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Luminar Neo: Change water color with Water Enhancer AI

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Demo summary

The creator uses Water Enhancer to automatically identify a body of water and change its color from murky green to vibrant blue while preserving the water sprinkler.

Step-by-step

  1. Open the Water Enhancer tool
  2. Increase the Amount slider to 100%
  3. Set the Original Color slider to zero
  4. Adjust the Brightness to approximately 30%
  5. Adjust the Contrast to soften and even out saturated tones

Tips

  • Hover over the water to verify the AI's mask selection
  • Use the Contrast slider to soften and even out overly saturated tones

Highlights

what a transformation with just a few sliders

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