Newish to editing, I didn't understand why people loved luminosity masking. I am now so excited! You've explained it so well that I see exactly why it's the one tool I desperately needed. Simple, and so incredibly effective! Thank you so much, Jim!

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

awesome, so glad this helped and glad you are excited about it!

Great video. I didn't appreciate this new feature until watching your tutorial. Thanks!

@JimNix

Ай бұрын

thanks Don and glad it helps!

This is really whetting my appetite for the new release! Given how many features are added, I'm surprised they didn't call it "Version 2".

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks Carl and yes good point, I think it's worthy of a 2.0 designation as well!

What an excellent walkthrough (as always), thnx Jim. I have been hoping for this to arrive for quite some time. Now I really hope for Skylum to continue with a tool similar to the quite new Lightroom Point Color feature, where you can target different hues. From what I have seen, that looks as a very useful tool when working on colours.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks so much and yes I am hopeful that they keep going and more tools for us, and yes Point Color is fantastic so something like that would be great!

Consistently thought through to the end, the only thing missing is a Color Range Mask in Luminar Neo. I'm looking forward to testing the new version myself.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

yes I agree, well thought out and I hope we get color range in the future, that would be nice!

Thanks. Useful explanation. A few comments about the boxes under the luminosity tool (clear, invert, copy, paste, etc) would be good.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks much and I have previous videos talking about those in my Luminar playlist but I will probably cover them again

Nice detailed description Jim. Thanks

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thank you for watching!

I’m excited to try this! This is totally new to me so thanks for a great explanation of how to use it.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching and hope you enjoy the new version!

Brilliant video Jim. I appreciate the finer details.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

Hey Gavin, thanks mate, love your work and appreciate the kind words.

@fototripper

2 ай бұрын

@@JimNix My pleasure.

Great, simple, description of luminosity masks... well done, Jim.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks Marc!

Thank you Jim for this excellent video on the use of the new Luminosity Masks. I liked the way you spent time on clearly explaining the use of the fade controls. With this, and the other additions, I'm really looking forward to the end of the week to get my copy of the update.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks much Ken and I hope you have a lot of fun with it!

Excellent as usual. Thanks so much for sharing.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

I will have to study on this one... Thanks Jim

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

Very informative! Thanks, Jim.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks Theo!

Great tutorial Jim thanks a million

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

Magnifique ,il me tarde de recevoir cette mise a jour,merci Jim pour les recommandations,a bientôt.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks Jean-Francois and have fun with it!

Wow this is going to be a good tool once I have watched the video again and again. Lot to take in

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching Hugh!

Heya Jim. Always look forward to your Luminar NEO posts. BTW--you may not do any real estate photo work, but if you do (or would like a new challenge), would you do a "layers-like" "Flambient (mixing ambient & flash) video using Luminar NEO. Thanks, Chuck

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

Hi Chuck and thanks but honestly I don't shoot RE (or even own lights, LOL) so I don't think I will doing anything like that

The light on the sheep is great !!!

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

yeah those masks work wonders!

Thanks for a great video Jim. I am so looking forward to the new update, and editing with the luminosity mask. I have a lot of photo that I would like to re edit with this mask.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks David and I hope you have fun with it!

Love this, thanks, Jim, going to try it right now.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

have fun Louise!

nice one Jim, looking forward to this update. Seems the race is on between Neo and On1 at the moment

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks and yes lots of goodies for us when companies are competing!

Jim, thank you for the explanation of the feathering. That will be key to my edits.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching and yes that feathering is a huge thing with these (and all) masks!

@ncc1701BB

2 ай бұрын

@@JimNix I never considered the "feathering" of the mask and the control that gives in the transition of the colours.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

@@ncc1701BB yeah I use it all the time for that very reason - smooth transitions are great to have to blend things better

I love luminosity masks. I use the Nik collection and its U-Point technology is basically a fancy luminosity mask. I also liked the luminosity masks in Luminar 3 and 4 so I'm really glad it's back in Neo. Great explanation Jim.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks Alan and yes it's great to have them in Luminar again for sure!

Wow! Great informations Jim! Now, we have to learn to read the Red masked without seen the result instantly! What can we do in a street scene? Hmmmm?

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

Thanks and street scenes, or any scenes, are good for luminosity masks. Each image is different but isolating each tonal area is always useful.

Great Video Jim.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks Dave!

...enjoyed your take on luminosity masking Jim....looking forward to the new version in a couple of days!

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

Great video in plain simple English, I finally understand what it's all about. Does it have a dropper so you can select a certain part of a photo. Look forward to the next one.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks much and no dropper at this time

Great tutorial. Love this new feature. One suggestion, you coukd cut the kength of this video by 5 minutes by not repeating the same point multiple times. For example, you covered mask fade very well the first time. But then you said it over and over again which, I suggest, is not necessary. Again thanks for the great content.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

ok thanks Lysander

Outstanding video once again Jim. My goodness that’s a powerful tool. Does it diminish the use of the supercontrast tool? I’m not asking that in a negative sense, but the overlaying of highlights to midtones to shadows seems to maybe be a bit mote effective with the luminosity mask tool. When it gets here I’ll of course be able to see for myself, but would like your opinion as you see it. Repeating though, that is one fine tool. This new release/update looks simply phenomenal ! Thank you & the developers at Luminar. Just outstanding.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks so much William and thus far I am still using Supercontrast bc it is so quick (no masking required) compared to having to make a mask and then adjust tones etc so I think I will keep using it, but the key thing is that with the luminosity masks you can control how each area is affected better

Excellent!

@JimNix

18 күн бұрын

thank you!

Thanks Jim for your videos on Neo, have you shown that you can just click on the actual picture and pick a tonal range from that? Or at least I thought you could do that.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks much and no it does not have an eyedropper for this luminosity mask feature, you use the slider to define the tonal areas you want covered

Great video Jim how do you think it will do with wildlife photos I am not into doing landscapes but could try it out when weather picks up

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks Robert and yes its good on any subject really, but I also think the Object Select Masks will be useful for you with wildlife

Thanks!👍🤝

@JimNix

Ай бұрын

thank you!

Have they changed the masks back again Jim (linear gradient specifically) ? It seems I have to hit invert everytime again!

Hi, I love your videos, and find them most helpful I wondered if you could help. I recently took some portraits against a green screen, thinking I would replace the background in post edit. I have done everything that people say to do on youtube to remove the background, but end up with a green haze around parts of the shot. I have used transition, object and background, but will not work. I have managed to get rid of the haze by using the clone tool, but this really is not satisfactory, and I am sure there must be a better way. Any ideas.....HELP! Thanks Jim in the UK

Jim, I have Aurora HDR, Luminar AI, and Luminar Neo. I am proficient in none of these and feel abit overwhelmed. I want to be proficient in one of these and actually get a good outcome for my photos. It seems to me that Neo is the more robust app of the three? Which would you recommend and where would I get an A to Z tutorial? I use a sony a6600 if that is of import. Thanks for you vids.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

Hi there and yes Luminar Neo is the one to go with, as it is the best overall and frankly the other two aren't being developed anymore. I also have a Beginner Guide playlist which can help you get started. kzread.info/head/PLye10L-yi8hU9TDtAlzGAhDEPEDOedlVD&si=2N1AmolAuWT89p0l

what is the image has tones of red in it, can you change the mask color or even black and white

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

No ability to change it at this time but yes I would like that option too.

If we have luminosity masks, why does colour harmony have selection for highlights, midtones and shadows? Surely the luminosity mask is much more selective.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

Color Harmony has been in Neo since it launched 2 years ago, and luminosity masking is arriving this week. Yes LM is more selective and you can adjust the tonal areas covered better with feathering etc, so it's a great addition to any tool, including Color Harmony.

@billblair7804

2 ай бұрын

@JimNix don't get me wrong. Am looking forward to using luminosity masking, just can't see the point of the highlights et selection in many tools now

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

@@billblair7804 yes fair point and in Color Balance I would likely still use those sections without a mask, whereas I would use the lum mask elsewhere, but I still need to do some tests

Can you do a video how to edit a real estate photo.

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

Well, I don't shoot RE photos so I don't plan to make one. Perhaps in the future though.

vg!

@JimNix

2 ай бұрын

thanks!