Monday, August 22, 2011

Alignment Update

The latest version of Photomatix Pro 4.1.1 has a much improved alignment routine. I almost didn't notice the unheralded improvement. So I tried a handheld bracketed set which Photomatix previously had a problem with and the results were quite amazing. The alignment was similar to that achieved with Photoshop CS5.

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This change is quite liberating for me making handheld HDR much easier and attractive. Thank you HDRsoft!

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Multiply Through a Mask and More - A Tutorial

Don't like HDR? How about using digital blending to equalize the exposure in an image with light and dark components? The image below is a digital blend of two bracketed shots blended with a method explained in the video below...

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In this tutorial we will review "Multiply through as Mask" and then extend the technique to other situations including digital blending adding one more tool in your processing toolbox to combat high dynamic range images.

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