![]() I'm not all that impressed with L4, certainly not enough to try out more recent versions. But so far, I haven't felt a strong need to replace the sky all that often in my photos. I mean it WAS free, so I have no sunk cost in L4 that I need to rationalize. Is easy sky replacement enough of a reason for me to keep L4? I don't know. In this particular case, I think this comparison is fair since the points listed above, pretty much apply to EVERY version of ACDSee Ultimate since it's original release. Plus, I can use 3rd party plugins with ACDSee Ultimate. Everything L4 can do, ACDSee can do better, faster, and more reliably. With the possible exception of sky replacement, an ACDSee Ultimate user with software at least 4 years old has no real reason to use L4. It always quits L4 and usually returns to ACDSee. Just about any time I cancel an action, it cancels the edit completely and returns it to ACDSee.(and you can't put Gigapixel AI in the L4 workflow!) That, to me, is why Luminar needs to be able to use noise control plugins. And at this point, ACDSee's native noise control is now just starting to get competent after being down where Luminar 4 is now. Especially when compared to ACDSee's Noise control and Light EQ. Noise control and luminosity control aren't that great.What Luminar means by "Installing Plugins" is that you can use Luminar as a plugin with other tools. When looking up "Installing Plugins" in the Luminar User's file, I was surprised to learn there is no way to use Topaz or Nik plugins with it.not really suitable for managing an image DB of more than a couple of thousand files. ![]() The Luminar DB is primitive and can only search by name, date, or file extension.I wonder if the point above has something to do with that. Round Trips to Luminar from ACDSee aren't always successful.Even when using the far superior ACDSee database, a round trip to/from Luminar results in the Luminar DB recording the image there as well as in the ACDSee DB.It's extremely slow to boot and build the DB.Sky replacement is very easy to do, though it is a tad "fiddly" when trying to get a natural look and balance the sky with the rest of the photo.Why? You can batch edit and you can leverage ON1’s Smart Photo feature.Luminar 4 is an odd, VERY odd piece of software, especially when compared to the ALL-IN-ONE design of ACDSee Ultimate 2022. For Lightroom, I encourage use of the File > Plugin Extras method of launching ON1 Photo RAW. ![]() Use ON1 Photo RAW MAX as a single super-plugin instead of the individual ON1 plug-ins.Ĭheck out the video for example plugin workflows from Lightroom and Photoshop. If your image workflow begins in another software package like Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Affinity Pro, Capture One, or another editor supported by ON1, you can round-trip to ON1 Photo RAW MAX directly using a standard plugin workflow. The key difference with ON1 Photo RAW MAX is that MAX is able to run as a plugin to other photo editors. Everything from Browse, Develop w/ Brilliance AI, and Effects through multi-photo merges like panoramas and HDR blends, to layered workflows, portrait retouching, and Resize AI. ON1 Photo RAW 2024 has two offerings, Photo RAW and Photo RAW MAX. Ready to buy? Use the offer code SDP20 at checkout and SAVE 20% ! ![]() There is no extra cost to you and it helps support ON1 tutorials like this one. If you are trying ON1 Photo RAW, the ON1 plug-ins like ON1 Effects or ON1 HDR, or upgrading your ON1 software to a newer version, please consider using my affiliate link. ![]()
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