In the video, Anthony Morganti, video details an upcoming comprehensive software update for the Luminar Neo photo editor, highlighting significant advancements in artificial intelligence and selective editing.
Key improvements include the expansion of Bokeh AI to recognise non-human subjects and the introduction of more natural portrait retouching tools that preserve skin texture. The upgraded Skin AI tool now features four sliders, giving users finer control over portrait retouching compared to the previous versions’ two sliders. These enhancements are designed to give users greater control and produce more natural, realistic results without an overly airbrushed look. The specific adjustments include :
- Face Smoothing and Body Smoothing: These sliders have been separated, allowing you to selectively smooth the skin on a subject’s face entirely independently from their body.
- Shine Removal: This slider has been improved so that it more effectively reduces unwanted shine while still preserving the natural texture of the skin.
Alongside these slider updates, the Blemish Removal tool has been enhanced to eliminate skin imperfections more effectively
Furthermore, the addition of mask feathering allows photographers to achieve seamless transitions when applying local adjustments, effectively eliminating harsh edges. Mask feathering helps eliminate halos by softening the edge of a mask, which creates a smoother transition between the edited and unedited areas of an image.
Previous masking tools created hard edges, which often led to unnatural halos or visible boundaries when specific adjustments – such as detail enhancement – were applied to a selected area. By applying feathering to soften these hard boundaries, the halo effect is significantly reduced, resulting in a more natural blend between the edited subject and its surrounding environment
The update also focuses on ecosystem integration, facilitating a unified workflow between desktop applications and mobile versions for iPad and Android. Overall, these enhancements aim to provide users with greater precision and creative flexibility across various photography genres.