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RobOK3318
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March 2, 2023
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Luminar Neo not showing up as External Editor after installation

  • March 2, 2023
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Latest version of LR Classic (12.2?). Installed Luminar Neo and AI (both) and tried to get them setup as External Editors. The .plugin and .lrplugin files get created but somehow LR is not "seeing" them so they don't show up in the menus. Previous plugins (Luminar 4 and Flex) are showing in the menus. MacOS Ventura latest version (13.2?). Granted LR and Luminar "Full disk access".

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    Nizar Bredan
    Nizar Bredan
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    December 17, 2023

    You have to do it through Luminar Neo:

    - Lightroom has to be closed
    - Open Luminar Neo
    - Click on the Luminar Neo logo in the top left

    - Click on "Install Plugins..."  (in "File" if using Windows)

    - Lightroom should show, you just hit "Install"

    Now, in Lightroom, Luminar Neo should show under "Edit in...".

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
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      March 3, 2023

      Not a holder of Neo, but I do have Luminar 4.

      Installation of plug-ins for the Skylum typically not a direct result if install. Did you launch Neo, then up in the menu, click on the install plug-ins button?

       

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      RobOK3318Author
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      March 3, 2023

      Yes, I tried that a few times. I have given up. It is some interaction of Luminar, Lightroom Classic, and MacOS Ventura.

      JohanElzenga
      Community Expert
      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 2, 2023

      https://manual.skylum.com/neo/en/topic/using-luminar-neo-with-adobe-lightroom-classic

      https://manual.skylum.com/ai/en/topic/using-luminar-ai-with-adobe-lightroom-classic

       

      -- Johan W. Elzenga
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      RobOK3318Author
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      March 3, 2023

      Thanks johan, those are the menu choices that are not showing up in Adobe LR classic. The installation completes without an error, but the menu commands are not there. 

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      RobOK3318Author
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      March 3, 2023

      You know I have been staring at it so long, I somehow didn't think I could set it up manually, but that did in fact work. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Original problem not solved, but this works!


      Actually it did not quite work. When it works propery, it should open Neo and let you edit and then have an "Apply" button to save the changes. There is no Apply button. 

      I have given up on this issue. I am just manually exporting them and manually re-importing back into Lightroom.

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