![]() Choosing Free from the Aspect Ratio menu “unlocks” that constraint. Also gone is the Lock button that maintains the current aspect ratio. Gone are the Rule of Thirds and Phi Grid buttons to control which grid overlay appears now the tool just displays a Rule of Thirds grid. (Clicking it produces the same effect as choosing Transposed from the Aspect Ratio menu.) In the sidebar, you’ll find buttons for Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, and Rotate Left that affect the entire canvas.Ī new button to the right of the tool name, Rotate Crop, allows you to switch the crop area between landscape and portrait orientation. You still go to the Canvas tools and click Crop & Rotate, but in Luminar 4.3 the tool acts like most of the tools in the program, with controls in the Edit sidebar previously, the tool took over the entire interface, hiding the sidebar.įor Windows users, this update finally brings the Crop & Rotate tool into parity with the macOS version. Updated Crop & Rotate ToolĪlthough the Crop & Rotate tool has the same features as before, Skylum slightly changed how it’s activated. The responsiveness of Luminar Looks is improved, but even better, when you hover your mouse over one of the Looks thumbnails, you’ll see a preview of the effect on the image itself.Īlso, if you have a 500px account, there’s now a 500px option under the Share menu. I’ve seen reports online of Windows users not seeing the same, or encountering problems, so as with all software updates, keep in mind that your mileage may vary. In my experience, the program does feel more snappy on my MacBook Pro, so that’s always a welcome improvement. Luminar 4.3 includes requisite “stability and performance improvements,” as one would expect from a dot-update like this. So, if you own the print book and want to work with the images used in the walkthroughs, send me a message and I’ll point you to the files. We were able to edit the ebook version to include the download link (you may have to re-download the ebook if you don’t see it), but not the print version. Shortly after readers started receiving their copies, several folks asked for downloads of the images used in the walkthroughs in chapters 2 and 3.Use the code CARLSON40 to get 40% off your order! You can also buy the book directly from my awesome publisher, Rocky Nook, which offers print and ebook bundles. If you don’t yet own the book, you can buy it in print or ebook formats at the usual outlets, such as and the Apple Bookstore (ebook only).Hence, this post.īefore I dig into the differences, two things to note: Fortunately, the changes in version 4.3 aren’t huge, but they do change a few things compared to what’s in the book. I was able to roll the Luminar 4.2 changes into the book literally days before it went to press, so it felt good that the book has been 100% accurate for most of this year. When you write books about software, you know this point is coming, and you hope for the best. Skylum recently released Luminar 4.3, the first update to the Mac and Windows photo-editing software that goes beyond what’s covered in my book The Photographer’s Guide to Luminar 4.
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