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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, May 11, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Skylum offers Sky AI in Luminar Neo, a tool that automatically detects and replaces the sky in a photograph with a user-selected alternative, including adding realistic water reflections, without requiring manual masking. This feature has been part of Luminar products since before Luminar Neo's February 2022 launch.
Details
Sky AI receives a photograph as input, uses AI to detect the sky region and any water bodies, and outputs the image with a seamlessly composited replacement sky that also adjusts foreground lighting for realism. The tool includes a 'For This Photo' section that scans the image and recommends three sky options based on color, saturation, and style. A companion tool, Enhance AI (also called Accent AI), uses AI to automatically adjust up to a dozen parameters — including shadows, highlights, contrast, tone, saturation, and exposure — with a single slider. Both tools are included in all Luminar Neo license tiers.
Products affected
Luminar Neo
Sources & Evidence
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Skylum (Luminar): Skylum offers Sky AI in Luminar Neo, a tool that automatically detects and replaces the sky in a photograph with a user-selected alternative, including adding realistic water reflections, without requiring manual masking. This feature has been part of Luminar products since before Luminar Neo's February 2022 launch (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/25e812ab-ecd1-4106-9701-17f2a1872dea. Accessed October 5, 2026.
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- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/25e812ab-ecd1-4106-9701-17f2a1872dea
- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
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Other practices by Skylum (Luminar)
RecommendationSkylum offers a 'For This Photo' AI recommendation feature in Luminar Neo that scans each photograph and suggests the most suitable editing presets based on the image's content, making it easier for users — especially beginners — to apply a polished look quickly.Customer SvcSkylum offers an AI Assistant inside Luminar Neo that analyzes a user's photo in real time and responds to text prompts with tailored editing suggestions, step-by-step guidance, and live previews of proposed adjustments. It was released in December 2025 as part of the Fall 2025 upgrade.Creative GenSkylum offers a suite of AI-powered portrait retouching tools in Luminar Neo — including Skin AI, Face AI, Body AI, and Bokeh AI — that automatically detect faces and skin in photographs and apply retouching adjustments such as blemish removal, skin smoothing, and background blurring without manual selection or masking.
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