Lieb Loc: Idaho

Just saw an ad for Aurora HDR 2018. The ad made it look pretty convincing. What is all the hoopla about? It appears to be a post processing program featuring HDR.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

That's about it. If one delves a bit deeper, it does do some other things, but HDR seems to be its speciality.
--Bob

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

"BEST APP OF 2017 — AWARDED BY APPLE The #1 HDR Software for Mac & Windows"
Sounds like a great marketing line; might be the only HDR Software for the Mac!?

Not too sure if the #1 applies to Windows? There are a number of good HDR software products available for the Windows platform. I use and like both PhotoMatix Pro and Franzis' HDR Projects. Of course, you can also do HDR in both Lightroom and Photoshop w/o other packages.

bwa

Lieb Loc: Idaho

That is good to know. Thank you. I'm considering enrolling in Lightroom and Photoshop.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

I have it but still prefer Photomatix

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Aurora is an terrific program and can be used as a plugin for both Photoshop and Lightroom. You might also check out Luminar, which isn't as HDR centric.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

There are many HDR programs for Macs.. some “standalones” and some that are part of “Do everything” software programs.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

I've installed Aurora and like it. There are a couple of things to keep in mind. It is the first (that I'm aware of) program that acts as a plugin to Lightroom. This allows you to make all of your major adjustments in Lightroom and have them passed on to Aurora. Aurora also has sliders and you can make adjustments there also. One thing to keep in mind... Aurora prefers (as most HDR demands) that you shoot 3 or more bracketed shots (one under, one correctly exposed, and one over). You can shoot more bracketed shots if you want. IT will also do 3 shots (if you make multiple virtual shots in Lightroom) and they look pretty good. As for the quality of HDR, that, like all of photography, is in the eye of the beholder. If I were you, I'd take advantage of the trial and see for yourself. I purchased it at the temporarily reduced price and like it for some shots. It is fun to experiment with on some landscapes.

mikeschwartz Loc: Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago

I agree.

Mark Bski Loc: A sleepy little island not far from Seattle

I've been using the two earlier versions of Aurora before 2018. I enjoy them and Luminar very much ~ they are my go to software. It does NOT need to be used as a plug in Lightroom and can be used as a stand alone, one photo post processing tool in place of Lightroom.

Here is a link to a picture I posted here a few months ago. I processed it from five photos at different levels of exposure. There were about six stops difference between the sky and canyon bottom.

I highly recommend the Aurora software.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-488398-1.html

CliffT

I just purchased Aurora 2018 for PC this week. I have been using Photomatics, P/shop CC, Lightroom for HDR. Where Aurora shines is the ability to use layers and masks so you can apply effects, and controls to very specific parts of your image, rather than making effects to the overall image.

Aurora also allows you to gather and make significant changes to a single RAW image - again using layers, it can help bring to life an image with dark areas. One thing to watch if you overdo the shadows it will introduce significant noise to those areas.

I paid $79 less $10 with a coupon I found on-line earlier this week.

PS my first post so be kind! I shoot canon (5D Mk iv) mostly travel, landscapes, architecture, sports (tennis at ATP in Cincinnati, USA).