Another free update to Luminar 2018 is here! Explore the new improvements.

Weโ€™re excited to bring you another free update to Luminar 2018 that adds new functionality and speed to both the Windows and Mac platforms.

Thanks for being part of the Skylum/Skylum family - weโ€™re glad youโ€™re here!

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How to Update

  • Mac โ€“ Please, launch Luminar 2018, on the Top Menu Bar choose Luminar 2018 > Check for updates.

  • Windows  โ€“ Please, launch Luminar 2018, on the Top Toolbar choose Help > Check for updates.

We hope you enjoy these improvements.  Weโ€™re hard at work on more as well as the new digital asset manager for later this year.

Whatโ€™s New?

This free update brings the following new and improved features to improve your Luminar editing experience:

WINDOWS USERS

  • Language support: You can now enjoy Luminar in many more languages.  The latest version has been localized to support the following languages:

    • English

    • German

    • Spanish

    • French

    • Portuguese

    • Chinese

    • Korean

    • Russian

    • Japanese

  • Brush Size: Use the left and right bracket keys ([ and ]) to adjust the size of your brush.  Add the shift key (Shift+ [ or ]) to adjust the Softness.  Itโ€™s now easier than ever to mask.

  • Curves: The Curves filter is  improved for better results

  • Merge Layers: Permanently merge two or more layers with Merge layers feature.

  • Improved Sidebar: The sidebar controls are even easier to use and navigate.

  • Cropping improvements: The cropped state of an image is now correctly captured in the native Luminar file.

  • Adobe plug-in improvements: The plugins for Adobe products have been performance tuned.

MAC USERS

  • Improved Raw Support: Weโ€™ve improved RAW Develop support and added Leica Monochrom .DNG , HEIC formats.  Weโ€™ve also improved support for Hasselblad and several other cameras.

  • Photos for Mac: Luminar works even better as an extension for Photos for Mac.

  • Adobe plug-in improvements: The plugins for Adobe products have been performance tuned.

  • Improved cross platform files: Weโ€™ve fixed issue with Dodge & Burn filter masks for documents created on Windows.

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