Luminar 2018
Feb 5, 2018 10:20:41 #
Anyone using Luminar 2018 as a stand alone alternative for Lightroom or as a plug in? Is so what is your opinion?
Feb 5, 2018 10:23:15 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Yes, like it, and this is an over-worked topic. Lots of previous comments...
Feb 5, 2018 10:25:04 #
I tried to use it as a plug-in for PhotoShop Elements in Windows -- found out that it does't work that way yet. Luminar told me that will come later but gave no date
Feb 5, 2018 10:36:00 #
whiteowl wrote:
Anyone using Luminar 2018 as a stand alone alternative for Lightroom or as a plug in? Is so what is your opinion?
Luminar works as a stand alone on my iMac, so I don't see any reason it wouldn't work as a stand alone on a Windows machine. I use Lumina as a plug on for Photos For Mac, but if you want to use it as a plug in for Lightroom, I guess you will have to wait as SaratogaMan mentioned.
Feb 5, 2018 10:44:53 #
The start screen indicates that it can be used as a plug-in for Lightroom and the full version of PhotoShop, just not yet for Elements. Of course, it can be used as a stand-alone, but without an organizer (yet) in Windows it's a pain.
Feb 5, 2018 11:02:22 #
My primary for processing is Affinity. I have Luminar installed both as a stand alone and as a plug in for Affinity. It works fine. I am on a PC and Luminar is still not quite up to par compared to the Mac version but it is coming along. I haven't spent a lot of time learning it yet but Luminar seems to be a very capable program and relatively easy to use.
Feb 5, 2018 12:21:25 #
wds0410
Loc: Nunya
Luminar on a Mac works great. Plenty of support on YouTube videos to ease that learning curve.
Feb 6, 2018 06:55:34 #
Luminar 2018 is a great post processor, I use it as a stand alone on my MacBook Pro. I still use Lightroom Classic to store and catalog my images, at least until Skylum releases the Digital Asset Manager (DAM).
Check out this Jim Nix video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOWQbaEz_T0
Check out this Jim Nix video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOWQbaEz_T0
Feb 6, 2018 07:00:21 #
Love the program!! If you are a Windows user, you can start in LR, send it to PS and then use Luminar as a Smart Filter, then when you save it back to LR as a psd file, it still has all the Luminar layers saved in case you want to go back to it later (just like if you use it as a stand alone). Currently, if you send a photo from LR to Luminar you will lose the Luminar layers when you save it back to LR.
Feb 6, 2018 07:13:40 #
I'm using Luminar Windows as a plugin, and it can be used as a standalone. Although not as complete yet as the MAC version, it is quite capable. If you want to quickly work on an image, you can use the presets and be done in one click. The real power of the program though is in the use of combinations of individual filters, layers, and masks. No DAM yet, but that's supposed to come later in the year. If you're curious, download the trial version and see how it works for you.
Feb 6, 2018 07:35:11 #
kdogg
Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
I'm using Luminar for PC and really love it. There are plenty of webinars available either live of for download. Suggest checking out the Nicholsy website it has been very helpful to me, free 7 lessons for 7 days got me started. Very helpful. Have already received 2 updates for Windows and am looking forward to the release of a DAM later this year, support so far has been great.
Feb 6, 2018 07:59:06 #
whiteowl wrote:
Anyone using Luminar 2018 as a stand alone alternative for Lightroom or as a plug in? Is so what is your opinion?
Not as a stand-alone. In conjunction with LR. I like it.
Feb 6, 2018 08:08:22 #
I have both, and I am still without an opinion, mainly because I am still getting used to the new Luminar. But I do like the results I have seen, so far. I guess I would keep both, up and running
Feb 6, 2018 08:31:42 #
The workflow without a DAM is a bit awkward, but I am enjoying the program.
Feb 6, 2018 09:26:34 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
kdogg wrote:
I'm using Luminar for PC and really love it. There are plenty of webinars available either live of for download. Suggest checking out the Nicholsy website it has been very helpful to me, free 7 lessons for 7 days got me started. Very helpful. Have already received 2 updates for Windows and am looking forward to the release of a DAM later this year, support so far has been great.
I searched for that web site and could find nothing related to the words Nicholsy and Luminar.
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