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Opening Images

Luminar offers many easy-to use as well as powerful controls to improve your image. The first step
of course is opening a picture within the application.

How to Open a Photo

There are several ways to open images based on your personal preference. Each of these four
methods generates the same outcome, so choose the one that works best for you.
1. First, launch Luminar.

2. You can now open a supported file format using any of these methods.
• At the startup screen, click the Open Image button to navigate to and open a file.

• Choose File > Open… to navigate to and open a file.
• You can also drag a photo directly onto the Luminar application in the Taskbar.

3. Your photo opens into the Canvas ready for editing.

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Note
The image background can also be changed. By default it is dark gray. But it can be lightened, as
desired. Select the menu item View > Background or right-mouse click on the image background to
select a new background color for the image.
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