Skylum (aka Macphun) is releasing
Luminar 2018 this month
pre-orders start today and shipping on the 16th of November
With the release of Luminar 2018, it is now for both Mac and Windows OS and is getting ready to become your Adobe Lightroom replacement.
With the recent changes to the latest version of Lightroom and the death of the standalone version many photographers have been looking for an alternative and I believe you will find that alternative in Luminar 2018
Pre-Order Pricing:
- Current users of Luminar may upgrade at a special pre-order price of $39 ($49 MSRP)
- New users can purchase Luminar at a special pre-order price of $59 ($69 MSRP)
- Your license covers up to 5 devices in a single household, be they Mac, Windows or a combination.
With your Pre-Order you will receive the following Bonuses:
- A Pack of signature presets and textures fro pro photography Nicolesy
- An Exclusive pack of LUTs
- 1-year Power plan from SmugMug ($72 value). For new SmugMug accounts only
Pre-Order Luminar 2018 for Mac and Windows Today
So what is included Luminar 2018
- An updated user interface. If you already use Aurora HDR 2018 you will notice a similar interface.
- A dedicated RAW develop module
- A new RAW engine that can handle high-quality images much faster.
- Major Speed improvements
- New filters powered by artificial intelligence such as a Sun Rays filter
- LUT support (Lookup Table adjustments)
- With a free third party tool, you can convert your custom Lightroom presets into LUTs for use in Luminar 2018
- Real-time Noise removal
- Adaptive workspaces to match your style of shooting and editing
- New Transform tool to fix those unwanted perspective problems
- A new Dodge and Burn tool
With the initial release of Luminar 2018 the new features are available in the Mac OS version at the time of release while the Windows version will have feature parity by year-end. Some of those features being, Workspaces, Clone & Stamp, blend modes for layers, luminosity masking, flip and rotate, as well as some other tools and features and will be a free update for the Windows version by the end of the year.
Additional features coming to Luminar 2018: Supernova in 2018
The biggest feature coming to Luminar in 2018 will be the DAM or Digital Asset Management Platform.
This is one feature I cannot wait for as it is the last piece that I still use Lightroom for.
With DAM you will have a way to catalog your images within Luminar.
Here are some pre-release views of the interface.
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