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5.4.1. How to User Skylum’s Luminar 4 with

Capture One

Users of Capture One software can easily access Luminar 4 as part of their imaging workflow. This option

works well for all photographers but is best suited for a raw workflow.

By using the Edit With… command, images are sent from Capture One to Luminar. You can then edit the

photo and export it next to the original file. It is then imported back in the Capture One as a new variant file.

This type of workflow is described as a “round trip” edit and is recommended by Capture One.

• Images are first processed by Capture One.

• Files are then exchanges as 8-bit or 16-bit PSD or TIFF files for best results (the TIFF format is best

for this exchange).

• It is recommended to use the ProPhotoRGB color space for preserving color detail (Adobe RGB is

also acceptable).

Here is how to use this workflow.

Enable Luminar

Connecting Capture One to Luminar is easy.

1. Be sure Luminar 4 is installed and activated on your computer.

2. Launch Capture One and open your Preferences panel by pressing Cmd+, (Mac) or Ctrl+, (PC).

3. Click on the Plugins tab.

4. Type Luminar 4 into the search box for Allowed applications and check the box next to its name. On

Windows, you may need to search for Luminar 4.exe.

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