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AI Lightroom Killer or CRAP? - Luminar Neo Review

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Try Kling O1 on Artlist! - https://tinyurl.com/muftty8y This is my full review of Luminar Neo - is it the best AI photo editing software, or does it fall short of the hype? I compare Luminar Neo vs Lightroom to determine which photo editing software is best for beginners, and for you. Luminar Neo: https://skylum.evyy.net/e1VjXz Use code JM10 for 10% off! Chapters: 0:00 Luminar Neo Review 0:20 Sky Replacement 1:29 Light Depth Tool 2:02 Artlist (Sponsor) 3:14 Other Features 3:57 Portrait Editing 4:21 AI Object Removal and Denoise 5:34 Workflow Comparison 7:06 Value My favorite templates, graphics, and plugins: 2 free months of Motion Array - https://tinyurl.com/3hczdfb4 My favorite Youtube extensions for creators: VidIQ - https://vidiq.com/JosephMartin Creative Fuel - https://creativefuel.ai/?via=joe My Gear: Main Camera https://amzn.to/4e1nzmJ Main Lens: https://amzn.to/3PGoD4B Zoom Lens: https://amzn.to/4jOTojM Awesome Cheap Lens: https://amzn.to/3xgpNNN Tripod Head: https://amzn.to/3x7FDKq Tripod Body: https://amzn.to/49m5UlW Lightweight Tripod https://amzn.to/2WdlVYY Key Light: https://amzn.to/3SNIlN1 Softbox: https://amzn.to/4atBdMq Background RGB Lights: https://amzn.to/4n0x4Xr Action / POV Camera: https://amzn.to/4jInJk1 All links above are affiliate links. Purchasing anything through them helps support my channel! Thank you! Business Inquiries: heyjosephmartin@gmail.com

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In this video I put Luminar Neo through a real “is this actually better than Lightroom?” test, because the marketing makes it sound like an AI Lightroom killer… and I’m not buying hype without results. I walk through the big headline features—sky replacement, the Light Depth tool, portrait edits, and AI object removal/denoise—and I’m paying attention to the stuff that matters for creators: speed, consistency, and whether the edits look clean without a ton of babysitting. I also compare the workflow to Lightroom, because features don’t matter if the day-to-day editing experience is clunky. I break down what’s beginner-friendly, what feels genuinely helpful, and where Luminar Neo starts to feel like it’s trying to impress you with AI buttons more than it’s trying to fit into a real editing pipeline. By the end, I give you my value take—who Neo is for, who should stick with Lightroom, and what you’re actually paying for when you choose an “AI photo editor.”

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