Luminar 4: Managing Color

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[jkmerton]

Hi Jim,

I just saw your color management video and it will be very helpful. Back in the sixties, I took my first steps towards becoming a computer programmer. The first step was learning machine language which was a series of ones and zeroes wired onto a circuit board or boards to complete a program. Then we began to use punch cards to build programs using Basic Assembler Language (BAL) which would translate somewhat more understandable alphanumeric characters to machine language which was still how computers were controlled. Then the language COBOL (common business oriented language) came along which used simple English commands like read and write which were much simpler to understand. “Real” programmers continued to used BAL and the hairy chested ones stayed with machine language. I suppose you could say the same things about photographers who continue to use film and darkrooms.

Since we are talking about photo editing with software instead of chemicals I think the development of programming languages is a useful framework to understand the development of photo editing software. Lightroom made it easier to replicate the functionality of Photoshop and now Luminar makes it easier to replicate the functionality of Lightroom. Looking at the Color Management discussion, I can see how the examples are developed using tools that combine the functions of more basic tools. I’m going to have to go back to those examples to solidify my understanding of them – shouldn’t take me more than three or four tries.

There is another hurdle to overcome. I really do need a better understanding of color theory so I can learn how different combinations of colors will affect the viewer and create the impact I’m looking for. There is a lot of material on YouTube and I suspect it will take me three or four weeks to find what I’m looking for and who knows, I may find that all I had to do was use the Lookup Tables!

Thanks again for your work on this, it will help me to become a better photographer.

Joe Merton

[andrewmckinney]

Super useful, Jim! Color developing/adjustments can be very challenging; sometimes confusing. Thanks for the insights!

[TonyEastmead]

I get so much from all of your videos Jim as a novice Luminar user. Many thanks for all the effort you put in to share your knowledge. It is much appreciated.

[branchau]

I found this a most useful one stop shop showcasing, overviewing and describing the many Luminar 4 tools (filters) capable of adjusting colors in a photo. Thanks Jim.

[stevenV]

Thank you for another informative video. I'm a new subscriber and looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you for presenting the Pennybacker Bridge here in Austin, Texas in your video.

[Enrique-the-photographer]

I know I keep repeating myself, but your tutorials are very well made and easy to follow. Thanks again Jim.

[stephenwoodburn]

Ahhh, color. I love your colorful edits, Jim. Always nice to get a reminder on how you go about getting your great color results. Great video.

[Ilene]

Such a great overview of the many color tool possibilities . Looking forward to some deep dives too! Once again, thanks for all your efforts this year, your videos have been a great aid in my efforts to rely on the processing power of L4 & using it with the creative tools in TS2. Happy New Year, see you in 2020!

[ReggieHudson]

Hey Jim. I just want to say thank you for your tutorials on Luminar4!! I finally bought a copy a few days ago. I watched your videos for weeks before I bought it. I can't tell you how easy it was to transition into actually using it after studying your videos. Thank you again and please keep it up. I'm definitely gonna get Aurora2019 soon.

[mikeeckhardt]

Thanks for the (relatively) short and informative video Jim. Keep it up in the new year. There is really a whole range of possibilities to influence the colors. I personally like to combine the Color Styles (LUT) with Split Toning or Color Balance (to be honest, I can spend hours on it).🙂 Have a good one!

[colinmelhuish]

Another great walk through, thanks Jim. Certainly sorted out some items I needed to learn . So many end results can be achieved hard to choose the the kept final. look forward to more and especially the deep dives.

[robertmeyerson]

Thanks, Jim. A tutorial on the curves control would be helpful. Have a Happy New Year

[Respman]

Another informative video! Get to feeling better and have a Happy New Year!

[TC_Conner]

JPEG/raw - it really makes a difference when you edit raw images compared to JPEGs, and I think the difference is huge especially when editing color images. And again Jim, nice video!

[digitalnomadmarketing]

Hi Jim - I've recently retired and am looking to spend a lot more time working with my photos. I've watched all your videos on Luminar 4 so far. Wow - amazing tool, and you explain everything so well - it has been a pleasure to follow this series. My question is: is there any reason at all to consider any other tool such as Affinity Photo since Luminar 4 is so powerful? Keep up the good work.

[aviatorman]

Go Seattle! Lol
Excellent video. Thanks. It’d be good to explain the difference between the tone curve and split toning in upcoming videos.

[bySterling]

GRT highlight vid Jim! And yes Vibrance over saturation always! #LUMINAR4 🙌🏻⚡️💥💪🏻 💯 💻 2020!!

[Waumalu]

Nice video, Jim. Another thing explained. When you use a LUT, are the basic sliders, such as highlights, shadows, etc. also moved?

[martonem]

Nice walk-through. I was wondering what Photo Filter was... Thanks

[dt..retired]

Morning Jim from the UK. I’ve only had L4 for a week so still very much on a learning curve. I’m finding your videos incredibly helpful and I thank you for that. Regarding all these colour controls, it does seem to me that its a lot of different ways of achieving basically the same result. I just experimented on different layers, using different sets of tools, to try and achieve basically the same image and it was well night impossible to differentiate between the various results. So, in adjusting colour, would you say that it could be sensible to find which particular method suits you best, and simply ignore all the other tools?