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Luminar 2018 for Windows
User Guide
By Richard Harrington
Version 1.3
TABLE of CONTENTS
Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Key Features and Benefits of Luminar ...................................................................................................................... 3
Installing and Activating Luminar ............................................................................................................................... 4
System Requirements for Windows OS ..................................................................................................................... 5
Installing Luminar as a Plug-in .................................................................................................................................... 6
Opening Images ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
User Interface Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Working with Presets ................................................................................................................................................. 27
Using Workspaces ...................................................................................................................................................... 34
Using Filters ................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Working with Layers ................................................................................................................................................... 95
Masking Options in Luminar .................................................................................................................................. 113
Removing an Object .............................................................................................................................................. 126
Cropping a Photo ..................................................................................................................................................... 130
Saving & Exporting Files ......................................................................................................................................... 135
Batch Processing Photos ......................................................................................................................................... 139
Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................................................................................................. 143
Keeping Luminar Up to Date .................................................................................................................................. 146
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