How To Edit in Luminar NEO with SIMPLE STEPS
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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In this photo editing tutorial I'll use a viewer's astro photography featuring the milky way to go through some basic editing techniques to bring your photos to life. We'll go over basic develop foundations and how to selectively enhance areas of our photos with masks. Then I'll go into more detail about a very useful colour toning technique, originally developed for photoshop but translates very well to Luminar NEO.
Finally we'll check out the best of the best, when it comes to recovering particularly noisy files. This photo is both out of focus AND grainy. A perfect candidate for the topaz suite of AI tools!
The featured shot of the milky way taken at Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, Arizonaby by Fran Lyons. Thanks Fran!
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A couple of simple tips for any video where the presenter talks fast or goes fast when showing how to do something on screen are: 1. Go to the Settings icon which looks like a gear and change the playback speed to .75 of normal. This slows everything down without too much distortion; 2. Use the left cursor or arrow key to back up 5 seconds. You can push it multiple times to back up further so that you can re-watch a bit that you didn't quite understand.
That's what I do with speed control. I usually play Anthony at 75% but there are a couple of other UA-camrs that I speed up to125% too!
Thank you! I was about to quit watching his videos because of the warp speed presentation.
Yeah, I have to do that with PixImperfect sometimes. It's another great channel but he does go very fast.
PLEASE show me how to set up my camera profiles! Thank you
Yes Camera Profiles. I cannot find what you are talking about finding my camera profile from the manufacturer, I have a Sony A6400.
Why spending money, you can fix this in photoshop or affinity photo.
You can change the sky from pale gray to a beautifull dark magenta gradually to dark black.
How, using curves, the thing is to explore your tools, also, before fixing in photoshop, adjust your camera for a better frame.
Remember, curves is the magic tool.
Thanks for the comment, but I'm not sure about your "why spend money" comment? Photoshop isn't free?
camera profile would be enlightening
Why you always talking so slow, you sleepy boring man?? Much complain, very snores!!!
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In the other news: O.M.G. That was master class. I've only been really working on my photography and editing for a couple years now - mostly when I'm on vacation! - and my tendency is to just push all the buttons. I REALLY appreciate the step-by-step approach you're showing, and also how much you do with the most basic tools in the box.
Thanks Mike! 😃
Another good one and you have slowed down 😬. I think at last I may now understand layers . Would appreciate something more on camera profiles . Mike
That would be great if you can show us how to set up the camera profile 🙂
Amazing edit for me. Yes much better Anthony in terms of delivery. you can't be perfect at everything but you are fairly close.
Thanks Ian! 😊
Oh my gosh bro, 35 minute video for ‘simple steps’? Ha I can’t spare that much time but I’m sure a great video as always
Haha. All good. I've been asked to slow down by a few people recently. The consequence... longer videos. I can't win 😆
Please please 🙏🏽 do slow down your SPEAKING speed. Video speed is good sir.
Noted
Anthony. Your videos are brilliant, I just bought Luminar Neo as I don't own Photoshop anymore, and your videos are very helpful. I am amazed how powerful Luminar Neo actually is, it is brilliant.
Great to hear Russell 😊
Brilliant edit. Thank you for sharing your process.... and yes, please do a video on setting up camera profiles.
Definitely love to learn about camera profiles. Love your videos. You have made me a Neo convert. Didn't like the program when it came out but loving it now. Thanks.
"camera Profile" please.
loved it good job. off topic. why am I getting so many lost EDITS
Hi mate. Not sure about why you're getting lost edits. 🤔
Camera Profile, please.
Slowing down to . 50 makes you sound very smart but very drunk!
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Yes to camera profile
Excellent as Usual!!!
Hi, Anthony! Another great tutorial! I would love to know how to setup the camera profiles when you get the time to do a video to cover it! Thanks!
Camera Profile 👍🏻
Great job. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
My pleasure!
Thanks for your regular easy to absorb, interesting and relevant tutorials. I am using fujifim X-T4 for my photography and Luminar Neo for editing . I don't have the camera profile and I don't know how I can get it downloaded. Please can you assist in this area? Grateful if you can.
Camera profile please
Camera profile please
I wonder what make and model of camera Fran has? If it's a bridge or compact, the small sensor will produce noise even when using a low ISO. Crop APS-C cameras are more prone to noise. Some cameras have noise reduction built in (Both my Canon 80D APS-C and Canon 5D IV Full frame have a 'long exposure noise reduction' mode. Just a thought Anthony! Regards from Felix the Cat. 😺
Hi Anthony this video is long but very interesting. I see you used at the end Topaz tools which are great but a little expensive to add for a non professionnal. Do you think the additional but cheap de noise and super sharp Luminar modules can do the same ? Thx for your advised feedback back.
Hi. Yes supersharp and denoise work as an option. Obviously Topaz is the gold standard but Luminar still improves the results with it's own image enhancement tools.
@@AnthonyTurnham thx
Hello Anthony. I came across your channel while searching the internet for the location of the history button in Luminar Neo. I know where to find it in Luminar 3 and 4, but for the life of me I can’t find it in Neo. I still haven’t found it. But got lucky when I found your long list of helpful videos. And now I’m a subscriber. Thanks, man!
Camera profile!
Anthony
Excellent video as usual. It would be VERY useful if you could do a video on how to obtain Camera Profiles and incorporate them into Luminar Neo. I have a Canon EOS 6D mark II.
Thanks
G'day Anthony
I reckon that you have 'hit the nail on the head' with this edit mate.
I was wondering if HDR was used for the Milky Way, would you have got more definition?
Or if the Milky Way was Topaz Denoise and sharpened and save it as a Tiff and do the HDR then.
I would assume that you have tried this method before.
Anyway mate havagoodone.
Greg
Hi Greg. It's very possible and probable merge to HDR would have improved our editing options even more. But I'm aware that I've done quite a bit on HDR recently and not everyone has adopted the new plugin so I kept it to the basics for this one. I like the way you're thinking with the creative problem solving!
@@AnthonyTurnham that is what I thought about you not using HDR. But it's a great plugin, I think I'll be using it most of the time.
Would you do the Denoise and sharpen before doing the HDR or afterwards?
It would be interesting to see if there's a difference.
Havagooday
Greg
Camera profile
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Excellent transformation. I too use the Topaz AI tools along with NEO, and the finished product can be amazing. Great vid once again and thanks for the excellent walkthrough
Thanks. Yeah, Topaz is bloody great for image problem solving. Ang I didn't even mention my favourite... Gigapixel! Maybe I'll cover that one soon!
Excellent edit, Anthony. And, it was fairly easy to follow even though I’m not much more than a “beginner”. What a difference a real good edit makes. Sooo much to learn…..
Outstanding.
Hi Anthony I would like you to detail the camera profiles. Thx in advance.
very useful. The slowing down has really helped me. lets build on simple steps - maybe with wildlife photo.
I don't mind the speed of your delivery. thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Hi thank you for your kind suggestions, I use neo if I change my laptop can I reinstall and continue using my lifetime key?
Hi mate. Thanks for watching. You SHOULD be able to. It's not something I've had to do but a licence is designed to operate on one machine so if you've uninstalled from one and then put onto another I don't see why that wouldn't work just fine.
@@AnthonyTurnham thanks mate
Thanks!
Very interesting, impactful as well as easy to follow for most parts of editing , in particular the end result. However you did lost me completely when on
the second round u started introducing the property of layers and changing the colours again. I struggled and struggled but still can't comprehend this part of the tutorial. Is there any easier way you can take me through to understand this part of your tutorial. Thanks Tony for you have greatly improved my editing tool using Luminar NEO. Also my camera is Fujifilm X-T4 but haven't been able to load my camera profile. Will appreciate if u can take me through this procedure. Once again Thanks and well done
Camera Profile tut would be appreciated. Cheers, Bill
Excellent video as always. That is great you utilized someone else's photo. I liked how explained the develop raw. I had never considered your approach with using the topaz file the way you did as I have already made the corrections before sending it to luminar.
As for the camera profiles it would be interesting to know if you can create custom camera profiles to use with a color checker. Thanks for sharing your process.
Would really like a video in setting up the camera profile!
Thanks Anthony. Very educational and helpful
…you are so good at what you do! Thx for this impressive edit! Learned so much again!👍
So nice of you 😀
Just purchased Neo. Tired of paying monthly for Adobe. Very pleased so far. Your videos are so AWESOME!! Very informative and easy to understand. I’d love to have a video on Camera profile, too!
Hi Stephanie. Thanks. Check my recent posts. There's a profile video up on my channel now 😀
Hey Anthony,
I love your videos!!
New to Neo. Just brought it for my pc laptop.
Im a bit disappointed. My mouse cursor input is slow and laggy.
When i use the mask, it has a major delay from when the input is made to when the mask is applied on screen.
When i move fast, the red masking line is trailing inches behind the mouse cursor.
Do u experience the same issue?
Hi mate. It can lag for me at times. Occasionally I'll have about 7 or so apps open, Luminar, Lightroom, a screen recorder, Adobe Premiere etc. All pulling system resources and it can hen show a delay when painting masks. The more ram 🐏 and processing power you can send Luminar's way, the better it performs.
I live 20 minutes from the Superstition mountains and loved seeing you do work on a photo I've taken many times. Thank you again for not only showing us what you do but explaining it in easy to understand language. I would have never thought to add a color swatch over the top and now it makes total sense. My father was a profession at a University here in the states. He always thought through telling a story and you do a bit of that as well. I've never been able to load my camera profile or even know where to obtain them. If that is something simple please show us in the future. Much appreciated!
Great edit. I definitely like you slowing down.
Where is your download link for the solid color layer from the video How To Edit in Luminar NEO with SIMPLE STEPS?
It's in the resources folder for channel supporters who opted for the "with downloads" option.
Fantastic work as always! I hope you can continue with these series for "Simple Steps"! They definitely are exactly what I need at first to start learning how to use Luminar Neo.
my photos start looking bad when i do the layer thing
What a result! Thanks for sharing this workflow.
Hi again Anthony! Perhaps another idea would be to introduce a Vignette tool that allows us to create a defocus (or create a bokeh effect) blur. At the moment we can only do this with portraits, how about allowing us to do the same with landscapes? 😼😼 Regards from Felix the Cat. 🐱🐱
A very good idea!
Fantastic video! I will be watching this one again. I have a few Milky Way photos I can use these techniques on.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks. Always get great ideas from your videos. Keep 'em coming and thanks again.
Thanks Jon! Really appreciate that. Good man 🙏😀☕
Hi again Anthony! Don't you think that changing the WB to 'Tungsten' would create a more 'authentic' night time look? That's what I do. 😺😺 Regards from Felix the Cat. 🐱🐱
Perhaps. I prefer manually dialling in my colour temp and judging by eye. I find predetermined whitebalance a bit too restrictive. That's just what works for me 😀
New to Luminar NEO. Where do I find your most basic lessons on using this new app?
Due to poor eyesight, I would benefit by your use of a slightly larger cursor.
Hi David, I'm thinking of doing a back to basics series. Watch this space... and I'll see what I can do about a larger cursor too.
Camera profile is an interest for me too.
Magnifique!! super tuto, merci beaucoup
Hi Anthony, just a quick question, I bought Luminar AI just a few weeks before Neo came out of Beta, but I was wondering, is there any reason I should use AI now over Neo? Or should I just ignore AI now. BTW, I love what you've done in this video. I have DXO PhotoLab 5, also with it's DeepPRIME, excellent denoise software.
Hi Ian. Thanks for watching. In most cases NEO does everything and more than NEO. However one current omission from NEO (but is coming soon though) is the clone and stamp tool. That's about it though.
I'll check out deepPrime. Thanks.
@@AnthonyTurnham thanks for the reply. What I should've made clear was that that I actually paid for NEO at the same time, just that it was only the beta version at that point and didn't download it until the initial release came out. So now I've been using NEO longer than AI, and therefore wondered if I should continue to keep it installed. Ah yes I forgot about the Clone and Stamp tool, although it is often just used to erase and NEO's Erase tool is pretty good.
In this case, wouldn't usign topaz before luminar be a better choice?
Yeah, for sure you could, however one big draw back of that approach is when you get into Luminar, you're not working on a raw file anymore for those initial corrections. There's pros and cons to either way.
Why are some of my photos in catalog small and if enlarge them they are out of focus, something I havent got set right. I new and need help please'
Hi Terry. I'm not sure. It's probably not a settings issue. I'd reach out to the tech support team at Skylum. 😀
I feel I can do a solid edit, but I don’t have the vision that you have showed here. Would you do a video talking about taking your editing up a notch? I am amazed by how one sees further and can exploit more from an image. Maybe I’m just less artistic? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, G 😊
Hello Gregory 👋 that's a good idea 💡 I do remember years back when I was starting in Photoshop and wondering, now what the heck am I going to do with this?
@@AnthonyTurnham fantastic, looking forward to it. I need more vision in my edits. I feel like I am spinning my wheels . Cheers, G🙂
Yes, please, camera profile!
Simply outstanding!
Well done as always. Thanks!
Is there a clone tool in Luminar Neo? With the eraser tool is there a way to soften the edges of it? I tried using the erase tool to remove the reflection of an office light on the window I was shooting out of but it makes the spot look blocky.
Hi Jonathan. The Clone tool is on it's way. It'll be released with the free September update.
Hi Anthony, "Camera Profile" would be very useful. Also, would this automatically include the "Lens" issues for say wide angle, telephoto, etc., especially when using the various tools for changing how the photo looks. Keep up the great work. Alan
Hi Alan, the profile would allow better, more accurate colour rendition. The lens info, and correcting of the potential issues should be passed to luminar via the raw exif data. The lens correction option should then be able to sort it out.
@@AnthonyTurnham thx Anthony. I believe a quick tip on loading your camera/lens profile would still be good for lots of people.
Can’t you achieve the same effect using the toning tool instead of adding another layer?
Not really. Give it a go and compare.
A fantastic edit, and the difference between the final image and the original is remarkable. Thanks.
Thank you!
Really like the edit and your "slowed down and simplified" approach. Interesting to see use of a colour swatch to bring in colour harmony. I think that would be a good topic for a future video (i.e. in more detail - Neo tools vs. a colour swatch overlay, etc.). Also... CAMERA PROFILES 🙂 Oh, yes - thanks for bringing in the Topaz tools. I have older versions and need to use them more. Thanks for an example of how - also the fact you used at end is interesting because I think Topaz Help says it's best to Denoise before rest of edit. Thoughts?
Hi 👋 thanks for the feedback and video ideas. Yes, denoise works great at the front end, however, I really wanted to work on the raw file for more latitude with the edit and also adding Topaz as an optional extra as not everyone is fortunate enough to have it.
@@AnthonyTurnham My mistake. I said Denoise recommends use at beginning of edit. It's actually ON1 NoNoise that I have and that recommends running it at start.
Excellent Edit, I am planning a shoot of the Milky Way in a week or so and have learned a lot from your video thank you.
Wow, great job!
I would like to know how to add mhy camera's profile.
Thanks for watching Daniel. Here's a link to a video I put together on how to do it: ua-cam.com/video/7JFjFyotHpE/v-deo.html
@@AnthonyTurnham Great! Thank you sooo much!
Hi Anthony! I have just finished looking at your video on Fran's night sky photo and thanks again for highlighting the limitations of Luminar Neo (which also applies to Luminar 4 and Luminar AI). Topaz AI software is excellent for reducing noise and blur. Why don't you make some videos on using Topaz AI software? One more criticism of Luminar Neo, is the inability to use outside plugins without first having to save and close your file. Yet, Luminar 4 allowed me to do just that, open a third party plugin without having to first save and close my file. Come on Skylum, bring back the ability to use third party plugins, like Topaz AI without first having to close Luminar Neo to open Topaz. Regards from Felix the Cat. 😾😾
Hi Felix the cat 🐈. Good points all round! As you're a channel supporter (thanks again btw) I will absolutely do some more coverage on Topaz going forward. 👍
How would this look running the edited JPEG back through Neo’s de-noise and sharpening AI tools instead of TopazLabs?
Nowhere near as good. The native denoise and Sharpen in NEO or any standard photo editor, Lightroom, PS etc. just can't compete with Topaz's dedicated software.
Just a thought Anthony! Can you use Luminar Neo and its new plug-in to create a 'macro effect' look on close-up's that are a little out of focus? 😼😼 Regards from Felix the Cat. 🐱🐱
The de-focussing is something I hope the Skylum engineers will add in the future!
milk bottle? really?
Hi. Just wondering what are you getting at? Is it a bad analogy? Cheers 😀
Bad english.
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Too fast.
Hi Oscar. Try changing the playback speed. 0.75x or 0.5x. You find that in the video settings by clicking the little cog in the bottom right.
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Here ya go... ua-cam.com/video/7JFjFyotHpE/v-deo.html hope that helps.
@@AnthonyTurnham Well I was just saying camera profile in a boxing commentators voice..... but thanks that actually helps XD
I agree with those who have requested you to slow down in your presentations. Many of us are amateurs and are not as gifted to the use of tools that Neo has to offer. I like the way you do things and your suggestions are very useful for those of us getting to know this piece of software. Thanks for slowing it down.