The addition of image layers is a useful and clever addition to the toolbox too. This makes it relatively easy to build up complex effects, and everything remains non destructive and editable during this process. Layers can have masks, as can individual filters, and you can control the opacity and overlay mode of an entire layer. Layers can either be a new “layer” of adjustments, or alternatively another image. You can also add layers to your stack of “filters”. It is also somewhat like Color Efex pro from Google, in that you can add lots of filters to your image in addition to the basic exposure and detail controls. It works more like Camera Raw or the Develop module of Lightroom. It doesn’t work like your traditional image editing application though. On the surface, Luminar is an image editor which can open RAW files. First let me try and describe the software for those who aren’t seen it before. I’ve also discovered some bugs and downsides to the application, that weren’t apparent at first. I was initially using it one way, and now I find that the way I use the software is completely different. And my opinions have changed over the period since it was released too. Apart from my busy workload coming up to Christmas, the developers kept releasing updates, which I would need to try out and evaluate again before putting my opinions down on paper. I have been trying to write this review for some time, but a few things have held me back. ![]() Initially I was mostly interested in it as an alternative RAW converter, but after using it for a while I see now that it’s so much more. A little while before it was released the company that makes the software, Macphun, asked me if I’d like to take a look at it, and they sent me a beta copy to try. When Luminar was first announced I thought that it looked interesting, but I’ll be honest, I didn’t pay it that much attention.
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