Free HDR Software
I found Photomatrix Pro for Mac and it seems perfect but it costs. Are there any free stuff out there?
I found Photomatrix Pro for Mac and it seems perfect but it costs. Are there any free stuff out there?
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free HDR on mac?
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<shamlessPlug>HDRtist 1.1 was released today, it's free Mac OS X HDR software. http://www.ohanaware.com/hdrtist/ </shamelessPlug>
I think you nailed it -- most people think of an "HDR image" as what the program exports to: an 8-bit tonemapped JPG output.
The 'spam' is the fact that rowlands, who is clearly involved with the development of the HDRtist application, posted nearly the same comment with the markup of <shameless plug> in a nearly two-year-old thread to continue to advertise his product.
That's spamming the forums. It's not like someone asked this question yesterday.
At least he called it a "shameless plug." I wouldn't exactly call it spam, though. I didn't see it in my inbox plugging up my email system.
I'm not all that impressed with the software, BTW. There is no control, really - just one slider. I guess it's good for those who want to do so-called "HDR" without learning anything - but the results become repetitive and non-interesting. Just my opinion... so you get what you pay for, I guess. And results based on how much time you take to learn a new skill - still remains true.
I'm not all that impressed with the software, BTW. There is no control, really - just one slider. I guess it's good for those who want to do so-called "HDR" without learning anything - but the results become repetitive and non-interesting. Just my opinion... so you get what you pay for, I guess. And results based on how much time you take to learn a new skill - still remains true.
true HDR
you will never get similar results with just one RAW image, no matter which program you use. you will only get the range of that one RAW image, no matter how many copies of the image you stack in layers or merge via HDR creation software, such as photomatix (which is the best, and most affordable, especially for students).
im a photography major, and a lot of time was spent on HDR for commercial purposes since the results are stunning.
the only way to get TRUE HDR effects is to use 3 or more images: one under exposed, one over exposed, and one properly exposed, and any other level in between those.
you will never get similar results with just one RAW image, no matter which program you use. you will only get the range of that one RAW image, no matter how many copies of the image you stack in layers or merge via HDR creation software, such as photomatix (which is the best, and most affordable, especially for students).
im a photography major, and a lot of time was spent on HDR for commercial purposes since the results are stunning.
the only way to get TRUE HDR effects is to use 3 or more images: one under exposed, one over exposed, and one properly exposed, and any other level in between those.