HDR program
May 28, 2012 12:45:31 #
Are there any good hdr programs available for download. I am just getting into and by reading aboit it and want to start taking hdr photos.
May 28, 2012 19:41:54 #
I have Photomatix Pro and love it.Go to their website and try a free version. If you like it you can download the full version. Pretty inexpensive too.
May 29, 2012 05:38:40 #
Ditto on Photomatix Pro. Try it and you will love it. All the pros use it. Have fun!
May 29, 2012 06:06:33 #
mickeybetts wrote:
Are there any good hdr programs available for download. I am just getting into and by reading aboit it and want to start taking hdr photos.
I use Nik HDR efex Pro. They also have a free trial download.
May 29, 2012 06:33:24 #
May 29, 2012 06:35:53 #
I would go for Photomatix Pro, having tried merge to HDR in photoshop photomatix is a clear winner
Duncan
Duncan
May 29, 2012 06:48:17 #
May 29, 2012 09:15:05 #
gilril
Loc: Wilton, Maine
I have had & used NIK HDR Efex Pro and liked it better than Photomatix. But I don't like the "cartooney" feel most HDR's produce. Then I found Oloneo HDR Engine online and downloaded it (it too is not at all expensive). It is my HDR of choice now as it produces very realistic images. It has a number of presets which make it easy to choose different end effects.
May 29, 2012 13:19:55 #
All the HDR software programs have trial versions. Thy and see what you like. When I tried them I settled on Nik HDR Eflex Pro and have been very satisfied with it. However, that test was several years ago and the market place might have changed. My suggestion is Google it and then try the various ones they show. There are even some free programs out there that once can try. Most are pretty straight forward and easy to use.
Swede
Swede
May 29, 2012 14:41:35 #
There is a free HDR program. If you like more natural, less cooked HDR's, this is a good one. A lttle more tone mapped than photomerge in P.S., but not a lot.
There are both 32 and 64 bit versions, get the 64 bit if you can run it, its a lot faster. I like it, but then I like my HDR's medium rare also.
http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/
There are both 32 and 64 bit versions, get the 64 bit if you can run it, its a lot faster. I like it, but then I like my HDR's medium rare also.
http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/
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