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Luminar 4 Photography/Photo Editor Software (PC or Mac Digital Download)

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Skylum/Luminar is offering their Luminar 4 Photography/Photo Editor Software (PC or Mac Digital Download) for Free when you follow the instructions listed below.

Thanks to community member AmusedWeather3114 for finding this deal

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  2. Enter your name and valid email in the field provided and submit it
  3. Check your email
  4. Your complementary Luminar 4 Photography/Photo Editor (PC or Mac Digital Download) will be provided for Free
  5. Follow the instructions to download/launch your software w/ the provided activation key to unlock the full features

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  • Luminar helps you organize and edit your photos quickly and effortlessly; enjoy advanced filters, a smart rating system and one-click Luminar Looks to speed up your photo editing workflow
  • This is a great opportunity if you're in the market for a photography/photo editor software. The provided activation key should provide you w/ full access to the software
  • Offer valid while promotion/offer last
Additional Note
  • To learn more about Luminar 4, visit their educational video galley here
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Skylum/Luminar is offering their Luminar 4 Photography/Photo Editor Software (PC or Mac Digital Download) for Free when you follow the instructions listed below.

Thanks to community member AmusedWeather3114 for finding this deal

Note, must provide a valid email to receive your offer via email

Deal Instructions
  1. Click this link here
  2. Enter your name and valid email in the field provided and submit it
  3. Check your email
  4. Your complementary Luminar 4 Photography/Photo Editor (PC or Mac Digital Download) will be provided for Free
  5. Follow the instructions to download/launch your software w/ the provided activation key to unlock the full features

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Luminar helps you organize and edit your photos quickly and effortlessly; enjoy advanced filters, a smart rating system and one-click Luminar Looks to speed up your photo editing workflow
  • This is a great opportunity if you're in the market for a photography/photo editor software. The provided activation key should provide you w/ full access to the software
  • Offer valid while promotion/offer last
Additional Note
  • To learn more about Luminar 4, visit their educational video galley here
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Simply not true. Instead of linking a generic tech site take, Google "Adobe Lightroom alternatives" and you will see Luminar tops most of those lists on photography-centric sites. It's quite a good product that one can actually buy as opposed to rent like Lightroom. Luminar just has a history of giving away their older flagships when they move to a new product. When they were on Luminar 4 getting ready to release Luminar AI, they gave away Luminar 3. Now they're on Luminar AI getting ready to release Luminar Neo, so they're giving away Luminar 4. And it's a great giveaway.
Not true. I actually paid for this app and I feel it was worth the money. Saves a lot of time compared to editing pictures in light room or photoshop, requires minimal knowledge of editing and doesn't have the steep learning curve of other apps.
I do agree that the app is slow and unstable. Windows version is unusable at time. Performs much better on M1 macs. For free, this is a must try.
I like the Luminar series of products as it is a time saver in comparison to other companion software found in the Adobe suite at a much better price.

You need a decent processor to run it (I use a i7 with 16 GB RAM in my setup). I like picking up their software at a good discount on Humble Bundle as it speeds up and simplifies my work flow.

I use it in conjunction with Corel's PaintShop Pro (a Adobe Photoshop replacement).

Luminar 4 is right now one version out of date but a good introduction to the software. Currently Luminar AI is the current version and soon to be two version out of date when Luminar Neo is released, (Feb '22) both of which have more capability than Luminar 4.



Some other deals that are similar but cost $$$'s are as follows

Luminar AI, Aurora HDR (Great for automatic color correction in default setting although it is designed for HDR photos) and other tools and add ins for $25 at https://www.humblebundle.com/soft...i-software (expires in 9 days) and is a current front page deal https://slickdeals.net/f/15473026-humble-bundle-photoediting-to-the-max-skylum-software-pwyw-25-for-17-items
Corel PaintShop Pro 2021, Corel Painter 2021, Video Studio Pro 2021, etc. for $30 at https://www.humblebundle.com/soft...e-software (expires in less than 2 days) a preivous "Hot Deal"

I got both packages from Humble Bundle, and it supports non-profits.

Now compare that against the price of Adobe Photoshop $240, Lightroom $120 and you can quickly see the advantage for a hobbyist going this route.

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Not true. I actually paid for this app and I feel it was worth the money. Saves a lot of time compared to editing pictures in light room or photoshop, requires minimal knowledge of editing and doesn't have the steep learning curve of other apps.
I do agree that the app is slow and unstable. Windows version is unusable at time. Performs much better on M1 macs. For free, this is a must try.
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Free!

Decent paid Adobe Lightroom and free DarkTable alternative for photo image adjustments (color, contrast, sharpness, cropping etc).

It will make most older/slower/low end PCs feel sluggish - not optimized for speed. But not so bad that you can't get things done.

Luminar is moving into their next AI photo editing app, so support and updates for 4 is discontinued. They'll offer paid upgrades naturally.

None of these are full Photoshop / Gimp photo editing tools, so you'll need these as well for more intensive edits.
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Just OK as an app. Not worth paying for, but it's free.
Simply not true. Instead of linking a generic tech site take, Google "Adobe Lightroom alternatives" and you will see Luminar tops most of those lists on photography-centric sites. It's quite a good product that one can actually buy as opposed to rent like Lightroom. Luminar just has a history of giving away their older flagships when they move to a new product. When they were on Luminar 4 getting ready to release Luminar AI, they gave away Luminar 3. Now they're on Luminar AI getting ready to release Luminar Neo, so they're giving away Luminar 4. And it's a great giveaway.
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Quote from fennel :
Simply not true. Instead of linking a generic tech site take, Google "Adobe Lightroom alternatives" and you will see Luminar tops most of those lists on photography-centric sites. It's quite a good product that one can actually buy as opposed to rent like Lightroom. Luminar just has a history of giving away their older flagships when they move to a new product. When they were on Luminar 4 getting ready to release Luminar AI, they gave away Luminar 3. Now they're on Luminar AI getting ready to release Luminar Neo, so they're giving away Luminar 4. And it's a great giveaway.
Read another's comment above: "I do agree that the app is slow and unstable. Windows version is unusable at times."
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Quote from MrSkeptic :
Read another's comment above: "I do agree that the app is slow and unstable. Windows version is unusable at times."
I don't have any crash when I run it on Windows.

I think this should be on front page. Free for such an amazing tool. I can do all the editing with it.

Seeing is believing. The AI Sky replacement is amazing. You cannot easily do it in photoshop. They can do it in one click. While I waiting for Neo which I preordered, I can use the free Luminar 4 to do some editing.

Another benefit is you don't need to pay for the subscription fee every year to use it like photoshop. You can use it until you want to upgrade to a newer version.
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Thanks a lot brother. I already have Affinity and I love it so much but I will keep Luminar just in case.

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Locked up on first run on my Windows laptop just now after install.
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asking fr activation key else only 7 day trial
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Make sure NOT to check the box when submitting to avoid extra spam
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Quote from ElatedSoda6330 :
asking fr activation key else only 7 day trial
The activation key comes in link when you sign up
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I've used this and now use Luminar AI. It's about the same. The AI found in Luminar 4 doesn't seem any different. Even for my M1 Mac. Even thought it's "optimized for M1" it is still slow. It's definitely nice that it's free now Smilie
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Can you guys recommend a really good photo editing software, professional grade. Thanks in advance
Adobe Creative Suite. GIMP.

You're welcome ☺️
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Quote from Don_Mayor :
Can you guys recommend a really good photo editing software, professional grade. Thanks in advance
Capture one, Affinity Photo, Lightroom, Photoshop. Those are the major players.

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