Luminar 4 seems to be free for a short time!

[dabateman]

Andrea liked Luminar version 4. It seems to be free from them for a short time.  Just hand over your name and email address and get ready for news letter spam.

But you get the software here:

https://skylum.com/chip-luminar4

 

[Andy Perrin]

Thanks! I am ready to be spammed! 

[Nate]

Thanks @dabateman seems to work pretty good

[Andy Perrin]

Having played with it, it seems almost exactly the same as Aurora 2019, except with a different GUI layout. Is it the same program with a new name?

[Fandyus]

Can't believe I purchased this a month and a bit ago.

Not for full price, it was from the Humble Bundle offer, but still.

[dabateman]

I am not sure why or for how long it will be free. 

I think they may want to increase their contact list of users to push and try and convince them to buy the new Neo and AI versions. 

I don't think the newest stuff has been selling well. 

But that to me is an issue with them changing the software completely every time.  Luminar 3 is very different than version 4, many features are gone.

 

Also when you buy the software you also get added to their constant mailing list,  so I see no loss in getting something rather than paying for that spam.

[enricosavazzi]

6 hours ago, dabateman said:

[...] when you buy the software you also get added to their constant mailing list,  so I see no loss in getting something rather than paying for that spam.

True, you get spam also if you pay. But e-mail spam filters are free and cannot be detected by the spam sender (the spam does get delivered, and silently deleted at your end), and I guess most of us have unlimited broadband data anyway. It is also unlikely that Skylum will revoke your Luminar license remotely if you cancel your spam subscription on their web site.

 

BTW, what you get for free is Luminar 4, not Luminar AI. Then when you start Luminar 4 the first time it does not start unless your PC is connected to the Internet, so forget about installing it on an offline PC. This insistence on an Internet connection also prevents you to enter offline the serial number provided by Skylum via e-mail. Since I do all really important work on a PC that is physically disconnected from all networks, I guess I must give up on using Luminar 4 on this PC.

 

There is something obviously wrong (either intentionally or accidentally) on the Skylum web site. They advertise Luminar AI for 59 kr (2-computers license):

 

 

but if you click the Buy Now button the price becomes 692.16 kr:

 

 

Not something that inspires confidence.

[photoni]

I installed Luminar today ... It seems the activation code has expired ... how long was the offer?

Thanks

Toni

[nfoto]

I got a separate e-mail with the activation code.

[photoni]

7 minutes ago, nfoto said:

I got a separate e-mail with the activation code.

 

yes me too, but it doesn't work

is ... XUVA-FQ4P-SG33-8T4Y -............ and 4 more characters

[nfoto]

I installed Luminar yesterday -- it worked then. However, I haven't been convinced Luminar 4 is worth having so likely will uninstall it.

[photoni]

30 minutes ago, nfoto said:

I installed Luminar yesterday -- it worked then. However, I haven't been convinced Luminar 4 is worth having so likely will uninstall it.

thanks nfoto I was curious to see if it also reads other Raws, probably not worth it,

it's like the soft Nikon NX Studio, I tried it, it works fine but I prefer Capture One

(although I find the management of files and memory a casino)

and then process the files with the old Photoshop.

[Doug A]

@photoni worked for me last night, though It got stuck. Re-applied and they sent a new key via email. 2nd time worked, but had to enter email twice and the key. A little tricky.

It reads my Pentax K-1 and 645Z Raw files. 

 

Good luck,

Doug A

[photoni]

15 hours ago, nfoto said:

I installed Luminar yesterday -- it worked then. However, I haven't been convinced Luminar 4 is worth having so likely will uninstall it.

 

now it works

I had not read that before you have to open it with photoshop
but it works badly
it is a space on the disk that I will free :)

Thanks

[nfoto]

L4 can be run as a free-standing program and/or as a PS plugin.

 

It reads my NEFs, but cannot set a proper "UV white" balance. I removed the program immediately afterwards. Useless crap.

[dabateman]

I am surprised its still free. Maybe they haven't filled their quotas yet.

Luminar 3 had a great color selection tool that is gone in version 4.

But I haven't had any time to really play with it. 

[nfoto]

Skylum company had their chance and blew it with L4. I have put them on the black list so never need to be bothered again.