's back to the basics of a well calibrated sips monitor with limited light pollution in the working environment. In those conditions with or without a histogram it's pretty easy to judge.
Super helpful. Glad I watched this one.
This video makes it easy for any level of photographer to understand how to get a great image to work with. Anthony goes through each step so well and explains it's purpose while demonstrating each tool. I love that he not only explains general editing processes and purposes, but then he takes you though his own individual thought process while applying those steps. So well done!
I’ve just purchased Luminar Neo and this video tutorial is essential. Glad I watched this first. 👍🏻
Gorgeous edit! I like what you did to the photo.
Thanks!
Thanks Anthony for your easy to follow tutorials. You're my go to for all things Luminar and I point anyone that ask to go to your tutorials. 👍
Couldn’t agree more
I appreciate that! Thanks so much. 🙏
Sure; these tutorials are indeed instructive, and Anthony's pronunciation is rather ok for a non-Englishman. 😉
Finally...someone that explains properly. I still think this software needs a lot of development.
Thanks. That's kind of you. I know the developers are back on the case working on updates.
Thanks for showing this way of working!! Would be interested to see how you work in this way when you have a large number of photos to process. Is it one by one?
You have given us a great tour of how to start properly and then add to a base. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much for this video. I've been Luminar user since 2018 version and I find it the most powerful creattive photo editor, much more intuitive than Photoshop. One issue I've been having, however, from the first install and now the same in Neo. This is a problem with using a crop tool for perspective correction. I shoot a lot of landscapes and architecture using wide-angle lenses, like 10-12 mm. When you use it from a close point, there's always a distortion of "walls falling off". In Photoshop, i can use a crop tool to align the buildings by using crop in iondividual corners, but in Luminar I don't have a control of individual corners to align it. I was using my old version of Photoshop just for this one function, but it's not accesible anymore. When I submitted - repeatedly - this question to the Luminar team, they gave me the same advice as if I'd be using Photoshop. However, it doesn't work; maybe it works on Apple version, but not in Windows. Lens' achromatic correction doesn't do a trick. Do you have any advice how to correct
You can use perspective correction / transform for geometric changes along with the crop tool. It's the last sub tool listed in the develop tool.
Thank you Anthony. Excellent tutorial. You show that once you leave the Develop RAW tool you lose Develop “RAW”. In fact, I believe, you can go into “Edits” and there you will find the Develop RAW and you can continue using the Develop RAW tool. Try it out. Let me know if I’m correct. Love your videos. I’ve learned a great deal.
Yes you're right Tony. It'll still be there in edits but sat at the very bottom of the stack. My point is that you can't do a raw edit later in the editing process. Even if you go through the "back door" to access it rather than applying it initially it will still be treated as the first tool by the NEO engine.
Cheers for watching and the comment :)
Got it. Thanks for the prompt reply.
Thank you for your videos. Finally someone a newbie like me can understand.
Very clear & informative; this is the first of your videos which I have viewed and I am hooked. The added bonus is your your tremendous respect for the Queen's English; anything less is something up with which I could not put!
Hi Anthony .... hands up, have only just discovered you. This edit is awesome. Also, what really intrigued me is when you were demonstrating the loss of 'RAW' capabilities. So ..... have subscribed - I feel it would be rude not to.
Thanks Roger and welcome aboard!
As always, another helpful and great explained Tutorial. One question is kind of still left open. Should I first make the RAW edit and then choose a preset or vice versa? Thanks Anthony 👍
I love this! Thank you for sharing this knowledge!
Glad it was helpful!
Please explain more about “camera profiles “ and how to get them. I’m not sure where to look in MFG website. Thanks
Hey G'Day from Ayr Nth Queensland Australia, after watching a few of your videos I decided to purchase Luminar NEO yesterday, must say pretty impressive the only thing I should have looked at or was told was the minimum system requirements required as it's extremely slow on my computer, had I known what the minimum requirement I would have put off purchasing it until I got a suitable computer, so when I get a new computer I'll just have to purchase NEO again, oh well lesson learnt Frankie
Hey there Frankie. I'd get in touch with the Skylum helpdesk. They have a 30 day money back policy. Yes, any AI heavy apps such as Luminar are pretty processor and memory intensive. Much more fun to use on more beefy systems.
Again a very interesting video! I would like to know more about focus stacking in Luminar Neo. Is it possible?
Thanks Erik. At the moment focus stacking isn't an option. But as Skylum seem to be investing in developing plugins for NEO who knows in the future...
Thank you for yet another wonderfully intuitive video, Anthony. I have the Canon EOS R6 and always shoot in RAW. Can you please explain: 1) where do I find the profiles for my model, and 2) how do I upload those profiles to NEO, please?
I'll see what I can do Simon ☺️
It's amazing how many people who are affiliated to Luminar and other software who never use the Camera profile !
Profiles are in cameras for a reason and as far as I know, there's no option for not to use one ! lol .
Thanks again Anthony for a great video.
The best tip for me came at the beginning where you right-clicked on the image and chose Adjustments from the pop-up menu to select Revert To Original. Never knew you could do that! Also, during the current crisis I wish you would mention in any videos relating to Luminar that Skylum is a Ukrainian company headquartered in Kiev and that by purchasing their products you are supporting their cause.
He already did a lot of times in other videos.
Just bought Luminar Neo for the remove dust spots and had no idea how to use the raw editor for the initial edits. I’m developing Old B&W negs from the 60s of people who are now well known but reaching the end of their life. I am getting decent results but it takes 10-15 minutes to get rid of the dust spots one by one in Pixelmator despite liberal amounts of compressed air. So I’ll follow this tutorial and do the same kind of RAW edit you recommend in this tutorial to see if I can up the quality of the end results. Just what I needed to start exploring the new software. Thanks.
One of your most informative videos and the best introduction to Neo's less obvious tools I've seen, thanks for the very well done video.
Thanks Larry!
Same same 👍
You never disappoint! Hands down one of the best presenters on RUclips! I thoroughly enjoy how you simplify the editing process!!!
Naw thanks Michael. That's very kind of you!
G'day Anthony
What a bonza tutorial!
I always go to a raw edit first, and I don't know the consequences if I don't.
Thanks for sharing this information with everyone.
Havagooday mate
Greg
On your first rec on camera profile, mine (Sony a6600) does not show, and so far, can't locate DCP camera profile sony alpha 6600. Anyone know where to locate such a thing? Otherwise, another very useful vid. I like Neo a lot over AI, and the new/updated tools are big improvements.
brilliant...I just want to get started. thankyou
still would like to have a histogram to go along with the editor. You provided some good information that I will use next time I'm processing a photo
I'm glad you sorted out that horizon at the end. It was driving me potty!
Haha. Yeah - I can't stand a wonky horizon! I think I got a bit of "leg sink" on my tripod in the wet sand.
I have been using Neo all wrong with Enhance AI first. Thanks for this video. I have learned some important things.
Glad it was helpful! Enhance AI is a great tool and certainly can be used first but for more control over your image this is definitely the way to go.
Sorry but link will not allow me to make a purchase. Your video was very helpful. Some steps similar to photoshop elements when loading in RAW file but able to see the entire picture and review your changes. Thanks so much.
bit.ly/Luminar-NEO should work...
Thanks. Very very useful. Any Website to download Camera Profile as shown in your video.
Nice and I like how masking at 50% was used since, like you mention, there's no way to control the opacity of these tools. Also, thanks for promoting RAW!
Very helpful. Where would I find the Camera Profile for the Sony A1? Thanks.
Awesome tutorial! If you are replacing the sky should you do it before or after doing initial edits in develop?
Develop raw first. Then sky replacement.
Thank you very much, a joy to watch! Have you a thought about where i could find a way to get my osmpo pocket cinelike d profile into a format (dcp) that Luminar will accept as my camera profile? Thanks from Holland!
Great list almost used all the hacks.. but pr pro is love ❤️
Thanks for the reminder, Anthony!! Coming from Lum 4 and Lum AI backgrounds, it takes reminding to do the Develop RAW first in Neo. Enjoyable and useful tutorial, as always!! 👌
Most helpful Neo tutorial yet! Thank you!
You really made me think of trying this tool. Regarding setting the black and white points, is it possible to get a more objective and accurate clipping indication rather than just eyeballing? Thanks🙏
Currently no. It's just good screen calibration and eyeballing it for the time being. I think a histogram will appear in an update soon though.
Excellent help with reasoning for us newbies to editing. Thanks!
Another great tutorial! This is so helpful! Will be purchasing this program this week. Thanks a bundle! 😊
Really great videos, Anthony. I've had Neo for a few days (bought with your promo code, thanks!) and I was convinced to buy it from watching your videos for a while. I love seeing your workflows for really great insight into a solid creative process.
I'm a long-time Capture One user and I was looking for a clipping warning when setting black and white points in the Develop Raw tool. I found it! It might be worth mentioning that keyboard J toggles clipping on and off. Question - do you use clipping warnings, or do you prefer to do it by eye?
Second question, do you suggest users of the more traditional raw editors like Capture One or Lightroom should do their raw edits in Neo? Apart from the obvious seamless workflow all within Neo, which I can see is a plus. Is Neo a better raw editor than the others?
Hi David, thanks for the comment. Great questions. So yeah, J to toggle clipping warnings is a great hotkey. If I recall correctly it was introduced after this video was made. As far as raw editing goes, no I don't feel NEO has any particular advantage there over Capture One or Lightroom. The true bebnefit of NEO comes in the creative tools that are in addition to its raw editing capabilities. Cap1 and LR are still great options for a raw only workflow.
When using the background removal there sometimes is a halo around the image, a way to remove the halo is with the refine brush but I can't find it maybe I was misinformed.
With the new HDR workflow, is the Develop RAW option still available after merging multiple brackets?
At that point you can use the develop tool only with the 16bit export from HDR Merge. However, the main benefit of Develop Raw is so you can pull back as much dynamicrange from your file, and because HDR Merge has done that for you, using develop raw isn't as imperative as it was if using a single raw frame.
@@AnthonyTurnham Good point, thank you.
some nice touches here with the programme, but, I was always taught to crop the image first before applying major edits. Because the info within the image changes when you crop
The histogram will adapt to a newly cropped image but there currently isn't a histogram in this version of neo so it's all good. In anycase if you're aware of the data you're cropping and where it sits in the tonal range it doesn't really matter if you crop first, or last. I prefer at the end as I know my entire photo canvas looks the way I want and then if I want to re-crop later I know any pixels I reintroduce will be good.
I just found your tutorials and find them amazing. Thanks much for your work. I have a question. As I often take bracketed images and combine the in Aurora, this then limits the ability to utilize RAW as the initial step in editing an image using your recommended first step as the merged image is no longer a raw file. I believe then that the merged image provides as much flexibility as using a raw file with the correct profile as a starting base image. Also, I have a question. I seem to be having difficulty finding how to add them to my catalog. If you have a video on this can you tell me how to find it. You have opened a new world for me using the software. Until today, I was not impressed with NEO and I am now excited to use it again. Thanks again. You have a new fan.
Thanks so much Pauline! Great idea to do an initial merge in Aurora. Done right this should give you all the data in the file you need for a good edit. Adding photos or folders is pretty simple by pressing the plus icon in the library and navigating to the right file/ folder. I'll see what I can do regarding a video... 😊
Fantastic edit and tutorial!
Thanks Paulina 😃
Thanks for this NEO video Anthony. It was good to see you go to Camera Profile first which is what I always do and usualy go for the neutral one. Several videos I've watched tend
to just use the programs default profile which seems a bit odd to me.
In the case of the white and black point adjustment this is where we need to hystogram which is coming. Unfortunately with the sad situation they are going through we will
have to wait and hope all the best for them.
Absolutely Ken. Thanks for the comment. 👍
Anthony as we expected another great video. While so far I am disappointed that luminar put out an incomplete product missing some of the very basic features of AI I will be patient for updates and I wish their team and all Ukrainian the best while during these trying times. I appreciate the work flow ideas you have provided especially since I normally use luminar as plug in but have recently changed my work flow. Still trying to master when I have hundreds to thousands of images to edit quickly vs a single image. Is there a feature that shows if you are clipping either the shadows or highlights?
Hi. Thanks @J lopez No Clipping warnings unfortunately. Hopefully we'll see some and a histogram in a future update.
? Does Develop RAW come with the NEO Pro subscription or do you need to buy it separately?
Develop Raw is part of the base program and comes built into NEO. 😃
Hi Anthony thanks for your series of enlightening ,easily absorbing and helpful tutorials on Luminar AI &Neo. I have really learnt a lot on how to use these applications. Please can you help me on how to use Luminar Neo to switch on light bulbs and give it a natural glowing spread. Thanks in advance.
Hi Kareem, I'll see what I can do. Do you have the example you can share? The email I use is anthonyeditsyourphotos@gmail.com
As usual a great video and clearly explained. It’s amazing that when I saw the original photo I thought is was good but when compared with the finished article you can see how flat it was. I bought Neo when it was first announced in September but haven’t been able to use it yet. Downloaded ok but won’t accept my email or password and when I ask to reset it will only do it with my original password which it says is wrong. Oh well!
Hi Anthony, thanks for your videos they are well done. I have a Canon 80D. Do you know where can add the camera profile for it?
Hi Manuel. I'm not sure on that I'm afraid.
Thank you so much for your tutorial Anthony. But I do have a question on the RAW file when editing, in your opinion, we need to do the high dynamic range image in RAW file then follows with tools. So all the presets or your own presets would not be very effective in saving time for editing images since we should do it in RAW and going through all other editing as we think fit into that particular image.
Hi Tom, cheers mate. It's early here in NZ and maybe I need to wake up more, but I'm not sure I really understand the question?
Great tutorial!
As a new Luminar user I find these extremely helpful
If converting to black and white, would you still conduct initial raw edits prior to converting? Or would you convert first, then adjust light settings?
Thanks Graeme. Raw develop first regardless of the end goal. B&W or other. :)
Great video explaining important tools in a very lucid manner.
Hi, Anthony, as always very instructive, it makes the learning process so much easier having a no nonsense tutorial. I have a question for you, in Neo there is the profile section in editing, but my EOS 200d is not listed, but there is a download option, but how? I would ask Skylume but they have other things on their mind right now.
The profile would be from Canon. Hopefully a bit of digging on their website would uncover it. Put it on your computer and then point Luminar towards it.
Thanks Anthony for a great informative video. One question, where would I get Nikon z6/z5 camera profiles to use.
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Great rundown - Anthony - thank you..
Great video. I was wondering if you can apply this same concept in Lightroom? Can you do a video on it?
Hi D B. Absolutely. To be honest it's probably my lightroom workflow that has tanslated over to Luminar. The only thing with LR is that you can't do as much on the back end creative side once that technical edit is locked in. Having said that though I do really love finessing things with the local adjustments.
Good idea for a video. Thanks.
@@AnthonyTurnham thank you, appreciate it
14:21 you could do this with filling mask as well :)
Thanks Alex. How do you fill with 50%? I wasn't aware you could?
@@AnthonyTurnham thats true. Maybe you could address that to skylum, mask transparency or something, so you don't have to paint over all picture
Thanks again for another vid Anthony. This was a great image to show what you can do with RAW files. God, I wish I could get my lil friend to stop shooting jpeg's.
I learned so much from this one video! Thank you Anthony.
Glad to hear it Pete! Thanks for the comment.
Very well done, great tips, thanks
Thanks Nigel
Great vid Anthony. Is there no longer an overall adjuster at the end so you can reign in the overall edit? Can you export edits and apply to another image to shot match?
Thanks Mikee. Yeah unfortunately as yet there's no overall slider to reduce the amount. I've got a workaround for it but a slider would be much better. Currently I'm still exploring options for syncing settings between shots and the best way to do it. I'll keep you and the channel subscribers posted... :)
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks for replying Anthony. Would be useful to have a sort of shot match if you have a series of photos are taken of an object or multiple inside building shots.
Great tutorial!!!! Easy to follow and very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Anthony. In regards to the Develop and Camera Profile. I am using Fuji XT3 . I dont have the choice you have . I only have Luminar Default, Adobe Standard, Load Custom DCP Profile, Load Custom DCP from DNG, Set as default for this camera . Can I set it for my camera ? Any suggestions how I would do this. This could be one of the issues I may of been having with my colour correction and results. ie when I open my image it looks good then it changes to a more dull image.
Hi David, I am as clueless as you are, but I noticed that if you convert your image in DNG you have the same choices as in the video.
Great tutorial! You gave us some nice tips, thanks!
Glad it was helpful Geoff!
Always excellent advice, thanks for your time and effort on these vids. Do you consider where a photo is intended to be displayed as part of your editing? For example, some places may have a different vibe (Modern, country, urban, home...) and less color or flatter image may display better with the surrounding decor.
Hi Phil. Yes, absolutely. If I know where an image will be displayed I'll be mindful of that during the edit.
Hi Anthony, How do I get the develop RAW option to appear? My camera is supported as is the RAW format I shoot in but I don't seem to get the develop RAW option... Thanks in advance!
Hi Wouter. You have to use jt before anything else. If you apply a different tool then you're no longer editing a raw shot and so develop raw turns into simply develop.
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks for the quick reply! Aparently I have to convert my CR3 raw files into DNG files for Luminar to enable the Develop RAW option...
Oh right! Hmmm. I did a vid recently on Adobe's dng converter that may help...
Anthony, how do you have all of those choices on that drop down on the camera profile??? Am I missing something? I don't have any of those choices. HELP
Great advice. Couldn't agree more.
please explain where these camera profiles come from. when I drop down nothing is there. I'm a FUJIFILM user. Thanks cheers, G
Quite helpful - thanks!
Hey sir. Thanks for this video. I watched your other video titled "Best photo editing software for beginners 2020". I went at head and click on the link you provided in the description for that video..... but I took me to Al luminar which confused me a little because you only mentioned Luminar 4.3 in the vedio. Going through your other videos, you have a video on Luminar Neo... now my question is: are they all the same as Liminar 4 you mentioned in your first video? Im new into photographing and editing and Im looking for an editing software which is affordable and easy to use. Thanks
Hi Mate. Luminar is an evolving bit of software. The most up to date version is Luminar Neo. It is now (as of the most recent update) my favourite. It's been refined and is ideal as a cost effective, yet powerful editor. The way it works allows it to get you up and running fast, yet grow with you as your skill set improves.
@@AnthonyTurnham thank you.
Thank You Anthony!
Any luck on getting the Auto Distortion feature working? I've tried and tried, but i've got no luck. I hoped it would be fixed with an update, but still no fix. It's pretty annoying at this point to have to manually fix the distortion in each of my RAW photos. Thanks for the video?
Thanks for some interesting pointers.
Unfortunately my experience with Luminar Neo has been that I have lost the last two edits I’ve done on which I spent many hours.
Re-pened the software and one image was missing completely and the other one was there but with absolutely none of the edits attached, tried to load from the backup files but made no difference.
Given the situation in Ukraine I don’t really want to hassle them but it’s just super disappointing as I don’t feel confident to waste any more time if I’m just going to lose all the work.
Fair enough. Always a gut wrenching feeling when you lose work you've spent a long time on.
Hi Anthony I’ve purchased Luminar Neo couple of things it’s a bit slow and is it possible to download pictures from my camera straight to folders or catalogue is that possible thank you love the videos.
Hi mate. For a speed boost, a bit of extra memory in your computer goes a long way! Because it's got a lot of AI features it can be pretty processor intensive and memory hungry.
Hello Anthony. Thanks once again for your most informative videos. You know how to explain things. However, am I missing something important which Luminar ai had but which seems to be missing from Neo, namely the clone tool? Thanks once again
Hi Lino. Currently it's not there! I'm sure we'll see it appear in a future update!
Hi Anthony I have a question I miss Luminar Neo choice in camera profile, only adobe standard but no camera flat, or camera standard, camera landscape what am I doing wrong they are raw files in develop, your videos are great I hope for a reply. greetings Edwin
Hi Edwin, I'm hoping to cover more on profiles in a future video. I'm getting asked this a lot. Watc this space....
I’d be curious to know if you have a good method for using both Lightroom and Luminar catalogs simultaneously and what your process looks like. I.E. catalog through Lightroom and then add the folder to Luminar (Neo and/or AI)? I normally use Luminar as a PS plugin, but obviously this eliminates the Develop Raw option.
Why not use the clipping mask to the whites and blacks?
It wasn't available in NEO when this was recorded. Clipping warnings were added a bit later.
Hmmm. Very informative, Anthony. However, when I click on Camera Profile under Develop Raw, I don't get anything but "Luminar Default." Where did you get the plethora of other options?
Hi Walt. Turns out, it's quite common they're not available. I've put a video together on what to do. ruclips.net/video/7JFjFyotHpE/видео.html
Tried following this method for Fujifilm RAF Files but I am not getting any camera profiles in the drop down menu????
Luminar neo seems to be unable to pick up the built in lens profile/corrections on my RX100 m4 - which is pretty annoying as that's a camera that NEEDS the lens profile/correction.
Seems to be fine with my Sony Lens on my a6000/a7R iv though. So hopefully that's just an oversight/technical bug that they fix soon.
Hi Anthony! I notice the return of layers with Luminar Neo, but I can't separate the individual layers to work on them independently. Also I noticed you can add light effects to these new layers, for example 'flares' and 'sparklers'. However, I also purchased some new ones 'Weather Effects' and 'Winter Overlays', but although they were advertised with the 'Neo' logo, I can't download them to the Neo assets file - disgruntled! Felix the Cat. 😾😾
Hi Felix. I'm sure we can get them working for you in Neo too. Can you share them with anthonyeditsyourphotos@gmail.com? I'll see if I can put a video together showing what to do...
If the files are large a dropbox share may be the way forward...
To edit the layer yo want, select it from the thumbnail on the left and then the edits you then do are applied to that layer.
Thanks!
Hi Anthony, I recently bought Luminar AI. Is Luminar NEO different? Is that a separate purchase? 😢
Hi Elvie, yes while they share many of the same tools, fundamentally the way they work is different. Skylum created a new engine and workflow for NEO.
When I go to camera profile I get load custom DCP profile or from DNG how do I do that?
Good question Elisabeth. I may put a vid together on it in the future.
Why no cloning tool?
Hmm… I opened a CR2 file and under camera profile nothing is listed. Any idea why?
Any idea why I show nothing under the camera profile?
HI Anthony! I am interested in Luminar Neo. Is it different from Luminar 5? Or Luminar AI? I am a little confused... 😕 Your help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Hi Blue Gene. While it shares similarities to previous versions it is completely rebuilt to speed up the editing workflow. This is a welcome improvement as is the ability to re-apply tools multiple times. This may not seem like a big deal, but I've shown in several videos why this is an important and very powerful feature. You can get it with a discount here: bit.ly/Luminar-NEO using the code ATNEO (unless they're already running a promo). Personally I recommend buying and owning the software, but if subscriptions are more your thing they have recently introduced that option. Hope that helps 😀
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks! I am the proud owner of Luminar Neo! Whoop whoop! Right! I hope my PC can handle it... It's a little out of date... 😬
I have the profiles, but if you then go to use a preset you will lose the profile. Seems to be one or the other.
So, RAW processing is kind of a more fundamental set of changes than if you’d be doing the same things on a JPEG? Just wondering how - for example - an exposure slider works differently on a RAW image as opposed to on a JPEG image.
It's not that it works differently, it's just that a RAW file has more depth. Therefore highlights, shadows and exposure are all more easily recovered and manipulated because of the data held within the raw file compared to the very limited jpeg.
@@AnthonyTurnham Yep, got it, thanks. Superb tutorial in case I didn’t mention.
How do you know when you've blown out the hilights? Where's the histogram?
Currently there isn't one. Hopefully it'll be in the next update. For now, it's back to the basics of a well calibrated sips monitor with limited light pollution in the working environment. In those conditions with or without a histogram it's pretty easy to judge.
Doesn’t explain why the masking tool is not in the development menu.
Beautiful