How to use Luminar as a plug-in non-destructively in Lightroom

In this video I show you a cool Luminar trick, that lets you use Luminar as a plug-in in Lightroom and still keep your settings editable - using Photoshop as a go-between.

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[dennisclark]

Very helpful Thomas. Good job, thanks!

[matthewwhite]

Great hack! Though, how large are these PSD files now?

[davidroby]

Was the video shot in real time? When I click 'apply' it can take a long, long, long time (the longest so far is 65 minutes!) to get back into Lightroom. I'm using the windows version.

[evanhunt]

Hi Thomas, thank you for sharing this workflow! This is so convenient to be able to have updatable effects, however I am having trouble getting it to work. After I open my RAW file as a smart object in photoshop, I add Luminar as a filter, and then make changes in the program. I hit "Apply" once I am done, as you show in your video, but when I re-open the Luminar filter, there is a blank slate in the Luminar window. No filters, no parameters, nothing. I have the most recent versions of both programs. Have they eliminated this loop hole through updates possibly, or do you have any suggestions?