MacLife - USA (2020-09)

Make quick or automatic enhancements to

your images with the help of a few AI tricks

QUICK LOOK Working with Luminar 4

IF YOU’RE NOT sure where to

start with image enhancement

or just want a helping hand,

Luminar’s AI–powered tools

can analyze an image and get you started.

The software also features “looks,” which

are presets that change multiple aspects

of an image, from colors, exposure and

brightness to sharpness and vignetting.

Although other photo apps let you tweak

pictures, Luminar is particularly user–

friendly and powerful. And if you’re

a beginner or just in a hurry, its AI

features are a great helping hand.

Enhance images

in Luminar 4

Looks work by automatically dialling

in adjustments, and there’s an amount

slider so you can choose how strongly the

look is applied. In the Essentials edit tab

you’ll Ľnd more quick enhancement tools

including Color, Details, and Light — all

with variable sliders so you can quickly

and easily make your pictures look more

vibrant, interesting, and professional. It

helps to start with a high–resolution

image, though JPEGs are Ľne. If you do

have the option of working on a RAW Ľle,

that’ll give Luminar the maximum amount

of info to work with. HOLLIN JONES

REQUIRES

macOS 10.12 or later,

Luminar 4, high–

resolution image

YOU WILL LEARN

How to use AI, presets and

manual controls to

improve your pictures

IT WILL TAKE

10 minutes

VIEW OPTIONS

Zoom in to see details of

images and use the

before/after controls to

check the changes.

LOOKS

Looks are complete

presets that change

lots at once. Each has

a slider for applying

as much as you like.

AI TOOLS

The Essentials section

includes AI–powered tools

that analyze your pic and

make automatic

improvements.

MANUAL TOOLS

Most tools have

manual controls to

tweak parameters like

color, levels, saturation,

and vibrance.

HOW TO DO ANYTHING ON YOUR MAC, iPHONE & iPAD

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