Photoshop_User_July_2017

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Luminar is Macphun’s all-round image editor, and its Neptune

release (for Macs) updates the app with an AI-based filter and

features that will appeal to professional photographers.

The biggest news coming from the Luminar Neptune release

is that it has the artificial-intelligence-based Accent AI filter. It’s

said to automatically improve images, replacing dozens of other

controls in the process. I’m a bit “allergic” to those automatic

improvement algorithms, because, usually, I can do better.

I expected the Accent AI filter to be in the same marketing-

first-quality-later league, but I was actually happily surprised.

This filter does seem to intelligently adjust your image. The

Accent AI filter will spare many photo editors a lot of time, while

it will enable the average iPhone amateur to create decent pho-

tos with the use of one slider.

The new version is faster, has an improved crop tool and his-

tory, more UI improvements, and support for new RAW formats.

The new Quick & Awesome workspace is ideal if your image is

already sharp in focus and properly lighted. This new workspace

Company: Macphun

Price: $69

Rating: 5

Hot: Accent AI makes really intelligent choices;

enhanced masking tools

Not:

Review by Erik Vlietinck

AI-Based Filter Automates

Dozens of Adjustments

Luminar

Neptune

Dmitry Sytnyk