Language: German

Skylum Luminar 4 for image editing and image management - Video tutorial

Photography & image editing · 16 Videos · 2.4 h Video training · German

by Marco Kolditz

How to organize and optimize your photos with Luminar 4: Treat yourself to two hours with trainer Marco Kolditz, who will comprehensively explain the modern and subscription-free image management and image processing software from Skylum. Before you test the software for yourself, if you're just getting started or want to pick up tips and tricks for working efficiently with Luminar - this is your video tutorial!

Skylum Luminar 4: Get to know the Lightroom alternative comprehensively and use it directly.
Image management: Keep track of your photos with catalogs, folders and tags.
Filters and looks: How Luminar works and how to use the presets effectively.
Tips and tricks: Using tools and masks, creating your own workspaces
Over two-hour video tutorial by trainer Marco Kolditz

Get an overview and get hands-on with the details - explore all of Luminar 4's image management and editing features with this video tutorial.

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16 Videos, 144 minutes

Entry

10 Videos · 83 minutes

01 Open free of charge

Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.1 | Intro

1 min

Welcome to the training for Skylum Luminar 4. In the intro, Marco Kolditz shows you what to expect in the tutorials.

12 MB To the text tutorial: Fundamentals of Skylum Luminar 4 for Creative Photo Editing

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.2 | Features and Installation

8 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz uses the Luminar 4 product website to show you the available editions of the software, the highlight features and the installation process.

122 MB To the text tutorial: Luminar 4: Installation and First Steps

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.3 | Add Image Folder

11 min

Watch this video to learn how to easily add image folders from your hard drive to your Luminar 4 catalog and how to add images to existing folders.

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.4 | The User Interface

12 min

Watch this video to learn about Luminar 4's clean interface and various controls, columns and rows.

63 MB To the text tutorial: Luminar 4: Getting to know the user interface in detail

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.5 | Open Single Files

6 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to edit images in Luminar 4 not only within your extensive image catalog, but also independently of your library as a single image editor.

30 MB To the text tutorial: Luminar 4 single image editing made easy

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.6 | Manage Photos I

13 min

Learn how to organize, sort, tag, rate, sort and filter your images in Luminar 4 in this video. Part 1 on managing photos.

92 MB To the text tutorial: Effective photo management in Luminar 4: Instructions

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.7 | Manage Photos II

8 min

The second part about managing photos: Learn how to organize, sort, tag, rate, sort and filter your images in Luminar 4 in this video.

50 MB To the text tutorial: Luminar 4: Simplified Management of Your Photos

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.8 | Understanding and Using Templates

9 min

Luminar 4 offers many different ready-made templates that allow you to apply multiple preset filters to your images at once with just a single click. In this video you will learn how templates are structured and how to apply them.

37 MB To the text tutorial: How to effectively use Luminar 4 Looks

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.9 | Save Photos

7 min

In addition to editing and automatically saving your images within the Luminar 4 catalog, it is also possible to export images to different file formats and, for example, reduce and sharpen them at the same time. Get to know the export function of Luminar 4 in this video.

45 MB To the text tutorial: Efficiently storing photos in Skylum Luminar 4

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 1.10 | Batch Processing

8 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz presents Luminar 4's handy batch processing feature, which allows you to apply pre-selected looks to multiple images at once, resize images, sharpen images, name files individually and finally export them.

49 MB To the text tutorial: Perform efficient batch processing in Luminar 4

Filters and tools

6 Videos · 59 minutes

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 2.1 | General Filters

11 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains the basic functionality of the filters in Luminar 4, their special features, how to apply the same filters multiple times and how to apply customized filters to multiple images at the same time.

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 2.2 | Layers

8 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to split your editing steps into several layers and thus edit your images in a much more flexible and organized way.

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 2.3 | Tools

7 min

Luminar 4 not only offers options for image management and editing your images using filters, but also helpful tools for rotating and cropping your images or removing unwanted objects and noise from photos. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz introduces you to these tools.

53 MB To the text tutorial: Luminar 4 tools for effective image editing

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 2.4 | Filters - Examples

20 min

Luminar 4 offers a large selection of specialized filters, some of which are based on artificial intelligence, sensibly divided into different categories. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz presents some filter highlights using practical examples.

169 MB To the text tutorial: Luminar 4: The best filters for impressive images

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 2.5 | Using Masks

9 min

Watch this video to learn how to apply filters to specific areas of images in Luminar 4 using different masking types to make local adjustments.

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Skylum Luminar 4 Tutorial: 2.6 | Create Custom Templates

4 min

The more you work with Luminar 4, the more experienced you become in using the various filters available and the more useful it becomes to create your own templates and looks, which you can apply to your images in the future with just one click. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to create your own templates and save them locally for sharing.

21 MB To the text tutorial: Create your own templates in Skylum Luminar 4

Examples of use

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Example: Learn how to organize your photos with Skylum Luminar 4 image management.
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Example: Know all the important functions of Luminar 4 to efficiently edit your photos.

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How image management and editing works with Skylum Luminar 4

Are you thinking of switching to Skylum Luminar for image management and editing or at least using the software as a supplement? Or have you already tried Luminar and would like to find out more? - In this two-hour video tutorial , trainer Marco Kolditz explains how the program works and how to use it in practice.

Luminar 4 image management: keep track of all your photos

Whether photography is your profession or hobby, you're sure to have hundreds, if not thousands, of photos in your digital storage. Keeping track of them requires sustainable organization. Watch the video tutorial to see how Luminar 4's built-in image management works. You'll learn how to use catalogs and albums as well as ratings and tags to find exactly the photos you're looking for at any time.

Image editing with filters and presets (Luminar Looks)

From image lighting, clarity, saturation and dynamics to artificial intelligence-based optimizations - Luminar contains numerous filters that you can use to enhance your photos. There are also presets sorted by theme to give your photos specific looks. Trainer Marco Kolditz will show you how Luminar edits your photos in principle, how to use the filters and presets for your image editing and how to create your own looks. You will also learn how to apply image editing to selected areas of your photos using masks, how to use the tools and how to work with layers.

Briefly explained: what the software can do

Since the first version, Luminar from Skylum has offered an extensive range of options for editing your photos. The software consistently relies on an easy-to-understand user interface and the use of fully customizable filters and presets. With version 3, the range of functions has been expanded to include internal image management. With this digital asset management (DAM) , you can organize your photos by creating catalogs or adding markers. Luminar thus offers you image management and image editing in a single software package. You can download Luminar 4 as a trial version.

Note

Usable with: Skylum Luminar
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

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Marco Kolditz

Marco Kolditz is a self-employed digital artist, editor and video trainer in Munich under the name MEER DER IDEEN. He also runs a blog magazine of the same name and a YouTube channel. In addition to video training for PSD tutorials, Marco Kolditz has already published numerous other video tutorials on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and written specialist articles on creative Photoshop composings for other specialist magazines such as DigitalPHOTO.

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