HDR Processing Softwares

aq12345 · 15th May 2008

Photomatix vs. Dynamic Photo HDR (http://www.mediachance.com/hdri/index.html) vs. etc [can you name some more programs?]

Which of you guys prefer? Dynamic PhotoHDR seems quite good, judging by the website

but haven't tried it yet.

night86mare · 15th May 2008

i think i did a comparison on these before:

see here

Churchwolf · 15th May 2008

To be honest, I always find that the best HDR processing can be done in Photoshop if you do it manually. Automated HDR processors do an overall poor job since you don't have much control over the normality/surreality of the image you are trying to create. There is an excellent HDR tutorial to be found HERE. This particular tutorial deals with HDR processing in PhotoShop CS3. If you only have Elements you should still be able to do much of this. Hope this helps!

yehosaphat · 15th May 2008

Thanks for sharing... have been thinking abt HDR softwares... always had this perception that images become too fake after HDRs... guess the fine line between true photography and Digital manipulation is thining!

Churchwolf · 15th May 2008

Originally Posted by yehosaphat

Thanks for sharing... have been thinking abt HDR softwares... always had this perception that images become too fake after HDRs... guess the fine line between true photography and Digital manipulation is thining!

Yes, I had the same perception. I think it is important to keep photos as clean as possible provided you want to demonstrate something in particular. In that respect photography has also become the "art" of post processing using the exposures you gathered in the field. That is why I like the PhotoShop method because it lets you manually make very small changes that help maintain an even exposure across your image...I try to keep it in what one could expect of a GND filter and not much more...

aq12345 · 15th May 2008

Cool

Thanks for sharing Churchwolf and Night86mare

thejdawg · 21st May 2008

Well I've tried almost all of them that I have heard. Here is a list with links:

HDR Software

The list includes some freeware software.

Joel
galleryXchange.com

GOMUS · 25th May 2008

something new to me...look powerful

15th May 2008	#1
aq12345 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 185	HDR Processing Softwares Photomatix vs. Dynamic Photo HDR (http://www.mediachance.com/hdri/index.html) vs. etc [can you name some more programs?] Which of you guys prefer? Dynamic PhotoHDR seems quite good, judging by the website but haven't tried it yet.

15th May 2008	#2
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15th May 2008	#3
Churchwolf Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lakeside, Singapore Posts: 285	Re: HDR Processing Softwares To be honest, I always find that the best HDR processing can be done in Photoshop if you do it manually. Automated HDR processors do an overall poor job since you don't have much control over the normality/surreality of the image you are trying to create. There is an excellent HDR tutorial to be found HERE. This particular tutorial deals with HDR processing in PhotoShop CS3. If you only have Elements you should still be able to do much of this. Hope this helps! __________________ Cameras: Rollei 35, Rolleiflex-T, FinePix F700, Nikon D60, D300 Pics: Churchwolf's Album. Last edited by Churchwolf; 15th May 2008 at 11:37 AM.

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yehosaphat Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Posts: 2,596	Re: HDR Processing Softwares Thanks for sharing... have been thinking abt HDR softwares... always had this perception that images become too fake after HDRs... guess the fine line between true photography and Digital manipulation is thining! __________________ Canon 5D mkII\|24-105mm F4 IS L\|70-200mm F4 IS L\|580EX\|and more coming! :P

15th May 2008	#6
aq12345 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 185	Re: HDR Processing Softwares Cool Thanks for sharing Churchwolf and Night86mare

21st May 2008	#7
thejdawg New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	Re: HDR Processing Softwares Well I've tried almost all of them that I have heard. Here is a list with links: HDR Software The list includes some freeware software. Joel galleryXchange.com

25th May 2008	#8
GOMUS Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tomato Town Posts: 888	Re: HDR Processing Softwares something new to me...look powerful