Luminar Neo: Essentials Tools - Where Your Editing Starts!

[@myraposner486]

Whew! You were flying!

[@JimNix]

haha sorry Myra but lots to cover I guess 😀

[@martinastley2086]

I am loving your videos, they are very detailed and informative. Thank you

[@JimNix]

thank you for watching Martin and glad they are helpful!

[@JoeB_BSc]

Many thanks Jim for this helpful view of Essentials. When you showed the effect of having light at the edges in vignette, it solved a problem with an old photo which has this, so I hopefully will pull the slider the opposite way to normalise the image. Thanks and Regards Joe

[@JimNix]

thanks for watching Joe!

[@kenalexander8714]

Thanks for this video Jim. Always handy to have these reminders and see the effects of moving those sliders.

[@JimNix]

thanks much for watching Ken!

[@sarniasurfer]

It's great Jim that you are getting these tutorials out so quick. We can start experimenting with Neo right out of the gate. Look forward to all future tutorials and Peace to all in the Ukraine.

[@JimNix]

thanks much Frank and yes more coming soon!

[@devkamal04]

Great video. Monochrome tutorial is awaited.

[@JimNix]

thanks much and I will cover monochromes in detail for sure

[@geertsoetens4063]

Hello Jim. Thanks again. And yes, i would like you could find some time to dive in a little deeper into the "details" section and how you mask in or out some parts of the photo.

[@JimNix]

Ok thanks Geert and I will take a look at that.

[@JoeB_BSc]

Hi Jim, 11:18, please advise the difference between adjusting a colour image and using the black and white button versus using the black and white button and adjusting colour sliders for the black and white image. Thanks and Regards JB

[@JimNix]

Hi JB, when you use the Luminance sliders within the black and white filter, you are adjusting the brightness of those colors in the image, so even though the image is now black and white you can further refine how it looks using these luminance sliders. Does that answer the question? thanks

[@JoeB_BSc]

@@JimNix yes Jim. Many thanks and regards JB

[@Andrew-uy5gh]

I need to have a Like Everything You Do Button installed on to my Tablet. With structure, is it possible to use the tool on the sky, then open structure again and use it on the water? Keep them coming.

[@JimNix]

Haha thanks Andrew. Yes you can use tools repeatedly in Neo, so for sure you can use them with different settings on different parts of the photo. Thanks!

[@brotell1950]

monochrome would be a great vid thanks jim

[@JimNix]

I will do that for sure Terry, thank you.

[@cynical1952]

Thanks Jim, another useful tutorial. Looking forward to more of the same.

[@JimNix]

thanks for watching Steve

[@1600star1]

Another informative video, especially since I have the same image taken at the same time of day, from almost the same spot on the bridge. One tool that I would like to see you dive into is masking in the Details tool. With my old eyes and the inability for Neo currently to provide a black image with white edges, I rarely use it. Just a thought.

[@JimNix]

Haha thanks Don and yep I bet a lot of us have that image. 😀 I will probably come back and do a specific video on details etc. This one was just an intro/overview sort of thing. Thanks.

[@1derment]

Thank you, great intro to the product. If you could include a video on portrait editing especially with multiple faces requiring slightly different adjustments, in a future video, that would be great.

[@JimNix]

thanks much Vaid and yes I will cover portraits in an upcoming video

[@1derment]

@@JimNix thank you

[@JimNix]

@@1derment you bet

[@fjperras]

Nice essentials overview. IMHO, the takeaway is don't be afraid to expand the advance rolldown menus of each tool. It is amazing sometimes the amount of control you can unleash. True not all sliders are relevant to all images, but how can you know if you don't check ;). Thanks for sharing.

[@JimNix]

yes exactly Frederic, good point and thanks for sharing!

[@1956jude]

Hi Jim. Thanks for all the helpful videos. Does Neo allow the addition of a signature/watermark? It's the only tool I have besides Apple Photos.

[@JimNix]

Hi Judy and thanks for watching. You can do this via the layers tool, assuming you have made the watermark elsewhere already (no text tool in Neo). You would need to add it as a layer and then adjust the blend mode to find the one that works best. I will look at doing a video on this. Thanks.

[@leonfisher]

Nice overview.

[@JimNix]

thanks much Leon

[@TC_Conner]

Hey Jim! Do you know when the neo Luminar Neo will be released?! 😉

[@solosol2172]

Hahaha

[@JimNix]

haha I see what you did there TC

[@solosol2172]

That is not his bother...he is just increasing the hype so that many more will get fooled

[@leedonehower3112]

Jim, I just learned from another presenter (Anthony Turnham in New Zealand) that Skylum (Neo's developer) is based in Ukraine, specifically Kiev. Given current circumstances, we all need to be patient in waiting for Neo's further updates/improvements.

[@JimNix]

Hi Lee and yes they are, I have also mentioned that a few times. I know they appreciate the support and patience. Thanks.

[@BrettOssman]

Would you ever use Neo and AI on the same photo? If so, would like to see a video on that workflow.

[@JimNix]

Hmm, good question and I am not sure if I would need to do that. I guess it depends on the image and what I needed to do, but generally the same filters are in each (although there are some things missing from Neo right now) so the overlap is pretty high. Thanks.

[@shanesantos4941]

Great tutorial as always Jim. Just one doubt when I open Luminar Neo, under the Develop tab I don't see any camera profile option. Are the options different for windows users, or is there an issue with my version of Luminar ( version 1.0.1 (9236). Thanks.

[@JimNix]

Hi Shane and camera profiles only exist for raw files, hope that helps and thanks much

[@therealscottadamsTM]

Can we download other camera profiles to use in develop tool?

[@JimNix]

Yes it will allow you to load a custom DCP profile. You would have to Google that to see where to get some but it does accept user-loaded files. Thanks.

[@shastapaul8544]

I really appreciate your videos Jim, and am a loyal subcriber. I am very disappointed with Skylum for crowd sourcing Neo. Having to wait for a usable version for over 6 months and then when finally released it is incomplete. I'm sticking with Luminar 4 and lightroom for now and will never pre-purchase from Skylum again.

[@JimNix]

Hi there and thanks for watching, and I also understand the frustration. I am doing my best to educate on what is available today, and of course will add to this as new features come into Neo. But for sure L4 and LR is a great combo still and very powerful. thanks

[@martinbreslow1401]

Can you edit a Preset like you can in AI. For example, if you don't want any sky enhancement from Scenery preset Clear and Sharp what can you do?

[@JimNix]

Hi Martin and right now you cannot edit a preset. It's locked. I have given them feedback about this and I suspect in the future that will be corrected. Thanks.

[@JoeB_BSc]

Hi Jim, with AI in eg Accent AI don't all the elements of all Skylum products take the user to slider options that are in the Luminar Neo program, please? With the elements that do the sort of thinking offers with animation and then settling on a suggestion to the user, demonstrate AI, please? I only posit this because of your knowledge of AI, and mention of one click because I have clicked on it and it didn't move until I slid it, and my not understanding what is included in its definition. I look forward to your helpful reply, please Jim. Seasons Greetings Joe

[@GertHellevig]

Hi Jim, I am quite new to Luminar Neo, but watching your presentations helps me to proceed. I have one simple question, hope you could comment that. Whn I open a RAW file, then I go from Tools to Essentials. I you screen I can see Enhance AI, but in my (ver 1.18.2) I cannot. That is annoying, as I do not know how to do Masking in RAW development. Ayny hints? soem links...? Thanks, Gert

[@JimNix]

Hmm, Enhance AI should be there, unless you added it as a Favorite, in which case it will appear in a new section above Essentials called Favorites. Can you look there?

[@GertHellevig]

Thanks Jim, indeed I found it in Favorites. So many small things slowing the the leearing of the real development of the photographs as many times it is difficult to find some simple answers. I do not recon that I would have moved anything in the app, but... Ok, big thanks , and I'll keep on studying your very helpful tutorials.

[@JimNix]

@@GertHellevig glad that was where it was, and you found it easily enough - thanks and have fun editing

[@rhiwderinraytube]

Real problem with Luminar is that there is no UNDO tool.

[@JimNix]

thanks Ray and yes that will be added in the next update, I believe - so they are aware - thank you

[@iAlfaEric]

I noted your previous videos stating the Skylum folks are located in Ukraine. Is there a chance this may never get finished?

[@JimNix]

Hi there and no I don't think so. That is their HQ but they have offices and people elsewhere too. But I do expect delays in getting the first update on it. Thanks.

[@rhiwderinraytube]

Thanks Jim. I just hope Luminar and all of Ukraine survives the Russian invasion… They are in the thoughts of most of the world.

[@JimNix]

thanks much Ray and yes it's a terrible situation for them and everyone else in Ukraine 🙏🏻

[@martinbreslow1401]

Color is by itself and also in Develop - why? The edit counter that's new. You have used the word commit associated with the Develop heading in other videos. Take it slow. It's not intuitive to me. The erase tool subtools - is there a sequence you need to use? So far I have determined you have to run a Preset before using the erase tool (or any other tool by itself). Erase powerlines before doing ordinary erases especially because erase powerlines can miss some wires, shadows of wires, and reflections of wires in windows.

[@lonnieharmond9400]

Let's keep in mind that Skylum's core development center is located in Kyiv Ukraine. They are in constant danger, so we should not expect instant changes to the software. The NEO software is therefore in danger of never being completed.

[@JimNix]

They are HQ'd in Kyiv but they have offices and people elsewhere. So I do expect delays in the next update but I do not think it's something that will never be completed.