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ON1 announces Sky Swap AI 2023: AI-powered sky replacement technology for just $30

 
 

ON1 has announced a new standalone app and plugin that offers the company's impressive sky swap technology outside its flagship all-in-one photo editor, ON1 Photo RAW 2023ON1 Sky Swap AI 2023 offers powerful artificial intelligence, impressive sky masking, and a large library of built-in skies.

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Point, click and create using AI: ON1 Photo RAW 2023 is available now

 
 

ON1 has announced that the latest version of its all-in-one raw photo editor, ON1 Photo RAW 2023, is available now.

The new app is "the most significant update in ON1 Photo RAW's history", per ON1. Among the new features and improvements are numerous AI-powered editing tools and technologies. Super Select AI is a new...

The Canon PowerShot PICK automatically tracks and photographs you

 
 

In addition to two new RF lenses, Canon has also announced the PowerShot PICK Active Tracking PTZ Camera. It's a portable camera that uses artificial intelligence to automatically track and photograph people, such as at an event or family gathering.

The camera was first released in Japan following a successful...

Video: 7 ways that the AI in Luminar Neo can make photo editing easier

 
 

Artificial intelligence is showing up in more places with photography, including AI-powered autofocus in cameras like the new Canon EOS R7 and R10, and in software from companies like Adobe, ON1 and Skylum. Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect just published a new video highlighting seven "insane" AI tools in Skylum's Luminar...

The best photo editing software available in 2022

 
 

Modern digital cameras are fantastic at capturing the tones, color and detail of any subject or scene. However, if you shoot RAW – which you absolutely should – there's so much more flexibility and nuance to your image files than you can see on the back of your camera. But when you first open a RAW file, it can usually...

ON1 announces new ON1 Resize AI: New software uses AI to create sharper enlargements

 
 

ON1, has announced a new application, ON1 Resize AI. The new app, coming this April, is the successor to ON1 Resize, which was previously known as Genuine Fractals. ON1 Resize AI is 'the next generation' of photo enlargement software and promises to deliver photographers even better enlargement results using...

Video: Can AI do a better job retouching a portrait than a skilled editor?

 
 

It feels like artificial intelligence, or AI, is everywhere in photography right now. It's featured in software like Photoshop, Luminar, Capture One, and even cameras themselves. AI can do a lot. But can it retouch skin in portraits? Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect answers this question in his latest video.

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Skylum announces Luminar Neo: New tools and more AI promises to make photo editing easier

 
 

Skylum has announced a new creative image editor, Luminar Neo. The software builds upon the foundation of Luminar AI and adds new features and improved performance.

'As the latest member of the Luminar family, we designed Luminar Neo to allow artists to take on more challenging image creation work and achieve results...

Software sneak peek: ON1 shows off upcoming Sky Swap AI technology

 
 

ON1 has released a sneak peek at its upcoming Sky Swap AI technology. ON1 has been on a roll with AI-powered software lately, including the recent ON1 NoNoise AI and Portrait AI. Now, it appears that ON1 wants to leverage AI masking tools to allow users to replace the skies in their images.

ON1's software has long...

In Other News: Adorama contest, Joe Biden’s photographer talks shop, a crazy pano, & more

 
 

Last week, we kicked off this new weekly series, 'In Other News.' The series highlights interesting stories from around the photo world. This week, Adorama has a new contest with a great prize package. Nikon might be in trouble. Joe Biden's official photographer gives a great interview. Facebook improves its photo...

Skylum reveals new AI-powered Skin and Portrait Enhancer features for upcoming Luminar 4 raw editor

 
 

Releasing this fall, Skylum's Luminar 4 raw image editor and library application looks to be full of many new features. We have already been given sneak peeks of AI Sky Replacement and AI Structure technologies, and now we have two more artificial intelligence-powered image editing tools to look at: AI Skin Enhancer and...

Luminar 3.1 released: Free update brings Accent AI 2.0 and other new features to popular photo editor

 
 

After teasing their new Accent AI 2.0 filter, Skylum Software has announced the availability of Luminar 3.1. The update includes numerous enhancements and improvements in addition to the new and improved Accent AI 2.0 filter.

As we discussed last week, Accent AI 2.0 results in more natural results, especially when...

Skylum Software develops new collaborative AI Lab, aiming to make software smarter and more efficient

 
 

Skylum Software, the developers of popular photo editing software Luminar and Aurora HDR, has announced the formation of a new research and development division focused on artificial intelligence technologies within photo editing. The new Skylum AI Lab is a collaboration between Skylum and its sister company, Photolemur,...

Macphun introduces AI-powered filter to Luminar in new update, promising faster, smarter image editing

 
 

Macphun has launched a new update to their powerful photo editing software, Luminar, dubbed Luminar Neptune. Luminar Neptune’s biggest addition is Accent, an intelligent filter powered by artificial intelligence. Accent can quickly improve your photos in mere seconds by leveraging its AI technology, which was developed...

What if your camera were even smarter? Meet Arsenal, your new AI-equipped photo assistant

 
 

Modern cameras offer great imaging technology, but they don’t always help you capture the perfect photo. Enter Arsenal, an “intelligent camera assistant.”

Arsenal is a device you attach to your camera’s hot shoe that allows you to control your camera wirelessly from up to 100 feet away using a dedicated Android or iOS...

Creating photos out of thin air: Team of researchers develop AI capable of translating paintings to photos

 
 

We have all seen software and filters that can make your photographs look more like paintings, but what about going in the opposite direction? Researchers at UC Berkley have developed an AI which does image-to-image translation. They can transfer paintings into what looks like a photograph and vice versa. The team was...

AI photo critic: Meet Keegan, a pipe-smoking artificial intelligence who wants to improve your photography

 
 

It is not unusual for photographers to seek a critique of their work. It's an important part of the learning process, and one that usually helps everyone involved improve their work. However, typically we go to other people for criticism. Regaind, a company whose API utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and sort...

Teaching machines to see: Facebook releases three image identification algorithms to the public

 
 

Facebook is constantly researching new technology and sometimes it release the results of its efforts to the public for coders to work with. Facebook released three of its image identification algorithms recently in a move that they hope will "help rapidly advance the field of machine vision."

Users of the social media...

AI App: Microsoft hoping to bring a smarter camera to your iOS device

 
 

Microsoft Research has released a new camera application, Microsoft Pix, for iOS devices which leverages the company's artificial intelligence to help you take better photos without you having to do anything extra at all. The app is focused on images of people -- certainly a very common subject for iPhone photos -- and...

Are your images unforgettable? Run them through MIT’s “MemNet” algorithm to find out

 
 

We have a wide array of goals for our images, but I think it's often the case that no matter the subject matter or purpose for releasing the shutter, we hope to make images that a viewer will remember. It isn't easy to determine if an image will be memorable, however.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer...