Skylum software has just updated my favourite processing plug-in to Jupiter. The update 1.2.0 for Luminar 2018 is available now as a free update to all current users of Luminar 2018, and includes adding Batch Processing and a Free Transform tool to the Windows version. This update also features over 300 improvements and updates that make the app faster, more responsive and useful than ever.

The most essential features of the upcoming update are:

1. Speed (Performance & adjustments): Dramatically increased the speed of editing across all areas of Luminar 2018.

2. Automatic Lens Correction: RAW Develop filter analyzes your image and the metadata to calculate a one click Automatic Lens Distortion fix.

3. Enhanced image quality on image view:  Most of the demosaic and green equilibration issues have been fixed.

4. DCP Profiles Support (for the Mac version only. Coming to Windows soon): Luminar 2018 recognizes the industry standard DCP files that you may already have on your computer (or have bought from third parties).

5. Import speed (for the Mac version only. Coming to Windows soon): re-engineered RAW import, optimized for speed.

6. Windows version catches up with Mac: Added Batch processing feature, Free Transform image feature, Flip/Rotate image feature to the Windows version.

Here is a full list of the new features and improvements:

MAC:

• Fast RAW opening;

• Super fast image editing and adjusting;

• Faster image export;

• DCP Profiles support;

• Automatic Lens Correction (fix Lens Distortion, remove Chromatic Aberration and Defringe);

• Enhanced image quality on image view – most of the demosaic and green equilibration issues have been fixed;

• Big number of stability fixes;

• UI and UX improvements;

• Localisations updated (German, Japanese, Chinese & more).

    WINDOWS:

• Super fast image editing and adjusting;

• Faster image export;

• Batch processing feature;

• Free transform image feature;

• Flip/Rotate image feature;

• Automatic Lens Correction (fix Lens Distortion, remove Chromatic Aberration and Defringe)

• Big number of stability fixes;

• UI and UX improvements;

• Localisations updated;

• Added ability to change localisation language in the application main menu;

• Fixes with color profiles on export/in plugin mode;

• Preview mode feature added (F hotkey);

• Enhanced image quality on image view – fixed most of demosaic and green equilibration.