On1: These 5 Tools Will Completely Change Your Photo

[@charlesdavis6371]

TY - starting to understand ON1 a little better.

[@JimNix]

Thanks for watching and more On1 vids coming soon!

[@michelangot5142]

Hello Jim congratulations for this video 1st you are probably the first to use the word error and recognize it just for that you deserve a medal 2 It suits me that you are talking about ON1 because I have tested it for several days and what i have already seen looks great to me Thanks for more videos on ON1

[@JimNix]

Thanks so much Michel and yes On1 is a great product and I will share more videos about it soon. Thanks!

[@kraffles]

Love the quickfire delivery of this. Gives anyone new a fantastic introduction into the various strengths of the software and leaves you wanting to try things out yourself.

[@JimNix]

thank you for watching Steve!

[@DHAGMANN2]

Great presentation Jim, I do understand why you love ON1 as I do it too👍

[@JimNix]

thanks so much Daniel!

[@maxmillion4216]

Well done Jim. I like the way you present the work flow.

[@JimNix]

thanks so much Max!

[@erickelly1765]

New Suscriber here. I have watched you over the past year almost reluctantly explore On 1. Now it seems you are all in! Love it...Will be following your very worthy videos. Cheers!

[@JimNix]

thanks so much Eric, I appreciate that!

[@kenalexander8714]

Jim, I'm currently working with the trial of On1 raw and following your videos. Like for Neo, they are very useful and informative.

[@JimNix]

Thanks much Ken and I hope my videos help. On1 is truly a great product and I enjoy using it. Thanks!

[@librarycollection3795]

Jim, would you say that local adjustments is basically a develop tool with the added option of masking?

[@JimNix]

Yes that is pretty much it. It's a great way to extend, enhance, or finish off your edit. Thanks.

[@hepgeoff]

Watching this again as I go through the tools in ON1. The quick mask is a great tool. Looking forward to their Mask AI when it is released.

[@JimNix]

Thanks Geoff and yes the masking in On1 is amazing and agree that Mask AI should be pretty fantastic. Thanks.

[@kristianlink3853]

Great edit Jim!

[@JimNix]

thank you Kristian!

[@harrykitch9239]

Good summary of the power of ON1. You did show correcting some but what happens when you have more to correct than you showed and you end up with blank parts between the photo and the canvas? Can you do a fill-in like with Photoshop's "content-aware fill"?

[@JimNix]

Hi Harry and usually I just crop the image to remove that stuff, but you can actually expand the canvas if you want/need to. I will have to demo that in a future video. Thanks.

[@vclparke]

Thanks Jim, a lot of helpful tips, although I still haven't managed to persuade you that subtly playing with the haze filter can be beneficial for a photo like this.

[@JimNix]

haha thanks Lindsay and I AM GOING TO DO IT at some point and it will be all because of you LOL

[@garyhunt8455]

Once again Jim, create video. I really like your approach and you explanations are spot on. I'm still using a Canon 60d, 18 meg so guess there is still hope for some of my images. Thanks again Jim. We do appreciate the effort you put into these videos.

[@JimNix]

thanks so much Gary, I appreciate the kind words! 🙏🏻

[@AliasJimWirth]

Hey Jim, this is another fine tutorial. Thank you. One thing though, I am not understanding why you did that global adjustment in the Local adj. tab, after you did it in the Develope tab. Why not further adjust the global settings in the Develope tab? I hope you get what I mean. Thanks.

[@JimNix]

Hi there and thank you for watching. Yes, I sometimes do a "final touch up" sort of edit using the local adjustment but without brushing it in, so it is global. I prefer not to return to Develop for this simply bc I like my Develop settings and do not want to change them. So I just use a local adjustment instead and apply it globally. That lets me experiment and if I do not like it, I just delete it without messing up my original Develop settings. thanks!

[@AliasJimWirth]

@@JimNix Okay, Jim. That makes a lot of sense. I understand the usefulness of that now. Good of you to respond and explain.

[@JimNix]

@@AliasJimWirth you are welcome and glad I could clarify that, as it isn't "normal behavior" so to speak, but it works well for me and my preferences

[@NJM1948]

Excellent Jim - I have just bought this program so I need to learn everything!!! I have noticed that the wording on the tabs etc are very small and that is maybe why I couldn't see where you clicked to get the red and green paint from when you created the mask (or was it behind your inset video?)I will watch again and then try to follow in my own version. So used to Luminar that this is now a completed start....but it does look to be worth it as it seems a powerful program.....thanks again for the video

[@JimNix]

thanks Nigel and along the top menu there are two drop down choices, keep and drop, very simple and straightforward - thanks and have fun!

[@kenhaley5450]

Really helpful video, Jim, thank you. I’ve never used the keystone adjustment to level my photos (always use the level tool in the crop utility), but I’ll definitely give it a try👍.

[@JimNix]

thanks for watching Ken!

[@ednsb]

love to see you are reviewing and using on1 now. It was great you did reviews on Skylum and others but I have found on1 to be the most reliable solution for a DAM (whether you use catalogs or browser mode) and powerful easy-to-use effects and tools. I love the use of the keystone because I had never thought of that and always used Photoshop to straighten badly warped images.

[@JimNix]

Thanks Ed and yep I love On1 and use it a lot. More videos coming!

[@colin-4794]

Just getting to grips with it Jim, and agree there’s some pretty awesome options to play with. Excellent demo and a great result. I’m playing with the line tool for masking and local edits too. Many thanks.

[@JimNix]

thanks Colin and yep so many options in On1!

[@rogerjakko]

Thanks for this Jim, you've produced a fantastic end result and therein lies the conundrum - if someone was looking for their 1st and only editor, what the hell would they decide upon if considering On1 or Neo ??? Goodness only knows and conversely, I've got both, but if I had to drop one, because of circumstances, which one would I drop ??? Haven't got a clue which one I'd keep mate.

[@JimNix]

hah thanks mate and both are great and I think it would depend on what you want or need to do to a photo - I feel they are really complementary and no need to choose just one! 😀

[@markbarnes9694]

You can use NEO as a plug in from ON1. ON1 has a superior asset manager, NEO's borders on useless. IMO use ON1 as your host editor and Neo as a plug in. The ability to use both is the best! Have fun!

[@rogerjakko]

Thanks Mark - much appreciated.

[@HMaxTube11]

Beautiful post processing, JN. This video is exactly why I didn’t buy Luminar Neo.

[@JimNix]

thanks for watching!

[@hepgeoff]

Great info here! Thanks, Jim! I'm pretty impressed with the capabilities of ON1. Will they have HDR merge similar to Luminar Neo?

[@JimNix]

Hi Geoff and yes there is a full HDR function in On1 and it works well.

[@MartinHarvey]

Thanks Jim and I was quite envious looking at not only a function rich app but ergonomically and atheistically very nice. I have a pile invested in LR but when I look at apps such as this, and DxO which I use occasionally, LR looks so tawdry! Stay well and cool down there in TX.

[@JimNix]

Thanks much Martin and yep On1 is a very complete and powerful app that can do so much. I love it. And yep, trying to stay cool!

[@bayareafactorbaby8913]

Luminar neo or this one if you had too pic one too make a pic cinematic

[@JimNix]

Neo is my primary editor, and On1 is a strong #2 for me. You could create a cinematic look in either. It just depends on how you define cinematic but each has filters that would help really just about any look you want.

[@bayareafactorbaby8913]

@@JimNix thank you for replying and I love your work I just got a 2021 MacBook Pro M1 pro and I’m gonna buy the neo wit comes with the HDR and AI for 118.00 i fell thats a very good price for what it does and how do you feel about lightroom? Thank you cant wait too hear back

[@JimNix]

@@bayareafactorbaby8913 thanks and yes that is a good deal. I like LR ok, used it for years but not very much anymore as I prefer to edit with Neo and On1.

[@bayareafactorbaby8913]

@@JimNix thank you im buy neo and on1 right now

[@JimNix]

@@bayareafactorbaby8913 enjoy!

[@TLeightonWomack]

I really enjoy your videos of On1 and Luminar Neo. I purchased Neo and love it, but it has its moments when it doesn't work real well. If you had to pick between the two, which would you chose and why. Thanks.

[@JimNix]

Hi Tom and thanks, and I love both but Neo is my primary tool that I use the most. But they are very complementary and I like to use them together to take advantage of the power of both apps.

[@TLeightonWomack]

@@JimNix Why is that when On1 seems to offer so much more control?

[@JimNix]

@@TLeightonWomack good question and they just approach things differently. Neo uses a lot of AI to get things done, and On1 is sorta moving in that direction but has a long history of giving the user a lot of control. So if you like that level of control - or need it - then On1 is a great option. If you prefer the AI-driven approach then perhaps Neo is a better fit. I feel like with Neo I can more quickly get control over light and color in an image, which is something I do on every pic so I tend to use it more.

[@paulgibbings9553]

Thank you, I really like On1 and it is now my main editor. One quick question, when you use the local adjustments as global, is there a reason why you do this in local rather than in the develop tab?

[@JimNix]

thanks Paul and I like to do that just because I like where I was in Develop and don't want to change it, so using local adjustments lets me experiment more without messing up my original result - I can easily delete the local one if I don't like it - plus I just them like that a lot for final touch up edits too

[@paulgibbings9553]

@@JimNix Thank you, that makes sense. I don't do a lot of editing other than the basics. I think improving my editing skills will definitely be beneficial, so appreciate the help.

[@JimNix]

@@paulgibbings9553 you are welcome and thanks for watching

[@DannyFyffe]

I learned a lot from you with the quick AI mask and I use it on almost every photo. Masking is a hard thing to understand until you do and then it's easy. So I appreciate all your efforts in teaching.

[@JimNix]

thanks Danny and yep masking is a key skill for more accurate edits, glad you are using it now!

[@sureshhs2775]

Super🙏🙏🙏 sir

[@JimNix]

thank you Suresh

[@alx7157]

Haaaha! Clown vomit....! Thanks for another super informative vid, Jim.

[@JimNix]

thanks for watching!

[@lynnsalem9048]

Good video but being new to ON1, I had to keep replaying because you talk so fast. I will try what I think I learned. Thanks

[@JimNix]

Hi Lynn and thanks for watching. You can also click on the gear icon to change the playback speed if you want to, or pause anytime of course. Thanks!

[@lynnsalem9048]

@@JimNix Well, look it that. I just learned something else.I didn't know about changing the speed. Thanks!

[@JimNix]

@@lynnsalem9048 haha you are quite welcome, this is not the first time I have had a comment like yours, and let people know about the gear icon - I just get excited and start going fast sometimes 😁

[@Fr33.Think3r]

Please go a little slower for those of us who are new to ON1 Photo. I'm trying to learn by following the steps you are showing, but I keep having to stop and rewind. Thank you!

[@JimNix]

Yep, I do try but get so excited about these things that I tend to speed up. You can also click the gear icon on the video to slow it down. Thanks.

[@Fr33.Think3r]

@@JimNix Thank you for the response. I did not know you can slow down videos. Love learning something new! And also -- thank you very much for the tutorials. You are pleasant to listen to.

[@JimNix]

@@Fr33.Think3r thanks for watching them! And sorry I get going a bit fast at times. 😀

[@katethomas5800]

Sorry, you go way too fast for me..

[@JimNix]

Hi Kate, you can click on the gear icon on the video to change the playback speed in case that helps. Thanks!