Newish to editing, I didn't understand why people loved luminosity masking. I am now so excited! You've explained it so well that I see exactly why it's the one tool I desperately needed. Simple, and so incredibly effective! Thank you so much, Jim!
What an excellent walkthrough (as always), thnx Jim. I have been hoping for this to arrive for quite some time. Now I really hope for Skylum to continue with a tool similar to the quite new Lightroom Point Color feature, where you can target different hues. From what I have seen, that looks as a very useful tool when working on colours.
thanks so much and yes I am hopeful that they keep going and more tools for us, and yes Point Color is fantastic so something like that would be great!
Outstanding video once again Jim. My goodness that’s a powerful tool. Does it diminish the use of the supercontrast tool? I’m not asking that in a negative sense, but the overlaying of highlights to midtones to shadows seems to maybe be a bit mote effective with the luminosity mask tool. When it gets here I’ll of course be able to see for myself, but would like your opinion as you see it. Repeating though, that is one fine tool. This new release/update looks simply phenomenal ! Thank you & the developers at Luminar. Just outstanding.
thanks so much William and thus far I am still using Supercontrast bc it is so quick (no masking required) compared to having to make a mask and then adjust tones etc so I think I will keep using it, but the key thing is that with the luminosity masks you can control how each area is affected better
Consistently thought through to the end, the only thing missing is a Color Range Mask in Luminar Neo. I'm looking forward to testing the new version myself.
Thank you Jim for this excellent video on the use of the new Luminosity Masks. I liked the way you spent time on clearly explaining the use of the fade controls. With this, and the other additions, I'm really looking forward to the end of the week to get my copy of the update.
I love luminosity masks. I use the Nik collection and its U-Point technology is basically a fancy luminosity mask. I also liked the luminosity masks in Luminar 3 and 4 so I'm really glad it's back in Neo. Great explanation Jim.
Heya Jim. Always look forward to your Luminar NEO posts. BTW--you may not do any real estate photo work, but if you do (or would like a new challenge), would you do a "layers-like" "Flambient (mixing ambient & flash) video using Luminar NEO. Thanks, Chuck
Thanks Jim for your videos on Neo, have you shown that you can just click on the actual picture and pick a tonal range from that? Or at least I thought you could do that.
Thanks for a great video Jim. I am so looking forward to the new update, and editing with the luminosity mask. I have a lot of photo that I would like to re edit with this mask.
Great video in plain simple English, I finally understand what it's all about. Does it have a dropper so you can select a certain part of a photo. Look forward to the next one.
If we have luminosity masks, why does colour harmony have selection for highlights, midtones and shadows? Surely the luminosity mask is much more selective.
Color Harmony has been in Neo since it launched 2 years ago, and luminosity masking is arriving this week. Yes LM is more selective and you can adjust the tonal areas covered better with feathering etc, so it's a great addition to any tool, including Color Harmony.
@@billblair7804 yes fair point and in Color Balance I would likely still use those sections without a mask, whereas I would use the lum mask elsewhere, but I still need to do some tests
That was so helpful! I have been struggling with luminosity masks. I thought, you access it from layer properties. Which brings me to my question, what is the difference between the two?
Layers is essentially adding a photo on top of another and blending them together using masks. Luminosity masks is a type of mask which can be used on any layer to apply adjustments to specific areas. HTH
@@JimNix Thank you! I was confused because when you go to the layers mask, you also get the option for luminosity. Very good tutorial, I was able to go and create an autumn scene with it z
Hi, I love your videos, and find them most helpful I wondered if you could help. I recently took some portraits against a green screen, thinking I would replace the background in post edit. I have done everything that people say to do on youtube to remove the background, but end up with a green haze around parts of the shot. I have used transition, object and background, but will not work. I have managed to get rid of the haze by using the clone tool, but this really is not satisfactory, and I am sure there must be a better way. Any ideas.....HELP! Thanks Jim in the UK
Jim, I have Aurora HDR, Luminar AI, and Luminar Neo. I am proficient in none of these and feel abit overwhelmed. I want to be proficient in one of these and actually get a good outcome for my photos. It seems to me that Neo is the more robust app of the three? Which would you recommend and where would I get an A to Z tutorial? I use a sony a6600 if that is of import. Thanks for you vids.
Hi there and yes Luminar Neo is the one to go with, as it is the best overall and frankly the other two aren't being developed anymore. I also have a Beginner Guide playlist which can help you get started. ua-cam.com/play/PLye10L-yi8hU9TDtAlzGAhDEPEDOedlVD.html&si=2N1AmolAuWT89p0l
Great tutorial. Love this new feature. One suggestion, you coukd cut the kength of this video by 5 minutes by not repeating the same point multiple times. For example, you covered mask fade very well the first time. But then you said it over and over again which, I suggest, is not necessary. Again thanks for the great content.
Newish to editing, I didn't understand why people loved luminosity masking. I am now so excited! You've explained it so well that I see exactly why it's the one tool I desperately needed. Simple, and so incredibly effective! Thank you so much, Jim!
awesome, so glad this helped and glad you are excited about it!
Thanks. Useful explanation. A few comments about the boxes under the luminosity tool (clear, invert, copy, paste, etc) would be good.
thanks much and I have previous videos talking about those in my Luminar playlist but I will probably cover them again
What an excellent walkthrough (as always), thnx Jim.
I have been hoping for this to arrive for quite some time. Now I really hope for Skylum to continue with a tool similar to the quite new Lightroom Point Color feature, where you can target different hues. From what I have seen, that looks as a very useful tool when working on colours.
thanks so much and yes I am hopeful that they keep going and more tools for us, and yes Point Color is fantastic so something like that would be great!
Outstanding video once again Jim. My goodness that’s a powerful tool. Does it diminish the use of the supercontrast tool? I’m not asking that in a negative sense, but the overlaying of highlights to midtones to shadows seems to maybe be a bit mote effective with the luminosity mask tool. When it gets here I’ll of course be able to see for myself, but would like your opinion as you see it. Repeating though, that is one fine tool. This new release/update looks simply phenomenal ! Thank you & the developers at Luminar. Just outstanding.
thanks so much William and thus far I am still using Supercontrast bc it is so quick (no masking required) compared to having to make a mask and then adjust tones etc so I think I will keep using it, but the key thing is that with the luminosity masks you can control how each area is affected better
Consistently thought through to the end, the only thing missing is a Color Range Mask in Luminar Neo. I'm looking forward to testing the new version myself.
yes I agree, well thought out and I hope we get color range in the future, that would be nice!
Excellent as usual. Thanks so much for sharing.
thanks for watching!
The light on the sheep is great !!!
yeah those masks work wonders!
Magnifique ,il me tarde de recevoir cette mise a jour,merci Jim pour les recommandations,a bientôt.
thanks Jean-Francois and have fun with it!
Great, simple, description of luminosity masks... well done, Jim.
thanks Marc!
Thank you Jim for this excellent video on the use of the new Luminosity Masks. I liked the way you spent time on clearly explaining the use of the fade controls. With this, and the other additions, I'm really looking forward to the end of the week to get my copy of the update.
thanks much Ken and I hope you have a lot of fun with it!
I love luminosity masks. I use the Nik collection and its U-Point technology is basically a fancy luminosity mask. I also liked the luminosity masks in Luminar 3 and 4 so I'm really glad it's back in Neo. Great explanation Jim.
thanks Alan and yes it's great to have them in Luminar again for sure!
This is really whetting my appetite for the new release! Given how many features are added, I'm surprised they didn't call it "Version 2".
thanks Carl and yes good point, I think it's worthy of a 2.0 designation as well!
nice one Jim, looking forward to this update. Seems the race is on between Neo and On1 at the moment
thanks and yes lots of goodies for us when companies are competing!
Heya Jim. Always look forward to your Luminar NEO posts.
BTW--you may not do any real estate photo work, but if you do (or would like a new challenge), would you do a "layers-like" "Flambient (mixing ambient & flash) video using Luminar NEO. Thanks, Chuck
Hi Chuck and thanks but honestly I don't shoot RE (or even own lights, LOL) so I don't think I will doing anything like that
Jim, thank you for the explanation of the feathering. That will be key to my edits.
thanks for watching and yes that feathering is a huge thing with these (and all) masks!
@@JimNix I never considered the "feathering" of the mask and the control that gives in the transition of the colours.
@@ncc1701BB yeah I use it all the time for that very reason - smooth transitions are great to have to blend things better
I will have to study on this one... Thanks Jim
thanks for watching!
Brilliant video Jim. I appreciate the finer details.
Hey Gavin, thanks mate, love your work and appreciate the kind words.
@@JimNix My pleasure.
...enjoyed your take on luminosity masking Jim....looking forward to the new version in a couple of days!
thanks for watching!
Great video. I didn't appreciate this new feature until watching your tutorial. Thanks!
thanks Don and glad it helps!
Thanks Jim for your videos on Neo, have you shown that you can just click on the actual picture and pick a tonal range from that? Or at least I thought you could do that.
thanks much and no it does not have an eyedropper for this luminosity mask feature, you use the slider to define the tonal areas you want covered
Great Video Jim.
thanks Dave!
Wow this is going to be a good tool once I have watched the video again and again. Lot to take in
thanks for watching Hugh!
Very informative! Thanks, Jim.
thanks Theo!
Love this, thanks, Jim, going to try it right now.
have fun Louise!
I’m excited to try this! This is totally new to me so thanks for a great explanation of how to use it.
thanks for watching and hope you enjoy the new version!
Thanks for a great video Jim. I am so looking forward to the new update, and editing with the luminosity mask. I have a lot of photo that I would like to re edit with this mask.
thanks David and I hope you have fun with it!
Great video Jim how do you think it will do with wildlife photos I am not into doing landscapes but could try it out when weather picks up
thanks Robert and yes its good on any subject really, but I also think the Object Select Masks will be useful for you with wildlife
Nice detailed description Jim. Thanks
thank you for watching!
Wow! Great informations Jim! Now, we have to learn to read the Red masked without seen the result instantly!
What can we do in a street scene? Hmmmm?
Thanks and street scenes, or any scenes, are good for luminosity masks. Each image is different but isolating each tonal area is always useful.
Great tutorial Jim thanks a million
thanks for watching!
Great video in plain simple English, I finally understand what it's all about. Does it have a dropper so you can select a certain part of a photo. Look forward to the next one.
thanks much and no dropper at this time
Great video, many thanks 👌👍
thanks for watching!
If we have luminosity masks, why does colour harmony have selection for highlights, midtones and shadows? Surely the luminosity mask is much more selective.
Color Harmony has been in Neo since it launched 2 years ago, and luminosity masking is arriving this week. Yes LM is more selective and you can adjust the tonal areas covered better with feathering etc, so it's a great addition to any tool, including Color Harmony.
@JimNix don't get me wrong. Am looking forward to using luminosity masking, just can't see the point of the highlights et selection in many tools now
@@billblair7804 yes fair point and in Color Balance I would likely still use those sections without a mask, whereas I would use the lum mask elsewhere, but I still need to do some tests
Excellent!
thank you!
That was so helpful! I have been struggling with luminosity masks. I thought, you access it from layer properties. Which brings me to my question, what is the difference between the two?
Layers is essentially adding a photo on top of another and blending them together using masks. Luminosity masks is a type of mask which can be used on any layer to apply adjustments to specific areas. HTH
@@JimNix Thank you! I was confused because when you go to the layers mask, you also get the option for luminosity. Very good tutorial, I was able to go and create an autumn scene with it z
@@SophiePirard-lc4zq glad I could help!
Thanks!👍🤝
thank you!
Have they changed the masks back again Jim (linear gradient specifically) ? It seems I have to hit invert everytime again!
what is the image has tones of red in it, can you change the mask color or even black and white
No ability to change it at this time but yes I would like that option too.
Hi, I love your videos, and find them most helpful I wondered if you could help. I recently took some portraits against a green screen, thinking I would replace the background in post edit. I have done everything that people say to do on youtube to remove the background, but end up with a green haze around parts of the shot. I have used transition, object and background, but will not work. I have managed to get rid of the haze by using the clone tool, but this really is not satisfactory, and I am sure there must be a better way. Any ideas.....HELP! Thanks Jim in the UK
Can you do a video how to edit a real estate photo.
Well, I don't shoot RE photos so I don't plan to make one. Perhaps in the future though.
Jim, I have Aurora HDR, Luminar AI, and Luminar Neo. I am proficient in none of these and feel abit overwhelmed. I want to be proficient in one of these and actually get a good outcome for my photos. It seems to me that Neo is the more robust app of the three? Which would you recommend and where would I get an A to Z tutorial? I use a sony a6600 if that is of import. Thanks for you vids.
Hi there and yes Luminar Neo is the one to go with, as it is the best overall and frankly the other two aren't being developed anymore. I also have a Beginner Guide playlist which can help you get started. ua-cam.com/play/PLye10L-yi8hU9TDtAlzGAhDEPEDOedlVD.html&si=2N1AmolAuWT89p0l
Great tutorial. Love this new feature. One suggestion, you coukd cut the kength of this video by 5 minutes by not repeating the same point multiple times. For example, you covered mask fade very well the first time. But then you said it over and over again which, I suggest, is not necessary. Again thanks for the great content.
ok thanks Lysander
vg!
thanks!