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Luminar Neo November 2025 Update - Restoration
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Restoration
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is a tool to be used only with a
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specific kind of image.
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It does an astonishing job in adjusting
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old photos, repairing scratches, flares,
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and other issues in only a few seconds.
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If you have an archive of old images to
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bring back to life, this is the tool for
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you. Let's start with this portrait with
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horrible scratches.
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With the traditional photo editor, it
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would take hours to repair it, and
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achieving a satisfying result would be
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challenging.
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All we need to do is drag the image from
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the catalog to the restoration window on
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the right.
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Three options are proposed, full, color,
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or scratches.
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Let's start with full, which take cares
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of the scratches and also colorize the
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image.
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After hitting restore, the AI based
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algorithm analyzed the image and in less
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than a minute saved the process image in
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a folder named photo restoration.
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The result is astonishing. I would
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simply fine-tune the colors using color
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harmony to obtain an excellent rendition
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in less than a couple of minutes. This
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photo has a strong flare in the lower
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part which is very difficult to
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eliminate.
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This time let's try the scratches option
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with adjust the image without colorizing
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it.
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Once again the result is excellent.
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The third option is color which colorize
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the image without repairing the
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artifacts. I would not use it very
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often. Maybe in a photo like this
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without evident artifacts but badly
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overexposed.
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The result is acceptable considering the
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state of the original.