I hate using Skylum images, but trying with a few images I have in my archive I see similar results. Here is the before image: (Image provided by Skylum) I don’t see perfect cuts, but with the included tools, I can quickly clean up edges and hairs. Working on Mac Studio, the app doesn’t seem to lag when performing these AI-intensive tasks. The Object Brush revives portrait details that might have been discarded by the neural network, while the Background Brush helps to remove extra parts that weren’t detected by the AI.īackground removal will be adopted by portrait photographers, and at a glance, it seems to work as advertised. The transition brush refines the edges by removing unnecessary elements where the portrait and background are exposed. Even if you’ve never worked with mask selection, you’ll understand the workflow by following the markings on the brush. The portrait and background will be highlighted in different colors.

AI helps you skip pixel-by-pixel selections in fine-tuning brush mode. Sometimes you will have to tweak the image selected by the AI and Neo helps with that too. – Ivan Kutanin, CEO of Skylum Use background eraser You are free to explore any and all of your wildest ideas. With Luminar’s new Portrait Background Eraser, nothing can slow down creativity. My creative fire can be extinguished by this habit. The image can then be exported as a PNG file for compositing, or you can do the work in Neo using the layer function.įor me, manually masking and separating people from the background is quite a tedious task. Once Luminar is open and the image is in the editor, all you have to do is select Remove Portrait Background. One can easily see the possibilities: improve the background by softening the focus or replace the background entirely. Luminar Neo does it usually with a single click, and if you’re a professional or an advanced hobbyist, it’s a time saver. Removing an image of a person from a photo is nothing new, but it is generally time consuming if the background is not simple or solid. Luminar Neo from Skylum has added a much-awaited feature: background removal in portraits.

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