Luminar Neo HDR Merge Extension VS Lightroom! Which one is better?
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Check Out Luminar Neo + Merge Extension Here: bit.ly/LuminarAR
Join My Community! (Free Presets/LUTS, Exclusive BTS series, & More!) andreirestrepo.com
My Lightroom Presets & Video LUTS, Audio Presets, & More! bit.ly/46tdES5
Where I Get ALL My Music From For My TH-cam Videos + Client Work! (Free 30 Day Trial!) bit.ly/3ES7e2N
These are the Best Cinematic Color Grading LUTS I’ve ever used for Video Production work! Use Code 'andrei' to get 15% off: bit.ly/3I9PX7U
Awesome 360 Camera I Use for Virtual Tours, Vlogging, Much More + Free Invisible Selfie Stick: bit.ly/3DwXw5K
Affordable + High Quality Lens Filters I Use + Photo/Video/Mobile Gear! bit.ly/3EMQppx
My Favorite Animated Titles For Videos + VFX Packs I Use! : bit.ly/3GSkS8t
Photo/Video Editing Programs I Use (Free Trial!) bit.ly/3Rsjqz7
Have a 1 on 1 Mentorship Call with Me to Grow Your Business! bit.ly/3nlgJT7
________________________
My Real Estate Photo & Video Setup! ↓
My Photo/Video Camera - amzn.to/3JTb1QE
Previous Model That Still Works Great - amzn.to/2Rxvimu
This Drone Shoots in 5.4K and fit’s in your camera bag! - amzn.to/3tedE9V
Best Versatile Wide Angle Lens - amzn.to/3vstZGu
Affordable Wide Lens I Used for Years - amzn.to/2OuXjql
Detail + Lifestyle Photography Lens - amzn.to/39ca8Ok
My Versatile Camera Bag - amzn.to/43sKkKP
Must-Have Filter for Real Estate Photo/Video - bit.ly/3HJacJw
High Quality & Affordable VND - bit.ly/3wK3AEe
Best LAV Mic for Filming Realtors on camera - amzn.to/3Vz1pNP
Ultra Light Gimbal (Perfect for RE) - amzn.to/3Mr5O4t
Lightweight & Sturdy Tripod- amzn.to/3RhsJP2
Reliable SD Cards - amzn.to/48EjrWO
Versatile Backpack I Use - amzn.to/3LCnqZR
My Editing Setup! ↓
New 2023 Super Fast Editing Computer! amzn.to/3HgVnfz
My Travel/Editing Laptop - amzn.to/2ShtcDQ
Best Desk for Creators: amzn.to/3Yd4zsp
Ultra-wide Monitor (Amazing for Editing) - amzn.to/3XGtV1T
Noise Canceling Editing Headphones - amzn.to/3vKMB4a
Minimalist Mini Keyboard - amzn.to/459ZYKq
Comfortable Mouse for Editing - amzn.to/3DpTiwK
Super Fast SSD’s I use for Editing- amzn.to/3kSZSFL
Reliable HDD’s I Backup My Work On - amzn.to/3YbjYJs
TH-cam Studio + Video Production Gear! ↓
Cinema Camera I always rent for big video shoots: amzn.to/46rHAOr
My Camera - amzn.to/2Rxvimu
Studio Lens - amzn.to/2Ur79x5
Lightweight and Sturdy Tripod - amzn.to/3qI2l4L
On-Camera Mic (so good!) - amzn.to/394Iy5k
Key Light for YT/Client Videos - amzn.to/2Du4MDJ
Versatile Background Bi-Color Light - amzn.to/3WSPDym
SoftBox for Key Light - amzn.to/3cKJvU
Reliable Light Stands - amzn.to/3s7gATe
Other 2023 Gear for Photography, Filmmaking, & Vlogs! ↓
1 Camera & 1 Lens Minimalist Sling Bag - amzn.to/3Dsonjn
Gimbal I Used for Years, still great! - amzn.to/3vTKUBn
Favorite 35mm Prime Lens - amzn.to/2Sp5XId
My Headshot/Portrait Lens - amzn.to/3X2u67y
Powerful Affordable Light For Client Videos: amzn.to/3JpxLbm
On-Camera Flash with Automatic Head (great for events!) - amzn.to/2UrA9F9
Every Photographer/Videographer should have one of these: amzn.to/3HlC98M
Film-Like Diffusion Filter - bit.ly/3WJQTUp
Small Versatile Portable Light - amzn.to/3lcIdXd
Bendy Tripod (Also For Vlogging) - amzn.to/2Uuxgn8
Everyday Carry Bag - bit.ly/3wGoDre
Versatile Camera Strap - amzn.to/2SmmufW
Fun Everyday Film Camera: amzn.to/3RfY6L0
Some links in my description may be affiliate links that allow me to earn a small commission at no additional cost to you, and help keep the channel going.
Thanks for your support!
________________________
FOLLOW ME! ↓
Instagram: / andrei_restrepo
TikTok: / andreirestrepo
Twitter: / andrei_restrepo
My Website: www.andreirestrepo.com
Subscribe to my Business’s Channel to see our Video Work! / @prorealmedia
My Real Estate Media Business! www.prorealmedia.com
________________________
For Sponsorship Requests, Collaborations, Client Projects, or if just want to connect with me, email me here: hello@andreirestrepo.com
Video BREAKDOWN:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - HDR Merging In Luminar VS Lightroom
2:30 - Editing in Luminar
5:40 - Editing in Lightroom
6:24 - Comparing The Final Photos
7:02 - Creative AI Features of Luminar
9:11 - Final Thoughts
9:46 - Outro
#luminar #photoediting #realestatephotography
Great to see new products coming out. For me the darkness on the back wall in Neo just screamed bad hdr merge. I liked the outside and the left side of the photo, but not that dark artifact which would take a fair bit of time to even out.
Good eye! Yeah I’m still using LR, old habits and still like the results + easy and familiar workflow. Thanks for watching!
great content - so helpful! thanks dude!
Thanks so much!
Very interesting! I have been using Luminar 4 for a few years and shooting more landscapes lately so the tools are unbeatable but very impressed with some of these new features and the HDR capes especially as someone who’d like to dabble in real estate photography in the near future
Hey Caitlin! Thanks so much for your insight. Did you use Lightroom or photoshop before? Yeah, some of the other extensions coming out are super interesting too. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your comparison.
Hey Frerk, glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
So far I have found some utility with Luminar Neo and the HDR extension. I really like the relight function, to bring light to the areas in a photo that I could not get lit properly. The HDR extension is perfect for exterior HDR photos, and like you pointed out, there isn't much adjusting needed after the merge. My only issue is the lack of batch processing, if I was to shoot the whole property in brackets it would take forever to process the images solely through Luminar. If they add this function I would probably lean more into Luminar Neo, as of right now I use it as a supplement to Lrc and photoshop for some niche tweaks and 6 or so HDR exterior shots per project. Great video!
Hey Perry! Thanks for your insight. Exactly what I was thinking, great results of a single merge but I can’t imagine doing a whole property, let alone multiple every week. That would be such a great feature though! Thanks for watching
Extremely helpful!
Thanks for sharing Andrei 👍🏽
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
So far it's been really nice for my drone photos, making them more sharper and reducing noise so it's a keeper for that. However for real estate HDR merging, Neo makes the interior look too grungy and there's dark halo around the windows I don't want to spend too much time editing.
Thanks for sharing! So what are you using to edit HDR instead? Thanks for watching!
this is very impressive. just that im deep in Adobe’s ecosystem 😂
anyways keep up the great work Andrei! learned alot from your channel.
Hey Najmin, same!! I totally feel that. Same reason why I haven’t tried out other video editing programs like final cut and such. Thanks for watching, appreciate the feedback!
I just picked up Luminar Neo last week and learning on the fly. I love this video regarding merging, it's something I want to learn how to do, as well as the many other tools to be more creative. Do you have Luminar for beginners videos? I do have LR but it's a very old version. Right now I'm not into paying an annual fee to subscribe to LR, the reason I picked up Luminar Neo. Thanks for your time and help.
Hey David! Glad it was helpful. As of now, this is the only video I've done with Luminar. I still use Lightroom over anything else, old habits die hard I guess? Haha. I do plan on exploring their products more and make more videos with them. Thanks for watching!
@@AndreiRestrepo Thanks for getting back to me Andrei. Looking forward to future videos on Luminar Neo. Take care sir.
Great Video. How did you adjust the Fan issue? Can you share those steps? Thank you!
Thanks so much! The right way would’ve been to wait for it to stop and not deal with it at all. 😆 But I usually I use the underexposed shot that had a faster shutter so the fan didn’t have motion blur.
@@AndreiRestrepothere is an option in Neo HDR to remove the motion blur.
What are your thoughts on doing the initial merge in Luminar and then importing the merged image into LR to edit?
Hey Ron! Interesting, I actually haven’t tried that out! I just wish there was a way to batch merge, like Lightroom. Have to dive in the see if there’s a way, but interested in trying out what you mentioned!
I love Luminar for exteriors, but for interiors not so much. I really wanted the new Luminar HDR feature to enhance my workflow but the results you are getting probably wouldn't be accepted in the market I work in. Enfuse with LR still wins the day for me (especially for batch processing).
Hey Joel! Thanks for your input, appreciate it! Curious on where you primarily do work in? Yes, we’re still using LR as well, especially for batch processing. Thanks for watching!
Can we do batch upload for HDR like Photomatix?
Don’t think so, at least not at the time of uploading this. So I’m still primarily using Lightroom because of that process as well.
Very powerful program indeed! 🤔 Is Aurora part of Luminar Neo? if so... is it ideal for HDR? thanks!
I’m not sure how they are structured now since this video is a bit older! It’s honestly a toss up between Lightroom and Luminar IMO, I’d simply try both out and see which is a good fit for you, thanks for watching!
@@AndreiRestrepo thanks!
. Im new to luminar Neo. Im having a problem when I edit my photo and export, my photos are like thunb nails, if I try to open them they are small and are blurry if i enlarge them. I think you had said something about that before but I dont remember what. would love if you could tell me what im doing wrong. Thank a lot .
Hey Terry! Yeah, I was definitely running into that issue. I exported this photo a few times like that and was so confused until it finally exported at full res. It seemed to be a loading problem. Like maybe too many effects so it was previewing a low res version and then exporting that vs the full photo. While I was trying to figure it out, it randomly loaded while sitting in the app. Unfortunately I don’t have a perfect workaround at this time. Thanks for watching!
Can you send 3 files to Luminar from LRc for HDR? Or do you have to export and then import and then HDR?
Good question, I haven’t tried that! I’ll have to see. I want to say you could probably do that. Thanks for watching!
No batch processing is a big no no for me unfortunately
Yeah, I agree. Still using LR because of that. And even though these results were pretty nice, I feel like you still have more control in LR even if it takes a little bit more work. I think this is nicer for like landscape images or something. Thanks for watching!
Hi Andrei is it possible to use your presets and luts that you sell on etsy within this program?
Hey Ricardo! Unfortunately no, those only work in Lightroom. Not sure how to even create presets in this program yet. Would be nice if they added real estate presets on their end since they have presets built in for practically everything else. Thanks for watching!
@@AndreiRestrepo What a pity Andrei, i was ready to buy your products for my real estate prhotography business.
Perhaps i should just stick to lightroom.
I still am, especially for real estate work! haha
hey just used this luminar to do HDR merge is there a way to batch HDR merge
At the time of recording this video, I don’t think there was a way to do batch merging. I’ve still been using LR so I can’t say! Thanks for watching
its still the same i will return the product. i thought this will batch process i will follow your LR process which is very informative :) thank you @@AndreiRestrepo
Are you using any continuous lighting, like a square sun?
Hey Shelly! A square sun? No additional lighting, just five bracket HDR blending. You can’t really use continuous lighting for real estate, just not powerful enough. You would use at least one or multiple flashes. Thanks for watching!
@@AndreiRestrepo
I can’t wait to try this !!!
I’ve been using the Square Sun
Which lights a room up like no other. (B&H Photo)
But it’s heavy !
And I photograph 2 to 3 houses a day and I’ve been searching for something! (Lighter, easier and faster)
Thank you for making your video!!!!!
Oh awesome! I had never heard of that, but yeah this method is a lot faster especially when you’re doing volume like that. Curious on seeing what your results look like using that, show me if you don’t mind!
hmm. I just bought luminar and the HDR. I'm disappointed. I shoot most of my HDRs handheld, (the stuff I do you don't have time for a tripod). Luminar doesn't seem to autoalign, for example I photographed some writings, and lightroom corrected it perfectly, however Luminar had two sets of writing where I had slightly moved.
also, YES it looks more even in Luminar, BUT, in Lightroom you are working with DNG still and can still use cameras profiles, which is huge in my workflow using Luts saved at camera profiles. You get different results with luminar. It's kinda like how Capture 1 looks "better" straight out of camera, but it's not actually "correct".
Any tips on getting them aligned in luminar? Or would it just be easier to work in LR and get a refund for luminar?
Hmm, tough to say! I personally still use LR. I think if you're happy with that workflow just stick with it!
@@AndreiRestrepo Yeah, I do like to try new ways. I just wasn't sure if I was missing a trick. Thanks :)
Andrei, thanks for the info. I just tried out Luminar Neo with the HDR plug-in and have never been so dissatisfied with a software product. These guys definitely are good marketers, because there is ZERO reason to pay at least $99/year for this garbage. If you’re already using Lightroom Classic for your professional workflow and HDR merging, keep doin’ what you’re doin’ … the workflow of Neo blows, my Nikon in-camera lens corrections and profile were stripped out, so it created a distorted, vignetted photo and made a crappy HDR from that.
Hey man! Wow, sorry to hear that! It definitely it a strange workflow, haven’t gotten used to it and still using LR. Thanks for sharing your feedback, and for watching!
Luminar Neo made editing tolerable, even fun again. Adobe products are always changing and make things so much more difficult and tedious than it needs to be.
Good point! Have you been using Luminar as your primary editing software? How do you like it for other work?
@@AndreiRestrepo Luminar Neo is the only software I use. I used to use PS for portraits but I could never find a solution to the mystery of masks and it made me insane with frustration!
I still do portraits but I switched to Luminar to avoid being committed and when I started real estate photography, it was so much easier to make corrections and the tutorials were much easier to follow. The AI doesn't always give you the look you want but it's a big help.
Screw Adobe!
I love Luminar!
Pretty sweet how artificial intelligence is coming into everything!
Crazy stuff for sure !!