Thursday, September 20, 2012

HDR - Part 2: HDR Software

There are a number of HDR software.  HDRsoft Photomatix Pro 4, Nik HDR Efex pro 2 and Adobe Photoshop HDR Pro are some of the more popular software for HDR.


HDRSoft Photomatix Pro 4

Photomatix is probably the most popular HDR software.  This is what I use when rendering HDR images.  It has lots of options to adjust the image.  Creativity's the limit when it comes to the options provided by Photomatix.  

It has a plugin for Lightroom which is great for Lightroom users.  You can directly export the images from Lightroom to Photomatix then re-import after tone mapping.


Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

I enjoy plugins from Nik Software and HDR Efex Pro 2 in one of them.  HDR Efex Pro also has a lot of options to choose from.  What makes HDR Efex Pro interesting is it's U Point Technology wherein you may control the amount of effect on a specific area of an image.  It also has a plugin for Lightroom and it also integrates with Photoshop.


Adobe Photoshop HDR Pro

Photoshop is the most popular photo editing software and it has built-in HDR rendering application.  It has lesser options but does a pretty good job creating HDR.  


What ever software you choose, remember when creating HDR images, the sky's the limit when it comes to creativity.


HDR - Part 1: Capturing the images
HDR - Part 3: Importing and Processing



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