Luma launches layer-based image editing
Luma's new Layers feature uses its Uni-1 model to generate and split images into separately editable layers, so creative teams can change one element without regenerating the whole image.
Luma has introduced Layers, an editing feature built on its Uni-1 model. The feature treats objects, text elements and backgrounds as separate assets that users can edit one at a time.
Luma pitches the feature at agency teams, in-house brand marketers and post-production shops. It says the main problem is drift: regenerating a whole image to make a small change can degrade the original or undo edits that were already approved. With Layers, untouched layers never pass back through the model, so the company says an approved layout stays "pixel-identical" across later versions.
Luma says Uni-1 generates images as "independently addressable layers from the very first pixel" rather than splitting up a flat image after the fact, which it says other tools do. Layers can also break uploaded images into layers, including old posters, screenshots and brand assets that no longer have source files. The company cites the Uni-1 tech report to back its claim that training a model to generate images also improves how it understands regions, objects and layout.
Listed capabilities include:
- editable live text with custom brand fonts
- control over layer order (Z-order) and per-platform aspect ratios
- extracting elements onto transparent backgrounds
- reusing layers across images
- batch localization of ad copy that keeps layout and style fixed
- upscaling individual layers to 2K
The workflow can also run by chat in Luma Agents.
Luma did not publish benchmarks, pricing or availability details in the announcement, and it gave no quality comparisons with other layered-editing tools.