Photomatix Pro version 3 is launched

03/29/2008 11:55:00 AM · #1

I didn't see any other mention of this, so I thought I'd post it here. Version 3.0 of Photomatix Pro was launched two days ago, on March 27th.

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doctornick

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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

03/29/2008 12:02:28 PM · #2

Interface looks a lot better than version 2. Seems a bit faster too.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

03/29/2008 12:43:56 PM · #3

Originally posted by doctornick:

Interface looks a lot better than version 2. Seems a bit faster too.

Yup... Faster and the "align images" function has options and is working better. That's what I've discovered thus far. Good upgrade.

R.

Beetle

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

03/29/2008 12:48:30 PM · #4

Thanks for posting that. I'm thinking about purchasing HDR software very soon, but I don't know which one.

Should I get Photomatix or wait for the other one (Wukong) to be released?

slickchik

OM System OM-1

03/29/2008 01:02:34 PM · #5

Originally posted by Beetle:

Thanks for posting that. I'm thinking about purchasing HDR software very soon, but I don't know which one.

Should I get Photomatix or wait for the other one (Wukong) to be released?

Are you a student or a teacher or involved in education in some way? I bought Photomatix for 1/3 off the regular price because I am a teacher.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

03/29/2008 01:12:32 PM · #6

Is it the same cost to upgrade from version 2?

_eug

Nikon D50

03/29/2008 01:21:27 PM · #7

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Is it the same cost to upgrade from version 2?

Upgrade is free to those that purchased 2.

Beetle

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

03/29/2008 01:29:15 PM · #8

Originally posted by slickchik:

Are you a student or a teacher or involved in education in some way? I bought Photomatix for 1/3 off the regular price because I am a teacher.

Thank you, Kristin, but no...I have nothing official that I could use, but my question isn't even about the money.

I'm trying to work out if the Wukong program really is much better than Photomatix or not.

The comparison shots that the Wukong crowd has on their website aren't helping me to decide at all.
Yes, they DO look better than the Photomatix ones, but most just look too dark and murky, easily fixed if you're willing to show the truth. I have the feeling they didn't do the best possible Photomatix job, just to make their own look better.

I was hoping to hear from some of our members who have done their own comparisons.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

03/29/2008 01:31:23 PM · #9

Sweetness!!!

My big wish was granted, your image can fit to the screen while you work on it. No more working in a silly little window!

Thanks David!

:-))))))))))))

Beetle

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon

03/30/2008 06:11:13 PM · #10

bump

inshaala

Canon EOS-7D

03/30/2008 06:48:18 PM · #11

Originally posted by Beetle:

Originally posted by slickchik:

Are you a student or a teacher or involved in education in some way? I bought Photomatix for 1/3 off the regular price because I am a teacher.

Thank you, Kristin, but no...I have nothing official that I could use, but my question isn't even about the money.

I'm trying to work out if the Wukong program really is much better than Photomatix or not.

The comparison shots that the Wukong crowd has on their website aren't helping me to decide at all.
Yes, they DO look better than the Photomatix ones, but most just look too dark and murky, easily fixed if you're willing to show the truth. I have the feeling they didn't do the best possible Photomatix job, just to make their own look better.

I was hoping to hear from some of our members who have done their own comparisons.

The comparisons are default parameters in both programs, no user input.

As for the difference, i am impressed with wukong, but i havent had an extensive look at photomatix so i cant really offer too much of a comparison based on my limited experience of it. I'll leave that to others who have had a better comparative look. What i will say tho is i have seen comparisons with user input and i would go for wukong based on those.

However - digressing from OP. I'm sure there is another thread for this discussion.

Katmystiry

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

03/30/2008 08:31:34 PM · #12

The Mac version is a vast improvement over 2.0!

BoYuan

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

03/31/2008 03:12:47 PM · #13

As the developer of project Wukong (will have an official name soon), I want to say that the comparison was done using a very early version of Wukong vs. PM at the end of last year. We have not updated it with newer, improved version of Wukong.

We also do not have a plan to continue with this type of direct full-image comparisons. It is hard to get a truly objective comparison. Even if you use default settings, there will always be some people who is more skilled in one software than the other.

Although PM is our competitor, we respect them. As the user, you should draw your own conclusions after trying out the beta or trial version of both software; and provide your genuine feedbacks to the HDR-Tonemap community that would guide all future software developments.

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

03/31/2008 03:29:45 PM · #14

I've played around with version 3 and I'm really impressed with the increase in speed and much better job at alignment.

It actually aligned several images that I shot handheld and had serious alignment issues. Version 2 failed at alignment.

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

03/31/2008 03:47:30 PM · #15

Thanks for the link. I just upgraded to ver.3 from 2. It did not ask me for my license code, is that normal. Also the Plug-in (1.2) that came with Photomatrix Pro uses the same license code. Did it upgrade?

Katmystiry

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

03/31/2008 04:46:49 PM · #16

I don't know about the plug-in because I use the stand alone product. The stand alone did not ask for a license code but works just like 2.0 without watermarks on my images.

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

03/31/2008 04:58:28 PM · #17

I'm guessing it accessed a registry key or something because it didn't ask me either.

Kaveran

Canon EOS-50D