There have been a few updates from the various apps that I’m involved with so instead of individual posts I figured I would put them all in one.

Luminar Neo and other annoucements

Despite having a war in the home country of Skylum, these folks are still churning out updates and additional features to Luminar Neo

So their announcements are

They have added to their Luminar Neo extensions. So now, in addition to the HDR extension, they have added a Noiseless Extension. This extension will be released in August of 2022. They are working on additional extensions for the rest of this year. 5 More are coming.

They have decided not to introduce another MAJOR release this year, but to concentrate on adding functionality to Luminar Neo, mostly via Extensions. But they will also be working on application updates as well. Their new view is that they do not want to force users to upgrade to the next major release and get features that they didn’t need.

They are also introducing a Subscription model that lets users get the latest extensions and application updates as they come out. They will still have the Lifetime version available for those who may only want the core Luminar Neo features and do not need the extension.

So you now have the option to purchase a monthly subscription, an annual subscription, or a lifetime version of Luminar Neo. With the subscription options, you get all releases of Luminar Neo and all the current extensions plus those coming in the future. With the Lifetime purchase, you just get the current version of Luminar Neo without extensions and any performance updates. You will have an option to buy the extensions as a bundle.

The new purchase page lays out the new options pretty well

One other major announcement is the end of life of Luminar ^AI. As of September 2022, they will no longer be selling this product to concentrate on Luminar Neo. They will do support updates, but will no longer be developing new features for Luminar ^AI

For those that have been with me for a while, Topaz Labs let me offer you a discount coupon. They have decided that they can no longer offer that discount on a permanent basis. Periodically I can ask for a limited-time coupon code, but I have no timeline for that at the moment.

They do have something new coming out next month, but more to come on that later.

The newest version of Mylio Photos that was released back in July has already released its first update to the app. So if you haven’t already downloaded the update, make sure you do as it has bug fixes and product improvements. I’m told the next update is due within a few weeks.

I know I owe you all some tutorial videos and other steps, but my regular day job is in a busy mode right now, so I haven’t had any time. They are coming, just can’t say when yet.

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