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Skylum, the company previously known as Macphun, has released Luminar 2018 update 1.3.0. The Lightroom alternative has received numerous changes across both its Mac and Windows versions, primarily improvements to existing features, as well as support for additional cameras from Fujifilm, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Canon, and Pentax.
Luminar 2018 is the latest evolution to Skylum’s image editor for Mac and Windows. The 2018 version added a variety of features, improvements, support for Photoshop plugins, and UI changes. Update 1.3.0 builds upon this, adding additional plugin support for Mac, DNG Camera Profiles (DCP) and new features for Windows, and more than a dozen improvements that vary based on operating system.
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The Windows version of Luminar 2018 can open Raw files faster post-update due to Raw engine improvements. This version also brings a new White Balance feature with eyedropper to Develop, Raw Develop, and the Color Temperature filters, better filter performance, simplified blending mode selection, and more.
The Mac 1.3.0 version, meanwhile, brings improvements across eight features in addition to support for plugins from the following software: Imagenomic Noiseware 5, Imagenomic Portraiture 3, Imagenomic Realgrain 2, and DxO FilmPack 5. Luminar 2018 for Mac also now has improved support for eight languages, additional file format export options for batch processing, better filter and JPEG controls, and more.
In addition, Luminar update 1.3.0 adds support for the following cameras:
- Canon EOS 3000D / Rebel T100 / 4000D
- FujiFilm X-H1
- FujiFilm X-A20
- FujiFilm X-A5
- FujiFilm X-E3
- Olympus E-PL9
- Pentax K-1 II
- Panasonic DC-GF10 / Panasonic DC-GF90
- Panasonic DC-GX9 / DC-GX7MK3
- Panasonic DC-TZ200 / DC-ZS200 / DC-TZ202 / DC-TZ220 / DC-ZS220 / DC-TX2
- Sony A7 III
The full changelogs for the Mac and Windows update are available here. Existing Luminar 2018 users can update from within the software by choosing the “Check for updates” option, which is found under the “Help” menu on Windows and the “Luminar 2018” menu on Mac. Luminar 2018 is available from Skylum for $ 69 USD.
Via: PhotoRumors
Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)