It’s an exciting prospect, especially for current Luminar users who rely on other software to handle focus-stacking processes. In other words, once Skylum’s stacking extension is implemented, photographers will be able to organize, edit, and focus stack images – without ever leaving the Neo environment. Adobe Lightroom Classic, for instance, lacks stacking capabilities (to successfully stack an image using Adobe CC products, you must open the original files in Photoshop, which offers no DAM and RAW editing functionality). Yet very few programs boast digital asset management, RAW editing capabilities, and stacking technology. Stacking techniques are far from new, and dedicated focus-stacking software currently exists. ![]() Macro, product, and still life photographers rely on focus-stacking techniques to keep entire subjects in focus at high magnifications landscape photographers use stacking to ensure close foreground elements (e.g., rushing water) and distant background elements (e.g., mountains) remain equally sharp. Shooters can capture several images of a subject, then blend the shots together in Luminar Neo for front-to-back sharpness. The second extension, Noiseless AI, boasts impressive noise-reduction capabilities, while the third and fourth extensions will offer background removal and image upscaling – handy for content creators, heavy croppers, and photographers seeking to make large prints.īut Skylum’s newly announced fifth extension, Focus Stacking, promises to change the game for macro, product, still life, and even landscape photographers. The company’s first extension, HDR Merge, allows photographers to blend several files for maximum tonal detail. ![]() ![]() Two Luminar extensions are already available, and Skylum has promised to launch an additional five extensions before the year is out. More recently, Skylum announced its intentions to provide a series of paid updates, called “extensions,” that offer additional functionality for photo editors.
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