Yes, a similar product as was to be expected. A few of new features come to mind, such as: the templates feature is useful, especially with gradient control provided; the program is significantly faster w/o the DAM, which is the direction Luminar is going; "layers" is missing, but available in L4 if you have it; AI provides a virtually minimal learning curve unless the user is under 3 years old, adding "atmosphere, composition and advanced sky replacement/mods, skin, iris, body, face, bokeh, structure, colour harmony, contrast, and mood, which are all offered up with manual override are to name a few of the most obvious improvements and new features that LAI brings, and did I mention...LAI is quick!

I don't think it is perfect, but it sure is a time saver, (at times, post down to a minute or less), fun to use and all for under $100...not a bad deal, notwithstanding the usual "Adobe" (which I have) opposition. Like any software, if you don't like it...don't buy it.

Merry Christmas!

A big complaint on my part is that the so-called manual and tutorials do not have simplistic starts. I am saying, first, give me a chart with arrows and explanations of what controls we will find and what controls we will find within those controls.
Example of something we know, the headlight switch on our cars:
1 This is the head lite switch on your new car, it has 3 positions, off, parking, headlights. Oh! OK, now I understand.
2 You can switch between Hi & Lo beam by pulling toward you. Oh, OK.
3 Pulldown toward your feet and the left turn signal is activated, upward for the right, in between for none. Oh, OK.
With directions like this even a 10 y-old, sitting on a pillow can now drive at night.
With directions like this, those among us who did not do the Beta Luminar Ai can learn.

The line 3 party tutorials show most of the screen as an overcomplicated photo and over to the right edge is the selectable controls shown small, white letters on the black background [is it selectable?]. As with the magician on the NYC street all is presented very fast and I can not follow the pea and nutshell movement.

"Here is a photo. Analyzing this is what we need to change. Here is what controls we will use and why." OH, OK, now I understand. Topaz hour-long Webinars were a great sleep aid... the presenters wandered ... NO ANALYSIS. Too often the photos were complicated and the changes not evident on our screens.. Keep It Simple, KIS, is the best approach I have lectured on tech subjects and the intro should be a catch up for newbies and a refresher for veterans.

When tuning my photos for the Camera Club, I would put them on the cabinet above the coffee pot and mark things to change or correct for a week, make changes and print, then refine. Ai may be too automatic. A change in our world by introducing Ai and new approaches is generally not intuitive and requires slow spoon-feeding. Ai can be great and I fell in love with it using Google's free Deep Dreams.
https://deepdreamgenerator.com/