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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents
1. Welcome to Luminar 4
- Conveniently browse, rate, group your photos and much more…
2. Benefits of Luminar 4
2.1. New & Improved features in Luminar 4
- Your Photography. Elevated.
3. Installing & Activating Luminar
3.1. Installing & Activating Luminar for Windows
3.2. Installing & Activating Luminar for macOS
3.2.1. Installing Luminar from the Mac App Store
3.3. Upgrading from Luminar 3
- Catalog Migration
4. Technical Requirements
- System Requirements for Microsoft® Windows®:
  - recommended:
  - minimum:
- System Requirements for Apple® macOS®:
  - recommended:
  - minimum:
5. How Can You Use Luminar?
5.1. Supported File Types
- Supported Graphic Formats
- Supported RAW formats
- Working with an unsupported Raw Format
5.2. Using Luminar as a Single Image editor
5.3. Using Luminar with other software
- Mac & Windows
- Mac only
5.3.1. Installing Plug-ins
5.3.2. Using Luminar with Adobe Photoshop
5.3.3. Using Luminar with Adobe Lightroom Classic
- Photo menu
- File menu
- Editing in the Luminar Plug-in
5.3.4. Using Luminar with Adobe Photoshop Elements
5.3.5. Using Luminar as a Photos for macOS Extension
5.3.6. Using Luminar with Apple Aperture
5.4. Using Luminar as an external editor
5.4.1. How to User Skylum’s Luminar 4 with Capture One
- Enable Luminar
- Sending a Raw file to Luminar
- Sending an edited image to Luminar
6. User Interface Overview
6.1. Library View
6.1.1. Library Toolbar
- Open
- Magnification
- Search
- Share Image
- Mode Select
- Layout
6.1.2. Library Sidebar
- Shortcuts
- Albums
- Folders
6.2. Edit View
6.2.1. Edit Toolbar
- Open
- Luminar Looks Panel
- Magnification
- Comparison Buttons
- Crop Tool
- Share Image
- Mode Select
- Layout Buttons
- Other View Options
6.2.2. Edit Sidebar
6.2.2.1. Histogram
6.2.2.2. Current Photo Actions
6.2.2.3. History
6.2.3. Additional Tool Controls
6.3. Info View
6.4. Filter to Tool Migration
7. Opening Images for Editing
7.1. Editing a Single Image
- When to Use the Edit Single Image Command
- Managing Images in the Single Image Edits Collection
7.2. Adding a Folder with Images
- Adding Folders from an Internal Hard Drive
- Adding Folders from an External Hard Drive
- Adding Folders from Synced Cloud Storage
7.3. Importing from a Memory Card
- Organizing Images During Import
- Importing into a New Folder
8. Working with the Essential Tools
8.1. Light Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Settings
  - Сurves
8.2. AI Enhance Tool
8.3. AI Structure Tool
8.4. Color Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Settings
8.5. Black & White Conversion Tool
8.6. Details Enhancer Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Settings
8.7. Denoise Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Settings
8.8. Landscape Enhancer Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
8.9. Vignette Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9. Working with the Creative Tools
9.1. AI Sky Replacement Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.1.1. AI Sky Replacement Guidelines
- Technical specifications
- How to capture sky textures
  - Best practices
  - Issues to avoid
9.2. AI Augmented Sky Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.3. Sunrays Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.4. Dramatic Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.5. Matte Look Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.6. Mystical Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.7. Color Styles (LUT) Tool
9.8. Texture Overlay Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.9. Glow Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.10. Film Grain Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
9.11. Fog Tool
10. Working with the Portrait Tools
10.1. AI Skin Enhancer Tool
10.2. AI Portrait Enhancer Tool
10.3. High Key Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
10.4. Orton Effect Tool
- Standard Controls
- Advanced Controls
11. Working with the Professional Tools
11.1. Advanced Contrast Tool
11.2. Adjustable Gradient Tool
11.3. Dodge & Burn Tool
11.4. Color Enhancer Tool
- Color Contrast
- Split Color Warmth
- Advanced
  - Сolor Balance
11.5. Photo Filter Tool
11.6. Split Toning Tool
12. Working with Canvas Tools
12.1. Crop & Rotate Tool
12.2. Erase Tool
12.3. Clone & Stamp Tool
12.4. Lens & Geometry Tool
13. Luminar Looks
13.1. Working With Luminar Looks
13.2. Loading Additional Luminar Looks Collections
- Choosing a Collection
13.3. Customizing Luminar Looks
- Saving Custom Luminar Looks
- Modifying Custom Luminar Looks
- Sharing a Custom Luminar Look
13.4. Adding a Custom Luminar Look Pack
14. Working with Layers
14.1. An Overview of Layers
14.2. Using an Adjustment Layer
14.3. Using an Image Layer
- Loading a Texture Layer
- Loading a Watermark or Logo Layer
14.4. Creating a Stamped Layer
14.5. Transforming a Layer
14.6. Using Blending Modes with Layers
- Normal
- Darken
- Multiply
- Color Burn
- Lighten
- Screen
- Overlay
- Soft Light
- Hard Light
- Difference
- Subtract
- Hue
- Color
- Luminosity
15. Masking Options in Luminar
15.1. Creating a Layer Mask
15.2. Creating a Tool Mask
15.3. Using a Brush Mask
15.4. Using a Radial Mask
15.5. Using a Gradient Mask
15.6. Using a Luminosity Mask
15.7. Additional Mask Controls
- Global Mask Controls
- Layer and Tool Mask Extras
16. Rating Images
16.1. Understanding Rating Controls
- Flags
- Ratings
- Color Labels
16.2. Rating Images in the Library View
16.3. Rating Images in the Single View
16.4. Useful Keyboard Shortcuts When Rating Images
- Set Flag
- Set Rating
- Set Color
17. Organizing Images
17.1. Using Shortcuts to Find Your Photos
- All Photos
- On This Day
- Single Image Edits
- Favorites
- Recently Added
- Recently Edited
- Trash
17.2. Using Folders to Organize Images
- What are Folders?
- How are Folders Different than Albums?
17.3. Moving Images Between Folders
- Moving Images from the Single Image Edits Collection to a Folder (Mac only)
17.4. Reconnecting Missing Folders and Images
17.5. Deleting Files from Folders
- Marking a File as a Reject
- Safely removing Rejected files from your library
17.6. Using Albums to Organize Images
- What are Albums?
  - How are Albums Different than Folders?
- Creating an Album
17.7. Moving Images from the Single Image Edits Collection to an Album
18. Navigating & Managing Your Library
18.1. Filtering the View of Your Images
- Favorites
- Rating
- Color Label
- Edited
18.2. Handling Raw + JPEG Pairs
18.3. Sorting Images
- Capture Time
- Edit Time
- Rating
- Pick
- Color Label
- File Name
- File Type
- File Size
- Ascending
- Descending
18.4. Syncing Adjustments
18.5. Revealing Original Images
- Show in Finder/Explorer
  - Single Image:
  - Folder:
18.6. Working with the Trash folder
- Deleting a File in Luminar
- Restoring a File from the Trash
- Emptying Luminar’s Trash
- Emptying the System Trash/Recycle Bin
18.7. Reconnecting Lost Edits
- How to reconnect images in the Lost Edits folder
- Matching Criteria
19. Working with Catalogs
19.1. What is a Catalog?
19.2. Working with Multiple Catalogs
- Creating a Catalog
- Switching Catalogs
19.3. Backing Up a Catalog
- Windows backup
- Mac backup
19.4. Backing Up Your Photo Edits
20. Saving & Exporting Files
20.1. Saving Adjustments in a Catalog
- How the Luminar Catalog Captures Edits
- Viewing and Navigating a Files History
20.2. Exporting an Image
20.2.1. Saving an Image File
20.2.2. Supported File Formats
20.3. Sharing an Image
20.3.1. Sharing an Image to 500px
20.4. Batch Processing Photos
- Getting Started with Batch Processing
- Batch Processing Settings
- Running the Batch
21. Keyboard Shortcut Keys
21.1. macOS Keyboard Shortcuts
- General
- Luminar Menu
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Tools
- Library Menu
- Image Menu
- View Menu
- Mask Editing
21.2. Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
- General
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Library Menu
- Image Menu
- View Menu
- Mask Editing
22. Keeping Luminar Up To Date
- macOS
- Windows

Sending an edited image to Luminar

As you work in Capture One, Luminar is just a click away.

1. Select the image in the browser that you want to edit.

2. Make any desired adjustments in Capture One first. You can now send it to Luminar as a processed

file.

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