General Updates

Great news! Luminar Neo just got even better. There are plenty of improvements to explore in the new 1.7.1 update, so let’s do it!

You’ll find small interface design improvements to Extensions in the Lightroom plugin, better rendering for images in Apple ProRAW format, and software performance improvements.

On top of that, you’ll benefit from GPU acceleration, optimization of the algorithm responsible for applying the Denoise tool to raw photos, and faster export speeds.

Overall, Luminar Neo 1.7.1 is faster and more stable, as we’ve fixed a number of bugs. Enjoy a smoother and faster editing process!
MacOS

Bug fixes:

Open an image in the Upscale preview window without error messages appearing.
Preview images in high resolution when editing in the Focus Stacking and HDR Merge Extensions in the Lightroom plugin.
Drop images on the Luminar Neo icon in the Dock without experiencing crashes.
In the Develop tool, smoothly use the Eyedropper tool after opening the Lens Distortion grid.
See all recorded Edit adjustments, including the last adjustment, even when adjustments are still being processed.
Use Luminar Neo as a Photoshop plugin and see your images displayed with the correct opacity.
Select Quick Preview and see the original image instead of one with the Camera profile applied.
When clicking the Preview button, the zoom position corresponds to the selected zoom position on the canvas.

Windows

Bug fixes:

Select images in the filmstrip after zooming without experiencing crashes.
Hover over a Preset and see the image with a preview of that Preset instead of seeing the image change into previous edit states.
Use Luminar Neo as a Photoshop plugin and see your images displayed with the correct opacity.
Select Quick Preview for an image and see the original image instead of one with the Camera profile applied.
When clicking the Preview button, the zoom position corresponds to the selected zoom position on the canvas.

Changes since 1.2.7:

Added preferences panel that replaces scattered settings around the app
– Includes Autopilot settings and various general settings
Added new optional settings in preferences
– Additional control over which faces are auto-selected
– Added ability to change default Face Recovery strength
– Added a toggle for closing images once they are saved
Lightroom Plug-In now copies over additional metadata
– Now copies label, title, caption, gps, and altitude tags
Added bit depth options for PNG
– Preserving file type while saving a PNG will use same bit depth as original
Switched to using Huffman compression for PNG
Updated lensfun definitions
Remove requirement of installing Vulkan on Windows
App now cleans up old installers on Mac
Changed error prompt when the current version isn’t owned
Changed “Cancel Processing” button to be red so it doesn’t visually merge with the “Close Window” button
Toggling Face Recovery resets to Autopilot suggested faces instead of selecting all
Fixed Wacom tablet not releasing preview after panning
– Note: You may need to update your Wacom drivers if the issue is still persisting in 1.2.7
Fixed crop going out of bounds when XMP crop wasn’t between 0 and 1
Fixed temp files staying around when a save error occurs
Fixed TensorRT models being slow on certain machines
Fixed some Autopilot preferences not applying to already open images
Fixed Autopilot settings sometimes not applying correctly due to auto-upscaling
Fixed Hasselblad X1D not using the correct camera profile
Fixed Autopilot progress going backwards sometimes
Fixed View menu zoom options being enabled when no image is open

Known issues:

HDR or Monochrome DNGs which previously did not open may have issues when saving as a DNG
– To get around this you can save as JPEG, PNG, or TIFF which shouldn’t have the same color issues