Skylum software announces the release date for Luminar 3 with Libraries today. All-new Libraries & LOOKs. Photo editing powered by AI. Workspaces that match your style. And more.
Pre-ordering starts now at reduced prices and continues to December 18th when the product ships for both Mac and Windows.
If you own Luminar 2018 you will receive Luminar 3 with Libraries as a free upgrade, but you will not get the bonus items
Pricing
All pricing shown is in US Dollars
● New users can purchase Luminar for $59 ( $49 with coupon code MARKDODD).
● Current users of Luminar 2017 can upgrade for $49 ( $39 with coupon code MARKDODD).
Bonuses:
$20 gift card to Manfrotto & Gitzo
3 video tutorials by Dan Kordan
3-month ViewBug membership
2-month KelbyOne membership
Free eBook from Rocky Nook
$300 OFF Iceland Photo Tours
Those who purchase Luminar during this campaign will instantly receive Luminar 2018 + the bonus items and then get a free upgrade to Luminar 3 with Libraries when it is release on December 18.
Luminar 3 with Libraries is the first release that contains the Skylum DAM (Digital Asset Management) feature.
The library is the first part of their DAM feature plans with more to come during 2019. As additional features are added, you will receive them as free updates during the year. As soon as they announce their roadmap for what the additional features will be I’ll be sure to post here on my site.
It’s that time of year again for all my affiliate and other photography vendors to release their Black Friday deals.
This year I’m deciding to handle it a little differently and have all the deals listed in one post for quick easy access. So check out the amazing and usually best deals of the year for these vendors.
Please be sure to check out the system requirements for each application before you purchase. Wouldn’t want you to be disappointed with your purchase.
Photography Software
Skylum Software – available for Mac and Windows
Luminar – Available for $49 with the coupon code of MARKDODD
Exclusive Black Friday Bonuses:
1 year of FREE SmugMug Portfolio plan ( US$180 )
119 Dramatic & Romantic Sky Overlays ( US$29 )
20% OFF COOPH Photography Apparel and accessories (on all purchases over EUR100 ) *Those who purchase Luminar from November 1 through 28 will get these bonuses for free.
Pre-Sale Offer Bonuses:
ViewBug: 3-month Pro membership ( US$42 )
KelbyOne: 2-month Pro membership ( US$40 )
Rocky Nook: Choice of ANY e-book ( US$40 )
Daniel Kordan: Awesome Landscapes Tutorial ( US$29 )
Manfrotto & Gitzo: $20 gift card on any $120 purchase ( US$20 )
The Luminar offer has been extended. This is a great time to get Luminar as if you purchase now, you will be getting the next major release for free that includes the Luminar Libraries.
Aurora HDR – Available for $89 with the coupon code of MARKDODD
Bonuses
1 year of FREE SmugMug Portfolio plan ( US$180)
3 months free of Stuck in Сustoms Passport membership ( US$30)
This is the best price you are going to get for Telestream products. Even beats the regular educational discounts by 20%
Alien Skin Software – available for Mac and Windows
Save 15% on every product from Alien Skin Software
Sale ends November 26th
On1 – available for Mac and Windows
ON1’s Black Friday Deal starts today! Get up to an additional $20 off your upgrade to ON1 Photo RAW 2019 with coupon code MDODD20.
So instead of 79.99 to upgrade and 99.99 for new users, you will get the upgrade for $63.99 ($16 discount for upgrades) and new customers can get it for $79.99
Plus Bonus items
ACDSee – Software versions available for Mac and Windows
This is the best time of year to get the ACDSee products. I will say I have not used this product yet as I just purchased it myself as I was waiting for their black friday specials.
30% OFF EVERYTHING including upgrades Black Friday is already here! For a very limited time you can get our creative software, Rebelle 3 papers and upgrades with a huge discount. Grab it while it lasts – the offer is valid only until this Monday, November 26th!
5DayDeal
Get $2500 worth of products for only $89. Includes software, training, plugins and more.
I personally use The Spyder5 Elite products and it has greatly improved the color accuracy of my photography work online and especially with printing my own works.
Services
Bluehost
Bluehost Hosting Services
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The new Luminar uses Artificial Intelligence to make the sky on your photos look incredible automatically. No need to do complex selections, masks or apply layers. No other photo software has a feature as amazing as this one. Learn more
Use the coupon code MARKDODD to get extra US $10 OFF
*Immediately after your purchase you’ll get the current version of Luminar 2018 with the new AI Sky Enhancer. The Libraries feature will be available in December this year as a free update.
A short video comparing the interface of Aurora 2019 to the previous version Aurora 2018
About Aurora HDR 2019:
Skylum’s Quantum HDR Engine harnesses the power of AI for a more streamlined editing experience than ever before. It reduces burned-out colors, loss of contrast, noise and unnatural lighting caused by halos and unstable deghosting.
The Quantum HDR Engine has taken three years to create within Skylum’s AI lab and contains the vast knowledge of the development team paired with artificial intelligence to bring you seamless HDR editing, be it with a single image or multiple bracketed shots.
Skylum’s developers tested thousands of bracketed shots through a neural network and used the results to develop the technology needed for creating incredible HDR photographs – whether it’s real estate, landscape, cityscape or any other type of HDR photography.
Here are the most essential changes:
New Quantum HDR Engine
LUTs support with 11 New Integrated LUTs
Photoshop plugins support
New HDR Smart Structure filter for realistic and artefact-free structure (can be found in the new HDR Enhance filter)
Presets are now called ‘Looks’
Improved Adjustable Gradient filter with new sliders for Shadows and Highlights added
Improved HDR Details Boost Effect (the photo is shown in high-resolution while fine-tuning the filter)
Pre-Order Pricing:
Current users may upgrade at a price of $49 USD ($59 USD MSRP)
New users can purchase Aurora HDR 2019 at a price of $89 USD ($99 USD MRSP)
Bonuses included with your Pre-Order:
Video Tutorial: Getting the Most from Aurora HDR 2019 by Trey Ratcliff
This is the first release since Photolemur has become part of Skylum Software.
So what is new in this next release of the automatic photo enhancer…
Automatic Face Enhancement with skin retouching and teeth whitening
Smart Eye Enlargement
Adding Styles to photos with one of the six new styles along with the ability to impose them on images.
New menu for opacity settings
Quick access menu for face enhancement, lens correction, and eye enlargement
Apply settings from one image to all images in batch
SmugMug Export (for Mac version)
Performance and stability boost
And as with the previous version, the program is also able to enhance a large number of photos simultaneously: more than 200 images at the same time, which will speed up a workflow considerably.
With your preorder, you will also get the following bonus items:
The Shotkit EBook
The 2018 Gear Guide
$300 Off a multi-day (3+ day) Iceland Photo Tours
Pre-Order Pricing:
New users can purchase Photolemur 3.0 Family at a special pre-order price of $35
Photolemur 3.0 Regular Pricing after September 14th.
Current users may upgrade at a price of $19
New users can purchase Photolemur 3.0 Family at a price of $59
New users can purchase Photolemur 3.0 Single at a price of $39
It works on Mac and PC, automatically analyzes and perfects your images, and doesn’t require any manual involvement.
Luminar brings over 300 robust tools and features, including fast RAW support, layers,masking, dozens of photo filters with custom adjustments, presets and a lot more.
Pricing:
Current users of Luminar may upgrade for $49 ($39 with your coupon code- see below for code)
New users can purchase Luminar 2018 for $69 ($59 with your coupon code- see below for code)
A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase.
2 E-books from Andrew Gibson: “The Creative Photographer” and “Mastering Exposure”
Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade for $59 ($49 with your coupon code – see below for code)
New users can purchase Aurora HDR 2018 for $99 ($89 with your coupon code- see below for code)
A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase.
“Accelerate Your Photography” Ebook by Anne McKinnell
Special offer is available from Nov 21st to Nov 29th
Although Luminar 2018 is available for Windows, if you are not interested in the extra bonus items that come with the Black Friday special, I would recommend just downloading a trial version of Luminar 2018 for Windows and test it with your particular system. At initial release, some users have been having issues with running it on their PC systems. Skylum/Macphun is committed to fixing all issues, some may not be fixed until year end. Download the trial and make sure it works with your system. See this Facebook Post from Alex Tsepko, CEO of Skylum on the topic of Luminar 2018 for Windows.
And here is the FAQ on Luminar 2018 for Windows with its update schedule
The first update to Luminar 2018 has been released. See below for the details on the update
Luminar 2018 version 1.0.1 for MAC:
Fixed crash on saving to .PSD format
Fixed bug when Adobe Photoshop Elements is unavailable.
Fixed bug with Luminosity Mask preview on filter
Fixed “Image Cannot be saved” issue with Adobe Lightroom
Fixed RAW Develop\Develop issue when converting Panasonic files
Added support for more Adobe Photoshop plugins, including Topaz Labs plugins
Improved RAW processing on opening file
Improved Windows preset preview
Improved accuracy of the filter collapse/expand triangle control
Improved application and Batch processing UI
Fixed RAW Develop/Develop issue with DNG files
Plus other performance improvements and fixes to the reported issues.
Luminar 2018 version 1.0.1 for Windows:
Workspaces
Luminosity Mask
Image Resize & Sharpen on Export
Improved Hotkeys support
Improved RAW opening & processing
RAW support for more cameras, including Nikon D850
Fixed bug when launching Photoshop with a blank image
PLUS; Improved performance and fixes for a number of reported bugs, including the fixed issue with LowRes image preview on layers with masks; Fixed progress bar for opening images.
I hope this helps you make an informed decision on whether or not to buy the Windows version of Luminar 2018 with the bonus items or just test out the Free Trial and delay your purchase.
Although I’m a firm believer in the product, I am a Mac user, so I’m not feeling the pain some Windows users have experienced.
pre-orders start today and shipping on the 16th of November
With the release of Luminar 2018, it is now for both Mac and Windows OS and is getting ready to become your Adobe Lightroom replacement.
With the recent changes to the latest version of Lightroom and the death of the standalone version many photographers have been looking for an alternative and I believe you will find that alternative in Luminar 2018
Pre-Order Pricing:
Current users of Luminar may upgrade at a special pre-order price of $39 ($49 MSRP)
New users can purchase Luminar at a special pre-order price of $59 ($69 MSRP)
Your license covers up to 5 devices in a single household, be they Mac, Windows or a combination.
With your Pre-Order you will receive the following Bonuses:
A Pack of signature presets and textures fro pro photography Nicolesy
An Exclusive pack of LUTs
1-year Power plan from SmugMug ($72 value). For new SmugMug accounts only
An updated user interface. If you already use Aurora HDR 2018 you will notice a similar interface.
A dedicated RAW develop module
A new RAW engine that can handle high-quality images much faster.
Major Speed improvements
New filters powered by artificial intelligence such as a Sun Rays filter
LUT support (Lookup Table adjustments)
With a free third party tool, you can convert your custom Lightroom presets into LUTs for use in Luminar 2018
Real-time Noise removal
Adaptive workspaces to match your style of shooting and editing
New Transform tool to fix those unwanted perspective problems
A new Dodge and Burn tool
With the initial release of Luminar 2018 the new features are available in the Mac OS version at the time of release while the Windows version will have feature parity by year-end. Some of those features being, Workspaces, Clone & Stamp, blend modes for layers, luminosity masking, flip and rotate, as well as some other tools and features and will be a free update for the Windows version by the end of the year.
Additional features coming to Luminar 2018: Supernova in 2018
