Skylum announces Aperty, let’s take it for a test drive
After 16 years in the market, Skylum has just announced a brand new editing program tailor-made for portrait photographers. Skylum brought us the first Ai Sky Replacement and even Ai in Luminar Neo and Luminar Ai. This new program, Aperty takes retouching to a new level again. I managed to get my hands on a beta test and recently had a play with it. Let’s take a closer look.
Quick and Accessible
Aperty promises to be quick and accessible to all portrait photographers with natural-looking results.
Speed – the AI, automation and batch editing promises to make editing fast – really fast
On Device – not cloud-based. This offers privacy and allows you to work from anywhere, as well as having full control over your libraries
Stand-alone product or as a plugin for Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, as a plugin with Luminar Neo or external editor with Capture One
Benefits and features
Aperty recognises 4,000 key focal points whereas previous programs, like Luminar Neo, only recognise 30-40.
Will work on a group of people in an image or a single subject
Blemish removal and skin smoothing
Makeup touchups
Creative edits, like Bokeh and studio lighting
Image comparison in Aperty
Check out the video walkthrough and sample images edited in Aperty.
Pros
Quick and easy to install and use, very intuitive
Blemish removal and skin smoothing worked really well, I preferred the Retouch options over the Reshape options.
Folders and images load very quickly
Batch edits could be a real time-saver
Cons
It would be great if you could quickly and easily move between Luminar Neo and Aperty for additional features
The Erase/Clone is a little clunky
A little on the pricey side, after the early bird special price (so jump in quick)
It did seem to run a little slow while other applications were running (could be PC related – older Windows system)
Price and Availability
From October 1 until the release date, Aperty is available at an early-bird price: a 1-year subscription plus 1 year free for $199/€179. After the launch on November 7, Aperty will be available at $29.90/€26.90 for a 1-month subscription or $299/€269 for a 1-year subscription. All plans include the latest version, 24/7 technical support, and activation on up to 2 devices.
By the end of September, there is an exclusive option to preorder a lifetime license for $249/€219, which includes 2 years of free upgrades and 5 years of updates.
There is no free trial, although Aperty does come with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
For more information, full specifications or to pre-order your copy today head to Skylum website.
Our verdict
Aperty
★★★★★4/5
if you are looking for a editor that is fast and can handle batch editing of your portraits, I really would consider taking a look at Aperty. While it cannot do everything Luminar Neo does, or even complex composites like Photoshop. Quick AI Blemish removal and skin smoothing really can speed up the process or a routine and mundane task.
