Jim - You keep me coming back to Luminar. Arguably, Skylum does make their software & licenses somewhat confusing. You do a good job of helping us understand what's what. But to confirm, existing NEO software owners will get, FOR FREE, Catalog Filtering, Virtual Copies, Star Ratings and the FIlmstrip in editing, but will NOT get Color Transfer, Color Masking, & Smart Search without paying (lifetime, short term subscription etc)?? TIA

Great video. Thanks. Would love to see more on luminance masks.

Still waiting for more practical updates, like 360° photo editing, rather than all the creative updates.

Very helpful. Thanks Jim. Good explanation of LR’s new masks. More please!

I mean, it's impressive if you don't know how to mask out some water, which any competent person knows already.

I am currently working with ON1 Photo RAW 2024 and still within the 30 days money back quarantee. The only reason I chose ON1 was because of the better library manager. but I can't get used to the editor interface. Also I don't like that ON1 makes an XMP and ON1 file for every picture instead of using a catalog. What do you recommend now that Luminar NEO is coming wih this new Fall upgrade? Will the library manager from the new Luminar update be a big improvement? Will they implement an import module so you can easily decide which photo's to import?

This is really exciting, Jim! Finally they got around to enhancing their catalog. The smart search now seems to imitate what Excire Foto is doing. But all this is tempered by the fact that star ratings are unique to Neo only. I was really hoping it would be embedded in the EXIF, so that I can see them in Excire as well.

Awesome video, thanks.

What is a lifetime pass if it doesn't give you updates for life?

I am trying out Luminar Neo in free trial mode at the moment as my present favourite On1 Photo Raw doesn't like my integrated graphics card. I'm struggling to get the same results, but I expect that is down to needing more experience in Luminar Neo. One thing I am noticing is that if I save a file in Neo and On1 with the same pixels and dpi the file saved with Luminar Neo is well over twice the size. Is that your experience too, or am I doing something wrong?

If you don't pay, it goes away.. just like adobe. In the fine print, those who bought a lifetime license, if we upgrade we only get the generative AI features until Jan 2026. Then you have to pay again to have those features. You have to read the fine print because the don't tell you up front. A sneaky way to get you started in subscription, because the AI stuff is not included in the lifetime license. If I wanted subscription or for my features to go away if I don't pay, I would go Adobe. I have not upgraded in a few years because I don't use Neo that much any more. The "AI" masking stuff was never very good. and the sky replacement always left artifacts. I am pretty much over upgrading Neo. No tool is perfect but this one has been very imperfect for a long time. The updates are not worth the price of admission and some of them go away after a year. No thanks, On1 is not perfect either but it works pretty good. But it is always good to watch your videos. It helps me make decisions on what to buy and what not to buy.

Color range masks is exactly what I asked them to add in their next update. This should be a good one. Thanks Jim.

The updates al look good but I still have issues with the “Catalog”. All my photos are on an external SSD. I wish, light Lightroom, I could just work from the file structure instead of creating “Catalogs”. That is so confusing. Even ON1 does that as well.

Hi Jim..if it wasn't for your slides with details on the pricing structure, I'd be totally confused...so, thank you for that. You're the best at explaining how all that works. And the discount code helped too!!

Great Job Jim as always!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what stops Skylum from changing the name from Neo to something else therefore making the lifetime purchase not such a good deal. I was a user and liked the earlier versions (Luminar 3 and 4) and features were promised but instead they Stopped supporting those versions and changed to another name. I am thinking about buying the lifetime but am hesitant.

I currently a lifetime user with 2 seat, if I continue with upgrade pass 24/25, is it will have 2 seat? Thanks.

Wow! Even more fun colour stuff! Tick!

Thx for the discount code again, Jim. Looking forward to your great videos about the new features. Greetings from the Netherlands.

Can't wait to see the comparison video pertaining: Cataloging between &/or with both Neo vs Mylio pros & cons

Would be good if they worked on improving what they already have such as the sharpen and noise ai. They are ok but not a patch on other software available.

I have been using NEO since it came out.I have learned so much from your videos.Jim, you are the best!

Meh.

Thanks Jim for this first overview of the forth coming Neo update. Looking forward to when you get your hands on a Beta copy.

Cue the malcontents: "I purchased Luminar in 2015! I should get this for free!" Thanks for the update.

I hate having to buy their add-ons separately, no need for that

I was hoping you were going to say that they introduced batch rename and keywording. Those are things I have to use in my workflow. I REALLY want to get rid of Lightroom and use Neo, but I can't. With all the amazing technology, would it be difficult to offer these two basic features?

Nice updates for spot color masking and virtual copies. Still looking for a more solid catalog function

trying to catch up with Adobe 😂😂😂😂 yay

A good tutorial but unfortunately there's no square mask. I'm doing architecture and I need to lower the exposure on just the windows.

Thanks Jim - your overview is appreciated

Where is the portrait app they made us pay for?

Sky replace is currently spectacular and I use it ALL THE TIME, especislly for birds in flight. Now I want a full background replace that works just as good. Photoshop does a good job of identifying the forground object and then proceeds to do an awful job of masking the image. This leaves me with a lot of work to finish masking the object so I cam replace the background. I believe Luminar could get this right.

It is a shame that xmp data and sidecars set in other applications is still ignored. Until then Luminar is basically only working with tiff and jpg files for me since I flag / rate /keyword my images in other applications and do not want to loose them when editing in Luminar.

Jim, I’m sorry. All these edits seem like Luminar is continuing to catch-up to Lightroom (filmstrip, filtering, star rating, virtual copies, etc). Yes, there seem to be a few unique features. I hope they continue to push forward putting pressure on Adobe. Love the smart search capability.

My question is will this update be possible for people using computers with an integrated graphics card?

I get a survey from Skylum almost every week asking about new features i dont need. They asked why i dont use the pprtriat module. I dont do portraits! They are changing Luminar so quickly I can't keep up. It takes time to evaluate and master new tools. It addition, my life doesn't revolve around Luminar. Better is not necessarily better. Looking for stability in my tools.

I have a basic lifetime license and it's everything i need to improve my Photos.....i think applying all these add-ons creates an obvious artificial photo scene....

i don't understand why do i need to pay for something new if i am a lifetime buyer. I bought that because i don't want any subscription model. I expect free updates of my software at least for some time ( a year or 3-4 major updates).

Can color transfer apply to skin tone? Would appreciate your information.

...but still no DNG workflow on import/export...

I am very excited for these upgrades! Especially the color selection and star rating. Thanks Jim ❤and finally virtual copies!!!!

Cheers for the info Jim, I just cancelled my subscription. I don't use the AI gen stuff and there is nothing new that I need. Anything that Neo cannot do, On1 can do so mixing and matching between the two. The version i have works for me 👍

So still no key-wording or decent metadata support, in fact still no real dam? Neo is getting left further and further behind. Colour range masking is nothing great - it has been around for ages in the competition. You are flogging a dead horse, Jim. Sorry.

I have Luminar but rarely use it. Not a patch on PS/LR/C1. Ok for sky replacement but that's it.

where all of the additional EXTRA features they promised us to buy in last time ?

Yes it's useful tips... Liked.

A brilliant tutorial. Thanks a lot!

hi jim thanks for your video. my old computer died and lightroom no longer support the old version six. need a subscription they tell me. so i tried their free month. nothing worked of course except that they continually wanted money after day two after id cancelled it. im glad that i found your video. the photo up load is different from earlier versions. why do the computer geeks change names for things? perhaps photo upload might work for people like me. after i saw what you did it worked immediately. if i dont kill someone before months end ill buy this. just have to get my head around the set up. your white balance tip is gold. why isnt that automatic? not something i would have ever considered. anyway progress and not perfection. thanks jim