ON1 Photo RAW, an editing program that’s both a RAW processor and layer-based photo editor, is gaining new ways to reduce noise and swap skies, thanks to artificial intelligence. ON1 Photo RAW 2022, which will launch at the end of September, adds a sky swap tool, time-lapse options, and integrates what was previously a denoise plug-in. The update also makes other tweaks, such as adding more export controls and the ability to use Photoshop-compatible plug-ins within the app.

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ON1’s sky replacement tool uses AI to swap out the sky in an image. Both Photoshop and Luminar have added a similar tool recently. Like the others, the feature uses AI to mask out the sky and replace it with a new one. Dan Harlacher, VP of Product at On1, says that Photo RAW’s tool has more customization options, however. “The Sky Swap AI goes beyond what you can do with some of these other applications,” he says. “The mask is editable, with any of out powerful masking tools, and can easily be used to apply effects filters or local adjustments to existing skies. It’s not only for those looking to replace skies.”

Photo editors can also build time-lapses directly in ON1 Photo RAW with the update. The software allows photo editors to batch edit all the photos and stitch them together into a time-lapse rather than exporting individual images. The tool also includes a flicker reduction.

No Noise AI, which is a plug-in for the current version of the software, will be directly integrated into the program after this month’s update. The tool uses AI to reduce grain. By integrating the tool, On1 says that the noise reduction is now faster to work with.

Among the major updates, ON1 says that it completely redesigned the export tool with customer feedback. The update allows photographers to export the same photos with different settings and watermarks by using presets simultaneously.

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The update also includes an updated line mask tool for creating masks, more thumbnail customization options, a Favorites section in the Browse module, and others.

ON1, however, is already teasing the next update. The company says that, within a few months, the software will see another update that adds an AI resize tool. “In the coming months, we plan on releasing another significant update to ON1 Photo RAW,” says ON1 President Craig Keudell. “This will be a free update for owners of Photo RAW 2022 and include a new integrated AI-powered ON1 Resize, a Liquify Tool, much improved searching and filtering capabilities in the Browse module, content-aware cropping and filling, and enhancements to ON1 Photo RAW for mobile.”

ON1 Photo RAW is a photo editor that combines a Lightroom-like RAW program with some Photoshop-like tools, such as layer-based editing. The new 2022 version is available as a $99.99 one-time purchase or a $79.99 upgrade price for owners of previous versions. Subscriptions are also available for $7.99 a month or $89.99 annually. Pre-order is open now.