
There are of course some advanced options that are a bit more involved than simply clicking a button, but even those are so intuitive that I never felt frustrated or confused when figuring them out. Once I figured this out I had essentially mastered the majority of how to use Luminar 4. Select a tool once to activate it, click it again to close it. Push an option button to turn it on, push it again to turn it off. Click a setting once to open a drop-down menu, click it again to close it. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the interface is to master while reviewing Luminar 4.Īlmost all navigation, options and settings are controlled with a toggle system. I suspect that the image library and organization feature requires that extra time to load.

It took 45-50 seconds to load Luminar 4 as a stand-alone, but only 15 seconds when run from inside Photoshop. Interesting note: I found that the load time for the stand-alone version was quite long. This Luminar 4 review focuses on running it as a Photoshop plugin. This option is not available when running Luminar 4 as a Photoshop plugin. The main difference is that the stand-alone option also includes a image organization system, much like the one in Adobe Lightroom and other software. Luminar 4 can run either as a Photoshop plugin, or as a standalone editing suite. Having all these links in one place is brilliant. From here you can access a variety of training and help, as well as directly access your Skylum account. All the options are easily available from within Luminar in the help menu. I am very impressed with the documentation and support options Luminar provides.

A quick Google search lead me to the Luminar Community Forum with the solution to my problem. I want to highlight that I found the solution to my installation issue within a few minutes. It took me just a few minutes to uninstall and reinstall, and I was up and running. However, it turns out I had a much older version of Luminar already installed. I hit a bit of a snag after the initial installation. There’s a lot to cover in this Luminar 4 review! Below you’ll find a comprehensive look at all the main features in Luminar 4, including the exciting AI features, as well as my take on the interface, support and overall impression.
