New HDR Software - Photomatix Killer - Open Beta!!

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/14/2008 05:54:46 PM · #31

Originally posted by Simms:

OK< starting to send the links out now, will take a while what with 90 PMs received so far..

91. :-)

01/14/2008 06:00:46 PM · #32

Thanks, Mark.

It is much faster than CS3's HDR merge feature, and much easier to use. In fact, I just pointed the tool at a set of 7 exposures I took last week. These seven were pretty drab, in and of themselves. Here's what this new tool did to them...

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/14/2008 06:01:31 PM · #33

Also, I noticed that I saved the resultant image as a TIF file and the program saved it as 8-bit, not 16-bit. Is there a way to save as 16-bit TIF? I've posted this question on the official bug report/wishlist site.

Stiger

Canon EOS-60D

01/14/2008 06:03:10 PM · #34

Originally posted by david_c:

Originally posted by Simms:
OK< starting to send the links out now, will take a while what with 90 PMs received so far..

91. :-)

...and 92...

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/14/2008 06:18:48 PM · #35

No 93, please :-)

cryan

Nikon D700

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

01/14/2008 06:20:24 PM · #36

shot you a pm so I guess i'm 94.

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/14/2008 06:22:11 PM · #37

OK me too please! :-)

EBJones

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/14/2008 06:25:34 PM · #38

And me, please! :)

01/14/2008 06:43:59 PM · #39

Oh, and Robert, I don't believe there will be a Mac version anytime soon. You see, this application takes full advantage of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

No wonder it's lightning fast!

Techo

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

01/14/2008 07:03:09 PM · #40

Originally posted by AperturePriority:

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No wonder it's lightning fast!

How long does it take for it to open the Canon RAW files on your PC?

It's not faster than Photomatix here. I have .Net 2.0 installed.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/14/2008 07:36:39 PM · #41

Originally posted by Techo:

Originally posted by AperturePriority:
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No wonder it's lightning fast!

How long does it take for it to open the Canon RAW files on your PC?

It's not faster than Photomatix here. I have .Net 2.0 installed.

I had it merge seven RAW files (the newer 14-bit RAW files) from my 40D...

Load all seven into the program: 125 seconds
Merge all seven: 15 seconds
Read and display the resultant HDR file: 7 seconds

This is much faster than CS2 or CS3.

Message edited by author 2008-01-14 20:23:04.

Sunniee

Canon EOS-40D

01/14/2008 07:56:06 PM · #42

would love to see more examples :D *hint hint*

Ken

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/14/2008 08:10:46 PM · #43

Originally posted by AperturePriority:

Originally posted by Techo:

Originally posted by AperturePriority:
...
No wonder it's lightning fast!

How long does it take for it to open the Canon RAW files on your PC?

It's not faster than Photomatix here. I have .Net 2.0 installed.

I had it merge seven RAW files (the newer 140-bit RAW files) from my 40D...

Load all seven into the program: 125 seconds
Merge all seven: 15 seconds
Read and display the resultant HDR file: 7 seconds

This is much faster than CS2 or CS3.

I think the issue must be those 140-bit files you're using. Now we're even... :) [Les corrected me earlier]

I find CS3 quite slow compared to Photomatix. I can't wait to try out the new program later.

01/14/2008 08:27:24 PM · #44

Originally posted by mad_brewer:

I think the issue must be those 140-bit files you're using. Now we're even... :) [Les corrected me earlier]

Ken

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/14/2008 11:12:59 PM · #45

I combined a set of each (RAW) in Photomatix and then Wukong. Both were then tonemapped in Wukong at default settings, saved, and resized in CS3. I wasn't thinking and saved in jpg in Wukong but the HDR conversion is what I'm trying to illustrate.

7 exposures, Photomatix & Wukong:
[thumb]633280[/thumb] [thumb]633282[/thumb]
I'm not sure what happened in Wukong to make it look this way but it also did it if I aligned images.

3 exposures, Photomatix & Wukong & C3:
[thumb]633281[/thumb] [thumb]633279[/thumb] [thumb]633286[/thumb]
I had a exr saved from a CS3 conversion so that's here too. What I find interesting is how Photomatix and Wukong combined the headlights in a similar fashion but CS3 used the darkest exposure. Wukong seems to have chosen a different image for the clouds; they appear to move if you click back and forth between Wukong and one of the others.

Thoughts anyone?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/14/2008 11:22:11 PM · #46

Originally posted by mad_brewer:

Wukong seems to have chosen a different image for the clouds; they appear to move if you click back and forth between Wukong and one of the others.

Thoughts anyone?

Wukong and CS3 have same cloud location, different rendering. Photomatix is using a different base image for the clouds, apparently. What's happening in the river shot I have no idea.

R.

Ken