Luma is our desktop application that allows video editing teams to manage their post-production workflows better. Luma has two components, a standalone desktop app, where you can manage all of your tasks, and an Adobe Premiere Pro extension that allows you to manage the videos you edit within Adobe Premiere Pro.​

You can download Luma from the below link for both Windows and macOS:​

​https://download.creativeforce.io/

This article will walk you through how to use the Luma panel.

Before opening a task in Luma, you need to do the following actions:

3. Go to Settings > General

These actions ensure that the Luma panel is opened properly and you can then get started on your tasks!

Note:

You only need to configure these settings and open Luma panel manually the first time using this app.

You need to pick a task or more via the Luma desktop app. This will initiate Luma to automatically download any files needed for that task in the background. Once you are ready to start working on your first task, all you have to do is click ‘Open’ and Luma will open with the task ready and waiting for you!

You can open multiple tasks in Luma at once. You can also change the interface of the Luma panel within Premiere Pro, read more about it here.

With the Luma panel, you will be able to see all the videos or images in that set that you need to edit along with relevant examples if available. These examples are set in the style guide Internal Post-production.

Next to the thumbnail image, you will see a pencil icon to show that this video has markings and a text icon to show that this video has instructions. You can click this instructions icon set to open the video player in Luma and see all the instructions. Click on an instruction comment, the video player in Luma will automatically display the corresponding frame providing you the needed context.

Click on the arrow drop-down icon to see the markings and instructions. If your panel is too short, you can also lengthen it to see all available instructions.

Opening a task, you will see the bins for Sequences, Source Files, and Color References are named and organized according to Luma’s settings.

All available Source Files and Color References are automatically imported into your Premiere Project in these bins. The sequence for the task’s main variant is also auto-created and can be found in your Sequences bin.

Note: Luma automatically sets Sequence Settings based on your expected output, so you don’t have to set it manually.

With a single click, Luma will automatically create a new file format according to the setup in your presets. You can keep all the core editing effects and Luma will take care of the outputs for you.

Click 'Fan out', Luma will then show you 2 options:

If you do not have a Preset set up on your video task or an assigned preset doesn’t have expected Dimensions or Frame Rate, then the sequence is auto-created matching the specs of your source files.

Alternatively, if you have Presets set up on your video task that contain expected file specs, then the sequence is auto-created with Sequence Settings matching those specs. Therefore, when dragging the Source Files into the work field, Premiere Pro will automatically display a ‘Mismatch Warning’.

Once the editing is complete, you are ready to Export! From here, make sure you select the export location as Luma’s Output folder.

Note: Premiere will automatically remember the last export location.

Once the export from Premiere Pro is finished, Luma will read the exported files in the Output folder to display the Auto QA.

When all of the videos are exported, click on ‘Upload’ to push it to the next step. And the next picked task will be opened in your Premiere Pro.

Depending on the workflow for post-production setup, if ‘Override Auto QA’ is enabled, you can upload the videos normally. If not, Auto QA won’t let you upload the videos unless you change the unmatched requirements.

Clicking on ‘I confirm’ the task will be uploaded and the next picked task will be opened in your Premiere Pro.