I received an email from Skylum yesterday announcing the newest update, designated 1.0.6, to Luminar Neo. The update's most important feature is the new Mask AI tool. According to Skylum: "The powerful neural network behind Mask AI identifies up to nine separate elements in a photo: people, skies, buildings, vehicles, water, plants, mountains, and both natural and artificial ground." The tool also allows users to make manual adjustments to selections. The email goes on to say that it is now possible to:
- Apply any powerful Neo tool to the selected mask: Denoise, Structure AI, Enhance AI
- Create custom Presets with Mask AI and apply changes only to the desired area
- Fine tune with the Paint, Gradient, or Radial Mask if needed, retaining full control over the result
In addition to the Mask tool, the latest update also makes the Histogram available for all images complete with hotkey toggling to identify clipped pixels. There are also a number of minor bug fixes.
As Skylum continues to add imaginative updates to Neo, the app is fast growing into a comprehensive photo editor that in many ways rivals and even surpasses Photoshop and Lightroom. When all Skylum's promised updates have been fully implemented, I truly believe Neo will become my default photo editor in place of Adobe's products.
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