Luminar Neo Received an Update from the Middle of Invasion of Ukraine

The folks at Skylum rolled out a small update to the Luminar Neo today. It’s not a big news item, but the important thing is that the Neo programmers are doing it from Ukraine while the Russians defend the country as the dispute continues over whether Ukraine is independent.

First, update 1.02:

• Sync your adjustments easily in the Categories tab. Copy and Paste editing function is here.
• Use 3D Image Transform. If your image needs to be scaled or transformed, you can use this tool’s sliders to manually adjust perspective distortion.
• Work with images in PNG format with alpha (transparency) in Layers.
• The frame rate per second increases when using the drag slider on any of the effects.
• Add folders and files using the Add Photos feature on Windows.
• Besides, the update fixed some bugs.

Skylum, the company behind Luminar, Luminar AI, and Luminar Neo, was founded in Ukraine and the majority of the software team is there.

Amazing with all the deadly distraction they could have put out an update, but they did. They sent out a letter to the press and users pledged to do their best to update and ask for patience if things seem a bit slow.

Meanwhile, Skylum is trying to help their country’s resistance effort in the following ways:

• Skylum has donated $50,000 to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Ivan Kutanin, CEO of Skylum, helped by purchasing emergency thermometers and tourniquets (for first aid in ambulances, in the field during military operations and in extreme situations. other).
• Skylum has stopped supplying their products in Russia and Belarus.
• The majority of the team regularly donates its own money and supplies to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine and those in need, volunteer, gather humanitarian help, and participate in territorial defense teams.

While this is only part of the story for photographers, it seems worth taking a second and appreciating the efforts of the Skylum team. Whether you’re a customer of their software or not, take a moment and wish them well, along with all the people who turned their world upside down.