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Luminar 2018 Update Released

Luminar 2018 Update Released

Skylum software has just announced the first Luminar 2018 update for..well, 2018! The update focuses mainly on bug fixes and adds support for more languages on the Windows version. There are no new features apart from some additional camera support, so sorry, no sign of the DAM side of thing yet :-(

Here’s what’s included in the update according to the release notes:

Luminar 2018 1.1.1 version for Windows:

  • Added support for the following languages:
  • English
  • German
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Portugal
  • Chinese
  • Korean
  • Russian
  • Japanese
  • Added shift + scroll hotkey for brush size adjustment
  • Curves filter improved
  • Merge layers feature released
  • Saving cropped image to document issue fixed
  • Fixed several issues with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom plugins usage
  • Sidebar UX improvements

Luminar 2018 version 1.1.1 for MAC:

  • Fixed issues with Photos Extension
  • RAW Develop support improved, added Leica Monochrome .DNG , HEIC formats, fixed support for Hasselblad and several other cameras.
  • Fixed several issues with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom plugins usage
  • Fixed issue with Dodge & Burn mask from documents created on windows

To update to the latest version, here’s what to do:

On Mac: Please, launch Luminar 2018, on the Top Menu Bar choose Luminar 2018 > Check for updates.

On Windows: Please, launch Luminar 2018, on the Top Toolbar choose Help > Check for updates.

If you don’t already have Luminar and are interested, you can check it out on Skylum’s website. If you want to buy it, you can use our affiliate code: TFP10 to get $10 off.

Speaking of Luminar, I’ve been doing a series of Luminar related videos on my YouTube channel, and I’ve started a Luminar Playlist.

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