ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4: RAW editing and export tutorial

Learn to recover highlights, mask mountains and adjust foreground lighting in ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4, then export a JPEG with a 1920-pixel long edge.

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This ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4 tutorial edits an autumn landscape using a practice file available through the Home module. The supplied description says access to the file requires version 2026.4. The speaker explains how existing 2026 users can download the update from their account's products and subscriptions page.

The edit starts with the J key to check clipping, then reduces highlights and adds contrast and midtone brightness. In Effects, the speaker applies the Color Enhancer's Fall style and lowers its opacity to about 40. Depth Lighting adjusts foreground and background brightness separately; here, the speaker darkens the foreground to draw attention toward the background.

The tutorial then uses AI masking to select the mountain region through the Apply To menu. Dynamic Contrast adds texture with the Surreal style, followed by an opacity adjustment to soften the effect. A Big Softy vignette at roughly 65 opacity finishes the edit, with its center positioned slightly above the middle of the image. The backslash key provides a before-and-after check.

For sharing, the speaker recommends JPEG and a 1920-pixel long edge, and chooses a destination with Ask When Exporting. These are the speaker's preferred social media settings, rather than stated requirements for Instagram or Facebook.