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SwitchLight offers innovative AI-based lighting and material extraction solutions for enhancing digital images.

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Copy & paste the lighting of any portrait images to create your own stunning visuals.
Illuminate your images using HDRI, a unique panorama image that captures surrounding light environments.
Extract normal, albedo, roughness maps for use in any 3D software supporting physical-based rendering.

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State-of-the-art AI technology for analyzing and compositing images.
Supports PNG, JPG/JPEG, and WEBP formats for input and provides output in PNG format.
Users can upload their own HDRI or portrait images to generate custom templates with an active subscription.

Who should choose SwitchLight:

Photographers seeking to enhance their images with advanced lighting effects.
3D artists requiring accurate material maps for rendering.
Creative professionals looking to incorporate HDRI environments into their workflows.

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This impressive AI art tool gives control back to artists and "rethinks how AI art should work"

Blendbox is a new AI art app that is moving away from the 'prompt jockey' approach of Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, with the aim to give control back to artists. I saw a demo of this new 2D generative AI creation app and it looks like a next-generation photo-bashing software, one that offers control and predictability over the final image. Adam Levine, co-founder of Blockade, tells me the aim behind Blendbox is to "rethink about how AI art should work", and put creative control back in the hands of artists. This and other emerging AI tools look to move away from the 'prompt era' of apps and towards something more useful. "The thing that we really wanted to get away from was the idea of the monolithic prompt," reflects Adam. While I've seen many new AI tools teased at Adobe' MAX's Sneaks that aim to give more control over AI outputs, including the impressive Project Concept, we're going to need to wait for these. Not so Blendbox, which releases in Alpha today - visit Blockade's website to try it. The interesting aspect of Blendbox is it removes the need for long, complex and convoluted text prompts to generate a final image. While text to image prompts are used to set the initial style and content, once you have images in a scene you can drag and drop them to adjust the main illustration, change a scene's tone or collide images for new outcomes. The 'luck' of AI generated 'art' that has plagued AI art apps, making them more like slot machines than art software and removing the human imagination, feels like it's removed in Blendbox. In my demo I see how Blockade CEO artist Marguerite deCourcelle can select styles from a dropdown menu, before moving images, objects and effects around a scene to change the image, affect its composition and content. The image is updated instantly and changes are saved as 'steps', so it's easy to drop into an older version if you dislike the results. I'm told that future versions will offer the option to restrict 'steps', locking in styles, suggesting Blendbox could become a good tool to iterate on an idea without straying too far from the underlying style. Changes to the image happen locally, so you're not altering the entire image but areas and granular elements; adding a waterfall to a jungle doesn't turn the scene into a waterfall but blends the 'concept' into the scene, which can then itself be refined, relit. textured and refined. There's a layers system at play too, so you can move 'concepts' in and out of a scene, affecting how they blend and develop the image. "This is a next generation photo bashing tool," says artist and Blockade CEO Marguerite deCourcelle. "It just allows me to really think about things in a deeper way, faster." The pitch Blendbox places creativity back in the hands of artists who do want to use AI but have to date found too random. My take from the demo is those artists who understand art theory and technique - composition, shape language, values, form, texture and colour theory - will get more from this AI app, because you do have control. "It just allows me to really think about things in a deeper, faster way," says Marguerite. "This challenges my creativity on my side, but I think it's something [people] will find inherently fun." says Marguerite. Currently Blendbox uses Stable Diffusion but Adam explains how the app will pick and choose from available AI engines, depending on what a user wants to create. "We're going to be swapping in and out engines, letting people pick which engine is appropriate," he says. The mention of Stable Diffusion brings up the spectre of artist copyrights. For Adam this is an issue of law that will be settled elsewhere and affect the engine creators. "We're not in the business of making models. We're in the business of making products that use models. And so we see that as, happily, someone else's problem," says Adam, adding: "We do think that there will be good solutions, and we're excited to offer those engines too." The Blockade team are open about the broader issues facing AI art, but also excited by the future and how new approaches to AI and art can be developed. Blendbox isn't the team's first AI app, the previously released Skybox AI, an app for generating 360-degree panoramic scenes in 8K. Adam teases there are plans to link the two together, as well as ambitions to develop new adjustable lighting and 3D asset integration for Blendbox. After seeing it in action, Blendbox certainly feels like it's a release that will move the conversation on, away from AI replacing artists and towards tools artists can use and control the outcomes of. Blendbox released today, so you can try it for yourself.

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Thu, 31 Oct, 4:32 PM UTC

I Tried All the Latest Adobe Apps. This One Wowed Me Most

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering social media, AI and online services. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in media and journalism. You can often find her with a novel and an iced coffee during her time off. I am a proud amateur photographer -- I don't own a fancy camera, ring light, tripod or any other equipment. Everything I've learned about taking great photos has been from years of trial and error and soaking up expert advice I stumble across online (including from CNET's experts). My photography process tends to end after I've snapped the picture, or at most, after I tap the auto-improve tool in Apple Photos. When I've used professional editing software in the past, I found it overwhelming or needlessly tedious. That's why I was pleasantly surprised to learn that this Adobe program was upgraded to cater to beginners like me. I got to test out all the latest versions of Adobe software at the company's annual creative conference Adobe Max earlier this month, and there was a lot to like. Adobe's AI model, Firefly, is getting video generation capabilities. Photoshop, the original photo and design tool, is getting more generative AI-powered updates, including a tool to remove distracting wires and cables. Illustrator's Project Neo is trying to make it easier to work with 3D objects and set objects on a certain path. But for me, the newest version of Adobe Lightroom was what captured my attention the most. Lightroom got a few updates this month to make its features better at what they do, but there's been a bigger trend to make Lightroom more beginner-friendly. "We're really focused on helping our users get pro results without a steep learning curve," Jon Tehero, group product manager for Lightroom, told me at Max. These were a couple of my favorite things about Adobe Lightroom, including how I used each feature to transform the pictures I took on my iPhone 11 into fairly decent shots. One of my favorite tools was Lightroom's Quick actions. They make it easy to let Lightroom do the work for you: One tap and it analyzes your photo and makes the necessary adjustments. No need to know the exact right exposure or saturation level; you can let Lightroom's professional algorithms do the work for you. You can also use them to isolate and edit specific parts of the image, including the subject, background, outdoor skies and specific facial features. Take this unedited picture of me -- the bright lights of the display behind me cover me in shadows so dark you can't really see my face or expression. After I had Lightroom analyze and auto-edit it, the image got lighter, but I was still pretty dark and hard to see. Using the "subject" Quick Action, Lightroom correctly identified me as the main feature of the photo and let me lighten just that part of the photo. Here's what it looked like after. You can also use Quick Action's background and sky buttons to isolate and improve whatever's behind your subjects. I found the dehaze option under sky especially helpful for clearing up weird sun glares or cloud blobs. You can use Quick Actions now, available in early access on mobile. Another feature that really impressed me was the Generative Remove tool. After opting in to generative AI use, Lightroom can remove distracting objects, like people in the background, and it seamlessly recreates the affected region. It's similar to Google's Magic Eraser tool available on its smartphones, but as a loyal iPhone user, I've never tried out this kind of AI tech on mobile. Now, I'm fairly obsessed with it. During a photography training session at Adobe Max, we worked with external lighting, and again, as an amateur, there were times when our exterior light and fellow photographers ended up on the edge of my shot. But using Generative Remove, I was able to select and remove them from my shot. Like all AI software, it isn't perfect. The replacement area of the image is likely to lose finer details. In the example above, for example, it cut off part of the structure in the background. If you don't want to enable generative AI, Lightroom will pull from other areas in the image to fill in the gap, and it can create wonky results. But it's certainly a step up from my usual process, which is to ignore distracting objects or just deem the photo unusable. New updates introduced this month should also improve its object detection and selection. It's getting harder to discern a real image from one created entirely by AI. That's why it's more important than ever for creators of all skill levels to claim their work and disclose any AI usage. Adobe is making it easier to do this with content credentials -- an invisible digital signature that lets creators sign their work, disclose any AI usage and opt out of having their work used to train AI models. You can attach content credentials throughout Lightroom's entire ecosystem, not just on mobile. All you need to do is toggle on content credentials before you export your project. You can also go to Adobe's new web app, Content Authenticity, and sign up for free to manage all your content credentials, whether they were created in Adobe or not. I really liked how easy it was to attach these credentials to my work, which was especially important when I used Lightroom's generative remove feature. Figuring out how to properly credit your work can be stressful for amateur creators, and attaching content credentials is one way to make sure you're being transparent about your work. As a nonprofessional photographer, I found there was still a lot to like about Lightroom. Quick Actions let you easily adjust different segments of your image without needing to manually adjust every slider. Generative Remove lets you clean up your messy images, and you can attach content credentials to digitally sign your work and indicate your AI training preferences. The one bummer is that Lightroom is a paid program, which isn't great for hobbyists looking to learn on a budget. I do think Lightroom offers quite a bit of bang for your buck, beyond what you get with your smartphone, but there are a couple of different pricing tiers. Plans start at $10 a month for just Lightroom and up to $60 per month for the full Creative Cloud suite. I would recommend seeing if your workplace or university has access, too. Lightroom has made me feel like an increasingly competent photographer, even without a ton of fancy equipment at my disposal. The best thing about Lightroom is that I can use it to level up my game -- and social media posts -- without sinking a lot of time and money into the process.

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Thu, 24 Oct, 2:06 PM UTC

Aperty is a great portrait editor -- and it could replace Adobe Lightroom

Key Takeaways Aperty specializes in portrait editing, offering tools specifically tailored to portrait photographers. Aperty can be used as a plugin with Lightroom and Photoshop, providing flexibility in workflow. Aperty's AI features are subtle and natural, offering efficient editing without the gimmicky feel. ✕ Remove Ads Skylum is an AI-based photo-editing powerhouse, responsible for photo editing tools like Luminar Neo and Luminar AI. On November 7, 2024, Skylum released Aperty which is its portrait photo editing tool. Since Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are such strong leaders in the photo-editing space, can Aperty compete against these giants with its new features? Related Best photo editing laptops in 2024 Looking for a new laptop to work on photography projects? We've rounded up the best laptops you can buy if you're into photo editing. How Skylum's Aperty compares with Adobe Lightroom There's a new photo-editing tool on the block Adobe Lightroom has been around since 2007 and has progressed by leaps and bounds, bringing accessible photography editing to the forefront globally for Adobe users and photographers. ✕ Remove Ads Skylum is a bit newer to the game, having launched its first Luminar product in 2016, and it has since offered multiple photo-editing tools in the form of Luminar AI, Luminar Neo, and Luminar for iPad. However, its latest tool, Aperty, is the only Skylum tool that focuses solely on editing portrait photography. Aperty was developed alongside professional portrait photographer, Julia Trotti. This partnership lets Skylum use the background and technical knowledge from its prior software, combined with gains from Trotti's knowledge and background as a photographer. Let's consider a direct comparison between the market leader, Lightroom, and the new kid on the block, Aperty. Aperty Lightroom Price $30 per month; $300 for one year. No free trial. $10 per month, annual plan. 7-day free trial. Platforms Windows and Mac, desktop only. Windows and Mac, desktop, mobile (Android, iPhone, iPad), and web applications. Main Features Using neural networks and face mesh technology, Aperty offers AI-powered portrait editing tools such as blemish removal, face reshaping, custom lighting, shadows, color tools, and more. Using both traditional and AI tools, Lightroom offers generative AI remove and replace tools, color and filter tools, denoise, HDR, and even video tools. RAW Support Yes. Yes. Hard-disk Space for Installation 10GB free space; SSD for better performance. 10GB free space; additional space recommended. Cloud Storage N/A 1TB Cloud Storage External Apps Aperty is available as plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Apple Photos app. Lightroom Mobile app and Lightroom on the Web. Many plugins are available for use from the Creative Cloud. ✕ Remove Ads Aperty has a sole focus on portraiture Resulting in better quality portrait images Close While you can edit any type of photo with Lightroom, using many of its various tools to enhance your photography, Aperty's sole focus is on portrait photography. This choice for niche photo editing means that its tools are more likely to be relevant for you when it comes to editing. There will be fewer redundant tools, and every tool or feature within Aperty has been considered with portrait photographers' needs in mind. Some of Aperty's tool include: Blemish removal Makeup Eye enhancement Reshaping Masking Sync edits Presets ✕ Remove Ads Many of Aperty's features enhance portraits heavily, as expected. You can customize lighting position and color, use presets including some made by Julia Trotti, and even reshape the face in subtle ways. Related 5 Photoshop and Lightroom alternatives that don't require a subscription Own your photo editor with these non-subscription options Aperty works as a Lightroom and Photoshop plugin It's more than just a standalone tool Close If you don't want to get rid of your Lightroom workflow, then Aperty can be used as a plugin within Lightroom directly, as well as a standalone tool. Lightroom isn't the only plugin Aperty has -- it's also offered as a Photoshop and Apple Photos plugin. The plugin allows you to edit your Lightroom, Photoshop, or Apple Photos photos in Aperty before returning. ✕ Remove Ads You can use Aperty as a standalone app for both Mac and Windows systems. Each Aperty license is good for two seats. From the launch of Aperty in November 2024, additional seats (beyond two devices) can only be obtained via an additional license, but that should change to become more flexible in the near future. Are Aperty's AI features overkill? AI reliance might be overrated One potential negative aspect about using Aperty is its reliance on AI. If Luminar Neo is anything to go by, then each and every tool will require AI to work. That doesn't have to be a bad thing, but for many, this could be less than desirable. Unlike Luminar Neo, which has lots of generative AI features where the user is closely involved in the process, Aperty's AI is made up of neural networks plugging away behind the scenes. Although Aperty similarly uses AI, it can often be harder for the user to tell which aspects are using AI or not. ✕ Remove Ads Aperty isn't as slow as Skylum's predecessor software, so the AI features don't feel as heavy to use. Their results are subtle, with no obvious AI use easily identified, which is good. For the many people who are looking to steer away from AI, then Aperty likely isn't for you. But if you're questioning how AI can benefit your photography, then you should consider trying out this new software. It feels like a mix of traditional editing software and overdone AI features, though they're less obvious in Aperty, even if the results have used AI. Lightroom has many AI tools too AI only adds to the toolbox Image Credit: Adobe ✕ Remove Ads If AI usage is a reason for you to steer away from Aperty's fabulous new program, then you should similarly consider how many AI features have appeared in Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and the rest of Adobe's Creative Cloud -- and among some of Adobe's competitors too. Other than using an open-source software like Darktable, there aren't many desktop photography editing tools that don't contain AI features. AI is becoming something to expect and use to your advantage in the modern era. Aperty is using AI in a subtle and helpful way, without it feeling gimmicky or forced. The filters, presets, and effects or results from using any of Aperty's built-in AI features are all natural looking. Aperty's AI isn't generative AI, so your results are not replacing entire areas of your original photos with new aspects. The AI simply speeds up some subtle editing processes for editing which you'd be doing manually otherwise -- such as teeth whitening, skin blemish removal, or possibly thinning the face shape. ✕ Remove Ads Related Adobe Lightroom is getting new AI features to improve your photos If you want to scrub out unwanted elements of your photos without ruining the image, Lightroom has just what you need. Aperty competes strongly against Lightroom for portrait editing Personally, I think Lightroom is useful for editing landscapes, using its sky filters, and employing its many other tools. It also has solid photo-editing tools across the board without being portrait specific. But Aperty's focus on portrait photography certainly gives it an edge in this area. Aperty includes tools that are simply not present within Lightroom, and the subtle use of AI to achieve the results doesn't have to be a negative thing at all, especially since Lightroom is adding new AI tools frequently too. I'm confident that your portraits will have a new type of glow once you give Aperty a try. Adobe Lightroom $10 at Adobe Aperty See at Aperty ✕ Remove Ads

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