Luminar Education

1. Launch Luminar 2018.

2. Click "Activate" on the welcome screen and enter your email + activation code, then click the “Activate” button.

3. To activate Luminar from inside the software, click on Luminar 2018 in the top menu and click "Activate..". Then enter your activation code + email.

Once you’re done activating your new software, take an extra minute to set up your very own My Skylum Account here: https://skylum.com/user/signup. Thereafter, you’ll be able to to access your license keys and download links for your Skylum software, plus enter photo contests and view exclusive videos.

Please note that Luminar 2018 will appear in My Software section of your Skylum Account only after you activate it with your license key and the e-mail you’ve used to create your Skylum Account. If that is not the case, you’re welcome to reach our support team: https://skylum.com/support

To install Luminar 2018 as a plug-in, launch the application as a standalone and open any image. Then click on the Luminar 2018 menu > Install Plug-ins... In the resulting dialog, click on the Install button next to your desired host applications. Please note that you’ll be asked to enter the password to your Mac.

First of all, please make sure the operating system on your Mac is not older than 10.11. To install Luminar 2018 as a Photos extension, please follow the steps below:

1. Launch Luminar 2018 and load any photo.

2. Launch Photos application and open the image you want to edit in Luminar 2018.

3. In the top-right corner click on Edit > Extensions.

4. Select Luminar 2018 as an extension for editing photos.

5. Finally, Luminar 2018 will be available as an extension in Photos.

   
   

A LUT (Look Up Table) is, in essence, is like a preset. It is a modifier based on a mathematical formula between two images – the original image and the displayed image. A LUT can also be used creatively to impose a specific ‘look’ on a source image, such as creating a high contrast or bleach-bypass look. 

Please choose LUT Mapping filter and click on Load LUT file… button to upload your custom LUT file. Currently, Luminar 2018 supports .cube, .3dl, .look and .csp formats.

Launch the standalone version of Luminar 2018 and open any image. Then click the File menu > Add Custom Preset Pack.

Yes! Luminar 2018 has a powerful built-in batch processing tool which can be used to post-process multiple images in a few clicks. You can apply any of the built-in presets, or those you’ve imported or created yourself, as well as specify image size, format and other export options. You will see the "Batch processing" option upon launching Luminar 2018.

You can also start batch processing when Luminar 2018 is open by clicking on the File > Batch Processing.. menu or simply by using combination CMD+B. Thereafter, choose the images you’d like to batch process and set the appropriate controls in the Batch Processing options window.

Yes, you can erase unwanted objects from your photos. Simply choose Tools menu > Erase and use the brush to mark those items you’d like erased. You can also use the Clone & Stamp tool.

Replacing skies is just one of many cool tricks you’ll be able to perform with Luminar 2018. Essentially, you open a “sky” image as a new separate layer and then resize and blend it into the original image. See the user manual online or check out this short video to see how easy it is: How to replace a sky - video tutorial

For your convenience, we have created a separate Workspace for Portrait photography. It includes such tools as Color Temperature, Accent - AI Filter, Tone, Saturation/Vibrance, Soft Glow, High Key, Vignette and Grain. Read more about Luminar filters for perfect portraits here: 7 Essential Filters for Portraits

Additionally, many people may find the Healing and Clone & Stamp tools helpful. Luminar 2018 has hundreds of tools and features, so we’re confident you will find many to suit your portrait retouching needs. As you discover them, be sure to make your own custom Workspace.

On top of that, Luminar comes with a built-in preset pack for Portrait photography, which delivers outstanding looks with a single click.