Luminar- must you save edits as separate files?

[SW Rick]

I am trying Luminar, and as far as I can see, when you are done making your edits, you save the results as a separate Luminar-format file.  This results in an additional file of about 20MB for each, which can mount up.

 

In LR, the edits take almost no space.  Am I missing something re. Luminar processing?

 

BTW, I like the Luminar results.

 

Rick

[Alina Macphun]

Hi there!

 

It seems that you save your file as a Luminar project file (its file extension is .lmnr). Your work is saved in its current state so that you can later continue from the same point. In this case, this .lmnr file stores history states, layers, filters, masks, etc. That is why Luminar project file can be rather big. You can also save image files from your Luminar project. These files are broadly compatible with many other applications. All you need is to Export the file. When you export a file, you can save in a variety of file formats including JPG, TIFF, PNG and even PSD. 

[SW Rick]

Thanks for your reply!  I understand the workflow (apparently), my point is that when I use Luminar to process an image, I add an extra 20mb +/- file for every image I process.  That can add up to a lot of overhead for my hard drives.  With LR, you get a 4kb +/- file with the "instructions"; with Luminar, you get a 20mb +/- file.  I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something about the workflow.