Focus Stacking in Luminar Neo

Photo Editing  •  Photography Tips

In photo editing news, the fifth Extension coming to the Luminar Neo editing platform is Focus Stacking, a handy tool for achieving a deep depth of field in a photo by merging (or stacking) up to 100 source images. Now, creating photos that are in focus throughout becomes much easier, whether you’re shooting macro photography, portraits, or landscapes.

Endless creativity with the one-stop Luminar Neo platform

Skylum is committed to developing Luminar Neo as a one-stop creative platform for photographers. HDR Merge and Noiseless AI are already available, Upscale AI and AI Background Removal have already been announced, and now the fifth Extension — Focus Stacking — has been revealed. Focus Stacking brings even more creative possibilities to Luminar Artists. Luminar Neo is becoming an app that contains a variety of professional tools for specific needs, helping photographers reach incredible results easily. The rapid addition of Extensions is proof of the infinite possibilities for adding future tools to the platform.

Deep depth of field with Focus Stacking

Thanks to Luminar Neo’s flexible new engine, it’s possible for Skylum to deliver Extensions while retaining high performance. Focus Stacking, the fifth Extension for Luminar Neo, is a professional-level AI-based tool that combines many images taken at different focal lengths to deliver a crisp result with a greater depth of field than in any of the source images, delivering sharp and detailed results. This Extension can stack up to 100 source images and automatically align and crop all of them based on the reference photo. Lens and chromatic aberration corrections are performed automatically for raw photos.

Focus Stacking is helpful for photos that have multiple points of interest that one needs to keep in focus: a beautiful panorama behind a person, the petals and the stem of a flower that are on different planes, a landscape with both foreground and background objects that need to be highlighted. Focus Stacking allows for an even depth of field across all parts of the image.

Preorder Offer:

The Focus Stacking Extension will be released in a few days. Users can access it as part of a Luminar Neo Pro Monthly or Yearly subscription, or it can be purchased as part of the 2022 Extensions Pack. Pro Monthly and Yearly subscriptions are available now and include Luminar Neo and all currently available Extensions as well as all Extensions released during the subscription period. Additionally, there is a new affordable plan available for those who want to try Luminar Neo — the Explore subscription plan — that gives access to Luminar Neo without unlocking Extensions. By subscribing now, Luminar Artists secure the best possible price.

Pre-order sale ending soon: Focus Stacking Extension in Luminar Neo