Overview of Lumenzia for macOS

Luminosity masks in Photoshop allow you to make stunning and realistic adjustments. Lumenzia makes it quick and straightforward to use them. Its powerful JavaScript engine removes all the complicated luminosity masking in the background, freeing you to focus on creating stunning photographs.

Features of Lumenzia for macOS

Streamlined workflow and completely custom masks

Blending and vector masks (to save significant file space and avoid the need to update masks)

Ability to see and edit luminosity selections just like a layer mask

Add, subtract, or intersect any mask or selection for advanced control.

Color masks (selected by color and luminosity visually)

Local Contrast Enhancement (easily and automatically brings out more detail)

Live masks (see the blended result immediately and try different masks)

Zone masks for precise refinement

Zone and Range pickers (select the suitable mask visually by clicking on the image)

Zone maps to visualize the image in zones 0-10.

“Lighter/Darker” masks (select pixels relative to surrounding pixels)

Refine masks to specific locations or colors in the image.

Combine masks (merge group masks to save space and see accurately what is masked)

Support for paths to facilitate the use of luminosity masks with hard edges in architecture

Split-screen to see the mask and image simultaneously

“Pretend” to automatically stack, align, and sort exposures for blending

A utility to save files >4GB which can be viewed in Lightroom

Custom vignettes

Dodging and burning

Non-destructive sponge tool (advanced saturation painting)

Saturation masks (color-specific vibrance control)

Apply or replace masks on existing layers with a single click.

Luminosity and dust visualization tools to easily find and fix defects

Advanced sharpening methods for portraits (surface blur) and landscapes (high pass)

Recordable actions to include light and dark masks/selections in your actions.

Training and support videos, as well as a comprehensive written manual

How it works

Preview to quickly choose the suitable preset or custom mask.

Apply the preview as a selection or mask.

Refine by location/color, clean up rough edges, and paint the mask non-destructively for perfect results.

Technical Details and System Requirements

Lumenzia v10 requires Photoshop v23.0 (aka Photoshop 2022) or later and runs natively on any machine which can run the required version of Photoshop (this includes native support for Apple Silicon)