Luminar, known for its user-friendly photo editing software, has expanded its availability to Android tablets, bringing powerful editing tools to more devices. Here's a first look.
Coming to you from Anthony Morganti, this informative video walks you through Luminar's functionality on an Android tablet, beginning with image import options. Morganti points out that you can pull images directly from your tablet's photo gallery, Google Drive, or even snap and edit a fresh photo immediately. He demonstrates a straightforward editing approach for an underexposed landscape image, utilizing tools like Enhance AI for quick improvements, and adjusting shadows, highlights, and exposure manually for finer control. He shows Luminar's adjustable sliders, noting their responsive precision as he corrects brightness, saturation, and sharpening.
In addition to standard editing tools, Luminar offers advanced features such as sky replacement and structure adjustments. Morganti highlights the capability of structure controls, describing how shifting them left provides a softer, dreamier effect, while moving them right intensifies details for a dramatic, HDR-like appearance. An intriguing feature Morganti covers is Relight AI, allowing you to selectively adjust foreground and background brightness separately, effectively managing lighting depth in your images. He emphasizes the flexibility of Luminar's vignette feature, though he notes it applies vignettes based on the original image aspect ratio rather than post-crop, which might require some additional tweaking.
Morganti then moves to editing portraits, illustrating Luminar's skin AI tools, which can subtly remove blemishes and adjust skin smoothness or shine without over-processing. Additionally, he demonstrates cropping and object removal capabilities, easily erasing unwanted elements from the frame, making compositions cleaner and more visually appealing. The demonstration of the foliage enhancer further shows how Luminar can subtly enhance specific landscape elements without affecting the overall natural appearance.
Morganti hints at future enhancements coming to Luminar's Android version, suggesting ongoing improvements in usability and tool variety. He emphasizes the software's intuitive nature, noting its similarity to the desktop versions while being optimized for touchscreens. This adaptation opens more possibilities for quick, powerful editing on-the-go, removing dependency on laptops or desktops. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Morganti.
