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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, May 11, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Skylum offers a Restoration tool in Luminar Neo, released in November 2025 as part of the Fall 2025 upgrade, that uses AI to repair old or damaged photographs — including removing scratches, restoring faded details, and optionally adding color — in a single operation.
Details
The Restoration tool receives a damaged, faded, or aged photograph as input and outputs an AI-restored version with scratches removed, faded tones recovered, and optional colorization applied. It is designed for use on scanned film prints or old digital scans. The feature is available to Ecosystem Pass holders, 2025/2026 Upgrade Pass holders, and Cross-Perpetual and Max-Perpetual license holders. Skylum's marketing notes that the tool enables hobbyists to preserve family memories and professionals to offer archival restoration services.
Products affected
Luminar Neo
Sources & Evidence
News Article
Cite this record
Trace Foundation. (2026). Skylum (Luminar): Skylum offers a Restoration tool in Luminar Neo, released in November 2025 as part of the Fall 2025 upgrade, that uses AI to repair old or damaged photographs — including removing scratches, restoring faded details, and optionally adding color — in a single operation (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/83193bc3-e0f5-427d-ab84-d4caa45ad798. Accessed October 5, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/83193bc3-e0f5-427d-ab84-d4caa45ad798
- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
- Last verified
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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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