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While those eager to test drive Luminar and Aurora HDR on Windows will get their chance with the beta in July, the full versions won’t be released until this fall, alongside new versions of the MacOS counterparts. Luminar also took home the coveted 2017 Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) award for Best Imaging Software. Windows users may not have heard of Macphun yet, but the company’s apps have won numerous awards, including Apple’s “Editor’s Choice” recognition in the Mac App store for five years running. That application has also received significant updates since our hands-on test. We also spent some time with a beta version of Luminar in November 2016, which we called a “breath of fresh air” in the world of photo editing. Macphun Luminar takes complexity out of photo editing, but retains the power

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It's also now available as a windows version and comes at the same time as an upgrade to Macphun Luminar / Neptune.Macphun brings AI tech to photo editing with Luminar Neptune I'm very impressed with the new Macphun Aurora HDR 2018, which has given even greater control over photo editing workflow and particularly HDR.

IMPROVED: Speed – Faster merging and masking performance, improvement in RAW image processing.

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IMPROVED: Crop tool update – Now specify custom crop sizes for even more versatility.

IMPROVED: RAW handling – An improved RAW conversion brings out more details in shadows/highlights, displays colors more accurately and reduces noise in RAW files.IMPROVED: New Structure Algorithm – The re-developed Structure tool allows you to adjust detail and clarity of an image to get a classic HDR effect with great detail or a smoother effect with less details.NEW: Image Flip and Rotate* – Perfect for correcting photos with incorrect horizons or making creative compositions or other stylistic changes to an image.

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NEW: Touch Bar support for Mac – Aurora HDR 2018 adds Touch Bar support to give new MacBook Pro users fast access to key editing features and speed up their workflow.

NEW: History Panel – An easy-to-reference list of edits made to your image, the History panel allows you to click on any editing step to revert the photo to an earlier stage of editing.

NEW: User Interface – A new, modern and responsive user interface brings a powerful, yet joyful experience to HDR photo editing.

NEW: HDR Enhance Filter – Adds details and clarity to an image, adjusting colors, details and contrast without creating artificial halos or other problems.

NEW: Dodge & Burn Filter – Selectively lighten or darken specific areas of an image to artfully direct your viewer’s eye towards the key subject of your image, similar to a traditional darkroom technique.

NEW: Transform Tool* – Easily scale, rotate and shift your image to better fit your vision.

NEW: Lens Correction Tool* – The new Lens Correction filter easily fixes all kinds of lens distortion, from barrel and pincushion to chromatic aberration and vignetting.

NEW: Mac and Windows versions – Aurora HDR 2018 is available both for Mac and PC users, enabling mixed-computer households to share the same product key.

NEW: Next-generation Tone Mapping – A new smart Tone Mapping algorithm automatically reduces noise, and produces more realistic and natural initial results.

The first thing that was noticeable was, the speed of the conversion and improved user interface over the Aurora HDR 2017 version and the new tools listed below. This being a very historic building I wanted to produce a slightly dreamy but contrasty image with lots of depth of colour. While in the USA, the new 2018 upgrade became available, so I thought this would be a great time to check it out.

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I like strong contrasty images, which have 'zing' and have used Macphun editing software for some time and particularly Luminar and Aurora HDR - the later produces HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. As most of my work is landscape, I use graduated filters most of the time, to reduce the contrast between the sky and foreground. The image was shot in Nikon RAW format with a Nikon D610 camera and 18 - 200 mm Nikkor lens + a B+W graduated grey neutral density glass filter. On a recent trip to North Carolina I shot the above image, at the Rizzo Conference Centre, Chapel Hill, which is part of The University of North Carolina.

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